[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27401]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0080]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile
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 regulations for the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from Chile.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0080) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0080, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2009-0080.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the
importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from Chile, contact
Dr. Magde Elshafie, Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services--
Products, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 40, Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 734-3277. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile.
OMB Number: 0579-0235.
Type of Request: 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
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of livestock diseases and pests.
To carry out this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals
and animal products into the United States. The regulations are
contained in title 9, parts 92 through 98, of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Part 94, Sec. 94.25, allows the importation, subject to certain
conditions, of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain
regions, including Chile, that are free of classical swine fever (CSF).
Among the conditions is a requirement for a certificate that must be
completed by Chilean veterinary authorities prior to export. The
certificate must identify both the region of export and the region of
origin as regions designated in Sec. Sec. 94.9 and 94.10 as free of
CSF at the time the live swine, pork, or pork products were in the
regions.
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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Chilean veterinary officers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 8.
Estimated annual number of responses: 32.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 32 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 9\th\ day of November 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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