[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10466-10467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03943]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 19, 2014.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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
27, 2014 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
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: Swine Health Protection.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0065.
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 AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-
18 of P.O. 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002. Veterinary Services, a program with the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for
administering regulations intended to prevent the dissemination of
animal diseases within the United States. Garbage is one of the primary
media through which numerous infections or communicable diseases of
swine are transmitted. Because of the serious threat to the U.S. swine
industry, Congress passed Public Law 96-468 ``Swine Health Protection
Act'' on October 17, 1980. This law requires USDA to ensure that all
garbage is treated prior to its being fed to swine that are intended
for interstate or foreign commerce or that substantially affect such
commerce. The Act and the regulations will allow only operators of
garbage treatment facilities, which meet certain specification to
utilize garbage for swine feeding. APHIS will use various forms to
collect information.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from
persons desiring to obtain a permit (license) to operate a facility to
treat garbage. Prior to issuance of a license, an inspection will be
made of the facility by an authorized representative to determine if it
meets all requirements of the regulations. Periodic inspections will be
made to determine if licenses are meeting the standards for operation
of their approved facilities. Upon receipt of the information from the
Animal Health Officials, the information is used by Federal or State
animal health personnel to determine whether the waste collector is
feeding garbage to swine, whether it is being treated, and whether the
feeder is licensed or needs to be licensed.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,110.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11,333.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products from
Certain Regions Free of CSF in Chile, Mexico and Brazil.
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 pest or diseases of livestock or poultry.
The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) conduct disease prevention activities are contained in
Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, Parts 94, place certain restrictions
on the importation of swine, pork, and pork products into the United
States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensue regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever
(CFS) from imports of swine, pork, and pork products into the United
States. One requirement is completion of a certificate issued by a
salaried veterinary officer of the Governments of Mexico, Chile and/or
Brazil that must accompany swine, pork, and pork products from their
respective regions. Other requirements are a compliance agreement that
is required by the operators of the processing establishment located in
a non-CSF free region that processes pork products from CSF free
regions and a cooperative service agreement that is required by the
processing establishment located in a non-CSF free region that
processes pork products from CSF free regions, or a party on its
behalf, must enter into a cooperative service agreement with APHIS to
pay all expenses incurred by APHIS for the initial evaluation of the
processing establishment and periodically thereafter. If the
information was not collected APHIS would be unable to establish an
effective defense against the entry and spread of CSF from Mexican,
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Chilean, and Brazilian swine, pork, and pork product imports. This
would cause serious health consequences from U.S. swine and economic
consequences for the U.S. pork industry.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 768.
Title: Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines from
Chile.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0242.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control,
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The
regulations in ``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through
319.56-58) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world, to
prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests, including
fruit flies that are new to or not widely distributed within the United
States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fruits
and vegetables regulations allow the importation, under certain
conditions, of clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile into
the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or
plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the
originating or transiting country. APHIS will use the information on
this certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as
a guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when
the shipment arrives. Without the information, all shipments would need
to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerable more
time, this would slow the clearance of international shipments.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 39.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 163.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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