[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32908-32909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13390]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2014-0009]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Meat
Slaughter Industry Survey
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reopening the
comment period on its notice requesting comments on a new information
collection for a survey of the meat slaughter industry that appeared in
the Federal Register on April 21, 2014. FSIS is reopening the comment
period for 30 days because the document that announced the information
collection contained an incorrect comment period end date and did not
provide a full 60 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
information collection. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Docket
Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782,
Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots
Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-163A, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2014-0009. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and
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posted without change, including any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go
to the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8-
164, Washington, DC 20250-3700 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room 6067, South Building, Washington, DC
20250; (202) 690-6510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 21, 2014, FSIS published a notice
in the Federal Register (79 FR 22080) requesting comments on a new
information collection for a survey of the meat slaughter industry. In
this planned survey of meat slaughter establishments, FSIS will collect
data to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information on industry
practices and use of technologies. The information gathered through the
meat slaughter industry survey will provide FSIS with reliable and
valid information regarding food safety practices in FSIS-regulated
establishments. The Agency will use this information to estimate costs
in regulatory impact analyses. FSIS also will use the survey data to
evaluate the effectiveness of its meat inspection program and to
conduct analyses to assess the industry's food safety technologies,
sanitation practices, microbiological testing practices, and recall
readiness.
The April 21, 2014, notice contained an incorrect comment period
end date of May 21, 2014. FSIS is reopening the comment period on this
information collection notice to provide the public with an additional
30 days to comment, so the public will be provided with a total of 60
days to submit their comments.
Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register.
FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The Update is communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The Update is also available on the FSIS
Web page. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This service is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service.
Options range from recalls to export information to regulations,
directives, and notices. Customers can add or delete subscriptions
themselves, and have the option to password protect their accounts.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your authorized
representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax: (202) 690-7442.
Email: [email protected].
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC, on June 4, 2014.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-13390 Filed 6-6-14; 8:45 am]
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