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under the Act to conserve endangered 

and threatened species. Section 3 of the 

Act specifies that the Secretary of 

Agriculture is authorized to promulgate 

such regulations as may be appropriate 

to enforce the Act. The regulations 

contained in 7 CFR 355 are intended to 

carry out the provisions of the Act. The 

Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 

division of USDA’s Animal & Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

responsible for implementing these 

regulations. Specifically, Section 9(d) of 

the Act authorizes 7 CFR 355.11, which 

requires a general permit to engage in 

the business of importing or exporting 

terrestrial plants listed in 50 CFR Parts 

17 and 23. APHIS will collect 

information using several PPQ forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information on the 

applicant’s name and address, whether 

the applicant is affiliated with a 

business, and the address of all the 

applicant’s business locations in order 

for the applicant to obtain a general 

permit. Upon approval of the permit, 

any endangered species shipped via 

mail must be sent to an authorized port 

of entry and must be accompanied by 

appropriate supporting documentation. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit, individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 16,584. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,533. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Hawaiian and Territorial 

Quarantine Notices. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0198. 

Summary of Collection: Under the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–

7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to prohibit or restrict the 

importation, entry, or movement of 

plants and plant products to prevent the 

introduction of plant pest into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. The Plant 

Protection and Quarantine, a program 

within the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), is 

responsible for implementing the Act 

and does so through the enforcement of 

its Hawaiian and territorial quarantine 

regulations, contained in Part 318 of 

Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 

Hawaiian and territorial quarantines are 

necessary to prevent the spread of 

dangerous plant diseases and pests. 

APHIS will collect information using 

several forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information from a 

variety of individuals who are involved 

in growing, packing, handling, and 

transporting plants and plant products. 

The information collected will be used 

to determine compliance with 

regulations and for issuance of forms, 

permits, certificates, and other required 

documents. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit, and farms. 

Number of Respondents: 1,129. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 986. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 2, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Agricultural Resource 

Management, Chemical Use, and Postharvest Chemical Use Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0218. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objectives of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) are to provide 

the public with timely and reliable 

agricultural production and economic 

statistics, as well as environmental and 

specialty agricultural related statistics. 

Three surveys—the Agricultural 

Resource Management Study, the Fruit 

and Vegetable Chemical Use Surveys, 

and the Post-harvest Chemical Use 

Survey—are critical to NASS’ ability to 

fulfill these objectives and to build the 

Congressionally mandated database on 

agricultural chemical use and related 

farm practices. NASS uses a variety of 

survey instruments to collect the 

information in conjunction with these 

studies. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Agricultural Resource Management 

Study provides a robust database of 

information to address varied needs of 

policymakers. There are many uses for 

the information from this study 

including an evaluation of the safety of 

the Nation’s food supply; input to the 

farm sector portion of the gross 

domestic product; and to provide a 

barometer on the financial condition of 

farm businesses. Data from the Fruit and 

Vegetable Chemical Use Surveys is used 

to assess the environmental and 

economic implications of various 

programs and policies and the impact 

on agricultural producers and 

consumers. The results of the Postharvest Chemical Use Survey are used 

by the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) to develop Food Quality 

Protection Act risk assessments. Other 

organizations use this data to make 

sound regulatory decisions. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 109,917. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 61,134. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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