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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc No. AMS–SC–16–0043; SC16–033–1]
Notice of Request for Renewal of a
Recordkeeping Burden
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request for
renewal a recordkeeping burden for the
information collection for the Export
Fruit Acts covering exports of apples
and grapes.
DATES: Comments on this notice are due
by August 15, 2016 to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:
Contact
Andrew Hatch, Chief, Program Services
Branch, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237,
Room 1406–S, Washington, DC, 20250–
0237; Telephone (202) 720–6862 or
Email: andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
notice by contacting Antoinette Carter,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments should
reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register, and be mailed to
the Docket Clerk, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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through the Internet at https://
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Fruit Regulations—
Export Apple Act (7 CFR part 33) and
the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR
part 35).
OMB Number: 0581–0143.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2016.
Type of Request: Request for Renewal
of a Recordkeeping Burden.
Abstract: Fresh apples and grapes
grown in the United States shipped to
any foreign destination must meet
minimum quality and other
requirements established by regulations
issued under the Export Apple Act (7
U.S.C. 581–590) and the Export Grape
and Plum Act (7 U.S.C. 591–599) (Acts),
which are found respectively at 7 CFR
parts 33 and 35. Both Acts were
designed to promote foreign trade in the
export of apples, grapes and plums
grown in the United States; to protect
the reputation of the American-grown
commodities; and to prevent deception
or misrepresentation of the quality of
such products moving in foreign
commerce. The Acts have been in effect
since 1933 (apples) and 1960 (grapes).
Currently, plums are not regulated
under the Export Grape and Plum Act.
The Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to oversee the
implementation of the Acts and issue
regulations regarding that activity.
Regulations issued under the Acts cover
exports of fresh apples and grapes
grown in the United States and shipped
to foreign destinations, with the
exception of grapes shipped to Canada
or Mexico and apples in bulk bins
shipped to Canada. Certain limited
quantity provisions may exempt some
shipments from this information
collection. Regulations issued under the
Acts (7 CFR 33.11 for apples, and
§ 35.12 for grapes) require that the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
officially inspect and certify that each
export shipment of fresh apples and
grapes is in compliance with quality
and shipping requirements effective
under the Acts.
The information collection
requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent and
administration of the Acts. The
currently approved collection under
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OMB No. 0581–0143 authorizes the use
of an Export Form Certificate. Federal or
Federal-State Inspection Program (FSIP)
inspectors use the Export Form
Certificate (FV–207) to certify
inspection of the shipment for exports
bound for non-Canadian destinations.
The completed FV–207 is issued to the
shipper. The shipper provides the
carrier with the completed certificate to
verify compliance with the Acts. Under
the current regulations issued under the
Acts, the carrier is required to maintain
the certificates for no less than three (3)
years. The information collection
requirements in this request impose
only the minimum burden necessary to
effectively administer the Acts. The
information collection burden for this
action is primarily in the form of
recordkeeping; the certificates are not
filed with USDA.
USDA intends to update the text of
the FV–207 to expand its scope to
include inspection certificates for export
shipments bound for Canadian
destinations and rename it FV–205.
Shipper and carriers do not complete
the FV–207; they are only required to
maintain the completed FV–207 record.
USDA proposes a decrease to the time
required to complete this information
collection from 15 minutes per response
to 5 minutes per response to complete
the related recordkeeping actions of the
shipper delivering a copy of the
certificate to the carrier and the carrier
keeping the certificate on file for not
less than 3 years.
In the last renewal of the collection in
2013, there were inaccurate calculations
related to the burden. The last renewal
of the collection in 2013 reported that
102 respondents (68 shippers and 15
carriers for exported apples, and 14
shippers and 5 carriers for exported
grapes) used FV–207 for an estimated
one response per respondent. This
suggested that there were only 102 FV–
207 certificates issued. However,
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service
estimates that, for the five-year period
2011–2015, the average number of
export apple and grape shipments
requiring inspection per year was
42,326 for apples and 10,462 for grapes,
for a total five-year average of 52,788
certificates per year that would need to
be maintained. Current industry data
indicates a decrease in the
recordkeepers from 102 to 94, as there
is a reduction in the estimated number
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of export apple shippers (from 68 to 60)
but no changes in the estimated number
of export grape shippers (14), or carriers
of export apples (15) and grapes (5). In
this renewal of the collection in 2016,
USDA will update the calculation to
reflect an estimated 564 responses per
recordkeeper for apples, which is
approximately the 42,326 certificates
divided by the 75 apple shippers and
carriers, and an estimated 550 responses
per recordkeeper for grapes, which is
approximately the 10,462 certificates
divided by the 19 grape shippers and
carriers. USDA calculates the estimated
total annual burden on respondents
would change from the inaccurate 25
hours to the more accurate 4381 hours
estimate.
Estimate of Burden: Public
recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average
0.083 hours per response.
Respondents (Recordkeepers): Apple
and grape export shippers and carriers.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
94 (75 shippers and carriers of exported
apples and 19 shippers and carriers of
exported grapes).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
52,788.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Recordkeeper: 564 for apples and 550
for grapes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Recordkeepers: 4381 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information
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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection at the street
address in the ‘‘Comment’’ section and
can be viewed at: www.regulations.gov.
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Dated: June 8, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0037]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Live Swine, Pork and
Pork Products, and Swine Semen From
the European Union
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
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the importation of live
swine, pork and pork products, and
swine semen from the European Union.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 15,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0037.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0037, 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-2016-0037 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 regarding the regulations
for the importation of live swine, pork
and pork products, and swine semen
from the European Union, contact Dr.
SUMMARY:
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Lynette Williams, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Animal Products, NIES,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–
3300. 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: Importation of Live Swine, Pork
and Pork Products, and Swine Semen
from the European Union.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0218.
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 United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of livestock diseases and
pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States.
The regulations in title 9 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (9 CFR), part 94,
prohibit or restrict the importation of
specified animals and animal products
to prevent the introduction of diseases
such as classical swine fever (CSF),
rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease,
swine vesicular disease, and African
swine fever. Among other things, part
94 lists the requirements for the
importation of pork and pork products
and live swine where these diseases
exist. Section 94.31 lists the
requirements for the importation of
pork, pork products, and breeding swine
from the European Union (‘‘the APHISdefined European CSF region’’). Section
98.38 lists the requirements for the
importation of swine semen from the
APHIS-defined European CSF region.
These regulations require information
collection activities, such as a certificate
for pork and pork products, breeding
swine, and swine semen; application for
import or in-transit permit; and
declaration of importation.
The activities above were previously
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under collections
0579–0218 and 0579–0265. In our last
extension of approval, we announced
that we were combining the two
collections and retiring 0579–0265.
When we combined the collections, we
did not accurately adjust the estimated
burden. In addition, we have increased
the estimates of burden to reflect the
increased consumer demand for pork
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
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and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc No. AMS-SC-16-0043; SC16-033-1]
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Recordkeeping Burden
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request for renewal a recordkeeping burden
for the information collection for the Export Fruit Acts covering
exports of apples and grapes.
DATES: Comments on this notice are due by August 15, 2016 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Andrew Hatch, Chief, Program Services
Branch, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops
Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Room 1406-
S, Washington, DC, 20250-0237; Telephone (202) 720-6862 or Email:
andrew.hatch@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request information on complying with this
notice by contacting Antoinette Carter, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-2491,
Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov.
Comments: Comments should reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register, and be
mailed to the Docket Clerk, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 1406-S, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Fax:
(202) 720-8938); or submitted through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Fruit Regulations--Export Apple Act (7 CFR part 33)
and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 CFR part 35).
OMB Number: 0581-0143.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Request for Renewal of a Recordkeeping Burden.
Abstract: Fresh apples and grapes grown in the United States
shipped to any foreign destination must meet minimum quality and other
requirements established by regulations issued under the Export Apple
Act (7 U.S.C. 581-590) and the Export Grape and Plum Act (7 U.S.C. 591-
599) (Acts), which are found respectively at 7 CFR parts 33 and 35.
Both Acts were designed to promote foreign trade in the export of
apples, grapes and plums grown in the United States; to protect the
reputation of the American-grown commodities; and to prevent deception
or misrepresentation of the quality of such products moving in foreign
commerce. The Acts have been in effect since 1933 (apples) and 1960
(grapes). Currently, plums are not regulated under the Export Grape and
Plum Act.
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to oversee the
implementation of the Acts and issue regulations regarding that
activity. Regulations issued under the Acts cover exports of fresh
apples and grapes grown in the United States and shipped to foreign
destinations, with the exception of grapes shipped to Canada or Mexico
and apples in bulk bins shipped to Canada. Certain limited quantity
provisions may exempt some shipments from this information collection.
Regulations issued under the Acts (7 CFR 33.11 for apples, and Sec.
35.12 for grapes) require that the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) officially inspect and certify that each export shipment of
fresh apples and grapes is in compliance with quality and shipping
requirements effective under the Acts.
The information collection requirements in this request are
essential to carry out the intent and administration of the Acts. The
currently approved collection under OMB No. 0581-0143 authorizes the
use of an Export Form Certificate. Federal or Federal-State Inspection
Program (FSIP) inspectors use the Export Form Certificate (FV-207) to
certify inspection of the shipment for exports bound for non-Canadian
destinations. The completed FV-207 is issued to the shipper. The
shipper provides the carrier with the completed certificate to verify
compliance with the Acts. Under the current regulations issued under
the Acts, the carrier is required to maintain the certificates for no
less than three (3) years. The information collection requirements in
this request impose only the minimum burden necessary to effectively
administer the Acts. The information collection burden for this action
is primarily in the form of recordkeeping; the certificates are not
filed with USDA.
USDA intends to update the text of the FV-207 to expand its scope
to include inspection certificates for export shipments bound for
Canadian destinations and rename it FV-205. Shipper and carriers do not
complete the FV-207; they are only required to maintain the completed
FV-207 record. USDA proposes a decrease to the time required to
complete this information collection from 15 minutes per response to 5
minutes per response to complete the related recordkeeping actions of
the shipper delivering a copy of the certificate to the carrier and the
carrier keeping the certificate on file for not less than 3 years.
In the last renewal of the collection in 2013, there were
inaccurate calculations related to the burden. The last renewal of the
collection in 2013 reported that 102 respondents (68 shippers and 15
carriers for exported apples, and 14 shippers and 5 carriers for
exported grapes) used FV-207 for an estimated one response per
respondent. This suggested that there were only 102 FV-207 certificates
issued. However, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service estimates that,
for the five-year period 2011-2015, the average number of export apple
and grape shipments requiring inspection per year was 42,326 for apples
and 10,462 for grapes, for a total five-year average of 52,788
certificates per year that would need to be maintained. Current
industry data indicates a decrease in the recordkeepers from 102 to 94,
as there is a reduction in the estimated number
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of export apple shippers (from 68 to 60) but no changes in the
estimated number of export grape shippers (14), or carriers of export
apples (15) and grapes (5). In this renewal of the collection in 2016,
USDA will update the calculation to reflect an estimated 564 responses
per recordkeeper for apples, which is approximately the 42,326
certificates divided by the 75 apple shippers and carriers, and an
estimated 550 responses per recordkeeper for grapes, which is
approximately the 10,462 certificates divided by the 19 grape shippers
and carriers. USDA calculates the estimated total annual burden on
respondents would change from the inaccurate 25 hours to the more
accurate 4381 hours estimate.
Estimate of Burden: Public recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.083 hours per response.
Respondents (Recordkeepers): Apple and grape export shippers and
carriers.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 94 (75 shippers and carriers of
exported apples and 19 shippers and carriers of exported grapes).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 52,788.
Estimated Number of Responses per Recordkeeper: 564 for apples and
550 for grapes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Recordkeepers: 4381 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the
proposed collection of information 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
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. All comments received will be available for public
inspection at the street address in the ``Comment'' section and can be
viewed at: www.regulations.gov.
Dated: June 8, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-14007 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
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