The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the USDA is requesting permission to revise and extend an information collection related to preventing the spread of the gypsy moth from Canada to non-infested areas in the United States. This collection is needed to ensure compliance with regulations that require certain inspection and documentation for importing items like Christmas trees and logs. APHIS is asking for public comments on whether these information collection activities are necessary and useful, and if their burden on respondents can be minimized. They estimate that the collection applies to about 3,201 respondents and totals approximately 4,358 burden hours annually.
Simple Explanation
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wants to check things like trees and logs coming from Canada to make sure no bad bugs, called gypsy moths, get to the United States. They are asking people if they think these checks are important and if the work is too hard.