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and use quality assurance to identify
systemic barriers to participation in
adjudicatory proceedings.8
ACUS is undertaking this project to
examine more comprehensively how
agencies are using and might better use
customer service methods to improve
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ACUS welcomes views, information,
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agencies are using or might use to
identify and reduce unnecessary
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1. What has been your experience
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reduce one burden created others, either
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for members of the public or for agency
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how can government agencies
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how might regulations on access and
sharing of personal financial data be
structured to encourage private-sector
groups to provide tools to reduce
burdens that members of the public
experience when they apply for, engage
with, or participate in federal programs?
Dated: February 9, 2023.
Shawne McGibbon,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0001]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Export Health Certificate for Animal
Products
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
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information collection associated with
the export of animal products from the
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0001 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–2023–0001, 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 export of animal
products from the United States, contact
Dr. Katrina Fox, DVM, Animal Products
Import and Export, Strategy & Policy,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–3083; katrina.fox@usda.gov.
For information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483;
joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Health Certificate for
Animal Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0256.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The export of agricultural
commodities, including animals and
animal products, is a major business in
the United States and contributes to a
favorable balance of trade. To facilitate
the export of U.S. animals and animal
products, U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
maintains information regarding the
import health requirements of other
countries for animals and animal
products exported from the United
States. The regulations for export
certification of animals and animal
products are contained in 9 CFR parts
91 and 156.
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Many countries that import animal
products from the United States require
a certification from APHIS that the
United States is free of certain diseases.
They may also require that our
certification statement contain
additional declarations regarding the
U.S. animal products being exported.
This certification must carry the USDA
seal and be endorsed by an APHIS
representative (e.g., a Veterinary
Medical Officer). The certification
process involves the use of information
collection activities including an animal
products export certificate and request
for a hearing. An exporter may request
a hearing to appeal an APHIS Veterinary
Services (VS) decision not to grant a
certificate because an exporter is not
meeting certain requirements in part
156 of the regulations or if a certificate
is denied or withdrawn by VS if it is
determined that an issued certificate has
been altered or parts imitated.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of 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 0.32 hours per
response.
Respondents: Exporters of U.S. animal
products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 32,687.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 5.5.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 179,318.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 58,165 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
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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 9th day of
February 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0028]
Addition of the Kingdom of Thailand
and the Republic of North Macedonia
to the List of Regions Affected With
African Swine Fever
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we added the Kingdom of Thailand
and the Republic of North Macedonia to
the list of regions that the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
considers to be affected by African
swine fever (ASF). We have taken these
actions because of confirmation of ASF
in the Kingdom of Thailand and the
Republic of North Macedonia.
DATES: The Kingdom of Thailand and
the Republic of North Macedonia were
added to the list of regions APHIS
considers to be affected with ASF,
effective respectively on January 20,
2022, and February 3, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding ASF in
the Kingdom of Thailand and the
Republic of North Macedonia, contact
Dr. John Grabau, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Strategy and
Policy, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920
Main Campus Drive, Venture II, Raleigh,
NC 27606; phone: (919) 855–7225;
email: AskRegionalization@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to
below as the regulations) govern the
importation of specified animals and
animal products to prevent the
introduction into the United States of
various animal diseases, including
African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a
highly contagious disease of wild and
domestic swine that can spread rapidly
in swine populations with extremely
high rates of morbidity and mortality.
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A list of regions where ASF exists or is
reasonably believed to exist is
maintained on the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 94.8(a)(2) of the regulations.
Section 94.8(a)(3) of the regulations
states that APHIS will add a region to
the list referenced in § 94.8(a)(2) upon
determining ASF exists in the region,
based on reports APHIS receives of
outbreaks of the disease from veterinary
officials of the exporting country, from
the World Organization for Animal
Health (WOAH),1 or from other sources
the Administrator determines to be
reliable, or upon determining that there
is reason to believe the disease exists in
the region. Section 94.8(a)(1) of the
regulations specifies the criteria on
which the Administrator bases the
reason to believe ASF exists in a region.
Section 94.8(b) prohibits the
importation of pork and pork products
from regions listed in accordance with
§ 94.8, except if processed and treated in
accordance with the provisions
specified in that section or consigned to
an APHIS-approved establishment for
further processing. Section 96.2 restricts
the importation of swine casings that
originated in or were processed in a
region where ASF exists, as listed under
§ 94.8(a).
On January 14, 2022, the veterinary
authorities of the Kingdom of Thailand
reported to the WOAH an ASF
occurrence in that country. On January
20, 2022, in response to the outbreak,
APHIS added the Kingdom of Thailand
to the list of regions where ASF exists
or is reasonably believed to exist. As a
result, pork and pork products from the
Kingdom of Thailand, including
casings, are subject to APHIS import
restrictions designed to mitigate the risk
of ASF introduction into the United
States.
On January 10, 2022, the veterinary
authorities of the Republic of North
Macedonia reported to the WOAH an
ASF occurrence in that country. On
February 3, 2022, in response to the
outbreak, APHIS added the Republic of
North Macedonia to the list of regions
where ASF exists or is reasonably
believed to exist. As a result, pork and
pork products from the Republic of
North Macedonia, including casings, are
1 The World Organization for Animal Health
internationally follows a British English spelling of
‘‘organisation’’ in its name; it was formerly the
Office International des Epizooties, or OIE, but on
May 28, 2022, the Organization announced that the
acronym was changed from OIE to WOAH.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0001]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Export Health Certificate for Animal Products
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 the export of animal products from the
United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2023-0001 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-2023-0001, 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 export of
animal products from the United States, contact Dr. Katrina Fox, DVM,
Animal Products Import and Export, Strategy & Policy, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851-3083; [email protected]. For information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction
Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Export Health Certificate for Animal Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0256.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The export of agricultural commodities, including animals
and animal products, is a major business in the United States and
contributes to a favorable balance of trade. To facilitate the export
of U.S. animals and animal products, U.S. Department of Agriculture's
(USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains
information regarding the import health requirements of other countries
for animals and animal products exported from the United States. The
regulations for export certification of animals and animal products are
contained in 9 CFR parts 91 and 156.
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Many countries that import animal products from the United States
require a certification from APHIS that the United States is free of
certain diseases. They may also require that our certification
statement contain additional declarations regarding the U.S. animal
products being exported. This certification must carry the USDA seal
and be endorsed by an APHIS representative (e.g., a Veterinary Medical
Officer). The certification process involves the use of information
collection activities including an animal products export certificate
and request for a hearing. An exporter may request a hearing to appeal
an APHIS Veterinary Services (VS) decision not to grant a certificate
because an exporter is not meeting certain requirements in part 156 of
the regulations or if a certificate is denied or withdrawn by VS if it
is determined that an issued certificate has been altered or parts
imitated.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of 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 0.32 hours per response.
Respondents: Exporters of U.S. animal products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 32,687.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 179,318.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 58,165 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 9th day of February 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03137 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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