Notice2023-01649
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
January 27, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5299-5300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01649]
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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
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 February
27, 2023 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0155.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Animal and Plant Health
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Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to
regulate the importation of plants, plant products, and other articles
to prevent the introduction of plant pests disease and noxious weeds
into the United States. The regulations in 7 CFR 319 include specific
requirements for the importation of fruits and vegetables. The
regulations in 7 CFR 305 provide for the use of irradiation as a
phytosanitary treatment for certain fruits and vegetables imported in
the United States. The irradiation treatment provides protection
against all inspect pest including fruit flies, the mango seed weevil,
and others. It may be used as an alternative to other approved
treatments for these pests in fruits and vegetables, such as
fumigation, cold treatment, heat treatment, and other techniques.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following
information collection activities associated with this program, to
employ irradiation as an effective phytosanitary treatment for
importing fresh fruit and vegetables into the United States: compliance
agreement, operational work plans (cooperative agreements), dosimetry
agreement at the irradiation facility, request for dosimetry device
approval, 30-day notification, labeling and packaging, recordkeeping,
request for certification and inspection of facility, irradiation
treatment workplan, facility preclearance workplan, trust fund
agreement, phytosanitary certificate, and denial and withdrawal of
certification. Without the collection of this information, APHIS would
have no practical way of determining that any given commodity had
actually been irradiated. Irradiation leaves no residue and usually
causes no discernible change to the commodity's color or texture.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 86.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 6,092.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry
Products from Specified Regions.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0228.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The AHPA is contained in title X, subtitle E, sections 10401-18
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 [7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.]. Veterinary Services of
the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
responsible for administering regulations intended to prevent the
introduction of animal diseases into the United States. The regulations
in 9 CFR part 93 and 94 allow the export of live poultry, poultry meat
and other poultry products from Argentina and the Mexican States of
Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan under certain conditions. APHIS
will collect information using a health certification statement that
must be completed by Mexican veterinary authorities prior to export,
APHIS forms VS 17-129, VS 17-29, and VS 17-30 and other activities.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from the
health certificate, forms and other activities will provide APHIS with
critical information concerning the origin and history of the items
destined for importation in the United States. Without the information
APHIS would be unable to establish an effective defense against the
incursion of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease
from import poultry and poultry products. This could have serious
health consequences for the United States poultry and economic
consequences for the United States poultry industry.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government; business or other
for-profit; individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 1,178.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,722.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01649 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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