[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33080-33081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11737]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-2029]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; APHIS Pest Reporting and Asian Longhorn Beetle
Program
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
(APHIS') intention to request a revision to and extension of approval
of an information collection that allows the public to report sightings
of plant pests and diseases and APHIS to conduct Asian Longhorn Beetle
Program activities.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-2029.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-2029, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-
2029 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on pest reporting and
Asian Longhorn Beetle Program activities, contact Mr. Paul Chaloux,
National Policy Manager, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 137,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2064. For information on the
information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: APHIS Pest Reporting and Asian Longhorn Beetle Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0311.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
either independently or in cooperation with States, may carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests and diseases that are new
to or not widely distributed within the United States. This authority
allows APHIS to establish control programs for a number of pests and
diseases of concern, including Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), emerald
ash borer beetle, and citrus greening, to name a few.
APHIS relies on various entities, such as individuals, households,
businesses, and State departments of agriculture to report sightings of
pests of concern or suspicious signs of pest or disease damage they may
see in their local areas and provide information needed to conduct
Asian Longhorned Beetle Program activities. This reporting and the
detection and verification methods involved include information
collection activities, such as the online pest reporting form,
inspection and ALB unified survey form, cooperative agreement for
inspection, State compliance training workshop records, contract for
inspection, homeowner permission or refusal to inspect, tree removal
agreement, litigation and warrants and associated letters, removal and
monitoring, removal and disposal, disposal/Marshalling Yard, tree
warrant, treatment agreement, contract for treatment, and certificate/
permit cancellation.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.637 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and households, businesses, and State
departments of agriculture.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 7,055.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 98.
Estimated annual number of responses: 688,755.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 438,715 hours. (Due
to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product
of the annual
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number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-11737 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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