This collection is amending the regulations governing the importation of fruits and vegetables to allow the importation of female squash flowers from Israel into the continental Unites States. This includes requirements for pest exclusion at the production site and fruit fly trapping and monitoring. The female squash flowers will also require the accompaniment of a phytosanitary certificate issued by the NPPO of Israel stating the flowers have been inspected and found free of quarantine pests.
There is a program change in this renewal due to the following burden items that were inadvertently omitted from the previous renewal but are now included in this information collection: Phytosanitary Certificates (business); Production Site Registration (Foreign Government); and Production Site Inspections (Foreign Government) (Business).
The number of annual responses increased from 10,458 to 11,091 due to all of the additions above; and the number of burden hours increased from 476 to 556 hours.
$2,285
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Baca 3017347592
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.
APHIS 79 0406 2017.xlsx
SS 0406 2017.docx
Foreign Federal Govt