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pseudorabies from the national herd in
the United States. As that goal becomes
nearer, it is necessary to discuss issues
such as the need for continued
production of vaccine after eradication
has been declared, changes in the
availability of diagnostic reagents and
test kits, and possible changes to the
biosecurity level assigned to the
causative agents for both diseases.
In October 2002, at a forum hosted by
APHIS in St Louis, MO, representatives
of State and Federal government,
academia, veterinary biologics industry,
producer groups, and animal disease
researchers compiled a list of issues that
they believed should be considered
when developing regulations or policies
concerning the use of vaccines beyond
the end of eradication programs for
diseases such as brucellosis and
pseudorabies. It was suggested that
APHIS seek additional input from State
animal health officials, producer groups,
and other interested persons prior to
deciding the final policy. The report of
the October 2002 meeting is available on
the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/cvb/
newlypublishedinfo.htm.
We are holding this meeting to solicit
additional input on the continued use of
and need for vaccines and diagnostic
reagents at the end of eradication for
these and other program diseases.
This meeting is scheduled for Friday,
June 10, 2005. The public meeting will
begin at 8 a.m. and is scheduled to end
at 3 p.m. but may end earlier if all
persons wishing to speak have been
heard. Those wishing to speak at the
meeting must register in advance on or
before June 1, 2005. To register to speak,
please e-mail Ms. Gera Ashton at
gera.a.ashton@aphis.usda.gov. Please
provide the subject of your remarks and
the approximate length of time that will
be necessary. Depending on the number
of speakers, limits may be imposed on
the length of each presentation.
Speakers may register on the day of the
meeting between 7:30 and 8 a.m. The
time allotted to each speaker will
depend on the number of pre-registered
speakers. If time permits, persons
attending the meeting who have not
registered to speak will be given an
opportunity to make remarks after the
registered speakers have concluded
their comments. The meeting will be
recorded, and information about
obtaining a transcript will be provided
at the meeting.
If you require special
accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of
April 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05–009N]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection (Consumer
Complaint Monitoring System and the
Food Safety Mobile Questionnaire)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the Food Safety and
Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to
request a new information collection
regarding its Consumer Complaint
Monitoring System web portal and its
electronic Food Safety Mobile
questionnaire.
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before June 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
information collection request.
Comments may be submitted by Mail,
including floppy disks or CD–ROM’s,
and hand-or courier-delivered items:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, 300 12th Street,
SW., Room 102 Cotton Annex,
Washington, DC 20250.
All submissions received must
include the Agency name and docket
number 05–009N.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice, as well as research and
background information used by FSIS in
developing this document, will be
available for public inspection in the
FSIS Docket Room at the address listed
above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The comments also will be
posted on the Agency’s Web site at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
regulations_&_policies/
2005_Notices_Index/index.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW.,
DATES:
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Room 112, Washington, DC 20250–
3700, (202) 720–0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Consumer Complaint
Monitoring System; the Food Safety
Mobile Questionnaire.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary as specified in the Federal
Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C.
601, et seq.), the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et
seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection
Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.).
These statutes mandate that FSIS
protect the public by ensuring that meat,
poultry, and egg products are safe,
wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS is requesting a new information
collection addressing paperwork and
recordkeeping requirements regarding
the Agency’s Consumer Complaint
Monitoring System Web portal and
regarding its electronic Food Safety
Mobile questionnaire.
FSIS tracks consumer complaints
about meat, poultry, and egg products.
Consumer complaints are usually filed
because the food made the consumer
sick, caused an allergic reaction, was
not properly labeled (misbranded), or
contained a foreign object. FSIS is
developing a Web portal to allow
consumers to electronically file a
complaint with the Agency about a
meat, poultry, or egg product. FSIS will
use this information to look for trends
that will enhance the Agency’s food
safety efforts.
FSIS uses a Food Safety Mobile,
vehicle that travels throughout the
continental United States, to educate
consumers about the risks associated
with the mishandling of food and the
steps they can take to reduce their risk
of foodborne illness. Organizations can
request a visit from the FSIS Food
Safety Mobile. To facilitate the
scheduling of the Food Safety Mobile’s
visits, the Agency is planning to put an
electronic questionnaire on its Web site.
The questionnaire will solicit
information about the person/
organization requesting the visit, the
timing of the visit, and the type of event
at which the Food Safety Mobile is to
appear.
FSIS has made the following
estimates based upon an information
collection assessment.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .084
hours per response.
Respondents: Consumers and
organizations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
650.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 55 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from John
O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW.,
Room 112, Washington, DC 20250–
3700, (202) 720–5627, (202) 720–0345.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’ functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and, (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both John O’Connell,
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at the address provided above, and the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
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.
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/index.asp.
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
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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, 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.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
743–9476 or by e-mail to commentsalaska-chugach@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Talbott, Public Affairs Staff
Officer, Chugach National Forest, 3301
C St., Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99503,
(907) 743–9500. Sharon Randall,
Planning Staff Officer, Chugach
National Forest, 3301 C St., Suite 300,
Anchorage, AK 99503, (907) 743–9500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest
Service is seeking information,
comments and assistance from
individuals, organizations, tribal
governments, and Federal, State, and
local agencies that are interested or may
be affected by the proposed action. The
public is invited to help identify issues
and define the range of alternatives to be
considered in the EIS. The range of
alternatives will be based on the
identification of significant public
issues, management concerns, resource
management opportunities, and plan
decisions specific to Access
Management within the scope of the
Chugach National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan 2002
Revision (Forest Plan). Written
comments identifying issues for analysis
and range of alternatives are
encouraged.
Forest Service
Background
Done at Washington, DC, on April 22,
2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
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Chugach National Forest; Alaska;
Kenai Winter Access
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Chugach National Forest
will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for developing the Kenai
winter access management plan on the
Seward Ranger District. The objective of
the Kenai winter access management
plan is to respond to the public’s need
for high quality winter recreation
opportunities and access in the
planning area that best meets the needs
of past, present and future users of the
area and surrounding areas.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis to be most helpful should
be received on or before May 25, 2005.
The draft environmental impact
statement is expected to be completed
in August 2005 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed in November
2005.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Kenai Winter Access, Chugach National
Forest, 3301 C St., Suite 300,
Anchorage, AK 99503. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (907)
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On May 31, 2002, the Alaska (Region
10) Regional Forester signed the Record
of Decision for the Revised Chugach
Forest Plan. A number of individuals
and organizations then appealed various
parts of the decision, including the
closure of the Carter-Crescent Lakes area
to winter motorized access.
In January 2003, after reviewing the
appeals and the administrative record,
the Regional Forester withdrew that
portion of the decision closing the
Carter-Crescent Lakes area to winter
motorized access. By withdrawing the
decision for the Carter-Crescent Lakes
area, management direction for that area
remained as it was in the 1984 Chugach
National Forest Plan. Under the 1984
Forest Plan, the area is open to winter
motorized activities from December 1 to
April 30 once there is adequate snow to
protect resources.
The Regional Forester also directed
the Chugach National Forest to
reconsider this portion of the decision at
the local level, with involvement from
all interested parties, to make sure that
the site-specific impacts of any closure
were fully disclosed and that reasonable
alternatives were considered.
As directed by the Regional Forester,
the Forest Service began a site-specific
analysis for the Carter-Crescent Lakes
Area in late February and March of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-009N]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection (Consumer
Complaint Monitoring System and the Food Safety Mobile Questionnaire)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, this notice
announces the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) intention to
request a new information collection regarding its Consumer Complaint
Monitoring System web portal and its electronic Food Safety Mobile
questionnaire.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before June 27,
2005.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
information collection request. Comments may be submitted by Mail,
including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand-or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food
Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102 Cotton
Annex, Washington, DC 20250.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and docket
number 05-009N.
All comments submitted in response to this notice, as well as
research and background information used by FSIS in developing this
document, will be available for public inspection in the FSIS Docket
Room at the address listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The comments also will
be posted on the Agency's Web site at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
regulations_&_policies/2005_Notices_Index/index.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 300 12th
Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Consumer Complaint Monitoring System; the Food Safety Mobile
Questionnaire.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection
Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS
protect the public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are
safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS is requesting a new information collection addressing
paperwork and recordkeeping requirements regarding the Agency's
Consumer Complaint Monitoring System Web portal and regarding its
electronic Food Safety Mobile questionnaire.
FSIS tracks consumer complaints about meat, poultry, and egg
products. Consumer complaints are usually filed because the food made
the consumer sick, caused an allergic reaction, was not properly
labeled (misbranded), or contained a foreign object. FSIS is developing
a Web portal to allow consumers to electronically file a complaint with
the Agency about a meat, poultry, or egg product. FSIS will use this
information to look for trends that will enhance the Agency's food
safety efforts.
FSIS uses a Food Safety Mobile, vehicle that travels throughout the
continental United States, to educate consumers about the risks
associated with the mishandling of food and the steps they can take to
reduce their risk of foodborne illness. Organizations can request a
visit from the FSIS Food Safety Mobile. To facilitate the scheduling of
the Food Safety Mobile's visits, the Agency is planning to put an
electronic questionnaire on its Web site. The questionnaire will
solicit information about the person/organization requesting the visit,
the timing of the visit, and the type of event at which the Food Safety
Mobile is to appear.
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment.
Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average .084 hours per response.
Respondents: Consumers and organizations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 55 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 112,
Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-5627, (202) 720-0345.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS' functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of FSIS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and, (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may be sent to both John O'Connell,
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at the address provided above, and
the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20253.
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.
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/index.asp.
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, 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 22, 2005.
Barbara J. Masters,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-8405 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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