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importation of the meat of any
ruminants or swine from regions where
rinderpest or FMD exists to prevent the
introduction of either disease into the
United States. We consider rinderpest
and FMD to exist in all regions except
those listed in accordance with
paragraph (a) of that section as free of
rinderpest and FMD.
Section 94.9 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork and
pork products from regions where CSF
exists. Section 94.10 contains
importation requirements for swine
from regions where CSF is considered to
exist and designates the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS)-defined European CSF region
as a single region of low-risk for CSF.
Section 94.31 contains requirements
governing the importation of pork, pork
products, and swine from the APHISdefined European CSF region. We
consider CSF to exist in all regions of
the world except those listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of § 94.9
as free of the disease.
Section 94.11 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation of meat of any ruminants or
swine from regions that have been
determined to be free of rinderpest and
FMD, but that are subject to certain
restrictions because of their proximity to
or trading relationships with rinderpestor FMD-affected regions. Such regions
are listed in accordance with paragraph
(a) of that section.
Section 94.12 of the regulations
contains requirements governing the
importation of pork or pork products
from regions where SVD exists. We
consider SVD to exist in all regions of
the world except those listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of that
section as free of SVD.
Section 94.13 contains importation
requirements governing the importation
of pork or pork products from regions
that have been declared free of SVD as
provided in § 94.12(a) but supplement
their national pork supply by the
importation of fresh (chilled or frozen)
meat of animals from regions where
SVD is considered to exist, or have a
common border with such regions, or
have trade practices that are less
restrictive than are acceptable to the
United States. Such regions are listed in
accordance with paragraph (a) of
§ 94.13.
Section 94.14 states that no swine
which are moved from or transit any
region in which SVD is known to exist
may be imported into the United States
except wild swine imported in
accordance with § 94.14(b).
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92,
§ 92.2, contain requirements for
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requesting the recognition of the animal
health status of a region (as well as for
the approval of the export of a particular
type of animal or animal product to the
United States from a foreign region). If,
after review and evaluation of the
information submitted in support of the
request, APHIS believes the request can
be safely granted, APHIS will make its
evaluation available for public comment
through a document published in the
Federal Register. Following the close of
the comment period, APHIS will review
all comments received and will make a
final determination regarding the
request that will be detailed in another
document published in the Federal
Register.
The Republic of Cyprus 2 submitted a
request to APHIS to evaluate the CSF,
FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status of the
country. In response to this request,
APHIS conducted a qualitative risk
assessment to evaluate Cyprus with
respect to these diseases. Based on this
evaluation, APHIS recognizes Cyprus to
be free of FMD, SVD, and rinderpest,
and low risk for CSF. APHIS has also
determined that the surveillance,
prevention, and control measures
implemented by the European Union
(EU) and Cyprus, an EU Member State,
are sufficient to minimize the likelihood
of introducing CSF, FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest into the United States via
imports of species susceptible to these
diseases or products of those species.
Our determinations support adding
Cyprus to the Web-based list of regions
comprising the APHIS-defined
European CSF region, which APHIS
considers to be low risk for CSF, and to
the respective Web-based lists of regions
APHIS considers free of FMD, SVD, and
rinderpest.
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 92.2(e), we are announcing the
availability of our risk assessment of the
CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status
of Cyprus for public review and
comment. We are also announcing the
availability of four environmental
assessments (EAs) and a finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) 3 which has
been prepared in accordance with: (1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
2 The geographic scope of the action is limited to
the Republic of Cyprus excluding those areas of the
Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the
Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective
control.
3 The FONSI for Cyprus incorporates by reference
EAs prepared for Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, and
Hungary that addresses the potential environmental
impacts of CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest for EU
Member States. We are making these EAs available
for review with this document.
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implementing the procedural provision
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). The evaluation, EAs, and FONSI
may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
Web site or in our reading room.
(Instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room
are provided under the heading
ADDRESSES at the beginning of this
notice.) The documents are also
available by contacting the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Information submitted in support of
Cyprus’ original request is available by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
After reviewing any comments we
receive, we will announce our decision
regarding the disease status of Cyprus
under consideration with respect to
CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest and the
import status of susceptible animals and
products of such animals in a
subsequent notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781–
7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–01396 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0105]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Importation of Horses, Ruminants,
Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and
Treatment for Screwworm
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
the regulations for the importation of
horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from
SUMMARY:
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regions of the world where screwworm
is considered to exist.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 24,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2016–0105, 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-2016-0105 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 horses, ruminants, swine,
and dogs from regions of the world
where screwworm is considered to
exist, contact Dr. Betsy Lopez, Senior
Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports,
National Import Export Services, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Horses,
Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection
and Treatment for Screwworm.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0165.
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 (USDA) 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.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 93
prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain animals into the United States to
prevent the introduction of
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communicable diseases of livestock and
poultry. Subparts C, D, E, and F of part
93 govern the importation of horses,
ruminants, swine, and dogs,
respectively, and include provisions for
the inspection and treatment of these
animals if imported from any region of
the world where screwworm is
considered to exist. Screwworm is a
pest native to tropical areas of South
America, the Indian subcontinent,
Southeast Asia, tropical and subSaharan Africa, and the Arabian
peninsula. Screwworm causes extensive
damage to livestock and other
warmblooded animals.
The regulations in subparts C, D, E,
and F involve the use of information
collection activities, such as quarantine
reservations, an Application for Import
or In Transit Permit (Animals, Animal
Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry,
or Hatching Eggs) form, and a
Declaration of Importation of Animals,
Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds,
Poultry, or Hatching Eggs form. An
additional requirement is a request for
and issuance of health certificates for
horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs
signed by a full-time salaried veterinary
official of the exporting region stating
that the animal has been inspected,
under certain conditions, and found free
of screwworm and, as appropriate, that
the animal was treated for screwworm.
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,
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 0.15
hours per response.
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Respondents: Full-timed salaried
veterinary officials of exporting regions
and importers of horses, ruminants,
swine, and dogs from regions where
screwworm is considered to exist.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 92.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 58.25.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 5,359.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 827 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 13th day of
January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0105]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs;
Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the regulations for the importation of
horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from
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regions of the world where screwworm is considered to exist.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0105, 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-
0105 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 horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from regions of
the world where screwworm is considered to exist, contact Dr. Betsy
Lopez, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports, National Import
Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851-3300. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs;
Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0165.
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 (USDA) 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.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit or restrict the
importation of certain animals into the United States to prevent the
introduction of communicable diseases of livestock and poultry.
Subparts C, D, E, and F of part 93 govern the importation of horses,
ruminants, swine, and dogs, respectively, and include provisions for
the inspection and treatment of these animals if imported from any
region of the world where screwworm is considered to exist. Screwworm
is a pest native to tropical areas of South America, the Indian
subcontinent, Southeast Asia, tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, and the
Arabian peninsula. Screwworm causes extensive damage to livestock and
other warmblooded animals.
The regulations in subparts C, D, E, and F involve the use of
information collection activities, such as quarantine reservations, an
Application for Import or In Transit Permit (Animals, Animal Semen,
Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs) form, and a
Declaration of Importation of Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos,
Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs form. An additional requirement is a
request for and issuance of health certificates for horses, ruminants,
swine, and dogs signed by a full-time salaried veterinary official of
the exporting region stating that the animal has been inspected, under
certain conditions, and found free of screwworm and, as appropriate,
that the animal was treated for screwworm.
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, 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 0.15 hours per response.
Respondents: Full-timed salaried veterinary officials of exporting
regions and importers of horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from
regions where screwworm is considered to exist.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 92.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 58.25.
Estimated annual number of responses: 5,359.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 827 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 13th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01391 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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