Notice2022-07072
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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April 5, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07072]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 30, 2022.
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
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 May 5,
2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Lacey Act Declaration Requirements; Plants and Plant
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0349.
Summary of Collection: The Lacey Act, first enacted in 1900 and
significantly amended in 1988, is the United States' oldest Wildlife
Protection Statute. The Act combats trafficking in ``illegal''
wildlife, fish, or plants. The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008, which took effect May 22, 2008, amended the Lacey Act by
expanding its protection to a broader range of plants and plant
products (Section 8204, Prevention of Illegal Logging Practices). As of
May 22, 2008, the Lacey Act made it unlawful to import, export,
transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign
commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken, possessed,
transported, or sold in violation of the laws of the United States, a
State, an Indian tribe, or any foreign law that protects plants. The
Lacey Act also makes it unlawful to make or submit any false record,
account, or label for, or any false identification of, any plant
covered by the Act.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information from
plant declarations to ensure compliance with the Lacey Act declaration
requirements and to support Lacey Act enforcement efforts of
investigating and prosecuting partner government agencies. Under the
amended Lacey Act, importers are required to submit a declaration form
(PPQ 505) for all plants. The PPQ 505B is the supplemental form which
is provided the declarer if additional space is needed to enter the
required information. The declaration must contain, among other things,
the scientific name of the plant, value of the importation, quantity of
the plant, and name of the country from which the plant was harvested.
If species varies or is unknown, importers will have to declare the
name of each species that may have been used to produce the product.
This information will be used to support investigations into illegal
logging practices by the Justice Department and also acts as a
deterrent to illegal logging practices worldwide.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 24,070.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 481,778.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07072 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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