Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan, 42861-42862 [2018-18416]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Importation of Small Lots of Seeds Without Phytosanitary Certificates. OMB Control Number: 0579–0285. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (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 dissemination within the United States. The regulations contained in ‘‘Subpart— Plants for Planting’’ (7 CFR 319.37–1 through 319.37–23) prohibit or restrict, among other things, the importation of living plants, plant parts, and seed for propagation. These regulations allow small lots of seed to be imported into the United States under an import permit with specific conditions as an alternative to a phytosanitary certificate requirement. These conditions include packet and shipment labeling and marking and port of arrival notification. Noncompliant imported lots may be confined at the port of entry while the importer responds to and acts on a Governmentissued emergency action notification. 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. 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 0.02 hours per response. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Aug 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 Respondents: Importers, commercial horticulturalists and plant scientists, and private individuals. Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,376. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 423. Estimated annual number of responses: 1,005,494. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 18,732 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 21st day of August 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–18414 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan 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 National Poultry Improvement Plan. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before October 23, 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-2018-0054. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2018–0054, 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:// SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42861 www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0054 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 National Poultry Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise Heard, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Poultry Improvement Plan. OMB Control Number: 0579–0007. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the primary purpose of which is to protect the health of the U.S. poultry population. NPIP is a Federal-Stateindustry cooperative program for the improvement of poultry flocks and products through disease control techniques. Participation in all NPIP programs is voluntary, but flocks, hatcheries, and dealers of breeding poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a condition for participation in NPIP programs. The NPIP regulations are contained in 9 CFR part 56 and parts 145 through 147. To administer the NPIP, APHIS requires a number of activities that include memoranda of understanding; summaries of flock, slaughter plant, and other poultry business participation in NPIP; flock inspection and check testing reports; hatchery inspections; requests for salmonella serotyping; requests for compartment and component registration; requests for component removal; component audits; and auditor applications. They also include flock selecting and testing reports; reports and summaries of sales of hatching eggs, chicks, and poults; reports and investigations of salmonella isolations E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 42862 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 165 / Friday, August 24, 2018 / Notices in poultry; sentinel bird marking for identification prior to flock vaccination; appraisal and indemnity claims; compliance statements; and recordkeeping. The information collection and recordkeeping activities described above represent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0579– 0007, National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), and OMB control number 0579–0445, National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions. After OMB approves this combined information collection package (0579–0007), APHIS will retire OMB control number 0579–0445. 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 0.50 hours per response. Respondents: State agriculture officials; flock owners; breeders; hatchery operators; table-egg, meat-type chicken, and meat-type turkey producers; feedlot and slaughter plant personnel; approved laboratory personnel; prospective and certified auditors; visitors; and associated entities. Estimated annual number of respondents: 6,851. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 34. Estimated annual number of responses: 234,963. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 117,254 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Aug 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 21st day of August 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–18416 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Revision of the Land Management Plan for El Yunque National Forest Forest Service, USDA. Notice of the opportunity to object to the Revised Land Management Plan for El Yunque National Forest prior to approval. AGENCY: ACTION: El Yunque National Forest, located in Puerto Rico, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), a Revised Land Management Plan and a Draft Record of Decision (ROD). This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on El Yunque’s Revised Land Management Plan and its associated FEIS may file an objection for a Forest Service review prior to the approval of the Revised Land Management Plan. DATES: El Yunque’s Revised Land Management Plan, FEIS, Draft ROD, and other supporting information, will be available for review at https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land management/planning starting August 17, 2018. A legal notice of the initiation of the 60-day objection period is also being published in El Yunque National Forest’s newspaper of record, which is El Nuevo Dia. The date of the publication of the legal notice in El Nuevo Dia will determine the actual date of initiation of the 60-day objection period. A copy of the legal notice that is published in El Nuevo Dia will be posted on the website described above. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Revised Land Mangement Plan for El Yunque National Forest, the FEIS, and the Draft ROD can be obtained online at: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land management/planning; or by visiting the Forest Supervisor’s Office at the following location: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Supervisor’s Office, Rd. PR 191 Int. 988, Km. 4.4, Bo. Barcelona, Palmer, PR 00721 (Telephone: 787–888–1880); or by mailing a request to: • Forest Supervisor’s Office, HC 01 Box 13490, Rio Grande, PR 00745. Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer: • Regional Forester, USDA—Forest Service, Attn: Objection Reviewing Officer, 1720 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Telephone: 404–347–4177; Fax: 404–347–4821). Objections may be submitted electronically at objections-southernregional-office@fs.fed.us. Note that the office hours for submitting a hand-delivered objection are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Electronic objections must be submitted in a commonly used format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft Word® (.doc or .docx). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pedro Rios, Forest Planning Staff Officer, El Yunque National Forest at 787–888–1880. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service, Southern Region, El Yunque National Forest, has prepared a Revised Land Mangement Plan, FEIS, and a Draft ROD. This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on El Yunque’s Revised Land Management Plan and its associated FEIS and Draft ROD, may file an objection for a Forest Service review prior to the approval of the Revised Land Management Plan. The publication date of the legal notice in El Yunque National Forest’s newspaper of record, El Nuevo Dia, will initiate the 60-day objection period and is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR 219.16 and 219.52). An electronic scan of the notice with the publication date will be posted on El Yunque National Forest’s website at: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/elyunque/land management/planning. The objection process under 36 CFR 219 subpart B, provides an opportunity for members of the public who have participated in the planning process for El Yunque National Forest to have any unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest Service prior to a final decision by the Responsible Official. Only those who provided substantive formal E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42861-42862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18416]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0054]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan

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 National Poultry Improvement 
Plan.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0054.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0054, 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-
0054 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 National 
Poultry Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise Heard, Senior Coordinator, 
National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 1506 
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-3496. For more 
detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. 
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 
851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Poultry Improvement Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to 
administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the primary 
purpose of which is to protect the health of the U.S. poultry 
population. NPIP is a Federal-State-industry cooperative program for 
the improvement of poultry flocks and products through disease control 
techniques. Participation in all NPIP programs is voluntary, but 
flocks, hatcheries, and dealers of breeding poultry must first qualify 
as ``U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' as a condition for participation in 
NPIP programs. The NPIP regulations are contained in 9 CFR part 56 and 
parts 145 through 147.
    To administer the NPIP, APHIS requires a number of activities that 
include memoranda of understanding; summaries of flock, slaughter 
plant, and other poultry business participation in NPIP; flock 
inspection and check testing reports; hatchery inspections; requests 
for salmonella serotyping; requests for compartment and component 
registration; requests for component removal; component audits; and 
auditor applications. They also include flock selecting and testing 
reports; reports and summaries of sales of hatching eggs, chicks, and 
poults; reports and investigations of salmonella isolations

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in poultry; sentinel bird marking for identification prior to flock 
vaccination; appraisal and indemnity claims; compliance statements; and 
recordkeeping.
    The information collection and recordkeeping activities described 
above represent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 
0579-0007, National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), and OMB control 
number 0579-0445, National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary 
Provisions. After OMB approves this combined information collection 
package (0579-0007), APHIS will retire OMB control number 0579-0445.
    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 0.50 hours per response.
    Respondents: State agriculture officials; flock owners; breeders; 
hatchery operators; table-egg, meat-type chicken, and meat-type turkey 
producers; feedlot and slaughter plant personnel; approved laboratory 
personnel; prospective and certified auditors; visitors; and associated 
entities.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 6,851.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 34.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 234,963.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 117,254 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 21st day of August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18416 Filed 8-23-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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