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For
information on contract pilot and
aircraft acceptance, contact Mr. Richard
Johnson, National Policy Manager, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2109.
For more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Contract Pilot and Aircraft
Acceptance.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0298.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture, either
independently or in cooperation with
States, to carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and noxious weeds that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States. This authority has
been delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
program responds to introductions of
plant pests with eradication,
suppression, or containment through
various programs in cooperation with
State departments of agriculture and
other government agencies. These
programs may include the aerial
application of treatments to control
plant pests.
APHIS contracts for these services
and, prior to any aerial applications,
requests certain information from the
contractors and/or contract pilots to
ensure that the work will be done
according to specifications. Among
other things, APHIS asks to see the
aircraft registration, the aircraft’s
airworthiness certificate, the pilot’s
license, the pilot’s medical certification,
the pilot’s proof of flight review, the
pilot’s pesticide applicator’s license,
and the aircraft logbook. Information
from these documents and aircraft
inspection results are consolidated by
APHIS for signature by the APHIS
official and the contractor or contract
pilot, indicating acceptance of the pilot
and aircraft for the job.
APHIS is revising the title of this
information collection from PPQ Form
816, Contract Pilot and Aircraft
Acceptance to Contract Pilot and
Aircraft Acceptance to better represent
this information collection.
We are asking the Office of
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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 0.25 hours per
response.
Respondents: Contractors and/or
contract pilots of aircraft.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 20.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 5 hours. (Due to averaging,
the total annual burden hours may not
equal the product of the annual 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 21st day of
August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0055]

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Small Lots of Seeds Without
Phytosanitary Certificates
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the regulations for the
importation of small lots of seeds into
the United States without phytosanitary
certificates.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 23,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0055.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0055, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0055 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.
SUMMARY:

For
information on the regulations related to
the importation of small lots of seeds
into the United States without
phytosanitary certificates, contact Mr.
Joseph Corpuz, Assistant Director,
Permitting and Compliance
Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–2068. For more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Importation of Small Lots of
Seeds Without Phytosanitary
Certificates.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0285.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. The
regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart—
Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1
through 319.37–23) prohibit or restrict,
among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seed for
propagation.
These regulations allow small lots of
seed to be imported into the United
States under an import permit with
specific conditions as an alternative to
a phytosanitary certificate requirement.
These conditions include packet and
shipment labeling and marking and port
of arrival notification. Noncompliant
imported lots may be confined at the
port of entry while the importer
responds to and acts on a Governmentissued emergency action notification.
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 0.02 hours per
response.

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Respondents: Importers, commercial
horticulturalists and plant scientists,
and private individuals.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,376.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 423.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,005,494.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 18,732 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
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 21st day of
August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–18414 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054]

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Poultry Improvement Plan
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the National Poultry
Improvement Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 23,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0054, 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://
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www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054 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 the National Poultry
Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise
Heard, Senior Coordinator, National
Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road,
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770)
922–3496. For more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Poultry Improvement
Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0007.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is authorized, among
other things, to administer the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the
primary purpose of which is to protect
the health of the U.S. poultry
population. NPIP is a Federal-Stateindustry cooperative program for the
improvement of poultry flocks and
products through disease control
techniques. Participation in all NPIP
programs is voluntary, but flocks,
hatcheries, and dealers of breeding
poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S.
Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a
condition for participation in NPIP
programs. The NPIP regulations are
contained in 9 CFR part 56 and parts
145 through 147.
To administer the NPIP, APHIS
requires a number of activities that
include memoranda of understanding;
summaries of flock, slaughter plant, and
other poultry business participation in
NPIP; flock inspection and check testing
reports; hatchery inspections; requests
for salmonella serotyping; requests for
compartment and component
registration; requests for component
removal; component audits; and auditor
applications. They also include flock
selecting and testing reports; reports and
summaries of sales of hatching eggs,
chicks, and poults; reports and
investigations of salmonella isolations

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