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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 21, 2012.
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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
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: The Integrity Program (TIP) Data
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0401.
Summary of Collection: The Women,
Infant, and Children (WIC) Program
regulations at 7 CFR 246.12(j) (5),
requires State agencies to report
annually on their vendor monitoring
efforts. The data collected is used at the
States level as a management tool and
at the national level to provide
Congress, the Office of the Inspector
General, senior program managers, as
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well as the general public, assurances
that program funds are being spent
appropriately and that every reasonable
effort is being made to prevent, detect
and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will
collect information using form FNS 698,
Profile of Integrity Practices and
Procedures; FNS 699, the Integrity
Profile Report Form; and FNS 700, TIP
Data Entry Form. The collected
information from the forms will be
analyzed and a report is prepared by
FNS annually that (1) Assesses State
agency progress in eliminating abusive
vendors, (2) assesses the level of activity
that is being directed to ensure program
integrity, and (3) analyzes trends over a
5-year period. The information is used
at the national level in formulating
program policy and regulations. At the
FNS regional office level, the data is
reviewed to identify possible vendor
management deficiencies so that
technical assistance can be provided to
States, as needed. At the State level, the
information is used to provide
assurances to the Governor’s office, and
other interested parties, that WIC fraud
issues are being addressed. Without the
information it would take long to
identify and correct State agency
program deficiencies and to implement
corrective actions.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 90.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 38.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0127]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork
Products 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
SUMMARY:
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request approval of an information
collection associated with regulations
for the importation of fresh (frozen or
chilled) pork or pork products into the
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 27,
2012.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0127-0001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0127, 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–2011–0127 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.
ADDRESSES:
For
information on the importation of hams
into the United States, contact Dr. Dawn
Hunter, Staff Veterinarian, Technical
Trade Services—Products, NCIE, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–6245.
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: Title: Importation of Fresh
(Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork
Products 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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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importation of animal and poultry
products and byproducts, including
fresh (frozen or chilled) pork and pork
products, into the United States. For
fresh pork and pork products, these
include certification of the pork or pork
products by foreign national
governments; application of seals; if a
seal is broken, information on where
and why; requests for approval of
defrost facilities and for hearings
regarding denial or termination of
approval; applications for importing
small amounts of pork or pork products
for analysis, testing, or examination;
cooperative service (trust fund)
agreements; notifications to Federal
inspectors of the arrival in the United
States of pork or pork products from
foreign regions; and recordkeeping.
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
fresh pork or pork products 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 the information
collection activities related to
importation of fresh (frozen or chilled)
pork or pork products 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
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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
84.96126418 hours per response.
Respondents: Foreign national
governments; shippers’ crews;
inspectors; defrost facility operators;
processing facility operators;
laboratories, museums, and States; and
meat processing facility operators.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 93.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 66.344086.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 6,170.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 524,211 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 21st day of
February 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–4560 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0125]
Notice of Revision and Request for
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Nonfood Animal and Poultry Products
and Byproducts Into the United States
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 intention to
revise an information collection
associated with regulations for restricted
and controlled importation of nonfood
animal and poultry products and
byproducts into the United States and to
request extension of approval of the
information collection.
SUMMARY:
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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 27,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01250001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0125, 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–2011–0125 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 restricted and controlled
importation of nonfood animal and
poultry products and byproducts into
the United States, contact Dr. Tracye
Butler, Assistant Director, Technical
Trade Services Team—Products, NCIE,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7376.
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: Restricted and Controlled
Importation of Nonfood Animal and
Poultry Products and Byproducts Into
the United States.
OMB Number: 0579–0015.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of 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
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0127]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork Products Into the
United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 approval of an information collection associated
with regulations for the importation of fresh (frozen or chilled) pork
or pork products into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0127-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0127, 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-
0127 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
hams into the United States, contact Dr. Dawn Hunter, Staff
Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services--Products, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-6245. 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: Title: Importation of Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork
Products 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
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importation of animal and poultry products and byproducts, including
fresh (frozen or chilled) pork and pork products, into the United
States. For fresh pork and pork products, these include certification
of the pork or pork products by foreign national governments;
application of seals; if a seal is broken, information on where and
why; requests for approval of defrost facilities and for hearings
regarding denial or termination of approval; applications for importing
small amounts of pork or pork products for analysis, testing, or
examination; cooperative service (trust fund) agreements; notifications
to Federal inspectors of the arrival in the United States of pork or
pork products from foreign regions; and recordkeeping.
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 fresh pork or pork
products 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 the information collection activities related to importation
of fresh (frozen or chilled) pork or pork products 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 84.96126418 hours per response.
Respondents: Foreign national governments; shippers' crews;
inspectors; defrost facility operators; processing facility operators;
laboratories, museums, and States; and meat processing facility
operators.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 93.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 66.344086.
Estimated annual number of responses: 6,170.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 524,211 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 21st day of February 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-4560 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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