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Vol. 78, No. 6
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0096]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Veterinary Services Laboratories;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Surveillance Program Documents
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 a new information
collection associated with National
Veterinary Services Laboratories
diagnostic support for the bovine
spongiform encephalopathy
surveillance program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 11,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-00960001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2012–0096, 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-2012-0096 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
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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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on documents associated
with the bovine spongiform
encephalopathy surveillance program,
contact Dr. Dean Goeldner, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3511.
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: National Veterinary Services
Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program
Documents.
OMB Number: 0579–XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
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 (USDA) is authorized,
among other things, to carry out
activities to detect, control, and
eradicate pests and diseases of livestock
within the United States. APHIS’
National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S.
animal health and contribute to public
health by ensuring that timely and
accurate laboratory support is provided
by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system.
In 2006, APHIS’ Veterinary Services
(VS) implemented the bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Ongoing Surveillance Program. NVSL is
instrumental to this program in its
efforts to monitor and assess changes to
the BSE status of U.S. cattle and to
provide mechanisms for early detection
of BSE, which is a chronic degenerative
disease that affects the central nervous
system of cattle.
As part of the surveillance program,
NVSL tests and analyzes samples
assembled from a variety of sites and
from the cattle populations where BSE
is most likely to be detected. These
diagnostic services involve information
collection activities, such as the USDA
BSE Surveillance Submission Form/
Continuation Sheet (VS Forms 17–146/
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17–146a) and the USDA BSE
Surveillance Data Collection Form (VS
Form 17–131).
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
0.1000068 hours per response.
Respondents: Slaughter
establishments, offsite collection
facilities for condemned slaughter
cattle, rendering 3D/4D facilities,
veterinary diagnostic laboratories, State
animal health personnel, and accredited
veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 60.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 732.95.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 43,977.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4,399 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
January, 2013.
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–2012–0088]
Notice of Establishment of an Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
Stakeholder Registry
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Persons interested in becoming
subscribers or updating their
subscriptions may access the expanded
registry at: https://
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/
USDAAPHIS/subscriber/
topics?qsp=USDAAPHIS_1. Subscribers
can also register or update their profiles
by clicking on the red envelope on the
APHIS home page at
www.aphis.usda.gov. Questions
concerning the APHIS stakeholder
registry may be directed to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
January, 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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This notice announces the
availability of a new Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service stakeholder
registry.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Hallie Zimmers, Advisor for State and
Stakeholder Relations, Legislative and
Public Affairs, APHIS, room 1147, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250; (202) 799–7029.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) has established an
electronic stakeholder registry for
individuals and organizations interested
in receiving updates regarding APHIS
announcements, activities, policies,
regulations and services. Subscribers
can choose from an array of topics
covering all of APHIS’ program areas
and once registered will receive
information via email or text tailored to
their specific interests. In addition to
choosing topics of interest, subscribers
may select how often they want to
receive messages.
APHIS’ Plant Protection and
Quarantine and Veterinary Services
programs are already using this
subscription service to share
information with stakeholders. By
expanding the registry to include
APHIS’ Animal Care, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, International
Services, and Wildlife Services
programs, we are adopting an agencywide approach toward increasing
transparency and communication with
our many and diverse stakeholders.
To join the registry and receive
messages, stakeholders must subscribe
and provide an email address or
telephone number. Stakeholders can
update their profiles at any time using
this same information.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0004]
Importation of Fresh Barhi Dates From
Israel Into the 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 importation of fresh
dates of the cultivar Barhi from Israel
into the United States. Based on that
analysis, we have concluded that the
application of one or more designated
phytosanitary measures will be
sufficient to mitigate the pest risk. In
addition, we are advising the public that
we have prepared a treatment
evaluation document that describes a
new treatment schedule for Ceratitis
capitata in Barhi dates. We are making
the pest risk assessment and treatment
evaluation document available to the
public for review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 11,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS 2012-00040001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2012–0004, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
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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 2012-0004 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) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Marc Phillips, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and
Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2114.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
1 through 319.56–57), the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
prohibits or restricts the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States.
Section 319.56–4 contains a
performance-based process for
approving the importation of
commodities that, based on the findings
of a pest risk analysis, can be safely
imported subject to one or more of the
designated phytosanitary measures
listed in paragraph (b) of that section.
APHIS received a request from the
Government of Israel to allow the
importation of fresh dates (Phoenix
dactylifera L.) of the cultivar Barhi to be
imported into the United States.
Currently, fresh Barhi dates are not
authorized for entry from Israel. We
completed a pest risk assessment (PRA)
to identify pests of quarantine
significance that could follow the
pathway of importation if such imports
were to be allowed. Based on the PRA,
we then completed a risk management
document (RMD) to identify
phytosanitary measures that could be
applied to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating the
identified pests via the importation of
Barhi dates from Israel. We have
concluded that fresh Barhi dates can
safely be imported into the United
States from Israel using one or more of
the five designated phytosanitary
measures listed in § 319.56–4(b). These
measures are that:
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0096]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program Documents
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 a new information collection
associated with National Veterinary Services Laboratories diagnostic
support for the bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0096-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0096, 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-2012-
0096 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on documents
associated with the bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance
program, contact Dr. Dean Goeldner, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851-3511. 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: National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program Documents.
OMB Number: 0579-XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new 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 (USDA) is authorized, among other
things, to carry out activities to detect, control, and eradicate pests
and diseases of livestock within the United States. APHIS' National
Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health
and contribute to public health by ensuring that timely and accurate
laboratory support is provided by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system.
In 2006, APHIS' Veterinary Services (VS) implemented the bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Ongoing Surveillance Program. NVSL is
instrumental to this program in its efforts to monitor and assess
changes to the BSE status of U.S. cattle and to provide mechanisms for
early detection of BSE, which is a chronic degenerative disease that
affects the central nervous system of cattle.
As part of the surveillance program, NVSL tests and analyzes
samples assembled from a variety of sites and from the cattle
populations where BSE is most likely to be detected. These diagnostic
services involve information collection activities, such as the USDA
BSE Surveillance Submission Form/Continuation Sheet (VS Forms 17-146/
17-146a) and the USDA BSE Surveillance Data Collection Form (VS Form
17-131).
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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 0.1000068 hours per response.
Respondents: Slaughter establishments, offsite collection
facilities for condemned slaughter cattle, rendering 3D/4D facilities,
veterinary diagnostic laboratories, State animal health personnel, and
accredited veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 60.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 732.95.
Estimated annual number of responses: 43,977.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,399 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of January, 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-00192 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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