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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0128]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Animal and Poultry Products (Milk and
Eggs) Into the United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Approval of an information
collection; comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request approval of an information
collection associated with regulations
for the importation of animal and
poultry products (milk and eggs) into
the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 3,
2012.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01280001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0128, 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-2011-0128 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
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holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690–2817
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the importation of
animal and poultry products (milk and
eggs) into the United States, contact Dr.
Lynette Williams-McDuffie, Staff
Veterinarian, Technical Trade
Services—Products, NCIE, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–3277. 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: Importation of Animal and
Poultry Products (Milk and Eggs) Into
the United States.
OMB Number: 0579–xxxx.
Type of Request: Approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of the
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
regulates the importation of certain
animal and poultry products and
byproducts to prevent the introduction
of pests and diseases of livestock and
poultry into the United States. These
regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94,
95, 96, and 122.
The regulations require a number of
information collection activities to
prevent the introduction of livestock
and poultry diseases and pests via the
importation of animal and poultry
products and byproducts, including
milk and eggs, into the United States.
For milk and eggs, these include
applications for approval/report of
inspection of establishments to handle
restricted animal byproducts or
controlled materials; agreements for
handling restricted imports of animal
byproducts and controlled materials;
certifications for eggs (other than
hatching eggs); applications for the
importation of eggs (other than hatching
eggs) in specific cases; applications for
the importation of small amounts of
milk/milk products for analysis, testing,
or examination; certificates of origin for
milk and milk products from regions
free of foot-and-mouth disease and
rinderpest; and marking requirements
for eggs from regions with exotic
Newcastle disease.
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These activities are currently
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under OMB control
number 0579–0015, which also covers
information collection activities for a
variety of other animal and poultry
products imported into the United
States. We are proposing to separate the
commodities previously approved
under OMB control number 0579–0015
into individual collections to better
reflect the commodities’ specific
collection activities and account for the
information APHIS collects. Once
approved by OMB, only information
collection activities associated with the
importation of nonfood animal and
poultry products and byproducts will be
under OMB control number 0579–0015.
Information collection activities for milk
and eggs and other commodities now
covered under OMB control number
0579–0015 will receive new numbers
when approved.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities related to the
importation of milk and eggs for 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
1.998316334 hours per response.
Respondents: Processing operators;
foreign national governments; foreign
veterinarians; and importers and
exporters.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 227.
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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 900.0704846.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 204,316.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 408,288 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 30th day of
January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0113]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Special Need Requests Under the Plant
Protection Act
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
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS)
intention to request an extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with regulations to allow
States to impose prohibitions or
restrictions on specific articles in
addition to those required by APHIS to
help protect against the introduction
and establishment of plant pests.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 3,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01130001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0113, 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
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may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0113 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on special need requests
under the Plant Protection Act, contact
Ms. Lynn Evans-Goldner, National
Program Manager, EDP, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 160, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 734–7228. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
Title: Special Need Request Under the
Plant Protection Act.
OMB Number: 0579–0291.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
the importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States. This authority
has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), which administers regulations
to implement the PPA. Regulations
governing the interstate movement of
plants, plant products, and other articles
are contained in 7 CFR part 301,
‘‘Domestic Quarantine Notices.’’
The regulations in ‘‘SubpartPreemption and Special Need Requests’’
allow States or political subdivisions of
States to request approval from APHIS
to impose prohibitions or restrictions on
the movement in interstate commerce of
specific articles that pose a plant health
risk that are in addition to the
prohibitions and restrictions imposed
by APHIS. This process requires
information collection activities,
including a pest data detection survey
with a pest risk analysis showing that a
pest is not present in a State, or, if
already present, the current distribution
in the State, and that the pest would
harm or injure the environment and/or
agricultural resources of the State or
political subdivision.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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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 160
hours per response.
Respondents: State Governments.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 160 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 30th day of
January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–2445 Filed 2–2–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0002]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Contaminants in Food
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
AGENCY:
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0128]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Animal and Poultry Products (Milk and Eggs) Into the
United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Approval of an information collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request approval of an information collection associated
with regulations for the importation of animal and poultry products
(milk and eggs) into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0128-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0128, 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-
0128 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the importation of
animal and poultry products (milk and eggs) into the United States,
contact Dr. Lynette Williams-McDuffie, Staff Veterinarian, Technical
Trade Services--Products, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3277. 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: Importation of Animal and Poultry Products (Milk and Eggs)
Into the United States.
OMB Number: 0579-xxxx.
Type of Request: Approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of the Animal Health Protection Act
(7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) regulates the importation of certain animal and poultry
products and byproducts to prevent the introduction of pests and
diseases of livestock and poultry into the United States. These
regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94, 95, 96, and 122.
The regulations require a number of information collection
activities to prevent the introduction of livestock and poultry
diseases and pests via the importation of animal and poultry products
and byproducts, including milk and eggs, into the United States. For
milk and eggs, these include applications for approval/report of
inspection of establishments to handle restricted animal byproducts or
controlled materials; agreements for handling restricted imports of
animal byproducts and controlled materials; certifications for eggs
(other than hatching eggs); applications for the importation of eggs
(other than hatching eggs) in specific cases; applications for the
importation of small amounts of milk/milk products for analysis,
testing, or examination; certificates of origin for milk and milk
products from regions free of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest;
and marking requirements for eggs from regions with exotic Newcastle
disease.
These activities are currently approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under OMB control number 0579-0015, which also covers
information collection activities for a variety of other animal and
poultry products imported into the United States. We are proposing to
separate the commodities previously approved under OMB control number
0579-0015 into individual collections to better reflect the
commodities' specific collection activities and account for the
information APHIS collects. Once approved by OMB, only information
collection activities associated with the importation of nonfood animal
and poultry products and byproducts will be under OMB control number
0579-0015. Information collection activities for milk and eggs and
other commodities now covered under OMB control number 0579-0015 will
receive new numbers when approved.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities related to the
importation of milk and eggs for 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 1.998316334 hours per response.
Respondents: Processing operators; foreign national governments;
foreign veterinarians; and importers and exporters.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 227.
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Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 900.0704846.
Estimated annual number of responses: 204,316.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 408,288 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 30th day of January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-2444 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
