Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 24935-24937 [2017-11108]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24935-24937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11108]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 24, 2017.
    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 30, 
2017 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.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine Health Protection.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0065.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-
18 of P.O. 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. Veterinary Services, a program with the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for 
administering regulations intended to prevent the dissemination of 
animal diseases within the United States. Garbage is one of the primary 
media through which numerous infections or communicable diseases of 
swine are transmitted. Because of the serious threat to the U.S. swine 
industry, Congress passed Public Law 96-468 ``Swine Health Protection 
Act'' on October 17, 1980. This law requires USDA to ensure that all 
garbage is treated prior to its being fed to swine that are intended 
for interstate or foreign commerce or that substantially affect such 
commerce. The Act and the regulations will allow only operators of 
garbage treatment facilities, which meet certain specification to 
utilize garbage for swine feeding. APHIS will use various forms to 
collect information.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from 
persons desiring to obtain a permit (license) to operate a facility to 
treat garbage. Prior to issuance of a license, an inspection will be 
made of the facility by an authorized representative to determine if it 
meets all requirements of the regulations. Periodic inspections will be 
made to determine if licenses are meeting the standards for operation 
of their approved facilities. Upon receipt of the information from the 
Animal Health Officials, the information is used by Federal or State 
animal health personnel to determine whether the waste collector is 
feeding garbage to swine, whether it is being treated, and whether the 
feeder is licensed or needs to be licensed.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,110.

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    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,614,541.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products from 
Certain Regions Free of CSF in Chile, Mexico, and Brazil.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts disease prevention activities are 
contained in Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, Part 94. These 
regulations place certain restrictions on the importation of swine, 
pork, and pork products into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever 
(CSF) from imports of swine, pork, and pork products into the United 
States. One requirement is the completion of a certificate issued by a 
salaried veterinary officer of the Governments of Mexico, Chile, or 
Brazil that must accompany swine, pork, and pork products from their 
respective regions. Other requirements are a compliance agreement that 
is required by the operators of the processing establishment located in 
a non-CSF free region that processes pork products from CSF free 
regions, and a cooperative service agreement that is required by the 
processing establishment located in a non-CSF free region that produces 
pork products from a CSF free region. Either the CSF free region, or a 
party on its behalf, must enter into a cooperative service agreement 
with APHIS to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS for the initial 
evaluation of the processing establishment and periodically thereafter. 
If the information was not collected, APHIS would be unable to 
establish an effective defense against the entry and spread of CSF from 
Mexican, Chilean, and Brazilian swine, pork, and pork product imports. 
This would cause serious health consequences from U.S. swine and 
economic consequences for the U.S. pork industry.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses and Federal Animal Health 
Officials of the Governments of Mexico, Brazil, and Chile.
    Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,009.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines from 
Chile.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0242.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
regulations in ``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 
319.56-58) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world, to 
prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests, including 
fruit flies that are new to or not widely distributed within the United 
States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fruits 
and vegetables regulations allow the importation, under certain 
conditions, of clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile into 
the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection 
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the 
originating or transiting country. APHIS will use the information on 
this certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the 
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as 
a guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when 
the shipment arrives. Without the information, all shipments would need 
to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerable more 
time, this would slow the clearance of international shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 216.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat from Uruguay and Beef 
from Argentina and Brazil.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law governing the 
protection of animal health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture 
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The agency charged with carrying out this disease 
prevention mission is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most effective method for 
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing APHIS' ability to 
compete globally in animal and animal product trade. APHIS import 
regulations in sections 94.1 and 94.22 place certain restrictions on 
the importation of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay into the United 
States. Section 94.29 places certain restrictions on the importation of 
beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and fresh (chilled or frozen) beef 
from certain regions in Argentina and Brazil into the United States to 
prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease. Under these 
regulations, APHIS must collect information, prepared by an authorized 
certified official of the Government of Uruguay, Argentina, and 
Brazil.certifying that specific conditions for importation have been 
met.
    Need and Use of the Information: Imported beef and ovine meat from 
Uruguay and imported beef from northern Argentina and imported beef 
from the specific regions in Brazil must be accompanied by a foreign 
meat inspection certificate that is completed and signed by an 
authorized veterinary official of the Government of Uruguay, Argentina, 
and Brazil. Without the information, APHIS would be unable to establish 
an effective defense against the entry and spread of foot-and-mouth 
disease and other animal diseases from Uruguay beef and ovine product 
imports as well as imports of beef and beef products from Argentina and 
Brazil.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Business or Other 
for Profit.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 14,802.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Jackfruit, Pineapple, and Starfruit from 
Malaysia into the Continental United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0408.
    Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the 
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, 
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States or their

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dissemination within the United States. As authorized by the PPA, the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the 
importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from 
certain parts of the world as provided in ``Subpart--Fruits and 
Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56-1 through 319.56-76). APHIS regulations 
allow, under certain conditions, the importation into the United States 
of commercial consignments of jackfruit, pineapple, and starfruit from 
Malaysia.
    Need and Use of the Information: The condition for the importation 
of fruit from Malaysia include requirements for: (1) Irradiation 
treatment for insect pests, (2) inspection, and (3) importation of 
commercial consignments. The fruit will also be required to be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant 
Protection Organization of Malaysia with a commodity specific 
additional declaration confirming that the fruit has been produced in 
accordance with the requirements.
    APHIS uses the collected information to verify that jackfruit, 
pineapple, and starfruit from Malaysia are grown in production areas 
that are registered and monitored by the NPPO of Malaysia and to verify 
that consignments have been treated with irradiation.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 86.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 170.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11108 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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