The purpose of this collection is
verify that plant and plant products meet phytosanitary
requirements for the prevention of plant pests or their
dissemination within the United States.
The number of respondents
decreased from 1,129 to 110 and the annual responses decreased from
12,542 to 4,200. These decreases are due to the downturn in the
economy and the removal of twelve collection activities from this
submission. The burden for these activities are accounted for in
collections 0281, Treatments of Fruits and Vegetables, and 0346,
Revision of the Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables
Regulations. These two factors (the downturn in economy and the
transfer of the 12 activities to the other two collections)
accounted for these reductions. However, the burden hours increased
by 2,108 hours due to a very low projection in the number of
responses per shipment in the last submission. The updated burden
figures are based on conversations with the PPQ Program Specialist
and discussions with tropical growers in the United States.
$75
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
David Lamb 301 734-8758
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.