Notice2021-21503
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Seafood Inspection and Certification Requirements
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Published
October 4, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21503]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Seafood Inspection and Certification Requirements
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on May 25, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Seafood Inspection and Certification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0266.
Form Number(s): 89-800, 89-814, 89-819.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,012.
Average Hours per Response: Contract Completion, 5 minutes; Request
for Service, 5 minutes; Label Approval, 1 hour; Appeals, 30 minutes;
HACCP application new respondents, 60 hours; HACCP application current
respondents, 40 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,089.
Needs and Uses: This request is for the revision and extension of a
current information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) operates the fee-for-
service Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) under the authorities of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife
Act of 1956, and the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The regulations
for the SIP are contained in 50 CFR part 260. The SIP offers
inspection, grading and certification services, including the use of
official grade marks and statements which indicate that specific
products have been federally inspected. The SIP is the only Federal
entity which establishes quality grade standards for seafood marketed
in the United States, and is the competent authority for the United
States for issuing export health and catch certificates for seafood and
certain other marine ingredients. Qualified participants are permitted
to use SIP's official grade marks and statements on their products to
facilitate the domestic and global trade of fishery products and other
marine ingredients. Participation in the SIP is open to all segments of
the seafood industry, from harvesters and growers to retailers. When
inspection service is desired, participants are required to submit
specific information pertaining to the type of service needed (Sec.
260.15). This includes the type of products to be inspected, the
quantity, the location of the product, and the date when the inspection
is needed. Customers complete the NOAA Form 89-814 Request for
Inspection Services and submit it to their local inspection office via
email or over the phone. There are also application requirements (i.e.,
a letter from the participant) if there is an appeal on previous
service results (Sec. 260.36). Participants requesting regular
inspection services on a contractual basis submit a contract using the
NOAA Form 89-800 (Sec. 260.96). Any changes to the contract require a
contract amendment, using the same form. When export or certain other
forms of certification is desired, applicants are required to submit
specific information regarding the consignment and the type of
documents required, including details about the product, the shipper
and the destination of the consignment, through an online portal
system.
In July 1992, NMFS announced new inspection services, which were
fully based on guidelines recommended by the National Academy of
Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). The
information collection requirements fall under Sec. 260.15 of the
regulations. These guidelines require that a facility's quality control
system have a written plan of the operation, identification of control
points with acceptance criteria and a corrective action plan, as well
as personnel identified with responsibility for oversight of the
system.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
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 and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0266.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-21503 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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