Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 49617 [2020-17795]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 49617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17795]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 11, 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 
September 14, 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 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Imported Seed and Screening.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0124.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests 
from entering the United States, preventing the spread of pests not 
widely distributed in the United States, and eradicating imported pests 
when eradication is feasible. Under the authority of the Federal Seed 
Act of 1939, as amended, the USDA regulates the importation and 
interstate movement of certain agricultural and vegetable seeds. The 
USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection 
and Quarantine (PPQ) Division has established a seed analysis program 
with Canada that allows U.S. companies that import seed for cleaning or 
processing to enter into compliance agreements with APHIS. To monitor 
and ensure compliance with United States agricultural regulations, 
APHIS will collect information using forms and other information 
activities.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from forms, correspondence, inspections, and discussions to ensure 
imported seeds do not pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. If the 
information were not collected, there would be increased risk of severe 
economic damage to United States agriculture caused by plant diseases 
and insect pests.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,153.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,632.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat from Uruguay and Beef 
from Argentina and Brazil.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law governing the 
protection of animal health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture 
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The agency charged with carrying out this disease 
prevention mission is the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most effective method for 
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing APHIS' ability to 
compete globally in animal and animal product trade. APHIS import 
regulations in sections 94.1, 9 CFR 94.11, and 9 CFR 94.29 place 
certain restrictions on the importation of beef and ovine meat from 
Uruguay into the United States. Under these regulations, APHIS must 
collect information (via a Foreign Meat Inspection Certificate), 
prepared by an authorized veterinary official of the Government of 
Argentina and Brazil, certifying that specific conditions for 
importation have been met.
    Need and Use of the Information: Imported beef and ovine meat from 
Uruguay and imported beef from northern Argentina and imported beef 
from the specific regions in Brazil must be accompanied by a foreign 
meat inspection certificate that is completed and signed by an 
authorized veterinary official of the Government of Uruguay, Argentina, 
and Brazil. Without the information, APHIS would be unable to establish 
an effective defense against the entry and spread of foot-and-mouth 
disease and other animal diseases from Uruguay beef and ovine product 
imports as well as imports of beef and beef products from Argentina and 
Brazil.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Business or Other 
for Profit.
    Number of Respondents: 6,019.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,044.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17795 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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