Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection, 19919-19920 [05-7584]

Download as PDF 19919 Notices Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 72 Friday, April 15, 2005 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. Board of Directors Meeting Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2005—9 a.m.–3 p.m. Place: The African Development Foundation, Conference Room, 1400 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Date: April 19, 2005. Status: Open Session Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Executive Session Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Agenda Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9 a.m.—Chairman’s Report 10 a.m.—President’s Report 1 p.m.—Executive Session 3 p.m.—Adjournment for day If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to Doris Martin, General Counsel, who may be reached at (202) 673–3916. Nathaniel Fields, President. [FR Doc. 05–7652 Filed 4–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116–01–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. 05–019–1] Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant 14:34 Apr 14, 2005 You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • EDOCKET: Go to https:// www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered EDOCKET, click on the ‘‘View Open APHIS Dockets’’ link to locate this document. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 05–019–1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 05–019–1. Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690–2817 before coming. Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the Federal Register and related information on the Internet at https:// www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/ webrepor.html. ADDRESSES: AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION VerDate jul<14>2003 Health Inspection Service’s intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of marine mammals under the Animal Welfare Act. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 14, 2005. Jkt 205001 For information concerning the Animal Welfare Act regulations and standards for marine mammals, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7833. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–7477. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Animal Welfare, 9 CFR Part 3, Marine Mammals. OMB Number: 0579–0115. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act standards and regulations have been promulgated to promote and ensure the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of regulated animals. The regulations in 9 CFR part 3, subpart E, cover marine mammals. The regulations in 9 CFR part 3, subpart E, require facilities to complete a number of information collection activities, such as written protocols for cleaning, contingency plans, daily records of animal feeding, water quality records, documentation of facility-based employee training, plans for any animals kept in isolation, medical records, a description of the interactive program, and health certificates for transportation of marine mammals. These information collection activities do not mandate the use of any official government forms. APHIS needs this information to ensure compliance with the regulations intended to ensure the humane care and treatment of marine mammals. 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 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 19920 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 72 / Friday, April 15, 2005 / Notices information is estimated to average 0.1698175 hours per response. Respondents: Employees or attendants of USDA licensed/registered marine mammal facilities. Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,197. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 24.847. Estimated annual number of responses: 54,588. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9,270 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 12th day of April 2005. Elizabeth E. Gaston, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 05–7584 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. 05–010N] Exemption for Retail Store Operations Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of adjusted dollar limitations. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing new dollar limitations on the amount of meat and meat food products and poultry products that a retail store can sell to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from Federal inspection requirements. By reason of FSIS’ regulations, for calendar year 2005 the dollar limitation for meat and meat food products has been increased from $53,600 to $54,500 and for poultry products from $43,600 to $45,800. FSIS is increasing the dollar limitations from calendar year 2004 based on price changes for these products evidenced by the Consumer Price Index. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective April 15, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John O’Connell, Directives and Economic Analysis Staff, Office of Policy, Program, and Employee Development, FSIS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 112, Cotton Annex Building, 300 VerDate jul<14>2003 14:34 Apr 14, 2005 Jkt 205001 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700; telephone (202) 720–0345, fax (202) 690–0486. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) provide that the statutory provisions requiring inspection of the slaughter of livestock or poultry, and the preparation or processing of meat and meat food and poultry products, do not apply to the types of operations traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants, when those operations are conducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail-type establishment for sale in normal retail quantities (21 U.S.C. 454(c)(2)and 661 (c)(2)). In title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations §§ 303.1(d) and 381.10(d), FSIS regulations address the conditions under which requirements for inspection do not apply to retail operations involving the preparation or processing of meat or poultry products. Under these regulations, sales to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions disqualify a store for exemption if they exceed either of two maximum limits: 25 percent of the dollar value of total product sales or the calendar year dollar limitation set by the Administrator. The dollar limitation is adjusted automatically during the first quarter of the year if the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, indicates an increase or decrease of more than $500 in the price of the same volume of product for the previous year. FSIS publishes a notice of the adjusted dollar limitations in the Federal Register. (See paragraphs (d)(2)(iii)(b) and (d)(2)(iii)(b) of §§ 303.1 and 381.10.) The CPI for 2004 reveals an average annual price increase for meat and meat food products of 1.6 percent and an annual average price increase for poultry products of 5.1 percent. When rounded off to the nearest $100.00, the price increase for meat and meat food products is $900 and the price increase for poultry products is $2,200. Because the price of meat and meat food products and the price of poultry products have increased by more than $500, in accordance with §§ 303.1 (d)(2)(iii)(b) and 381.10 (d)(2)(iii)(b) of the regulations, FSIS is increasing the dollar limitation on sales to hotels, restaurants, and similar institutions to $54,500 for meat and meat food products and to $45,800 for poultry products for calendar year 2005. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Additional Public Notification Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line through the FSIS Web page located at https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 2005_Notices_Index/. FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other types of information that could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and farm groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professionals, scientific professionals, and other individuals who have requested to be included. The update also is available on the FSIS Web page. Through Listserv and the Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader and more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which provides an automatic and customized notification when popular pages are updated, including Federal Register publications and related documents. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ news_and_events/email_subscription/ and allows FSIS customers to sign up for subscription options across eight categories. Options range from recalls to export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to password protect their account. Done at Washington, DC, on: April 11, 2005. Barbara Masters, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–7555 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. 05–015N] Food Security Workshops Food Safety and Inspection Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 72 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19919-19920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7584]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 05-019-1]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection

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 regulations for the humane handling, care, 
treatment, and transportation of marine mammals under the Animal 
Welfare Act.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     EDOCKET: Go to https://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or 
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public 
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered 
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this 
document.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 05-019-1, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. 05-019-1.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the 
Federal Register and related information on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the Animal 
Welfare Act regulations and standards for marine mammals, contact Dr. 
Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-7833. For copies of more 
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. 
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 
734-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Animal Welfare, 9 CFR Part 3, Marine Mammals.
    OMB Number: 0579-0115.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act standards and regulations have 
been promulgated to promote and ensure the humane handling, care, 
treatment, and transportation of regulated animals. The regulations in 
9 CFR part 3, subpart E, cover marine mammals.
    The regulations in 9 CFR part 3, subpart E, require facilities to 
complete a number of information collection activities, such as written 
protocols for cleaning, contingency plans, daily records of animal 
feeding, water quality records, documentation of facility-based 
employee training, plans for any animals kept in isolation, medical 
records, a description of the interactive program, and health 
certificates for transportation of marine mammals. These information 
collection activities do not mandate the use of any official government 
forms. APHIS needs this information to ensure compliance with the 
regulations intended to ensure the humane care and treatment of marine 
mammals.
    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

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information is estimated to average 0.1698175 hours per response.
    Respondents: Employees or attendants of USDA licensed/registered 
marine mammal facilities.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,197.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 24.847.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 54,588.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9,270 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 12th day of April 2005.

Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-7584 Filed 4-14-05; 8:45 am]
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