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Notices Federal Register

7506 

Vol. 73, No. 27 

Friday, February 8, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 4, 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. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Hass Avocado 

from Mexico 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0129 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) of the Department of 

Agriculture is responsible for preventing 

plant diseases or insect pests from 

entering the United States, preventing 

the spread of pests not widely 

distributed in the United States, and 

eradicating those imported when 

eradication is feasible. The Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701–7772) 

authorizes APHIS to carry out this 

mission. APHIS will collect information 

from a variety of individuals, both 

within and outside of the United States, 

who are involved in growing, packing, 

handling, transporting, and importing 

foreign logs, trees, shrubs, and other 

articles. APHIS regulations allow fresh 

Hass Avocado fruit grown in approved 

orchards in Michoacan, Mexico to be 

imported into the United States under 

certain conditions. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information using 

form PPQ 587 ‘‘Application for Permit 

to Import Plants or Plant Products,’’ to 

ensure that fresh Hass Avocados from 

Mexico do not harbor insect pests 

(including Avocado stem weevils, seed 

weevils, and seed moths). The 

information collected will ensure that 

fresh Hass Avocados from Mexico do 

not harbor exotic insect pests. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,205. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 107,061. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–2306 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0006] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Poultry Meat and Other 

Poultry Products From Sinaloa and 

Sonora, Mexico 

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 the importation of 

poultry meat and other poultry products 

from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 8, 

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=APHIS2008-0006 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–2008–0006, 

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– 

2008–0006. 

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 


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