Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program, 7675-7676 [2023-02444]
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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.
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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Interstate Shipment of Meat and
Poultry Products.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0143.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
been delegated the authority to exercise
the functions of the Secretary (7 CFR
2.18, 2.53), as specified in 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.). These statutes mandate that FSIS
protect the public by ensuring that meat
and poultry products are safe,
wholesome, and properly labeled and
packaged.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS will collect information to ensure
that all establishments operating under
the 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. State-inspected
establishments selected to take part in
this program are required to comply
with all Federal standards under the
FMIA and the PPIA, as well as with all
State standards. Establishments under
the voluntary cooperative inspection
program receive inspection services
from State inspection personnel that
have been trained in the enforcement of
the FMIA and PPIA. Without the
information, it would reduce the
effectiveness of the meat and poultry
inspection program that ensures that
meat and poultry products are properly
marked, labeled and packaged.
Description of Respondents: State,
local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 67.
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Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 733.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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
required 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 March 8, 2023
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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Organic Certification Cost Share
Program (OCCSP).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0289.
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Summary of Collection: Organic
Certification Cost Share Program
(OCCSP) provides cost share assistance
to producers and handlers of
agricultural product who are obtaining
or renewing their certification under the
National Organic Program (NOP). The
National Organic Certification CostShare Program (NOCCSP) is authorized
under section 10606(d)(1) of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 note), as amended
by section 10004(c) of the Agricultural
Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill; Pub. L.
113–79).
Need and Use of the Information: The
Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides
cost-share assistance, through FSA
county offices and participating state
agencies, to organic producers or
handlers who are obtaining or renewing
their certification under the National
Organic Program. The information
collected is needed to ensure that
organic producers or handlers and State
agencies are eligible for funding and
comply with applicable program
regulations. Without this collection of
information, FSA would not be able to
provide cost-share assistance to eligible
producer or handler and state agencies.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or Households; State, Local
and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 15,659.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Semi-annually; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 78,650.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–02458 Filed 2–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0011]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Federally Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
SUMMARY:
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Federal recognition of a State’s plant
pest containment, eradication, or
exclusion program as a Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 7,
2023.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0011 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2023–0011, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
room 1620 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 Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program, contact Ms.
Lydia E. Colon, National Policy Manager
for Pest Emergency and Response
Program, Emergency and Domestic
Programs, APHIS, PPQ, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
2302; lydia.e.colon@usda.gov. For
information on the information
collection reporting process, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federally Recognized State
Managed Phytosanitary Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0365.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or
restrict the importation, entry, or
interstate movement of plant pests,
plants, plant products, or other articles
if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to
prevent a plant pest or noxious weed
from being introduced into or
disseminated within the United States.
This authority has been delegated to the
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant
Protection and Quarantine program
responds to introductions of plant pests
to eradicate, suppress, or contain them
through various programs to prevent
their interstate spread. APHIS’ plant
pest containment and eradication
programs qualify as ‘‘official control
programs,’’ as defined by the
International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC), recognized by the
World Trade Organization as the
standard-setting body for international
plant quarantine issues. Official control
is defined as the active enforcement of
mandatory phytosanitary regulations
and the application of mandatory
phytosanitary procedures with the
objective of containment or eradication
of quarantine pests or for the
management of regulated nonquarantine pests. As a contracting party
to the IPPC, the United States has agreed
to observe IPPC principles as they relate
to international trade.
APHIS is aware that individual States
enforce phytosanitary regulations and
procedures within their borders to
address pests of concern, and that those
pests are not always also the subject of
an APHIS response program or activity.
To strengthen APHIS’ safeguarding
system to protect agriculture and to
facilitate agriculture trade through
effective management of phytosanitary
measures, APHIS initiated the Federally
Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program, which
establishes an administrative process for
granting Federal recognition to certain
State-managed official control programs
for plant pest eradication or
containment and State-managed pest
exclusion programs. (The FRSMP
Program was previously referred to as
the Official Control Program.) Federal
recognition of a State’s pest control
activities will justify actions by Federal
inspectors at ports of entry to help
exclude pests that are under a
phytosanitary program in a destination
State. This process involves the use of
information collection activities,
including the submission of a petition
for protocol for quarantine pests of
concern, a petition for regulated nonquarantine pests, State cooperative
agreements, and audit review annual
accomplishment reports.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve these information collection
activities for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
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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 34.7 hours per
response.
Respondents: State plant health
regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 7.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 7.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 243 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
February 2023.
Anthony Shea
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–02444 Filed 2–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2022–0034]
National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods;
Membership Nominations
Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; soliciting nominations.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the rules and regulations of the USDA
and the Federal Advisory Committee
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0011]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with
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Federal recognition of a State's plant pest containment, eradication,
or exclusion program as a Federally Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0011 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2023-0011, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located
in room 1620 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 Federally
Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program, contact Ms. Lydia E.
Colon, National Policy Manager for Pest Emergency and Response Program,
Emergency and Domestic Programs, APHIS, PPQ, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2302; [email protected]. For
information on the information collection reporting process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0365.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plant pests, plants,
plant products, or other articles if the Secretary determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
As part of this mission, APHIS' Plant Protection and Quarantine
program responds to introductions of plant pests to eradicate,
suppress, or contain them through various programs to prevent their
interstate spread. APHIS' plant pest containment and eradication
programs qualify as ``official control programs,'' as defined by the
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), recognized by the
World Trade Organization as the standard-setting body for international
plant quarantine issues. Official control is defined as the active
enforcement of mandatory phytosanitary regulations and the application
of mandatory phytosanitary procedures with the objective of containment
or eradication of quarantine pests or for the management of regulated
non-quarantine pests. As a contracting party to the IPPC, the United
States has agreed to observe IPPC principles as they relate to
international trade.
APHIS is aware that individual States enforce phytosanitary
regulations and procedures within their borders to address pests of
concern, and that those pests are not always also the subject of an
APHIS response program or activity. To strengthen APHIS' safeguarding
system to protect agriculture and to facilitate agriculture trade
through effective management of phytosanitary measures, APHIS initiated
the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program,
which establishes an administrative process for granting Federal
recognition to certain State-managed official control programs for
plant pest eradication or containment and State-managed pest exclusion
programs. (The FRSMP Program was previously referred to as the Official
Control Program.) Federal recognition of a State's pest control
activities will justify actions by Federal inspectors at ports of entry
to help exclude pests that are under a phytosanitary program in a
destination State. This process involves the use of information
collection activities, including the submission of a petition for
protocol for quarantine pests of concern, a petition for regulated non-
quarantine pests, State cooperative agreements, and audit review annual
accomplishment reports.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
these information collection activities 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 34.7 hours per response.
Respondents: State plant health regulatory officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7.
Estimated annual number of responses: 7.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 243 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 February 2023.
Anthony Shea
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-02444 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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