Notice2023-10231
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
May 15, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
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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: 2023-10231]
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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 June 14,
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Movement of Organisms Modified 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 permit procedure 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 permit procedure is used to
determine whether a genetically engineered organism will pose a risk to
agriculture or the environment if grown in the absence of regulations
by APHIS. APHIS will also collect information through activities
including marking and labeling, and processing appeals, reviews, and
confirmation letters and exemption requests. The information is also
provided to State departments of agriculture for review and made
available to the public and private sectors to ensure that all sectors
are kept informed concerning any potential risks posed using genetic
engineering technology.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; not-for-
profit institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 431.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 44,082.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-10231 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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