Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program, 38840-38841 [2020-13944]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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 July 29, 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.
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
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: USDA Professional Standards
Training Tracker Tool (PSTTT).
OMB Control Number: 0584–0626.
Summary of Collection: Section 306 of
the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of
2010 (HHFKA) requires Professional
Standards for state and local school
district nutrition professionals. In
addition to hiring standards, mandatory
annual training will be required for all
individuals involved in preparing
school meals. To meet the training
requirements and assist in keeping track
of training and training courses, FNS
has developed a web-based application
tool with a SQL-server database which
is available to local educational agencies
and school food authorities through the
FNS public website. While training
requirements are mandatory, using the
USDA PSTTT to track the training is
voluntary. State and local school district
nutrition professionals can use any
method to track and manage their
trainings. These resources facilitate
compliance with HHFKA requirements
and are provided at no cost to the state,
district, or school nutrition
professionals.
Need and Use of the Information:
State and school nutrition professionals
can use the PSTTT to keep track of their
training courses, learning objectives,
and training hours, in accordance with
HHFKA requirements. State reviewers
can run reports from the PSTTT that
they can use in preparation for
Administrative Reviews that are
conducted onsite at the school food
authorities.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 10,006.
Frequency of Respondents: Reporting:
On occasion; Quarterly; Annually;
Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 17,090.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0053]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Veterinary Services Laboratories;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Surveillance Program
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
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 National Veterinary
Services Laboratories diagnostic support
for the bovine spongiform
encephalopathy surveillance program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 28,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0053.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0053, 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-2020-0053 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 regulations to
prevent the introduction of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy into the
United States, contact Dr. Christina
Loiacono, Coordinator, National Animal
Health Laboratory Network, USDA,
SUMMARY:
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APHIS, Veterinary Services, 1920
Dayton Road, Ames, IA 50010; (515)
337–7911; christina.m.loiacono@
usda.gov. For information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Veterinary Services
Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0409.
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 U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized,
among other things, to carry out
activities to detect, control, and
eradicate pests and diseases of livestock
within the United States. APHIS’
National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S.
animal health and contribute to public
health by ensuring that timely and
accurate laboratory support is provided
by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system.
USDA complies with the standard set
by the World Organization for Animal
Health (OIE) for bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance. This
compliance is critical for maintaining
our BSE-risk status with the OIE. Our
BSE surveillance program requires
information collection activities, such as
completing the USDA BSE Surveillance
Submission form and the USDA BSE
Surveillance Data Collection form.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (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
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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 0.10 hours per
response.
Respondents: Slaughter
establishments, offsite collection
facilities for condemned slaughter
cattle, rendering 3D/4D facilities, State
animal health personnel, veterinary
diagnostic laboratories, and accredited
veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,099.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 23.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 25,640.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,565 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 24th day of
June 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2020–0012]
Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar
Limitations
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the dollar limitations on the amount of
meat and meat food products and
poultry and poultry products that a
retail store can sell to hotels,
restaurants, and similar institutions
without disqualifying itself for
exemption from Federal inspection
requirements. Because Siluriformes fish
have been regulated, along with
traditional meat products, under the
Federal Meat Inspection Act since 2016,
FSIS has included Siluriformes fish and
fish products in its calculations for the
retail dollar limitation for meat products
in this announcement. FSIS requests
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comments on the inclusion of
Siluriformes fish and fish products with
meat products.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2020.
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before August 28, 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–
2020–0012. 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:
Background
The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451
et seq.) provide a comprehensive
statutory framework to ensure that meat
and meat food products and poultry and
poultry products prepared for commerce
are wholesome, not adulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
Statutory provisions requiring
inspection of the processing of meat and
meat food products and poultry and
poultry products do not apply to
operations of types traditionally and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0053]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program
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 National Veterinary Services
Laboratories diagnostic support for the bovine spongiform
encephalopathy surveillance program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0053.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0053, 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-
0053 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 regulations to
prevent the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the
United States, contact Dr. Christina Loiacono, Coordinator, National
Animal Health Laboratory Network, USDA,
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APHIS, Veterinary Services, 1920 Dayton Road, Ames, IA 50010; (515)
337-7911; [email protected]. For information on the
information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0409.
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
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among other
things, to carry out activities to detect, control, and eradicate pests
and diseases of livestock within the United States. APHIS' National
Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health
and contribute to public health by ensuring that timely and accurate
laboratory support is provided by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system.
USDA complies with the standard set by the World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
surveillance. This compliance is critical for maintaining our BSE-risk
status with the OIE. Our BSE surveillance program requires information
collection activities, such as completing the USDA BSE Surveillance
Submission form and the USDA BSE Surveillance Data Collection form.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 0.10 hours per response.
Respondents: Slaughter establishments, offsite collection
facilities for condemned slaughter cattle, rendering 3D/4D facilities,
State animal health personnel, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, and
accredited veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,099.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 23.
Estimated annual number of responses: 25,640.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,565 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 24th day of June 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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