Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter, 58590-58591 [2017-26788]
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December 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–2017–0093]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Commercial
Transportation of Equines for
Slaughter
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 regulations for the
commercial transportation of equines to
slaughtering facilities.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0093.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2017–0093, 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=
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APHIS-2017-0093 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
commercial transportation of equines
for slaughter, contact Mr. Joseph
Astling, Compliance & Outreach,
Commercial Transport of Equines for
Slaughter, Surveillance, Preparedness,
and Response Services, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (817) 247–3704. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2843.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Transportation of
Equines for Slaughter.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0332.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Sections 901–905 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901)
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
issue guidelines for regulating the
commercial transportation of equines
for slaughter by persons regularly
engaged in that activity within the
United States. Specifically, the
Secretary is authorized to regulate the
food, water, and rest provided to these
equines while the equines are in transit
and to review related issues appropriate
to ensuring that these animals are
treated humanely. Based on that
authority, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
established regulations in 9 CFR part 88,
‘‘Commercial Transportation of Equines
for Slaughter.’’
The regulations in part 88 provide
minimum standards that cover, among
other things, the food, water, and rest
provided to such equines prior to
transportation. The regulations also
prohibit the commercial transportation
for slaughter of equines considered to be
unfit for travel, the use of electric prods
on such animals in commercial
transportation for slaughter, and the use
of double-deck trailers for commercial
transportation of equines for slaughter.
APHIS’ regulations also require the
application of backtags and the
completion of owner/shipper
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certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughter facility that include
identification of the animals, details of
the transportation, and signatures
attesting to compliance with the
provision of food, rest, and water, and
to the animal’s fitness to travel. In
addition, any owner/shipper
transporting equines to slaughtering
facilities outside the United States must
present the owner-shipper certificates to
USDA representatives at the U.S.
border.
Implementing these regulations
entails the use of information collection
activities, such as providing business
information, completing owner/shipper
certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughter facility, certificates of
veterinary inspection, maintaining
records of the owner/shipper certificate
and continuation sheet, and applying
backtags, as needed.
The information collection
requirements above are currently
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for the commercial
transportation of equines for slaughter
under OMB control numbers 0579–0332
and 0579–0160. After OMB approves
this combined information collection
package (0579–0332), APHIS will retire
OMB control number 0579–0160.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of 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
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.465 hours per
response.
Respondents: Owners and shippers of
slaughter horses, owners or operators of
slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the
transport vehicles.
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Estimated annual number of
respondents: 302.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 61.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 18,500.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 8,608 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 7th day of
December 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–26788 Filed 12–12–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–53–2017]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 26—Atlanta,
Georgia; Authorization of Production
Activity; Nisshinbo Automotive
Manufacturing, Inc. (Automotive Brake
Linings, Pads, and Disc Pads);
Covington, Georgia
On August 10, 2017, the Georgia
Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ
26, submitted a notification of proposed
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing,
Inc., within FTZ 26, Site 33, in
Covington, Georgia.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (82 FR 41208, August
30, 2017). On December 8, 2017, the
applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: December 8, 2017.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–42–2017]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122—Corpus
Christi, Texas; Authorization of
Production Activity; Voestalpine
Texas, LLC; Subzone 122T (Hot
Briquetted Iron By-Products); Portland,
Texas
On June 12, 2017, the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority, grantee of FTZ 122,
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board on
behalf of Voestalpine Texas, LLC,
within Subzone 122T, in Portland,
Texas.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (82 FR 30821, July 3,
2017). On October 10, 2017, the
applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: December 6, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S–161–2017]
Approval of Expanded Subzone
Status; Orgill, Inc., Post Falls and
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
On October 13, 2017, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
submitted by the Southwest Idaho
Manufacturers’ Alliance, grantee of FTZ
280, requesting expanded subzone
status subject to the existing activation
limit of FTZ 280, on behalf of Orgill,
Inc., in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (82 FR 48481, October 18,
2017). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed
the application and determined that it
meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant
to the authority delegated to the FTZ
Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec.
400.36(f)), the application to expand
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Subzone 280B was approved on
December 4, 2017, subject to the FTZ
Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.13, and further
subject to FTZ 280’s 2,000-acre
activation limit.
Dated: December 5, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–46–2017]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 106—
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Authorization of Production Activity,
Eastman Kodak Company (Printing
Flexographic Plates), Weatherford,
Oklahoma
On June 21, 2017, Eastman Kodak
Company submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility within Subzone
106F, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (82 FR 31554, July 7,
2017). On October 19, 2017, the
applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: December 6, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–76–2017]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82—Mobile,
Alabama; Notification of Proposed
Production Activity, Aker Solutions,
Inc., (Undersea Umbilicals), Mobile,
Alabama
The City of Mobile, grantee of FTZ 82,
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board on
behalf of Aker Solutions, Inc. (Aker),
located in Mobile, Alabama. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0093]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for
Slaughter
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 the regulations for the
commercial transportation of equines to slaughtering facilities.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0093.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0093, 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-
0093 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 commercial transportation of equines for slaughter, contact Mr.
Joseph Astling, Compliance & Outreach, Commercial Transport of Equines
for Slaughter, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737; (817) 247-3704.
For copies of more detailed information on the information collection,
contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator,
at (301) 851-2843.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0332.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Sections 901-905 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901) authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to issue guidelines for regulating the commercial
transportation of equines for slaughter by persons regularly engaged in
that activity within the United States. Specifically, the Secretary is
authorized to regulate the food, water, and rest provided to these
equines while the equines are in transit and to review related issues
appropriate to ensuring that these animals are treated humanely. Based
on that authority, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established regulations in
9 CFR part 88, ``Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter.''
The regulations in part 88 provide minimum standards that cover,
among other things, the food, water, and rest provided to such equines
prior to transportation. The regulations also prohibit the commercial
transportation for slaughter of equines considered to be unfit for
travel, the use of electric prods on such animals in commercial
transportation for slaughter, and the use of double-deck trailers for
commercial transportation of equines for slaughter.
APHIS' regulations also require the application of backtags and the
completion of owner/shipper certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughter facility that include identification of the animals, details
of the transportation, and signatures attesting to compliance with the
provision of food, rest, and water, and to the animal's fitness to
travel. In addition, any owner/shipper transporting equines to
slaughtering facilities outside the United States must present the
owner-shipper certificates to USDA representatives at the U.S. border.
Implementing these regulations entails the use of information
collection activities, such as providing business information,
completing owner/shipper certificates of fitness to travel to a
slaughter facility, certificates of veterinary inspection, maintaining
records of the owner/shipper certificate and continuation sheet, and
applying backtags, as needed.
The information collection requirements above are currently
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
commercial transportation of equines for slaughter under OMB control
numbers 0579-0332 and 0579-0160. After OMB approves this combined
information collection package (0579-0332), APHIS will retire OMB
control number 0579-0160.
We are asking OMB to approve our use of 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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.465 hours per response.
Respondents: Owners and shippers of slaughter horses, owners or
operators of slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the transport
vehicles.
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Estimated annual number of respondents: 302.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 61.
Estimated annual number of responses: 18,500.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,608 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 7th day of December 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-26788 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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