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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0020]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection: Food Defense
Vulnerability Questionnaire
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to collect information from
food industry and academic experts on
vulnerabilities and research activities
related to food defense for FSISregulated food products. The purpose of
this information collection is to inform
FSIS food defense efforts to help protect
against an intentional attack on the food
supply.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may
be submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand- or courier-delivered
submittals: Deliver to 1400
SUMMARY:
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Agency name and docket number FSIS–
2018–0020. Comments received in
response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any
personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background
documents or comments received, call
(202) 720–5627 to schedule a time to
visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Defense Vulnerability
Questionnaire
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified
in the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) and the Egg
Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statutes
mandate that FSIS protect the public by
verifying that meat, poultry, and egg
products are safe, wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS’s Office of Data Integration and
Food Protection (ODIFP) develops,
maintains, and coordinates all FSIS
activities to prevent, prepare for,
respond to, and recover from significant
incidents resulting from intentional
contamination or deliberate acts of
terrorism and other significant incidents
affecting meat, poultry, and processed
egg products. Food defense is the
protection of food products from
intentional contamination intended to
harm public health or cause economic
disruption. As part of ODIFP, the Food
Defense Assessment Staff works with
government agencies, industry, and
other organizations to develop and
implement strategies to prevent, protect
against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from intentional contamination
of the food supply. FSIS food defense
activities are guided by national policies
and directives, including Homeland
Security Presidential Directive Nine,
which requires USDA to perform
vulnerability assessments of the food
system and update these vulnerability
assessments every two years.
FSIS strives to continually assess
current food defense vulnerabilities,
identify new food defense
vulnerabilities, and remain aware of
current and planned food defense
research efforts. In order to help inform
FSIS food defense activities and help
protect against an intentional attack on
the food supply, FSIS will administer a
series of questionnaires to food industry
and academic experts on vulnerabilities
and research activities in the area of
food defense for FSIS-regulated food
products.
The first questionnaire will be
conducted in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, and
the second and third questionnaires will
be conducted in FY 2020 and FY 2021
respectively. The questionnaire will be
administered to approximately 170 food
industry and academic experts each
fiscal year (FY 2019, FY 2020, and FY
2021).
The results from the FY 2019
questionnaire will inform FSIS’s food
defense activities, including
vulnerability assessment efforts.
Estimate of Burden:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2019 QUESTIONNAIRE
Number of
respondents
Respondents
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Participation time
40 minutes ...........
Burden
(hours)
113.3
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2020 QUESTIONNAIRE
Number of
respondents
Respondents
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR THE FY 2021 QUESTIONNAIRE
Number of
respondents
Respondents
Food industry and academic experts ....................................................................................
Respondents: Food Industry and
Academic Experts.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
510.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: 340 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the method and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20253.
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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Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
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meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Update is available on the FSIS web
page. Through the web page, FSIS is
able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience. In
addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
SUMMARY:
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
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Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2018-0020]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Food Defense
Vulnerability Questionnaire
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to collect
information from food industry and academic experts on vulnerabilities
and research activities related to food defense for FSIS-regulated food
products. The purpose of this information collection is to inform FSIS
food defense efforts to help protect against an intentional attack on
the food supply.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-
3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2018-0020. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call (202) 720-5627 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Defense Vulnerability Questionnaire
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified in the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.) and the
Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the public by verifying that meat,
poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS's Office of Data Integration and Food Protection (ODIFP)
develops, maintains, and coordinates all FSIS activities to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant incidents
resulting from intentional contamination or deliberate acts of
terrorism and other significant incidents affecting meat, poultry, and
processed egg products. Food defense is the protection of food products
from intentional contamination intended to harm public health or cause
economic disruption. As part of ODIFP, the Food Defense Assessment
Staff works with government agencies, industry, and other organizations
to develop and implement strategies to prevent, protect against,
mitigate, respond to, and recover from intentional contamination of the
food supply. FSIS food defense activities are guided by national
policies and directives, including Homeland Security Presidential
Directive Nine, which requires USDA to perform vulnerability
assessments of the food system and update these vulnerability
assessments every two years.
FSIS strives to continually assess current food defense
vulnerabilities, identify new food defense vulnerabilities, and remain
aware of current and planned food defense research efforts. In order to
help inform FSIS food defense activities and help protect against an
intentional attack on the food supply, FSIS will administer a series of
questionnaires to food industry and academic experts on vulnerabilities
and research activities in the area of food defense for FSIS-regulated
food products.
The first questionnaire will be conducted in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019,
and the second and third questionnaires will be conducted in FY 2020
and FY 2021 respectively. The questionnaire will be administered to
approximately 170 food industry and academic experts each fiscal year
(FY 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2021).
The results from the FY 2019 questionnaire will inform FSIS's food
defense activities, including vulnerability assessment efforts.
Estimate of Burden:
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for the FY 2019 Questionnaire
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Burden
Respondents respondents Participation time (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food industry and academic experts........ 170 40 minutes.......................... 113.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for the FY 2020 Questionnaire
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Burden
Respondents respondents Participation time (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food industry and academic experts........ 170 40 minutes.......................... 113.3
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Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for the FY 2021 Questionnaire
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Burden
Respondents respondents Participation time (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food industry and academic experts........ 170 40 minutes.......................... 113.3
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Respondents: Food Industry and Academic Experts.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 510.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 340 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
method and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information, including through
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS web page. Through the
web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This service is available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password
protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Paul Kiecker,
Acting Administrator.
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