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swine, pork, and pork products from
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not
introduce CSF into the United States,
the regulations include information
collection activities, such as certificates,
compliance agreements, and cooperative
service agreements.
Certificates, which are issued by
salaried veterinary officers of the
Governments of Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico, must accompany swine, pork,
and pork products from their respective
regions, and must certify that the live
swine, pork, and pork products have
met the specified requirements in part
94.
A compliance agreement is required
from the operators of the processing
establishment and states that: All meat
processed for importation to the United
States will be processed in accordance
with the requirements in part 94; a fulltime, salaried meat inspection official of
the national government of the region in
which the processing facility is located
will supervise the processing and
examination of the product and certify
that it has been processed in accordance
with the section; and APHIS personnel
or other persons authorized by the
Administrator may enter the
establishment, unannounced, to inspect
the establishment and its records.
A cooperative service agreement,
which is required by APHIS from the
processing establishment, or a party on
its behalf, is an agreement with APHIS
to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS
for the initial evaluation of the
processing establishment and
periodically thereafter.
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
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.0
hour per response.
Respondents: Federal animal health
officials of the Governments of Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 11.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 273.55.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 3,009.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 3,009 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 23rd day of
March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–06090 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0009]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Disease
Traceability
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 animal disease
traceability.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 30,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
SUMMARY:
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APHIS–2017–0009, 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-2017-0009 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 animal disease
traceability, contact Mr. Neil
Hammerschmidt, Program Manager,
Animal Disease Traceability, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (240) 463–
0098. 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: Animal Disease Traceability.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0327.
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 (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prevent the introduction
into and the dissemination within the
United States of any pest or disease of
livestock or poultry.
Within APHIS, Veterinary Services
(VS) safeguards U.S. animal health
through a variety of activities, including
disease control. One important part of
disease control is animal disease
traceability. Animal disease traceability
provides the ability to document the
movement history of an animal
throughout its life. Knowing where
diseased and at-risk animals have been
and are located, as well as when they
have been there, is indispensable during
an emergency response and important
for ongoing disease programs.
Epidemiologists use this information to
determine the potential spread of a
disease. In fact, having the ability to plot
locations within a radius of an infected
premises helps to determine the
potential magnitude of a contagious
disease and the resources needed to
contain it. Furthermore, as diseases are
controlled or eradicated, it is important
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to document areas, States, or regions of
the country that are free from disease.
Traceability helps APHIS determine
those disease-free zones, thus enhancing
the marketability of U.S. livestock.
The regulations for animal disease
traceability are located in 9 CFR part 86.
Under the regulations, unless
specifically exempted, livestock moved
interstate must be officially identified
and accompanied by an interstate
certificate of veterinary inspection or
other documentation. The regulations
specify approved forms of official
identification for each species but allow
livestock to be moved between any two
States or Tribes with another form of
identification as agreed upon by animal
health officials in the two jurisdictions.
This identification requirement
improves APHIS’ ability to trace
livestock if a disease is detected.
Development and implementation of
the animal disease traceability
framework continues to be a partnership
involving APHIS, States, Tribes, and
industry. States and Tribes enter into
cooperative agreements with APHIS to
implement their traceability activities.
Also, within the animal disease
traceability framework, the National
Uniform Eartagging System (NUES)
gives a nationally unique identification
number for animals that need official
identification. To distribute and use
official identification eartags using the
NUES, APHIS requires several
information collection activities that we
are including in this information
collection.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve 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 0.09
hours per response.
Respondents: State, Tribal, and
territorial animal health officials;
accredited veterinarians; breed and
registry associations; producers;
livestock market operators; and harvest
facility employees.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 197,302.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 53.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 10,513,557.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 939,085 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
March 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–06094 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0013, 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-2017-0013 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 swine health
protection program, contact Dr. John
Korslund, Staff Epidemiologist,
Surveillance, Preparedness, and
Response, Veterinary Services, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–3468. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0013]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Swine Health
Protection
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 swine health
protection program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 30,
2017.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0013.
ADDRESSES:
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Title: Swine Health Protection.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0065.
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 (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the
interstate movement of animals and
animal products to prevent the
dissemination within the United States
of animal diseases and pests of livestock
and to conduct programs to detect,
control, and eradicate pests and diseases
of livestock.
The Swine Health Protection Act (the
Act) prohibits the feeding of garbage to
swine intended for interstate movement
or foreign commerce or that
substantially affect such commerce
unless the garbage has been treated to
kill disease organisms. Untreated
garbage is one of the primary media
through which numerous infectious and
communicable diseases can be
transmitted to swine. APHIS’
regulations promulgated under the Act,
which are located at 9 CFR part 166,
require that garbage intended to be fed
to swine must be treated at a facility that
holds a valid permit to treat the garbage
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0009]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Disease Traceability
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 animal disease traceability.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0009, 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-2017-
0009 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 animal disease
traceability, contact Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, Program Manager, Animal
Disease Traceability, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale,
MD 20737-1231; (240) 463-0098. 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: Animal Disease Traceability.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0327.
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 (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
prevent the introduction into and the dissemination within the United
States of any pest or disease of livestock or poultry.
Within APHIS, Veterinary Services (VS) safeguards U.S. animal
health through a variety of activities, including disease control. One
important part of disease control is animal disease traceability.
Animal disease traceability provides the ability to document the
movement history of an animal throughout its life. Knowing where
diseased and at-risk animals have been and are located, as well as when
they have been there, is indispensable during an emergency response and
important for ongoing disease programs. Epidemiologists use this
information to determine the potential spread of a disease. In fact,
having the ability to plot locations within a radius of an infected
premises helps to determine the potential magnitude of a contagious
disease and the resources needed to contain it. Furthermore, as
diseases are controlled or eradicated, it is important
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to document areas, States, or regions of the country that are free from
disease. Traceability helps APHIS determine those disease-free zones,
thus enhancing the marketability of U.S. livestock.
The regulations for animal disease traceability are located in 9
CFR part 86. Under the regulations, unless specifically exempted,
livestock moved interstate must be officially identified and
accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or
other documentation. The regulations specify approved forms of official
identification for each species but allow livestock to be moved between
any two States or Tribes with another form of identification as agreed
upon by animal health officials in the two jurisdictions. This
identification requirement improves APHIS' ability to trace livestock
if a disease is detected.
Development and implementation of the animal disease traceability
framework continues to be a partnership involving APHIS, States,
Tribes, and industry. States and Tribes enter into cooperative
agreements with APHIS to implement their traceability activities. Also,
within the animal disease traceability framework, the National Uniform
Eartagging System (NUES) gives a nationally unique identification
number for animals that need official identification. To distribute and
use official identification eartags using the NUES, APHIS requires
several information collection activities that we are including in this
information collection.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
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 0.09 hours per response.
Respondents: State, Tribal, and territorial animal health
officials; accredited veterinarians; breed and registry associations;
producers; livestock market operators; and harvest facility employees.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 197,302.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 53.
Estimated annual number of responses: 10,513,557.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 939,085 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 March 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06094 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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