Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil, 19132-19133 [2020-07146]
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April 1, 2020.
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: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 May 6, 2020 will
be considered. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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sponsor a collection of information
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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
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Interstate Movement of Certain
Land Tortoises.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0156.
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 prevent, control, and
eliminate domestic diseases such as
tuberculosis, as well as to take actions
to prevent and to manage exotic
diseases such as heartwater disease. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit the
importation of the leopard tortoise, the
African spurred tortoise, and the Bell’s
hingeback tortoise to prevent the
introduction and spread of exotic ticks
known to be vectors of heartwater
disease, an acute, infectious disease of
cattle and other ruminants. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 74 prohibit the
interstate movement of those tortoises
that are already in the United States
unless the tortoises are accompanied by
a health certificate or certificate of
veterinary inspection.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
ensure that the interstate movement of
these leopard, African spurred, and
Bell’s hingeback tortoises poses no risk
of spreading exotic ticks within the
United States. Owners and veterinarians
are required to provide the following
information to Federal or accredited
veterinarians for completion of the
health certificate: Name, address, and
telephone number of the owner;
information identifying the animal such
as collar or tattoo number; breed; age;
sex; color; distinctive marks;
vaccination history; and certifications
from both the owner and the
veterinarian that all information is true
and accurate. The collected information
is used for the purposes of identifying
each specific tortoise and documenting
the State of its health so that the animals
can be transported across State and
national boundaries.
If the information is not collected
APHIS would be forced to ban the
interstate movement of all leopard,
African spurred, and Bell’s hingeback
tortoises. This would economically
harm U.S. tortoise breeders.
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Description of Respondents: Private
and Commercial Animal Breeders, and
Veterinarians.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 375.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0002]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of
Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay
and Beef From Argentina and Brazil
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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 regulations for the
importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and beef from Argentina and
Brazil.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 5,
2020.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0002.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0002, 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-2020-0002 or in our reading
ADDRESSES:
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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
information on the regulations for the
importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and beef from Argentina and
Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal
Product Imports, Strategy and Policy,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–
3300 option 1. For more detailed
information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine
Meat From Uruguay and Beef From
Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0372.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture
to, among other things, prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products into the United States to
prevent the introduction of animal
diseases and pests. The regulations for
the importation of animals and animal
products are contained in 9 CFR parts
92 through 98.
The regulations in part 94 provide the
requirements for the importation of
specified animals and animal products
to prevent the introduction into the
United States of various animal
diseases, including foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD). Among other things, the
regulations in § 94.1 place certain
restrictions on beef and ovine meat
exported to the United States in
accordance with § 94.29, when the beef
or ovine meat enters a port or otherwise
transits a region where FMD exists
during shipment to the United States.
An authorized official of the exporting
region must provide the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
with certification that specific
conditions for importation listed in
§ 94.1 have been met.
Section 94.29 places certain
restrictions on the importation of beef
and ovine meat from Uruguay and fresh
(chilled or frozen) beef from certain
regions in Argentina and Brazil into the
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United States to prevent the
introduction of FMD. These conditions
involve information collection activities
such as the requirement that APHIS
collect, for each shipment, certification
from an authorized veterinary official of
the country of export that the conditions
in § 94.29 have been met. For some of
these conditions to be met, the facility
in which the bovines and sheep are
slaughtered must allow periodic on-site
evaluation and subsequent inspection of
its facilities. In addition, this collection
includes animal identification and
testing of select lambs.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget 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 0.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: Authorized veterinary
officials employed by the governments
of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and
managers of foreign facilities that
process meat and meat products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 6,019.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 3.2.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 19,458.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 10,045 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of
April 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0002]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay
and Beef From Argentina and Brazil
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 regulations for the importation
of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Brazil.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0002.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0002, 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-
0002 or in our reading
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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 regulations for
the importation of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from
Argentina and Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Animal Product Imports, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3300
option 1. For more detailed information on the information collection
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef
From Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to, among other things,
prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement of animals
and animal products into the United States to prevent the introduction
of animal diseases and pests. The regulations for the importation of
animals and animal products are contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
The regulations in part 94 provide the requirements for the
importation of specified animals and animal products to prevent the
introduction into the United States of various animal diseases,
including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Among other things, the
regulations in Sec. [thinsp]94.1 place certain restrictions on beef
and ovine meat exported to the United States in accordance with Sec.
[thinsp]94.29, when the beef or ovine meat enters a port or otherwise
transits a region where FMD exists during shipment to the United
States. An authorized official of the exporting region must provide the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) with certification
that specific conditions for importation listed in Sec. [thinsp]94.1
have been met.
Section 94.29 places certain restrictions on the importation of
beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and fresh (chilled or frozen) beef
from certain regions in Argentina and Brazil into the United States to
prevent the introduction of FMD. These conditions involve information
collection activities such as the requirement that APHIS collect, for
each shipment, certification from an authorized veterinary official of
the country of export that the conditions in Sec. [thinsp]94.29 have
been met. For some of these conditions to be met, the facility in which
the bovines and sheep are slaughtered must allow periodic on-site
evaluation and subsequent inspection of its facilities. In addition,
this collection includes animal identification and testing of select
lambs.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget 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 0.5 hours per response.
Respondents: Authorized veterinary officials employed by the
governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and managers of foreign
facilities that process meat and meat products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 6,019.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3.2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 19,458.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 10,045 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 1st day of April 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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