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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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November 27, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by December 31,
2018 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
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number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Certificate of Medical
Examination.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0167.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
been delegated the authority to exercise
the functions of the Secretary as
provided 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
ensuring that meat and poultry products
are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged. FSIS
will use a form FSIS 4339–1, Certificate
of Medical Examination (with report of
medical History) to collect information
from applicant.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS will use the information from FSIS
4339–1 form to determine whether an
applicant for an FSIS Food Inspector,
Consumer Safety Inspector, or
Veterinary Medical Officer in-plant
position meets the Office of Personnel
Management-approved medical
qualification standards for the position.
The form will ensure accurate collection
of the required data.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 750.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 27, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
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review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by December 31,
2018 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725—17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0090.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act of 2002 (AHPA) is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The law
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate
pests or diseases of livestock or poultry.
Disease prevention is the most effective
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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. VS Forms 10–4 and
10–4A, Specimen Submission are
critical components of APHIS’ disease
surveillance mission. They are used
routinely when specimens (such as
blood, milk, tissue, or urine) from any
animal (including cattle, swine, sheep,
goats, horses, and poultry) are submitted
to APHIS’ National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) for disease testing.
VS Form 5–38, Parasite Submission
form, is completed by State
veterinarians or other State
representatives, accredited
veterinarians, private laboratories,
research institutions, and owners or
producer.
Need and Use of the Information:
Using the Specimen Submission Form
and Continuation Sheet (APHIS VS 10–
4 & 10–4A), State or Federal
veterinarians, accredited veterinarians,
or other State and Federal
representatives will document the
collection and submission of specimens
for laboratory analysis. The form
identifies the individual animal from
which the specimen is taken as well as
the animal’s herd or flock; the type of
specimen submitted, and the purpose of
submitting the specimen. Occasionally
the time pressures exerted by or field
conditions existing during a disease
outbreak leave submitters no time to
find or fill out the 10–4; thus, a
Nonconforming Submission using
whatever scrap of paper is handy. The
National Tick Surveillance Program is
based on the information submitted on
the Parasite Submission Form (VS 5–
38), in addition to critical surveillance
information needed for the Cattle Fever
Tick Eradication Program. This
information identifies the individual
submitting the tick samples. Without
the information APHIS would not have
the critical information necessary to
effectively operate a disease
surveillance program.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local or Tribal Government; Business or
other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,773.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,605.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0100]
Environmental Impact Statement;
Cattle Fever Tick Control Barrier in
South Texas: Record of Decision
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service’s record of decision
for the final environmental impact
statement titled ‘‘Cattle Fever Tick
Eradication Program—Tick Control
Barrier: Maverick, Starr, Webb, and
Zapata Counties, Texas.’’
DATES: An official of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection ServiceVeterinary Services signed the record of
decision on July 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may read the final
environmental impact statement and
record of decision in our reading room.
The reading room 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. The record of decision, final
environmental impact statement, and
supporting information may also be
viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!
docketDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0100. To
obtain copies of the documents, contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to the Cattle Fever
Tick Eradication Program, contact Dr.
Denise Bonilla, Entomologist, Cattle
Fever Tick Eradication Program
Manager, Surveillance, Preparedness
and Response Services, VS, APHIS,
Natural Resources Research Center,
Building B, 2150 Centre Avenue, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7317. For
questions related to the environmental
impact statement, contact Ms. Michelle
Gray, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Environmental and Risk
Analysis Services, PPD, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–3146.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 15, 2011, we published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 8709–8710) a
notice 1 of intent to prepare an
SUMMARY:
1 The notices, comments, EIS, record of decision,
and supporting documents for this docket can be
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environmental impact statement (EIS)
for a proposed cattle fever tick control
barrier in South Texas. This notice
solicited comments from the public for
additional alternatives and
environmental impacts that should be
examined further in the EIS and
identified public meetings that the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) would host concerning
the scope of the EIS and other pertinent
issues.
On July 24, 2013, we published a
notice of availability in the Federal
Register (78 FR 44521–44522) for the
draft EIS and invited public comment
through August 30, 2013. Responses to
those comments are in the final EIS. On
June 1, 2018, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency published a notice of
the availability of the final EIS in the
Federal Register (83 FR 25451–25452,
Docket No. ER–FRL–9039–6) and
invited public comment through July 2,
2018.
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) implementing regulations in
40 CFR 1506.10 require a minimum 30day waiting period between the time a
final EIS is published and the time an
agency makes a decision on an action
covered by the EIS. APHIS has reviewed
the final EIS and comments received
during the 30-day waiting period and
has concluded that the final EIS fully
analyzes the issues covered by the draft
EIS and addresses the comments and
suggestions submitted by commenters.
This notice advises the public that the
waiting period has elapsed, and APHIS
has issued a record of decision (ROD) to
implement the preferred alternative
described in the final EIS.
The ROD has been prepared in
accordance with: (1) NEPA, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (2) regulations
of the Council on Environmental
Quality for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
parts 1500–1508); (3) USDA regulations
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b);
and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing
Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
November 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 27, 2018.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding (1) 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) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by December
31, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0090.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
(AHPA) is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. Disease prevention is the most effective
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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. VS Forms 10-4 and 10-4A, Specimen Submission are
critical components of APHIS' disease surveillance mission. They are
used routinely when specimens (such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine)
from any animal (including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and
poultry) are submitted to APHIS' National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) for disease testing. VS Form 5-38, Parasite
Submission form, is completed by State veterinarians or other State
representatives, accredited veterinarians, private laboratories,
research institutions, and owners or producer.
Need and Use of the Information: Using the Specimen Submission Form
and Continuation Sheet (APHIS VS 10-4 & 10-4A), State or Federal
veterinarians, accredited veterinarians, or other State and Federal
representatives will document the collection and submission of
specimens for laboratory analysis. The form identifies the individual
animal from which the specimen is taken as well as the animal's herd or
flock; the type of specimen submitted, and the purpose of submitting
the specimen. Occasionally the time pressures exerted by or field
conditions existing during a disease outbreak leave submitters no time
to find or fill out the 10-4; thus, a Nonconforming Submission using
whatever scrap of paper is handy. The National Tick Surveillance
Program is based on the information submitted on the Parasite
Submission Form (VS 5-38), in addition to critical surveillance
information needed for the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This
information identifies the individual submitting the tick samples.
Without the information APHIS would not have the critical information
necessary to effectively operate a disease surveillance program.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,773.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,605.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-26027 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am]
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