[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70156-70157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27861]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 19, 2014.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by December 
26, 2014 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4906001b08161a3c2b24203a3a2026270906040b670c0619670e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743b3d26352b270116191d07071d1b1a343b39365a313b245a333b22">[email protected]</span></a> or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: 7 CFR 340; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or 
Produced Through Genetic Engineering.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0085.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 
U.S.C. 7703 et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of interstate 
commerce of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, 
noxious weed, article, or means of conveyance, If the Secretary 
determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent 
the introduction or the dissemination of a plant pest into the United 
States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
charged with preventing the introduction of plant pest into the United 
States or their dissemination within the United States. The statutory 
requirements for the information collection activity are found in the 
PPA. The regulations in 7 CFR part 340 implement the provisions of the 
PPA by providing the information necessary to establish conditions for 
proposed introductions of certain genetically engineered organisms and 
products which present a risk of plant pest introduction. APHIS will 
collect information using several APHIS forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the information 
through a notification procedure or a permit requirement to ensure that 
certain genetically engineered organisms, when imported, moved 
interstate, or released into the environment, will not present a risk 
of plant pest introduction. The information collected through the 
petition process is used to determine whether a genetically

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engineered organism will pose a risk to agriculture or the environment 
if grown in the absence of regulations by APHIS. The information is 
also provided to State departments of agriculture for review, and made 
available to the public and private sectors on the Internet to ensure 
that all sectors are kept informed concerning any potential risks posed 
through the use of genetic engineering technology.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 121.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,308.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27861 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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