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serves as the supporting documentation 

required for the issuance of forms and 

documents that authorize the movement 

of regulated plants and plant products 

and is vital to help prevent the spread 

of injurious plant pests within the 

United States. 

Collecting this information requires 

us to use a number of forms and 

documents, including certificates, 

limited permits, transit permits, and 

outdoor household article documents. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 3 years. 

This notice includes a description of 

the information collection requirements 

currently approved by OMB under 

numbers 0579–0088 (Domestic 

Quarantine Regulations) and 0579–0238 

(Mexican Fruit Fly; Interstate Movement 

of Regulated Articles). After OMB 

approves and combines the burden for 

both collections under one collection 

(number 0579–0088), the Department 

will retire number 0579–0238. 

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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.0884403 hours per response. 

Respondents: State plant regulatory 

officials, State cooperators, and 

individuals involved in growing, 

packing, handling, and transporting 

plants and plant products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 195,085. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6.15183. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,203,636. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 106,450 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 31st day of 

January 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2260 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0007] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Pork and Poultry Products From 

Mexico Transiting the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for pork and poultry 

products from Mexico transiting the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 7, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2008-0007 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0007, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–

2008–0007. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 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 holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on pork and poultry 

products from Mexico transiting the 

United States, contact Dr. Masoud 

Malik, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 

Technical Trade Services-Products, 

National Center for Import and Export, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8096. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS* 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 734–7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Pork and Poultry Products from 

Mexico Transiting the United States. 

OMB Number: 0579–0145. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit the 

importation and interstate movement of 

animals and animal products to prevent 

the introduction into and dissemination 

within the United States of animal 

diseases and pests. To fulfill this 

mission, APHIS regulates the 

importation of animals and animal 

products into the United States. The 

regulations are contained in title 9, 

chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 

through 99, of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

The regulations in 9 CFR 94.15 allow 

fresh (chilled or frozen) pork and pork 

products and poultry carcasses, parts, 

and products (except eggs and egg 

products) that are not eligible to enter 

into the United States to transit the 

United States from specified States in 

Mexico, via land ports, for export to 

another country. 

The regulations set out conditions for 

the transit movements that protect 

against the introduction of classical 

swine fever or exotic Newcastle disease 

into the United States. 

These conditions involve the use of 

several information collection activities, 

including the completion of an import 

permit application, the placement of 


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serially numbered seals on product 

containers, and the forwarding of a prearrival notification to U.S. port 

personnel. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.920792079 hours per response. 

Respondents: Exporters in Mexico 

and full-time, salaried veterinarians 

employed by the national government of 

Mexico. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 22. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 13.7727. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 303. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 279 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 31st day of 

January 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2264 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0025] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk 

Analysis for Importation of Blueberries 

From Guatemala Into the Continental 

United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

continental United States of blueberries 

from Guatemala. Based on that analysis, 

we believe that the application of one or 

more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

importation of blueberries from 

Guatemala. We are making the pest risk 

analysis available to the public for 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 7, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=Docket

Detail&d=APHIS2008-0025 to submit or 

view comments and to view supporting 

and related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0025, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–

2008–0025. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on the 

environmental assessment in our 

reading room. The reading room is 

located in room 1141 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 holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Tony Roma ́n, Import Specialist, 

Commodity Import Analysis and 

Operation Staff, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1231; (301) 734–8758. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—

Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 

through 319.56–47, referred to below as 

the regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 

Section 319.56–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the importation of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

These measures are: 

• The fruits or vegetables are subject 

to inspection upon arrival in the United 

States and comply with all applicable 

provisions of § 319.56–3; 

• The fruits or vegetables are 

imported from a pest-free area in the 

country of origin that meets the 

requirements of § 319.56–5 for freedom 

from that pest and are accompanied by 

a phytosanitary certificate stating that 

the fruits or vegetables originated in a 

pest-free area in the country of origin; 

• The fruits or vegetables are treated 

in accordance with 7 CFR part 305; 

• The fruits or vegetables are 

inspected in the country of origin by an 

inspector or an official of the national 

plant protection organization of the 

exporting country, and have been found 

free of one or more specific quarantine 

pests identified by the risk analysis as 

likely to follow the import pathway; 

and/or 

• The fruits or vegetables are a 

commercial consignment. 

APHIS received a request from the 

Government of Guatemala to allow the 

importation of blueberries from 

Guatemala into the continental United 

States. We have completed a pest risk 

assessment to identify pests of 

quarantine significance that could 

follow the pathway of importation into 

the United States and, based on that 

pest risk assessment, have prepared a 

risk management analysis to identify 

phytosanitary measures that could be 

applied to the commodity to mitigate 

the pest risk. We have concluded that 


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