Notice2021-13259
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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June 24, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33206-33207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13259]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 21, 2021.
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 July 26,
2021 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Poultry Meat and Other Poultry Products from
Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico; Poultry and Pork Transiting the United
States from Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0144.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
(Title X, Subtitle E, Sec. 10401-18 of PL 107-171) is the primary
Federal law governing the protection of animal health. Disease
prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy
animal population and for
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enhancing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services' ability to allow
United States animal producers to compete in the world market of animal
and animal product trade. APHIS currently has regulations in place that
restrict the importation of poultry meat and other poultry products
from Mexico due to the presence of Newcastle Disease (ND) in that
country. However, APHIS allows the importation of poultry meat and
poultry products from the Mexican States of Sinaloa and Sonora because
APHIS has determined that poultry meat and products from these two
Mexican States pose a negligible risk of introducing ND into the United
States. To ensure that these items are safe for importation, APHIS
requires that certain data appear on the foreign meat inspection
certificate that accompanies the poultry meat and other poultry
products from Sinaloa and Sonora to the United States. APHIS also
requires that serial numbered seals be applied to containers carrying
the poultry meat and other poultry products. In addition, there is an
application and approval process required for the transit of pork and
pork products and poultry carcasses, parts, or products (except eggs
and egg products). APHIS also requires a pre-arrival notification to
alert Customs & Boarder Protection Inspectors, along with an emergency
action notice.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
certify that the poultry meat or other poultry products were (1)
derived from poultry born and raised in commercial breeding
establishments in Sinaloa and Sonora; (2) derived from poultry that
were slaughtered in Sinaloa or Sonora in a Federally-inspected
slaughter plant approved to export these commodities to the united
States in accordance with Food Safety & Inspection regulations; (3)
processed at a Federally inspected processing plant in Sinaloa or
Sonora; and (4) kept out of contact with poultry from any other State
within Mexico. APHIS will also collect information to ensure that the
poultry meat or poultry products from Sinaloa and Sonora pose the most
negligible risk possible for introducing ND into the United States. If
the information was collected less frequently or not collected at all,
it would significantly cripple APHIS' ability to ensure that various
commodities from certain Mexican States pose a negligible risk of
introducing CSF or ND into the United States. This lack of information
would make a disease incursion event much more likely and could
seriously harm the U.S. pork and poultry industries.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 79.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,219.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Approval of Laboratories for Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests
for Export Health Certificates.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0429.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (APHA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The AHPA gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export
of any animal or related material if necessary, to prevent the spread
of any livestock or poultry pest or disease. Disease prevention is the
most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and
enhancing the ability of U.S. producers to compete in the global market
of animal and animal product trade. Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) regulations do not require APHIS approval or
certification for laboratories conducting disease tests for the export
of aquaculture animals. However, as a condition of entry, some
countries require testing results from a laboratory approved by the
competent authority, in this case APHIS. State, university, and private
laboratories can voluntarily seek approval to test for specific
diseases. APHIS provides laboratory approval as a service to U.S.
exporters who ship aquaculture animals to countries requiring this
certification. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections
10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002.
Need and Use of the Information: The approval of laboratories to
conduct tests for the export of aquaculture animals requires the use of
certain information collection activities including notification of
intent to request approval, application for APHIS approval, protocol
statement, submission and recordkeeping of sample copies of diagnostic
reports, quality assurance/control plans and their recordkeeping,
notification of proposed changes to assay protocols, recordkeeping of
supporting assay documentation, and request for removal of approved
status. If APHIS did not collect this information, U.S. producers would
be prevented from exporting aquaculture animals and products to
countries that specifically require APHIS approved laboratories to
certify they have performed aquatic animal pathogen detection
procedures.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,462.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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