Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection (Advanced Meat Recovery), 51437-51438 [2010-20720]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 and other forms of
information technology should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0025]
Title: Virtual Incident Procurement
(VIPR) Existing Vendor User Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
authorization to survey vendors for
customer service improvements comes
from Executive Order 12862 which
seeks to ‘‘* * * ensure that the Federal
Government provides the highest
quality service possible to the American
people.’’ The Virtual Incident
Procurement (VIPR) is an acquisition
system designed to solicit, award, and
manage preseason incident agreements
and contracts for equipment and
services at the Forest Service (FS). Using
an online electronic survey the FS will
collect information from existing VIPR
vendor users.
Need and Use of the Information:
Opinions and comments from
individual VIPR vendor users are
needed to evaluate their experiences
with the acquisition system, customer
service support, and other supporting
tools. The information will be collected
and analyzed by the FS Acquisition
Management Systems Branch.
Information collected will be used to
evaluate the system and to make
decisions on program improvements,
potential system functionality upgrades,
improve overall customer service and
other support tools. Results from the
information collection may be shared
with other FS divisions, with agencies
outside of the FS, and with the public.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,000.
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection (Advanced Meat Recovery)
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request an extension of
an approved information collection
regarding the regulatory requirements
associated with the production of meat
from Advanced Meat Recovery systems
because the OMB approval will expire
on January 31, 2011.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before October 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, Room 2–2175,
George Washington Carver Center, 5601
Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD
20705, Mailstop 5272.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2010–0025. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, go to
the FSIS Docket Room at the address
listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday.
SUMMARY:
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For Additional Information: Contact
John O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room
6065, South Building, Washington, DC
20250, (202) 720–0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advanced Meat Recovery.
OMB Number: 0583–0130.
Expiration Date of Approval: 1/31/
2011.
Type of Request: Extension of an
approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary as specified in the Federal
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601, et
seq.). The statute provides that FSIS is
to protect the public by verifying that
meat products are safe, wholesome, not
adulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS is announcing its intention to
request an extension of an approved
information collection addressing
paperwork and recordkeeping
requirements regarding the regulatory
requirements associated with the
production of meat from Advanced
Meat Recovery (AMR) systems because
the OMB approval will expire on
January 31, 2011.
FSIS requires official establishments
that produce meat from AMR systems to
(1) ensure that the bones used for the
systems do not contain brain, trigeminal
ganglia, or spinal cord and, if the
establishments produce beef AMR
product, are from cattle younger than 30
months of age; (2) test for calcium, iron,
spinal cord, and dorsal root ganglia; (3)
document their testing protocols; (4)
handle product in a manner that does
not cause product to be misbranded or
adulterated; and (5) maintain records of
their documentation and of their test
results (9 CFR 318.24).
FSIS has made the following
estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take respondents an average
of one-half hour per response.
Respondents: Official establishments
that produce meat from AMR systems.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 56.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: 900.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 25,209 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from John
O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA, 1400 Independence,
SW, Room 6065, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–0345.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
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, 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 FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
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.
regulations, Federal Register notices,
FSIS public meetings, 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
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news_and_events/email_subscription/.
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 accounts.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, gender,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family
status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to
all programs.) Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means for
communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA’s Target Center at
202–720–2600 (voice and TTY).
To file a written complaint of
discrimination, write USDA, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call
202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA
is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
Done at Washington, DC, on August 16,
2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
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/
2010_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,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2010-0025]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection (Advanced Meat Recovery)
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
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request an
extension of an approved information collection regarding the
regulatory requirements associated with the production of meat from
Advanced Meat Recovery systems because the OMB approval will expire on
January 31, 2011.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October
19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 2-2175, George
Washington Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705,
Mailstop 5272.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2010-0025. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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For Additional Information: Contact John O'Connell, Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6065, South Building, Washington,
DC 20250, (202) 720-0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advanced Meat Recovery.
OMB Number: 0583-0130.
Expiration Date of Approval: 1/31/2011.
Type of Request: Extension of an approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). The statute provides that FSIS is to
protect the public by verifying that meat products are safe, wholesome,
not adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS is announcing its intention to request an extension of an
approved information collection addressing paperwork and recordkeeping
requirements regarding the regulatory requirements associated with the
production of meat from Advanced Meat Recovery (AMR) systems because
the OMB approval will expire on January 31, 2011.
FSIS requires official establishments that produce meat from AMR
systems to (1) ensure that the bones used for the systems do not
contain brain, trigeminal ganglia, or spinal cord and, if the
establishments produce beef AMR product, are from cattle younger than
30 months of age; (2) test for calcium, iron, spinal cord, and dorsal
root ganglia; (3) document their testing protocols; (4) handle product
in a manner that does not cause product to be misbranded or
adulterated; and (5) maintain records of their documentation and of
their test results (9 CFR 318.24).
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take respondents an
average of one-half hour per response.
Respondents: Official establishments that produce meat from AMR
systems.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 56.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: 900.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 25,209 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence, SW, Room 6065, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-0345.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's 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, 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 FSIS, at the
addresses provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
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.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at
202-720-2600 (voice and TTY).
To file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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/2010_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, 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 automatic and customized access to selected food safety news
and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/email_subscription/. 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 accounts.
Done at Washington, DC, on August 16, 2010.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
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