Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; User Fee Regulations, 38092-38093 [E5-3462]
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Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
Title:
Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta.
OMB Number: 0579–0214.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is responsible for protecting the
health of our Nation’s livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the
introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) prohibit or
restrict the importation of specified
animals and animal products into the
United States to prevent the
introduction into the U.S. livestock
population of certain contagious animal
diseases, including swine vesicular
disease (SVD). Section 94.12 of the
regulations contains, among other
things, specific processing,
recordkeeping, and certification
requirements for pork-filled pasta
products exported to the United States
from regions affected with SVD.
The regulations require, among other
things, that the pork-filled pasta
products be accompanied by a
certificate stating that the product has
been handled and processed according
to the requirements set forth in the
regulations. This certificate must be
issued and signed by an official of the
National Government of the region in
which the pasta products were
processed.
In addition, the processing facility
where the pork-filled pasta products are
produced must maintain original
records (to be kept for a minimum of 2
years) that identify, for each lot of pork
used, the date the pork entered the
facility, the lot number, the health
certificate that accompanied the pork
from the slaughter/processing facility to
the meat-filled pasta processing facility,
and the date the pork either began either
dry-curing or was cooked.
These records would provide
important information in any traceback
investigation that may need to be
conducted by officials of the region of
origin of the pork-filled pasta product,
or by officials of the USDA.
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
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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 1.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Officials of the National
Government of the region in which the
pork-filled pasta product is processed.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 5.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 100.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 125 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 27th day of
June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5–3461 Filed 6–30–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 05–045–1]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
User Fee Regulations
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
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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 for collecting
user fees, ensuring remittances in a
timely manner, and determining proper
credit for payment of international air
passenger, aircraft clearance,
commercial truck, commercial railroad
car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary
certificate, import/export, and
veterinary diagnostic user fees.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 30,
2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either 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. 05–045–1, 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. 05–045–1.
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 on user fees, contact Ms.
Kris Caraher, Team Leader, VS User
Fees, FMD, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1232, (301) 734–5743. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: User Fee Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0094.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for
agricultural quarantine and inspection
(AQI) services, for providing for the
inspection and certification of plants
and plant products offered for export or
transiting the United States, and for
providing veterinary diagnostic services
and services related to the importation
and exportation of animals and animal
products.
Although certain AQI functions, but
not the laws or regulations upon which
they are premised, were transferred
from APHIS to the Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) bureau of the
Department of Homeland Security, in
2002, APHIS remains responsible for the
regulations related to AQI activities,
including the user fee regulations.
APHIS also remains responsible for
administration of the user fee programs.
Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an
appropriation to fund these activities;
instead, user fees are calculated and
assessed to ensure full cost recovery of
each user fee program. If the
information was not collected, the
agencies would not be able to perform
the services since the fees collected are
necessary to fund the work.
Requesters of services usually are
repeat customers, and, in many cases,
request that we bill them for our
services. Also, the 1996 Debt Collection
Improvement Act requires that agencies
collect tax identification numbers (TINs)
from all persons doing business with the
government for purposes of collecting
delinquent debts. Without a TIN, service
cannot be provided on a credit basis.
The requests for services are in
writing, by telephone, or in person. The
information contained in each request
identifies the specific service requested
and the time in which the requester
wishes the service to be performed. This
information is necessary in order for the
animal import centers and port offices
to schedule the work and to calculate
the fees due.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring that
the fees collected are correct and that
they are remitted in full and in a timely
manner. To ensure this, the party
(ticketing agents for transportation
companies) responsible for collecting
and remitting fees must allow APHIS
personnel to verify the accuracy of the
fees collected and remitted, and
otherwise determine compliance with
the statute and regulations. We also
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require that whoever is responsible for
making fee payments advise us of the
name, address, and telephone number of
a responsible officer who is authorized
to verify fee calculations, collections,
and remittances.
This information collection is
necessary for APHIS to effectively
collect fees, ensure remittances in a
timely manner, and determine proper
credit for payment of international air
passenger, aircraft clearance,
commercial truck, commercial railroad
car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary
certificate, import/export, and
veterinary diagnostic user fees.
We have reviewed the paperwork
requirements of the user fee programs
and have made every possible effort to
streamline our processes and minimize
the impact on the public. Whenever
possible, we use existing billing/
collection methods to minimize the cost
to the Agency.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity 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
0.0351595 hours per response.
Respondents: Arriving international
passengers, owners and operators of
arriving international means of
conveyance, importers/exporters who
wish to import or export plants and
plant products, and importers/exporters
who wish to import or export animals
and animal products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 184,277.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.324875.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 244,144.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 8,584 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 27th day of
June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5–3462 Filed 6–30–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 05–043–1]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Johne’s Disease in Domestic Animals;
Interstate Movement
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
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection in support of the
regulations for the interstate movement
of animals affected with Johne’s disease.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 30,
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. 05–043–1, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
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[FR Doc No: E5-3462]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-045-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; User Fee Regulations
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 for collecting user fees, ensuring remittances in a timely
manner, and determining proper credit for payment of international air
passenger, aircraft clearance, commercial truck, commercial railroad
car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary certificate, import/export, and
veterinary diagnostic user fees.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either 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. 05-045-1,
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. 05-045-1.
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 on user fees, contact
Ms. Kris Caraher, Team Leader, VS User Fees, FMD, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737-1232, (301) 734-5743. For
copies of more detailed information on the information collection,
contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: User Fee Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579-0094.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for agricultural
quarantine and inspection (AQI) services, for providing for the
inspection and certification of plants and plant products offered for
export or transiting the United States, and for providing veterinary
diagnostic services and services related to the importation and
exportation of animals and animal products.
Although certain AQI functions, but not the laws or regulations
upon which they are premised, were transferred from APHIS to the
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bureau of the Department of
Homeland Security, in 2002, APHIS remains responsible for the
regulations related to AQI activities, including the user fee
regulations. APHIS also remains responsible for administration of the
user fee programs.
Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an appropriation to fund these
activities; instead, user fees are calculated and assessed to ensure
full cost recovery of each user fee program. If the information was not
collected, the agencies would not be able to perform the services since
the fees collected are necessary to fund the work.
Requesters of services usually are repeat customers, and, in many
cases, request that we bill them for our services. Also, the 1996 Debt
Collection Improvement Act requires that agencies collect tax
identification numbers (TINs) from all persons doing business with the
government for purposes of collecting delinquent debts. Without a TIN,
service cannot be provided on a credit basis.
The requests for services are in writing, by telephone, or in
person. The information contained in each request identifies the
specific service requested and the time in which the requester wishes
the service to be performed. This information is necessary in order for
the animal import centers and port offices to schedule the work and to
calculate the fees due.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring that the fees collected are
correct and that they are remitted in full and in a timely manner. To
ensure this, the party (ticketing agents for transportation companies)
responsible for collecting and remitting fees must allow APHIS
personnel to verify the accuracy of the fees collected and remitted,
and otherwise determine compliance with the statute and regulations. We
also require that whoever is responsible for making fee payments advise
us of the name, address, and telephone number of a responsible officer
who is authorized to verify fee calculations, collections, and
remittances.
This information collection is necessary for APHIS to effectively
collect fees, ensure remittances in a timely manner, and determine
proper credit for payment of international air passenger, aircraft
clearance, commercial truck, commercial railroad car, commercial
vessel, phytosanitary certificate, import/export, and veterinary
diagnostic user fees.
We have reviewed the paperwork requirements of the user fee
programs and have made every possible effort to streamline our
processes and minimize the impact on the public. Whenever possible, we
use existing billing/collection methods to minimize the cost to the
Agency.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity 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 0.0351595 hours per response.
Respondents: Arriving international passengers, owners and
operators of arriving international means of conveyance, importers/
exporters who wish to import or export plants and plant products, and
importers/exporters who wish to import or export animals and animal
products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 184,277.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.324875.
Estimated annual number of responses: 244,144.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,584 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 27th day of June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3462 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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