Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions, 16047-16048 [2020-05942]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0006]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products
From Certain Regions
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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 regulations for the
importation of live swine, pork, and
pork products from certain regions free
of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile,
and Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 19,
2020.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0006.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0006, 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-2020-0006 or in our reading
room, which is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW,
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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 importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from
certain regions, contact Dr. Magde
Elshafie, Senior Veterinarian Medical
Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–3300. For more information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork,
and Pork Products From Certain
Regions.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0230.
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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of livestock diseases and
pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS
regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States.
The regulations for the importation of
animals and animal products are
contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
Part 94 allows, under certain
conditions, the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from
certain regions that are free of classical
swine fever (CSF) to prevent the
introduction of CSF into the United
States. Mexico, Chile, and the State of
Santa Catarina in Brazil are on the list
of regions referenced in §§ 94.9 (a)(1)
and 94.10 (a)(1) that are considered free
of CSF. However, § 94.32 places
restrictions on the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from
these regions. These restrictions are
placed because these regions either
supplement their pork supplies by
importing fresh (chilled or frozen) pork
from CSF-affected regions, supplement
their pork supplies with pork from CSF-
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affected regions that is not processed in
accordance with the requirements in
part 94, share a common land border
with CSF-affected regions, or import
live swine from such regions under
conditions less restrictive than would be
acceptable for importation into the
United States.
To ensure that the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not
introduce CSF into the United States,
the regulations include information
collection activities such as certification
for importation of pork or pork
products; application of seal; location
and reason for breaking seal and
application of new seal; termination of
agreement; request for approval of
defrost facility; request hearing for
denial or approval of defrost facility;
application for import of small amounts
of pork or pork products; cooperative
service agreement; notification of
Customs and Border Protection
inspectors for pork from specific
regions; recordkeeping requirements for
certificates; certificates for meat
processed in tubes; certification for
importation of hams; agreement for
processing procedures; identification
procedures; recordkeeping for
processing origin of hams; and program
statements.
The information collection activities
of certificates, compliance agreements,
and cooperative service agreements are
currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 0579–0230
(Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and
Pork Products From Certain Regions
Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico). The remaining
requirements were previously approved
under OMB Control Number 0579–0395
(Prohibited and Restricted Importation
of Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or
Pork Products into the United States)
and OMB Control Number 0579–0396
(Prohibited and Restricted Importation
of Hams into the United States). As a
result of including these additional
information collection activities in this
collection, APHIS has revised the title of
this information collection from
‘‘Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and
Pork Products From Certain Regions
Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil,
Chile, and Mexico’’ to ‘‘Importation of
Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products
From Certain Regions’’. After OMB
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approves this combined information
collection package (0579–0230), APHIS
will retire OMB control numbers 0579–
0395 and 0579–0396.
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 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Full-time, salaried
veterinary officers employed by the
governments of Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico; industry representatives; and
U.S. importers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 92.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 640.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 58,959.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 58,996 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 17th day of
March 2020.
Michael Watson
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2020–0010]
Notice of Request for Renewal of an
Approved Information Collection (State
Meat and Poultry Programs)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request renewal of the
approved information collection
regarding State Meat and Poultry
Programs. There are no changes to the
existing information collection. The
approval for this information collection
will expire on July 31, 2020.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 19, 2020.
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 commenters the ability
to type short comments directly into the
comment field on the web page or to
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–
2020–0010. 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
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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: State Meat and Poultry
Programs.
OMB Number: 0583–0170.
Expiration Date of Approval: 7/31/
2020.
Type of Request: Renewal of an
approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has statutory authority
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), and the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)
(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), to set national
standards for meat and poultry
inspection (MPI). Section 301(c) of the
FMIA (21 U.S.C. 661(c)) and section 5(c)
of the PPIA (21 U.S.C. 454(c)) authorize
the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
to designate a state as one in which the
provisions of Titles I and IV of the FMIA
and sections 1–4, 6–11, and 12–22 of the
PPIA will apply to operations and
transactions wholly within the state
after the Secretary has determined that
requirements at least ‘‘equal to’’ those
imposed under the Acts have not been
developed and effectively enforced by
the state. Under a cooperative agreement
with FSIS, states may operate their own
MPI programs (i.e., meat, poultry, or
both; egg products are excluded)
provided they meet and enforce
requirements ‘‘at least equal to’’ those
imposed under the FMIA and PPIA.
FSIS is responsible for certifying and
monitoring that participating states meet
the MPI program’s ‘‘at least equal to’’
standard.1
FSIS is announcing its intention to
request renewal of the approved
information collection regarding State
Meat and Poultry programs. FSIS
collects information from State Meat
and Poultry Inspection programs to
ensure that their programs operate in a
manner that is at least equal to FSIS’s
Federal inspection program in the
protection of public interest; comply
with requirements of Federal civil rights
laws and regulations; meet necessary
laboratory quality assurance standards
and testing frequencies; and have the
capability to perform microbiology and
food chemistry methods that are ‘‘at
least equal to’’ methods performed in
1 FSIS also administers a voluntary cooperative
inspection program under which state-inspected
establishments in participating states with 25 or
fewer employees are eligible to ship meat and
poultry products in interstate commerce (21 U.S.C.
683 and U.S.C. 472) (9 CFR 321.3, Part 332,
381.187, and Part 381 Subpart Z). FSIS collects
information for this program under OMB Control
Number 0583–0143.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0006]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork
Products From Certain Regions
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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 regulations for the
importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions
free of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0006.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0006, 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-2020-
0006 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 importation of
live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions, contact Dr.
Magde Elshafie, Senior Veterinarian Medical Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3300. For more
information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of livestock diseases and pests.
To carry out this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals
and animal products into the United States. The regulations for the
importation of animals and animal products are contained in 9 CFR parts
92 through 98.
Part 94 allows, under certain conditions, the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions that are free of
classical swine fever (CSF) to prevent the introduction of CSF into the
United States. Mexico, Chile, and the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil
are on the list of regions referenced in Sec. Sec. 94.9 (a)(1) and
94.10 (a)(1) that are considered free of CSF. However, Sec.
[thinsp]94.32 places restrictions on the importation of live swine,
pork, and pork products from these regions. These restrictions are
placed because these regions either supplement their pork supplies by
importing fresh (chilled or frozen) pork from CSF-affected regions,
supplement their pork supplies with pork from CSF-affected regions that
is not processed in accordance with the requirements in part 94, share
a common land border with CSF-affected regions, or import live swine
from such regions under conditions less restrictive than would be
acceptable for importation into the United States.
To ensure that the importation of live swine, pork, and pork
products from Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not introduce CSF into the
United States, the regulations include information collection
activities such as certification for importation of pork or pork
products; application of seal; location and reason for breaking seal
and application of new seal; termination of agreement; request for
approval of defrost facility; request hearing for denial or approval of
defrost facility; application for import of small amounts of pork or
pork products; cooperative service agreement; notification of Customs
and Border Protection inspectors for pork from specific regions;
recordkeeping requirements for certificates; certificates for meat
processed in tubes; certification for importation of hams; agreement
for processing procedures; identification procedures; recordkeeping for
processing origin of hams; and program statements.
The information collection activities of certificates, compliance
agreements, and cooperative service agreements are currently approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number
0579-0230 (Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico). The remaining requirements were previously approved under OMB
Control Number 0579-0395 (Prohibited and Restricted Importation of
Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork Products into the United States)
and OMB Control Number 0579-0396 (Prohibited and Restricted Importation
of Hams into the United States). As a result of including these
additional information collection activities in this collection, APHIS
has revised the title of this information collection from ``Importation
of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions Free of
Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico'' to ``Importation
of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions''. After
OMB
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approves this combined information collection package (0579-0230),
APHIS will retire OMB control numbers 0579-0395 and 0579-0396.
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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Full-time, salaried veterinary officers employed by
the governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; industry representatives;
and U.S. importers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 92.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 640.
Estimated annual number of responses: 58,959.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 58,996 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 17th day of March 2020.
Michael Watson
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-05942 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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