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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17373]


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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 
September 25, 2026 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 Health Inspection Service

    Title: Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0104.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, is authorized to carry out operations or 
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard 
the spread of plant pest new to the United States or not widely 
distributed throughout the United States. The Plant Protection and 
Quarantine (PPQ), a program within the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for implementing the intent 
of this Act, and does so through the enforcement of its Domestic 
Quarantine Regulations contained in Title 7 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 301. The European spongy moth is one of the most 
destructive pests of fruit and ornamental trees as well as hardwood 
forests. The Asian spongy moth is an exotic strain of spongy moth that 
is closely related to the European variety already established in the 
United States. Due to significant behavioral differences, this strain 
is considered to pose an even greater threat to trees and forested 
areas. In order to determine the presence and extent of a European 
spongy moth or an Asian spongy moth infestation, APHIS sets traps in 
high-risk areas to collect specimens.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from the Specimens for Determination, PPQ Form 391, to identify and 
track specific specimens that are sent to the Otis Development Center 
for identification tests based on DNA analysis. This information 
collected is vital to APHIS' ability to monitor, detect, and eradicate 
spongy moth infestations and the worksheet is completed only when traps 
are found to contain specimens. Information on the worksheet includes 
the name of the submitter, the submitter's agency, the date collected, 
the trap number, the trap's location (including the nearest port of 
entry), the number of specimens in the trap, and the date the specimen 
was sent to the laboratory.
    APHIS will also use the spongy Moth Checklist and Record Your Self-
Inspection, PPQ Form 377 or PPQ Form 377A to collect information on 
required inspection of outdoor household articles that are to be moved 
from a spongy moth quarantined area to a non-quarantined area to ensure 
that they are free of all life stages of gypsy moth.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local 
or Tribal Government; and Businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500,100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,711,543.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-17373 Filed 8-25-26; 8:45 am]
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