Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission, 2423-2424 [2018-00694]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2018 / Notices HPAI occurrence in that country was confirmed on August 7, 2017. Subsequent to that report, and after confirming that the HPAI occurred in commercial birds or poultry, APHIS placed restrictions on the importation of poultry, commercial birds, other types of birds (research, performing), ratites, any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products from the Philippines to mitigate risk of HPAI introduction into the United States. Those restrictions went into effect on August 7, 2017, the reported date of confirmation of the HPAI occurrence in the Philippines. With the publication of this notice, we are adding the Philippines to the list of regions APHIS considers affected with HPAI of any subtype. 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 10th day of January 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–00696 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0106] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission 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 livestock disease surveillance programs. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#! docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0106. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Jan 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 APHIS–2017–0106, 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-2017-0106 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) 7997039 before coming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding livestock disease surveillance programs, contact Ms. Lori Anderson, Chief of Staff, STAS, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337–7405. 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: Specimen Submission. OMB Control Number: 0579–0090. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry and interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any pest or disease of livestock within the United States. Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States’ ability to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products. However, animal disease prevention cannot be accomplished without the existence of an effective disease surveillance program, which is conducted by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS). The animal disease surveillance program is based on information submitted on the Specimen Submission form and the continuation sheets, as well as equivalent sources. VS forms are critical to VS’ mission. They are PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2423 routinely used whenever specimens (such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine) from any animal (such as cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) are submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for disease testing. If the information was not collected or collected less frequently, APHIS would not have the critical information necessary to effectively operate a disease surveillance program and identify the animals and herds from which the specimens were taken, allowing effective disease prevention and eradication. An additional form that APHIS uses is the Parasite Submission form. This form is used by the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the National Tick Surveillance Program to identify the individuals submitting tick samples and the animal sources of those samples. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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. APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following: (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, (such as through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.) Estimate of Burden: The public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.31 hours per response. Respondents: State veterinarians and other State personnel who are qualified and authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory analysis, accredited veterinarians, private veterinarians, animal health technicians, herd owners, private laboratories, and research institutions. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,773. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 15. E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1 2424 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2018 / Notices Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 27,193. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,604 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 10th day of January 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–00694 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to March 13, 2018. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@ trade.gov or (202) 482–5928. Dated: January 11, 2018. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00699 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [S–6–2018] Foreign-Trade Zones Board ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 98—Birmingham, Alabama; Application for Expansion of Subzone 98D; Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. Sulligent, Alabama An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the City of Birmingham, grantee of FTZ 98, requesting an expansion of Subzone 98D on behalf of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., in Sulligent, Alabama. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on January 10, 2018. The subzone currently consists of one site located at 7711 Highway 278 East in Sulligent, Alabama. The applicant is now requesting authority to include an additional site: Proposed Site 2 (13 acres)—7668 Highway 278, Sulligent. No additional production authority is being requested at this time. As requested, the entire subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 98. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Qahira El-Amin of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 26, 2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Jan 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 [S–01–2018] Foreign-Trade Zone 18—San Jose, California; Application for Subzone Expansion, Lam Research Corporation, Fremont and Livermore, California An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the City of San Jose, grantee of FTZ 18, requesting expanded subzone status for the facility of Lam Research Corporation (Lam), located in Tracy, California. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on January 3, 2018. Subzone 18F consists of the following sites in Fremont and Livermore: Site 1 (29 acres) 4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont; Site 4 (14.82 acres) 1 and 101 Portola Avenue, Livermore; Site 5 (4.4 acres)—7364 Marathon Drive and 7150 Patterson Pass Road, Unit G, Livermore; Site 7 (0.91 acres)—6757 Las Positas Road, Livermore; Site 8 (0.44 acres)— 7888 Marathon Drive, Livermore; Site 9 (1.6 acres)—41707 Christy Street, Fremont; Site 11 (1.19 acres)—4050 Starboard Drive, Fremont; and, Site 12 (0.98 acres)—7650 Marathon Drive, Livermore. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the subzone to include an additional site (3.49 acres) located at 6551 West Schulte Road, Tracy, which would be designated as Site 13. The expanded subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 18. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Christopher Kemp of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 26, 2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to March 13, 2018. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: January 8, 2018. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00680 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting International Trade Administration, DOC. ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC). DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2018 from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, January 26, 2018. The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 6057–59 at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2423-2424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00694]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0106]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Specimen Submission

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 livestock disease surveillance 
programs.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0106.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0106, 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-
0106 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) 7997039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding livestock 
disease surveillance programs, contact Ms. Lori Anderson, Chief of 
Staff, STAS, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337-
7405. 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: Specimen Submission.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0090.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) 
provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or 
restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry and 
interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines that the 
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or 
spread of any pest or disease of livestock within the United States.
    Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a 
healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States' ability 
to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products. 
However, animal disease prevention cannot be accomplished without the 
existence of an effective disease surveillance program, which is 
conducted by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS).
    The animal disease surveillance program is based on information 
submitted on the Specimen Submission form and the continuation sheets, 
as well as equivalent sources. VS forms are critical to VS' mission. 
They are routinely used whenever specimens (such as blood, milk, 
tissue, or urine) from any animal (such as cattle, swine, sheep, goats, 
horses, and poultry) are submitted to the National Veterinary Services 
Laboratories for disease testing. If the information was not collected 
or collected less frequently, APHIS would not have the critical 
information necessary to effectively operate a disease surveillance 
program and identify the animals and herds from which the specimens 
were taken, allowing effective disease prevention and eradication.
    An additional form that APHIS uses is the Parasite Submission form. 
This form is used by the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the 
National Tick Surveillance Program to identify the individuals 
submitting tick samples and the animal sources of those samples.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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. 
APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following:
    (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, (such as through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, 
e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.)
    Estimate of Burden: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.31 hours per response.
    Respondents: State veterinarians and other State personnel who are 
qualified and authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory 
analysis, accredited veterinarians, private veterinarians, animal 
health technicians, herd owners, private laboratories, and research 
institutions.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,773.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.

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    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 27,193.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,604 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 10th day of January 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-00694 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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