Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, 15319-15320 [2017-06090]
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Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–76).
In accordance with § 319.56–65,
jackfruit, pineapple, and starfruit from
Malaysia may be imported into the
continental United States under certain
conditions to prevent the introduction
of plant pests into the United States.
Those conditions include irradiation
treatment, inspection, and importation
in commercial consignments. An
additional condition of entry is that the
fruit must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of Malaysia, and the
phytosanitary certificate must include
an additional declaration as indicated in
the regulations.
We are asking 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
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Importers of jackfruit,
pineapple, and starfruit from Malaysia
and the NPPO of Malaysia.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 86.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 170.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 170 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–06216 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0012]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and
Pork Products From Certain Regions
Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for the importation of
live swine, pork, and pork products
from certain regions free of classical
swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or BEFORE May 30,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0012.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0012, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2017–0012 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
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help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the regulations for the
importation of live swine, pork, and
pork products from certain regions free
of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile,
and Mexico, contact Dr. Magde Elshafie,
Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer,
TTS, National Import Export Services,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork,
and Pork Products From Certain Regions
Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0230.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of livestock diseases and
pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States.
The regulations for the importation of
animals and animal products are
contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
Part 94 allows the importation, under
certain conditions, of live swine, pork,
and pork products from certain regions
that are free of classical swine fever
(CSF) in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico to
prevent the introduction of CSF into the
United States. In accordance with
§ 94.32, APHIS recognizes certain
regions in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico as
free of CSF but places restrictions on the
importation of live swine, pork, and
pork products from these regions. These
restrictions are placed because these
regions either supplement their pork
supplies by importing fresh (chilled or
frozen) pork from CSF-affected regions,
supplement their pork supplies with
pork from CSF-affected regions that is
not processed in accordance with the
requirements in part 94, share a
common land border with CSF-affected
regions, or import live swine from such
regions under conditions less restrictive
than would be acceptable for
importation into the United States. To
ensure that the importation of live
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swine, pork, and pork products from
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not
introduce CSF into the United States,
the regulations include information
collection activities, such as certificates,
compliance agreements, and cooperative
service agreements.
Certificates, which are issued by
salaried veterinary officers of the
Governments of Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico, must accompany swine, pork,
and pork products from their respective
regions, and must certify that the live
swine, pork, and pork products have
met the specified requirements in part
94.
A compliance agreement is required
from the operators of the processing
establishment and states that: All meat
processed for importation to the United
States will be processed in accordance
with the requirements in part 94; a fulltime, salaried meat inspection official of
the national government of the region in
which the processing facility is located
will supervise the processing and
examination of the product and certify
that it has been processed in accordance
with the section; and APHIS personnel
or other persons authorized by the
Administrator may enter the
establishment, unannounced, to inspect
the establishment and its records.
A cooperative service agreement,
which is required by APHIS from the
processing establishment, or a party on
its behalf, is an agreement with APHIS
to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS
for the initial evaluation of the
processing establishment and
periodically thereafter.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:14 Mar 27, 2017
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.0
hour per response.
Respondents: Federal animal health
officials of the Governments of Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 11.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 273.55.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 3,009.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 3,009 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 23rd day of
March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–06090 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0009]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Disease
Traceability
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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 animal disease
traceability.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 30,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
SUMMARY:
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APHIS–2017–0009, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009 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 animal disease
traceability, contact Mr. Neil
Hammerschmidt, Program Manager,
Animal Disease Traceability, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (240) 463–
0098. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Disease Traceability.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0327.
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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prevent the introduction
into and the dissemination within the
United States of any pest or disease of
livestock or poultry.
Within APHIS, Veterinary Services
(VS) safeguards U.S. animal health
through a variety of activities, including
disease control. One important part of
disease control is animal disease
traceability. Animal disease traceability
provides the ability to document the
movement history of an animal
throughout its life. Knowing where
diseased and at-risk animals have been
and are located, as well as when they
have been there, is indispensable during
an emergency response and important
for ongoing disease programs.
Epidemiologists use this information to
determine the potential spread of a
disease. In fact, having the ability to plot
locations within a radius of an infected
premises helps to determine the
potential magnitude of a contagious
disease and the resources needed to
contain it. Furthermore, as diseases are
controlled or eradicated, it is important
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0012]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the regulations for the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions free of classical
swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or BEFORE May
30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0012.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0012, 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 https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-
0012 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 regulations for
the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain
regions free of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico,
contact Dr. Magde Elshafie, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer,
TTS, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit
40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3300. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of livestock diseases and pests.
To carry out this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals
and animal products into the United States. The regulations for the
importation of animals and animal products are contained in 9 CFR parts
92 through 98.
Part 94 allows the importation, under certain conditions, of live
swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions that are free of
classical swine fever (CSF) in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico to prevent the
introduction of CSF into the United States. In accordance with Sec.
94.32, APHIS recognizes certain regions in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico as
free of CSF but places restrictions on the importation of live swine,
pork, and pork products from these regions. These restrictions are
placed because these regions either supplement their pork supplies by
importing fresh (chilled or frozen) pork from CSF-affected regions,
supplement their pork supplies with pork from CSF-affected regions that
is not processed in accordance with the requirements in part 94, share
a common land border with CSF-affected regions, or import live swine
from such regions under conditions less restrictive than would be
acceptable for importation into the United States. To ensure that the
importation of live
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swine, pork, and pork products from Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not
introduce CSF into the United States, the regulations include
information collection activities, such as certificates, compliance
agreements, and cooperative service agreements.
Certificates, which are issued by salaried veterinary officers of
the Governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, must accompany swine,
pork, and pork products from their respective regions, and must certify
that the live swine, pork, and pork products have met the specified
requirements in part 94.
A compliance agreement is required from the operators of the
processing establishment and states that: All meat processed for
importation to the United States will be processed in accordance with
the requirements in part 94; a full-time, salaried meat inspection
official of the national government of the region in which the
processing facility is located will supervise the processing and
examination of the product and certify that it has been processed in
accordance with the section; and APHIS personnel or other persons
authorized by the Administrator may enter the establishment,
unannounced, to inspect the establishment and its records.
A cooperative service agreement, which is required by APHIS from
the processing establishment, or a party on its behalf, is an agreement
with APHIS to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS for the initial
evaluation of the processing establishment and periodically thereafter.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 1.0 hour per response.
Respondents: Federal animal health officials of the Governments of
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 11.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 273.55.
Estimated annual number of responses: 3,009.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,009 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 23rd day of March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06090 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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