Notice2022-07689
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Published
April 11, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21083-21084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07689]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
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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 11,
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: Special Need Request Under the Plant Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0291.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States. This
authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which
administers regulations to implement the PPA. Regulations governing the
interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles are
contained in 7 CFR part 301, ``Domestic Quarantine Notices.'' These
regulations in ``Subpart-Preemption and Special Need Requests'' allow
States or political subdivisions of States to request approval from
APHIS to impose prohibitions or restrictions on the movement in
interstate commerce of specific articles that pose a plant health risk
that are in addition to the prohibitions and restrictions imposed by
APHIS.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS believes that specific
information--such as a pest data detection survey with a pest risk
analysis that shows that a pest is not present in a State, or if
already present, the current distribution in the State, and that the
pest would harm or injure the environment and/or agricultural resources
of the State or political subdivision--is needed and would be
considered along with more general information available to APHIS for
the Administrator to be able to determine whether to grant or deny a
request for a special need exemption.
The special needs request are submitted with the required
information and cover letter from a requesting State to the Deputy
Administrator of Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). The required
information includes: Survey. The results of a scientifically sound
survey that shows that the pest of concern is not in the State or
subdivision of the State, or that shows the distribution of the pest,
Risk of entry. A pest risk assessment or scientific data that shows
that the pest could enter the area, Harm, or injury. Information that
shows that if the pest entered or spread in the State, it would harm
agricultural or environmental resources. Quantitative estimates of the
potential injury are preferred, Special basis. Evidence that the area
has special or unique characteristics that make it more vulnerable to
harm or injury, such as unique fauna or flora, special historical or
cultural interest, etc., Requested restrictions; and Details about what
specifically is requested, why it is necessary, why it will work and
how it will help.
The administrator's determination would be based upon his or her
review of the information submitted by the State or political
subdivision in support of its request and would consider any comments
received. If this information was not collected or collected less
frequently, it would create vulnerabilities which would cripple APHIS'
ability to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and
diseases in the United States.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 160.
Dated: April 6, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07689 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
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