Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products, 78385-78386 [2014-30501]
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Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the Emergency Management Response
System.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0091.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0091, 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-2014-0091 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 the Emergency
Management Response System, contact
Dr. Fred Bourgeois, EMRS National
Coordinator, PIC, NPIC, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD
20737; (318) 288–4083. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Management
Response System.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0071.
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 is authorized, among
other things, to protect the health of
U.S. livestock and poultry populations
by preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and by eradicating
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such diseases from the United States
when feasible.
The Emergency Management
Response System (EMRS), which is a
web-based system, helps APHIS manage
and investigate potential incidents of
foreign animal diseases in the United
States.
When a potential foreign animal
disease incident is reported, APHIS or
State animal health officials dispatch a
foreign animal disease veterinary
diagnostician to the premises of the
reported incident to conduct an
investigation. The diagnostician obtains
vital epidemiologic data by conducting
field investigations, including sample
collection, and by interviewing the
owner or manager of the premises being
investigated. These important data,
submitted electronically by the
diagnostician into EMRS, include such
items as the purpose of the
diagnostician’s visit and suspected
disease, type of operation on the
premises, the number and type of
animals on the premises, the number of
sick or dead animals on the premises,
the results of physical examinations of
affected animals and necropsy
examinations, vaccination information
on the animals in the herd or flock,
biosecurity practices at the site, whether
any animals were recently moved out of
the herd or flock, whether any new
animals were recently introduced into
the herd or flock, the number and kinds
of test samples taken, and detailed
geographic data concerning the
premises location. EMRS allows these
epidemiological and diagnostic data to
be documented and transmitted more
efficiently.
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, such as electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.0
hour per response.
Respondents: Owners or operators of
livestock and poultry facilities and State
animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 387.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 4.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,548.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,548 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 22nd day of
December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–30509 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0107]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy;
Importation of Animals and Animal
Products
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and 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
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the 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 March 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0107.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0107, 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-2014-0107 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 the 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, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3363.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy; Importation of
Animals and Animal Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0234.
Type of Request: Revision to and
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 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
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
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regulations place specified conditions
on the importation of certain live
ruminants and ruminant products and
byproducts. These requirements
necessitate the use of several
information collection activities,
including Veterinary Services (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 BSEfree regions; cooperative service
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;
notification regarding conditions of
sealed shipments; and notification of
designated individuals authorized to
break seals.
In addition to the above information
collection activities, we are adding VS
Form 17–130, Ruminants Imported to
Designated/Approved Feedlots; and VS
Form 1–27, Permit for Movement of
Restricted Animals. As a result of
adding these two activities and the
increase in importations from Canada,
the estimated annual number of
responses has increased by 110,463, and
the estimated total annual burden on
respondents has increased by 160,983
hours.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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.
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Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Herd owners, U.S.
importers of regulated animal products,
salaried veterinarians in BSE-free
regions and BSE-affected regions,
foreign exporters of processed animal
protein and other regulated materials
and products, accredited veterinarians,
feedlot managers, and slaughter facility
managers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,500.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 52.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 235,752.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 231,307 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 22nd day of
December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–30501 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—USDA Foods in
Schools Cost Dynamics
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This is
a new collection for a study of USDA
Foods in Schools Cost Dynamics.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before March 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0107]
Notice of Request for Revision to and 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: Revision to and extension of 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the 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 March
2, 2015.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0107.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0107, 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-2014-
0107 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 the 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, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851-3363. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and
Animal Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0234.
Type of Request: Revision to and 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 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 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 place specified conditions on the importation of
certain live ruminants and ruminant products and byproducts. These
requirements necessitate the use of several information collection
activities, including Veterinary Services (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 service
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; notification regarding
conditions of sealed shipments; and notification of designated
individuals authorized to break seals.
In addition to the above information collection activities, we are
adding VS Form 17-130, Ruminants Imported to Designated/Approved
Feedlots; and VS Form 1-27, Permit for Movement of Restricted Animals.
As a result of adding these two activities and the increase in
importations from Canada, the estimated annual number of responses has
increased by 110,463, and the estimated total annual burden on
respondents has increased by 160,983 hours.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Herd owners, U.S. importers of regulated animal
products, salaried veterinarians in BSE-free regions and BSE-affected
regions, foreign exporters of processed animal protein and other
regulated materials and products, accredited veterinarians, feedlot
managers, and slaughter facility managers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,500.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 52.
Estimated annual number of responses: 235,752.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 231,307 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 22nd day of December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30501 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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