[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25441-25442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09228]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0012]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities 
in the United States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information 
collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the regulations for the location 
of irradiation treatment facilities in the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2022-0012 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, 
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
    <bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2022-0012, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located 
in Room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except

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holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 
799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for 
the location of irradiation treatment facilities in the United States, 
contact Mr. Todd Dutton, Assistant Director, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2348. For information on the 
information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' 
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities in the United 
States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0383.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305 (referred to 
below as the regulations) set out the general requirements for 
performing treatments and certifying or approving treatment facilities 
for fruits, vegetables, and other articles to prevent the introduction 
or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds into or through the 
United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture administers these regulations.
    Section 305.9 provides generic criteria for new irradiation 
treatment facilities in the United States to be located anywhere in the 
United States, subject to approval. In addition, this section provides 
specific criteria for new irradiation treatment facilities located in 
the States of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
    The information collection activities associated with the location 
of irradiation facilities include request for initial certification and 
inspection of facility, certification and recertification, denial and 
withdrawal of certification, compliance agreements, irradiation 
facilities treating imported articles, irradiation treatment framework 
equivalency workplan, irradiation facilities notification, 
recordkeeping, facility contingency plan, letter of concurrence or non-
agreement, treatment arrangements, pest management plan, and facility 
layout map. In addition, each facility must provide APHIS with an 
updated map identifying places where horticultural or other crops are 
grown within 4-square miles of the facility.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for 
an additional 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 3.13 hours per response.
    Respondents: Irradiation facilities in the United States, State 
governments, importers, and foreign government and national plant 
protection organization officials.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 28.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 12.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 315.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 988 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of April 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-09228 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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