Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations, 4024-4025 [2018-01576]

Download as PDF 4024 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices Estimated annual number of responses: 51,437,932. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 535,352 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 January 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–01575 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0001] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Virus-SerumToxin Act and Regulations Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. ACTION: 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 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 30, 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-2018-0001. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2018–0001, 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-2018-0001 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 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. For information on the regulations related to the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations, contact Dr. Donna Malloy, Section Leader, Operational Support, Center for Veterinary Biologics Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing, VS, APHIS,4700 River Road Unit 148, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851– 3426. 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: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations. OMB Control Number: 0579–0013. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Virus-SerumToxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151–159), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized to promulgate regulations designed to prevent the importation, preparation, sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary biological products. These regulations are contained in 9 CFR parts 102 to 124. Veterinary biological products include viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products of natural or synthetic origin such as vaccines, antitoxins, or the immunizing components of microorganisms intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases in domestic animals. APHIS issues licenses to qualified establishments that produce veterinary biological products and issues permits to importers seeking to import such products into the United States. APHIS also enforces regulations concerning production, packaging, labeling, and shipping of these products, and sets standards for the testing of these products. These regulations ensure that veterinary biological products used in the United States are not worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful. To help ensure that veterinary biological products used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective, APHIS requires certain information collection activities, including, among other things, establishment, personnel qualification, and product licenses; product permits; packaging and labeling; requests for materials; shipment authorizations; product and test reports; preparation and usage requests; development and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 field study summaries; stop distribution and sale notifications and inventories; due diligence petitions; and recordkeeping. The information collection activities above are currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations under OMB control numbers 0579–0013 and 0579–0460. After OMB approves this combined information collection package (0579– 0013), APHIS will retire OMB control number 0579–0460. 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 0.001 hours per response. Respondents: Veterinary biological product developers and producers, foreign government officials, State government officials, and private individuals. Estimated annual number of respondents: 405. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 737,790. Estimated annual number of responses: 298,804,802. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 91,000 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. E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1 4025 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of January 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–01576 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Summer Food Service Program 2018 Reimbursement Rates Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children. These adjustments address changes in the Consumer Price Index, as required under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. The 2018 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. The 2018 rates are also presented individually, as separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, to show the effect of the Consumer Price Index adjustment on each rate. DATES: January 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Saracino, Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559 and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires SUMMARY: intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. (See 2 CFR part 415 and final rule-related notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983.) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501– 3520, no new recordkeeping or reporting requirements have been included that are subject to approval from the Office of Management and Budget. This notice is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, and thus is exempt from the provisions of that Act. Additionally, this notice has been determined to be exempt from formal review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. Definitions The terms used in this notice have the meaning ascribed to them under 7 CFR part 225 of the SFSP regulations. Background This notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement rates for meals served in SFSP. In accordance with sections 12(f) and 13, 42 U.S.C. 1760(f) and 1761, of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) and SFSP regulations under 7 CFR part 225, the United States Department of Agriculture announces the adjustments in SFSP payments for meals served to participating children during calendar year 2018. The 2018 reimbursement rates are presented as a combined set of rates to highlight simplified cost accounting procedures. Reimbursement is based solely on a ‘‘meals times rate’’ calculation, without comparison to actual or budgeted costs. Sponsors receive reimbursement that is determined by the number of reimbursable meals served, multiplied by the combined rates for food service operations and administration. However, the combined rate is based on separate operating and administrative rates of reimbursement, each of which is adjusted differently for inflation. Calculation of Rates The combined rates are constructed from individually authorized operating and administrative reimbursements. Simplified procedures provide flexibility, enabling sponsors to manage their reimbursements to pay for any allowable cost, regardless of the cost category. Sponsors remain responsible, however, for ensuring proper administration of the Program, while providing the best possible nutrition benefit to children. The operating and administrative rates are calculated separately. However, the calculations of adjustments for both cost categories are based on the same set of changes in the Food Away From Home series of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. They represent a 2.4 percent increase in this series for the 12-month period, from November 2016 through November 2017 (from 264.699 in November 2016 to 271.152 in November 2017). Table of 2018 Reimbursement Rates Presentation of the 2018 maximum per meal rates for meals served to children in SFSP combines the results from the calculations of operational and administrative payments, which are further explained in this notice. The total amount of payments to State agencies for disbursement to SFSP sponsors will be based upon these adjusted combined rates and the number of meals of each type served. These adjusted rates will be in effect from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 2018 REIMBURSEMENT RATES [Combined] All states except Alaska and Hawaii sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars Rural or self-prep sites Breakfast .................................................. Lunch or Supper ...................................... Snack ....................................................... Operating Rates The portion of the SFSP rates for operating costs is based on payment VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 2.2325 3.9225 0.9300 Alaska Rural or self-prep sites All other types of sites 2.1900 3.8575 0.9100 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 All other types of sites 3.6275 6.3625 1.5025 amounts set in section 13(b)(1) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1). They are rounded down to the nearest whole PO 00000 Hawaii 3.5600 6.2600 1.4700 Rural or self-prep sites 2.6175 4.5950 1.0875 All other types of sites 2.5675 4.5200 1.0625 cent, as required by section 11(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B)(iii). E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4024-4025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01576]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0001]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations

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 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and 
regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0001, 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-2018-
0001 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 
related to the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations, contact Dr. Donna 
Malloy, Section Leader, Operational Support, Center for Veterinary 
Biologics Policy, Evaluation, and Licensing, VS, APHIS,4700 River Road 
Unit 148, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3426. 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: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151-159), the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized to 
promulgate regulations designed to prevent the importation, 
preparation, sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary biological 
products. These regulations are contained in 9 CFR parts 102 to 124.
    Veterinary biological products include viruses, serums, toxins, and 
analogous products of natural or synthetic origin such as vaccines, 
antitoxins, or the immunizing components of microorganisms intended for 
the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases in domestic 
animals.
    APHIS issues licenses to qualified establishments that produce 
veterinary biological products and issues permits to importers seeking 
to import such products into the United States. APHIS also enforces 
regulations concerning production, packaging, labeling, and shipping of 
these products, and sets standards for the testing of these products. 
These regulations ensure that veterinary biological products used in 
the United States are not worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or 
harmful.
    To help ensure that veterinary biological products used in the 
United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective, APHIS requires 
certain information collection activities, including, among other 
things, establishment, personnel qualification, and product licenses; 
product permits; packaging and labeling; requests for materials; 
shipment authorizations; product and test reports; preparation and 
usage requests; development and field study summaries; stop 
distribution and sale notifications and inventories; due diligence 
petitions; and recordkeeping.
    The information collection activities above are currently approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the Virus-Serum-Toxin 
Act and regulations under OMB control numbers 0579-0013 and 0579-0460. 
After OMB approves this combined information collection package (0579-
0013), APHIS will retire OMB control number 0579-0460.
    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 0.001 hours per response.
    Respondents: Veterinary biological product developers and 
producers, foreign government officials, State government officials, 
and private individuals.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 405.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 737,790.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 298,804,802.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 91,000 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.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of January 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01576 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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