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[FR Doc. 2016–10934 Filed 5–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request May 4, 2016. 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. 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Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 7602. 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 Safety and Inspection Service Title: Importation and Transportation of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products. OMB Control Number: 0583–0094. Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.) These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28818-28819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10933]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 4, 2016.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by June 9, 
2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Importation and Transportation of Meat, Poultry and Egg 
Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0094.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 1031, et seq.) These statutes mandate that FSIS protect the 
public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 
wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. Meat and 
poultry products not marked with the mark of inspection and shipped 
from one official establishment to another for further

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processing must be transported under FSIS seal to prevent such unmarked 
product for entering into commerce. To track product shipped under 
seal, FSIS requires shipping establishments to complete a form that 
identifies the type, amount, and weight of the product. Foreign 
countries that wish to export meat, poultry, and egg products to the 
United States must establish eligibility to do so by putting in place 
inspection systems that are ``equivalent to'' the U.S. inspection 
system and by annually certifying that they continue to do so.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS will collect information 
using form 7350-1, Request and Notice of Shipment of Sealed Meat/
Poultry. FSIS will collect the name, number, method of shipping, and 
destination of product, type and description of product to be shipped, 
reason for shipping product, and a signature. Meat, poultry, and egg 
products intended for importation into the U.S. must be accompanied by 
an inspection certificate signed by an official of the foreign 
government responsible for the inspection and certification of the 
product.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 136.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,026.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-10933 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-DM-P

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