Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products, 35185-35186 [2011-14989]
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Vol. 76, No. 116
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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 or 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) 720–8958.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Evaluation of the Summer Food
Service Program Enhancement
Demonstration Food Backs and Meal
Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010
(Pub. L., 111–80), Section 749(g),
directed that the Secretary of
Agriculture shall carry out
demonstration projects to develop and
test methods of providing access to food
for children in urban and rural areas
during the summer months when
schools are not in regular session to
reduce or eliminate the food insecurity
and hunger of children and to improve
the nutritional status of children. These
demonstrations will include the Home
Delivery Demonstration and the Food
Backpack Demonstration.
Need and Use of the Information: The
data collected in this evaluation will be
used by the Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) to provide policymakers with
information to make decisions about
potential changes in Federal summer
food nutrition programs for children.
The specific goals of the evaluation are
to assess the following: (1) The impact
of each Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP) enhancement demonstration
model on participation and meal
service; (2) The food security status
among recipients of the home delivered
meals and backpack demonstration; (3)
The ‘‘targeting accuracy’’ in the Meal
Delivery and Backpack demonstrations;
(4) The process of project
implementation in each SFSP
enhancement demonstration; and (5)
The total and component specific costs
of implementing and operating SFSP
demonstrations. Data will be collected
by telephone, face-to-face,
electronically, and over the internet.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or household; State, Local
or Tribal Government; Business or other
for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,181.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
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Total Burden Hours: 652.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Deschutes Provincial Advisory
Committee (DPAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Deschutes Provincial
Advisory Committee will meet on June
10, 2011 to review the goals and
objectives of the committee for the next
two year period. The meeting will also
provide updates on the forest restoration
and sustainable recreation
subcommittees. Members will meet at
the Deschutes National Forest
Supervisor’s office, Upper Deschutes
Conference Room (1001 SW. Emkay
Drive, Bend, Oregon) from 9 a.m. until
noon. All Deschutes Province Advisory
Committee meetings are open to the
public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Keown, Province Liaison,
Sisters Ranger District, Pine Street and
Highway 20, Sisters, Oregon 97759,
Phone (541) 549–7735.
SUMMARY:
John Allen,
Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy;
Importation of Animals and Animal
Products
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
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 116 / Thursday, June 16, 2011 / Notices
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 importation of
animals and animal products and
byproducts to protect against the
introduction of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 15,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0043-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0043, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0043 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) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for the
importation of animals and animal
products and byproducts to prevent the
introduction of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy into the United States,
contact Dr. Langston Hull, Staff
Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports,
National Center for Import and Export,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8364.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy;
Importation of Animals and Animal
Products.
OMB Number: 0579–0234.
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 U.S. Department
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of Agriculture regulates the importation
of animals and animal products into the
United States to guard against the
introduction of animal diseases. The
regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, 95,
and 96 (referred to below as the
regulations) govern the importation of
certain animals, birds, poultry, meat,
other animal products and byproducts,
hay, and straw into the United States in
order to prevent the introduction of
various animal diseases, including
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE), a chronic degenerative disease
affecting the central nervous system of
cattle.
To help ensure that BSE is not
introduced into the United States, the
regulations allow, under specified
conditions, the importation of certain
live ruminants and ruminant products
and byproducts. These requirements
necessitate the use of several
information collection activities,
including VS Form 16–3, permit
application; certification statements for
the importation of ruminants and
ruminant products; certificate for
inedible processed animal origin
materials and products from BSE-free
regions; cooperative agreements with
foreign facilities that process and store
regulated materials and products
destined for importation into the United
States; VS Form 17–33, Animals
Imported for Immediate Slaughter; the
placing of seals on conveyances from
the exporting region; agreement with
slaughter facilities on use of seals on
conveyances transporting animals from
BSE minimal-risk regions; and
notification of designated individuals
authorized to break seals.
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,
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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
0.6039374 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. importers; herd
owners; foreign exporters; foreign
salaried veterinary officials of exporting
regions; APHIS accredited veterinarians;
slaughter facility personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 5,949.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 21.695747.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 129,068.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 77,949 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 10th day of
June 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0037]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for Interstate Movement of
Rambutan From Puerto Rico Into the
Continental United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the interstate movement
into the continental United States of
fresh rambutan fruit from Puerto Rico.
Based on that analysis, we believe that
the application of one or more
designated phytosanitary measures will
be sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the interstate
movement of rambutan from Puerto
Rico. We are making the pest risk
analysis available to the public for
review and comment.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals
and Animal Products
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
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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 importation of animals
and animal products and byproducts to protect against the introduction
of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0043-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0043, 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-2011-
0043 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the
importation of animals and animal products and byproducts to prevent
the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the United
States, contact Dr. Langston Hull, Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal
Imports, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8364. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy;
Importation of Animals and Animal Products.
OMB Number: 0579-0234.
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
U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States to guard against the
introduction of animal diseases. The regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94,
95, and 96 (referred to below as the regulations) govern the
importation of certain animals, birds, poultry, meat, other animal
products and byproducts, hay, and straw into the United States in order
to prevent the introduction of various animal diseases, including
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a chronic degenerative disease
affecting the central nervous system of cattle.
To help ensure that BSE is not introduced into the United States,
the regulations allow, under specified conditions, the importation of
certain live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts. These
requirements necessitate the use of several information collection
activities, including VS Form 16-3, permit application; certification
statements for the importation of ruminants and ruminant products;
certificate for inedible processed animal origin materials and products
from BSE-free regions; cooperative agreements with foreign facilities
that process and store regulated materials and products destined for
importation into the United States; VS Form 17-33, Animals Imported for
Immediate Slaughter; the placing of seals on conveyances from the
exporting region; agreement with slaughter facilities on use of seals
on conveyances transporting animals from BSE minimal-risk regions; and
notification of designated individuals authorized to break seals.
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 0.6039374 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. importers; herd owners; foreign exporters;
foreign salaried veterinary officials of exporting regions; APHIS
accredited veterinarians; slaughter facility personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,949.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 21.695747.
Estimated annual number of responses: 129,068.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 77,949 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 10th day of June 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-14989 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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