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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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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
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 11,
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle
Disease; Additional Restrictions.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0245.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA), 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 is
charged with carrying out this disease
prevention mission is the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), through its Veterinary Services
(VS) Program. Highly pathogenic avian
influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle Disease
are extremely infectious and often fatal
disease affecting all types of birds and
poultry.
Need and Use of the Information: To
protect the United States against an
incursion of HPAI and Newcastle
Disease, APHIS requires the use of
several information collection activities,
including an USDA–APHIS–VS
Application For Permit To Import or
Transport Controlled Materials or
Organisms or Vectors (VS Form 16–3);
a United States Veterinary Permit for
Importation and Transportation of
Controlled Materials and Organisms and
Vectors (VS Form 16–6A); an Approved
Warehouse Request And Agreement To
Handle Restricted Animal Byproducts
(Hunting Trophies & Museum
Specimens) (VS Form 16–28); an
Agreement for Handling Restricted
Imports of Animal Byproducts and
Controlled Materials (VS Form 16–29); a
Report of Entry, Shipment of Restricted
Imported Animal Products and Animal
Byproducts and Other Material (VS
Form 16–78); a USDA–APHIS–VS
Application for Import (VS Form 17–
129); an application of seals to shipping
containers; recordkeeping by processing
establishments; cooperative service
agreements; notification of signs of
disease in a recently imported bird
allowed to enter home quarantine;
certificates for eggs from ND regions;
government seals; veterinary health
certificates; notices of arrive-live
animals; and notices of transfer-animal
products. APHIS will collect
information to ensure that U.S. birds
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and poultry undergo appropriate
examinations before entering the United
States. Without the information, it
would be impossible for APHIS to
establish an effective line of defense
against an introduction of HPAI and
Newcastle Disease.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 936.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting
and Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,814.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–17242 Filed 8–10–23; 8:45 am]
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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
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 11,
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
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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 Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Export Certification,
Accreditation of Non-Government
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0130.
Summary of Collection: The
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests
from entering the United States, as well
as, the spread of pests not widely
distributed in the United States, and
eradicating those imported when
eradication is feasible. The Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),
authorizes the Department to carry out
this mission. In addition to its mission,
APHIS provides export certification
services to ensure other countries that
the plants and plant products they are
receiving from the United States are free
of plant diseases and insect pests.
Need and Use of the Information: The
accreditation process requires the use of
several information activities to ensure
that nongovernment facilities applying
for accreditation processes the necessary
qualifications. APHIS will collect
information for applications submitted
by operator/owner of a non-government
facility seeking accreditation to conduct
laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection. The application should
contain the legal name and full address
of the facility, the name, address,
telephone and fax numbers of the
facility’s operator, a description of the
facility, and a description of the specific
laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection services for which the
facility is seeking accreditation. If these
activities are not conducted properly,
APHIS export certification program
would be compromised, causing a
disruption in plant and plant product
exports that could prove financially
damaging to U.S. exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; State, local and Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
on occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 209.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Live Swine (from
Certain Regions), Pork, and Pork
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0230.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 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 regulations under which the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) conducts disease
prevention activities are contained in
title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, part 94.
These regulations place certain
restrictions on the importation of swine,
pork, and pork products into the United
States. Regulations regarding other
animal products and byproducts can be
found at 95 and 112.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information to
ensure regulatory compliance for
mitigation of classical swine fever (CSF)
from imports of swine (from certain
regions), pork, and pork products into
the United States. To ensure this the
regulations include information
collection activities such as certification
for importation of pork or pork
products; application of seal; location
and reason for breaking seal and
application of new seal; termination of
agreement; request for approval of
defrost facility; request hearing for
denial or approval of defrost facility;
application for import of small amounts
of pork or pork products; cooperative
service agreement; notification of
Customs and Border Protection
inspectors for pork from specific
regions; recordkeeping requirements for
certificates; certificates for meat
processed in tubes; certification for
importation of hams; agreement for
processing procedures; identification
procedures; recordkeeping for
processing origin of hams; and program
statements.
If this information were collected less
frequently or not collected at all, the
United States would be at increased risk
for the introduction of rinderpest, FMD,
SF, CSF and SVD. This would cause
serious economic consequences to U.S.
Agricultural exports and several U.S.
livestock industries, and have
potentially serious health consequences
for U.S. livestock.
Description of Respondents: Fulltime, salaried veterinary officers
employed by the governments of Brazil,
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Chile, and Mexico; industry
representatives; and U.S. importers.
Number of Respondents: 781.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 179,712.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–17193 Filed 8–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0056]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy;
Importation of Animals and 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
information collection associated with
activities to prevent the introduction of
bovine spongiform encephalopathy into
the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 10,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2023–0056 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–2023–0056, 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 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 11, 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
[[Page 54566]]
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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United
States, as well as, the spread of pests not widely distributed in the
United States, and eradicating those imported when eradication is
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), authorizes
the Department to carry out this mission. In addition to its mission,
APHIS provides export certification services to ensure other countries
that the plants and plant products they are receiving from the United
States are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
Need and Use of the Information: The accreditation process requires
the use of several information activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation processes the necessary
qualifications. APHIS will collect information for applications
submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility seeking
accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection. The application should contain the legal name and full
address of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers
of the facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a
description of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection services for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If
these activities are not conducted properly, APHIS export certification
program would be compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant
product exports that could prove financially damaging to U.S.
exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State,
local and Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 209.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Live Swine (from Certain Regions), Pork, and
Pork Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 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 regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts disease prevention activities are
contained in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, part 94. These
regulations place certain restrictions on the importation of swine,
pork, and pork products into the United States. Regulations regarding
other animal products and byproducts can be found at 95 and 112.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever
(CSF) from imports of swine (from certain regions), pork, and pork
products into the United States. To ensure this the regulations include
information collection activities such as certification for importation
of pork or pork products; application of seal; location and reason for
breaking seal and application of new seal; termination of agreement;
request for approval of defrost facility; request hearing for denial or
approval of defrost facility; application for import of small amounts
of pork or pork products; cooperative service agreement; notification
of Customs and Border Protection inspectors for pork from specific
regions; recordkeeping requirements for certificates; certificates for
meat processed in tubes; certification for importation of hams;
agreement for processing procedures; identification procedures;
recordkeeping for processing origin of hams; and program statements.
If this information were collected less frequently or not collected
at all, the United States would be at increased risk for the
introduction of rinderpest, FMD, SF, CSF and SVD. This would cause
serious economic consequences to U.S. Agricultural exports and several
U.S. livestock industries, and have potentially serious health
consequences for U.S. livestock.
Description of Respondents: Full-time, salaried veterinary officers
employed by the governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; industry
representatives; and U.S. importers.
Number of Respondents: 781.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 179,712.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17193 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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