Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards, 64313-64314 [2018-27068]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2018 / Notices Dated: December 11, 2018. Greg Ibach, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs. [FR Doc. 2018–27139 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 December 11, 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. 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VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Dec 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Trichinae Certification Program. OMB Control Number: 0579–0323. Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control and eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107–171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Trichinelia spiralis is a contagious nematode affecting animals and people. The disease, trichinellosis, is transmitted by consuming the meat of an infected animal. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using a certificate site audit, program audit form, request for information during a spot audit, animal disposal plan and recordkeeping, animal movement record and recordkeeping, rodent control logbook and recordkeeping, trichinae herd certification feed mill quality assurance affidavit and recordkeeping, records for slaughter testing and recordkeeping, temporary withdrawal, and program withdrawal. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to certify swine are raised using practices that will reduce or eliminate T spiralis exposure. If this information is not collected, it will compromise APHIS’ ability to determine the trichinae infection status of pork produced in the United States. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 66. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 521. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–27097 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0013] Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of determination. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64313 We are updating the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Program Standards. In a previous notice, we made available to the public for review and comment proposed changes to the NPIP Program Standards pertaining to the compartmentalization of primary poultry breeding establishments and approval of compartment components such as farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots. These changes will be added to the NPIP Program Standards. DATES: Applicable February 12, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise Heard, DVM, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094–5104; (770) 922– 3496. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), also referred to below as ‘‘the Plan,’’ is a cooperative Federal-StateIndustry mechanism for controlling certain poultry diseases. The Plan consists of a variety of programs intended to prevent and control poultry diseases. The regulations in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146, and 147 (referred to below as the regulations) contain the provisions of the Plan. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA, also referred to as ‘‘the Department’’) amends these provisions from time to time to incorporate new scientific information and technologies within the Plan. Because changes in diagnostic science, testing technology, and best practices for maintaining sanitation are continual, and the rulemaking process can be lengthy, certain provisions of the Plan are contained in an NPIP Program Standards document 1 rather than in the regulations. The NPIP Program Standards may be updated or revised via a notice-based process rather than by rulemaking. The regulations at 9 CFR 145.45, 145.74, and 145.84 provide the basis for compartmentalization of primary poultry breeding establishments. Compartmentalization is a procedure that a country may implement to define and manage animal subpopulations of distinct health status within its territory, in accordance with the guidelines in the World Organization for Animal Health SUMMARY: 1 This document may be viewed on the NPIP website at https://www.poultryimprovement.org/ documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, or by writing to the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094. E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1 64314 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2018 / Notices (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, for the purpose of disease control and international trade. On July 12, 2016, we published a notice 2 in the Federal Register (81 FR 45121–45122, Docket No. APHIS–2016– 0013) advising the public that we had prepared updates to the NPIP Program Standards. Specifically, we proposed to add provisions for compartmentalization of primary poultry breeding establishments and approval of compartment components, such as farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots. These proposed provisions included requirements for applying for compartmentalization of facilities and for facility design and management, as well as an outline of the auditing system APHIS proposed to use to evaluate compartments and their component operations. We solicited comments for 30 days ending on August 11, 2016. We received six comments by that date. They were from poultry breeders and suppliers of breeding stock, egg producers, and veterinarians. All the commenters supported our proposed updates. We are making one minor editorial change to the compartmentalization provisions that we are adding to the NPIP Program Standards. Specifically, we are clarifying that visitors to farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots must agree in writing to follow company-established protocols regarding personal items and food. Therefore, we are updating the NPIP Program Standards as described in our previous notice and in this document. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information collection activities included in this notice will be approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0007. E-Government Act Compliance The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. For information pertinent to E-Government Act compliance related to this notice, please contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 2483. 2 To view the notice and comments we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0013. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Dec 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of December 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–27068 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0073] Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Guava Fruit From Taiwan Into the Continental United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with importation of fresh guava fruit from Taiwan into the continental United States. Based on the analysis, we have determined that the application of one or more phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh guava fruit from Taiwan. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and comment. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 12, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0073. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS–2018–0073, 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/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0073 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Mr. Tony Roma´n, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 1231; (301) 851–2242. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–12, referred to below as the regulations), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) prohibits or restricts the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to prevent plant pests from being introduced into or disseminated within the United States. Section 319.56–4 contains a performance-based process for approving the importation of certain fruits and vegetables that, based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, can be safely imported subject to one or more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in paragraph (b) of that section. APHIS received a request from the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Taiwan to allow the importation of fresh guava fruit (Psidium guajava) into the continental United States. As part of our evaluation of Taiwan’s request, we have prepared a pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify pests of quarantine significance that could follow the pathway of importation of fresh guava fruit into the continental United States from Taiwan. Based on the PRA, a risk management document (RMD) was prepared to identify phytosanitary measures that could be applied to the fresh guava fruit to mitigate the pest risk. We have concluded that fresh guava fruit can be safely imported from Taiwan into the continental United States using one or more of the five designated phytosanitary measures listed in § 319.56–4(b). The NPPO of Taiwan would have to enter into an operational workplan with APHIS that spells out the daily procedures the NPPO will take to implement the measures identified in the RMD. These measures are summarized below: • Importation in commercial shipments only, • Registration of places of production and packinghouses with the NPPO of Taiwan, • Regular inspections of places of production by the NPPO, • Grove sanitation and trapping for fruit flies in places of production, • Safeguarding and identification of the lot throughout the growing, packing and export process, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64313-64314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27068]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0013]


Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program 
Standards

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: We are updating the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) 
Program Standards. In a previous notice, we made available to the 
public for review and comment proposed changes to the NPIP Program 
Standards pertaining to the compartmentalization of primary poultry 
breeding establishments and approval of compartment components such as 
farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots. These changes will be 
added to the NPIP Program Standards.

DATES: Applicable February 12, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise Heard, DVM, Senior 
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094-5104; (770) 922-3496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Poultry Improvement Plan 
(NPIP), also referred to below as ``the Plan,'' is a cooperative 
Federal-State-Industry mechanism for controlling certain poultry 
diseases. The Plan consists of a variety of programs intended to 
prevent and control poultry diseases.
    The regulations in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146, and 147 (referred to 
below as the regulations) contain the provisions of the Plan. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA, also referred to as ``the 
Department'') amends these provisions from time to time to incorporate 
new scientific information and technologies within the Plan.
    Because changes in diagnostic science, testing technology, and best 
practices for maintaining sanitation are continual, and the rulemaking 
process can be lengthy, certain provisions of the Plan are contained in 
an NPIP Program Standards document \1\ rather than in the regulations. 
The NPIP Program Standards may be updated or revised via a notice-based 
process rather than by rulemaking.
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    \1\ This document may be viewed on the NPIP website at https://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/ProgramStandardsAugust2014.pdf, 
or by writing to the Service at National Poultry Improvement Plan, 
APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094.
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    The regulations at 9 CFR 145.45, 145.74, and 145.84 provide the 
basis for compartmentalization of primary poultry breeding 
establishments. Compartmentalization is a procedure that a country may 
implement to define and manage animal subpopulations of distinct health 
status within its territory, in accordance with the guidelines in the 
World Organization for Animal Health

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(OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code, for the purpose of disease 
control and international trade.
    On July 12, 2016, we published a notice \2\ in the Federal Register 
(81 FR 45121-45122, Docket No. APHIS-2016-0013) advising the public 
that we had prepared updates to the NPIP Program Standards. 
Specifically, we proposed to add provisions for compartmentalization of 
primary poultry breeding establishments and approval of compartment 
components, such as farms, feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots. These 
proposed provisions included requirements for applying for 
compartmentalization of facilities and for facility design and 
management, as well as an outline of the auditing system APHIS proposed 
to use to evaluate compartments and their component operations.
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    \2\ To view the notice and comments we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0013.
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    We solicited comments for 30 days ending on August 11, 2016. We 
received six comments by that date. They were from poultry breeders and 
suppliers of breeding stock, egg producers, and veterinarians. All the 
commenters supported our proposed updates.
    We are making one minor editorial change to the 
compartmentalization provisions that we are adding to the NPIP Program 
Standards. Specifically, we are clarifying that visitors to farms, 
feedmills, hatcheries, and egg depots must agree in writing to follow 
company-established protocols regarding personal items and food.
    Therefore, we are updating the NPIP Program Standards as described 
in our previous notice and in this document.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the information collection activities 
included in this notice will be approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget under control number 0579-0007.

E-Government Act Compliance

    The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to 
compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet 
and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities 
for citizen access to Government information and services, and for 
other purposes. For information pertinent to E-Government Act 
compliance related to this notice, please contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 8301-8317; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of December 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27068 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
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