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unlikely to develop into feral persistent
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Paragraph (d) of § 340.6 provides that
APHIS will publish a notice in the
Federal Register providing 60 days for
public comment for petitions for a
determination of nonregulated status.
On March 6, 2012, we published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 13258–13260,
Docket No. APHIS–2011–0129) a
notice 1 describing our process for
soliciting public comment when
considering petitions for determinations
of nonregulated status for GE organisms.
In that notice we indicated that APHIS
would accept written comments
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deemed it complete.
In accordance with § 340.6(d) of the
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soliciting public input when
considering petitions for determinations
of nonregulated status for GE organisms,
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the public that APHIS will accept
written comments regarding the petition
for a determination of nonregulated
status from interested or affected
persons for a period of 60 days from the
date of this notice. The petition is
available for public review and
comment, and copies are available as
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We are interested in receiving
comments regarding potential
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economic issues and impacts that
APHIS may determine should be
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and we encourage the submission of
scientific data, studies, or research to
support your comments.
After the comment period closes,
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organism’s regulatory status, APHIS
prepares a plant pest risk assessment to
assess its plant pest risk and the
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environmental assessment (EA) or an
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371.3)
Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
April 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–2020–0014]
Notice of Request for Renewal of an
Approved Information Collection
(Modernization of Poultry Slaughter
Inspection)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 poultry slaughter inspection.
There are no changes to the existing
information collection. The approval for
this information collection will expire
on September 30, 2020.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 15, 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
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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–
2020–0014. 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
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: Modernization of Poultry
Slaughter Inspection.
OMB Number: 0583–0156.
Expiration Date of Approval: 9/30/
2020.
Type of Request: Renewal of an
approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the
authority to exercise the functions of the
Secretary as specified in the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21
U.S.C. 451, et seq.). This statute
provides that FSIS is to protect the
public by verifying that poultry
products are safe, wholesome, not
adulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS is requesting renewal of the
approved information collection
regarding poultry slaughter inspection.
The approval for this information
collection will expire on September 30,
2020. There are no changes to the
existing information collection.
FSIS requires that all official poultry
slaughter establishments, other than
establishments that slaughter ratites,
maintain as part of their HACCP plan,
sanitation SOP, or other prerequisite
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program, written procedures addressing:
(1) The prevention throughout the entire
slaughter and dressing operation of
contamination of carcasses and parts by
enteric pathogens (e.g., Salmonella and
Campylobacter) and by fecal material,
including microbial test results; and (2)
the prevention of carcasses and parts
contaminated by visible fecal material
from entering the chiller.
Each establishment operating under
the New Poultry Inspection System
(NPIS) is required to collect and
maintain additional information
concerning poultry slaughter. As part of
the HACCP system, establishments
operating under NPIS maintain written
procedures to prevent carcasses afflicted
with septicemia and toxemia from
entering the chiller, as well as records
that document that the products
resulting from slaughter operations meet
the definition of ready-to-cook poultry.
Additionally, each establishment
operating under the NPIS also needs to
submit on an annual basis an attestation
to the management member of the local
FSIS circuit safety committee stating
that it maintains a program to monitor
and document any work-related
conditions of establishment workers.
FSIS has made the following
estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates
that it will take respondents an average
of .125 hours to record results and
maintain necessary documentation.
Respondents: Official poultry
establishments.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 289.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses
per Respondent: 5,291.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 19,204 hours.
Copies of this information collection
assessment can be obtained from Gina
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program
Development, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
3700; (202) 720–5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FSIS’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the method and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Washington, DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will
announce this Federal Register
publication on-line through the FSIS
web page located at: https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS will also announce and provide
a link to this Federal Register
publication through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to our constituents and stakeholders.
The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web
page, FSIS can provide information to a
much broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an email
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.
Options range from recalls to export
information, regulations, directives, and
notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the
USDA shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, or political
beliefs, exclude from participation in,
deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United
States under any program or activity
conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of
Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which
may be accessed online at https://
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docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
or your authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form
or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410.
Fax: (202) 690–7442.
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Paul Kiecker,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: WIC National
Universal Product Code Database Next
Steps
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice; Reopening of Comment
Period.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS), Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC Program or WIC) is
issuing this Request for Information to
obtain input from WIC State agencies,
authorized vendors, food manufacturers,
technology partners, and other
interested stakeholders regarding the
direction of the National Universal
Product Code (NUPC) database. The
NUPC database can be used by WIC
State agencies delivering benefits via
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) to
develop, update and maintain their
Authorized Product Lists (APLs). FNS is
specifically interested in obtaining
stakeholder perspectives on the role of
the NUPC database to the program
community, and different options for
operating, maintaining, and/or
enhancing the database. FNS welcomes
comments from all interested
stakeholders.
As a background, on January 30, 2020,
FNS issued the initial Request for
Information, beginning a 60-day public
comment period. Public involvement
opportunities including public
meetings, are now being modified based
on considerations for employee and
public health and safety. We recognize
that there is a need to reopen the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2020-0014]
Notice of Request for Renewal of an Approved Information
Collection (Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 poultry
slaughter inspection. There are no changes to the existing information
collection. The approval for this information collection will expire on
September 30, 2020.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 15, 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-2020-0014. 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 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: Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection.
OMB Number: 0583-0156.
Expiration Date of Approval: 9/30/2020.
Type of Request: Renewal of an approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified in the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.). This statute provides
that FSIS is to protect the public by verifying that poultry products
are safe, wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
FSIS is requesting renewal of the approved information collection
regarding poultry slaughter inspection. The approval for this
information collection will expire on September 30, 2020. There are no
changes to the existing information collection.
FSIS requires that all official poultry slaughter establishments,
other than establishments that slaughter ratites, maintain as part of
their HACCP plan, sanitation SOP, or other prerequisite
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program, written procedures addressing: (1) The prevention throughout
the entire slaughter and dressing operation of contamination of
carcasses and parts by enteric pathogens (e.g., Salmonella and
Campylobacter) and by fecal material, including microbial test results;
and (2) the prevention of carcasses and parts contaminated by visible
fecal material from entering the chiller.
Each establishment operating under the New Poultry Inspection
System (NPIS) is required to collect and maintain additional
information concerning poultry slaughter. As part of the HACCP system,
establishments operating under NPIS maintain written procedures to
prevent carcasses afflicted with septicemia and toxemia from entering
the chiller, as well as records that document that the products
resulting from slaughter operations meet the definition of ready-to-
cook poultry.
Additionally, each establishment operating under the NPIS also
needs to submit on an annual basis an attestation to the management
member of the local FSIS circuit safety committee stating that it
maintains a program to monitor and document any work-related conditions
of establishment workers.
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take respondents an
average of .125 hours to record results and maintain necessary
documentation.
Respondents: Official poultry establishments.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 289.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: 5,291.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 19,204 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
method and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information, including through
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses
provided above, and the Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Washington, DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
FSIS will also announce and provide a link to this Federal Register
publication through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to our
constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS can provide information
to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an
email subscription service which provides automatic and customized
access to selected food safety news and information. This service is
available at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from
recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices.
Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Paul Kiecker,
Administrator.
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