Notice2022-04121
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Poultry Finished Product Standards
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Published
February 28, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentFood Safety and Inspection Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a new information collection for poultry Finished Product Standards (FPS). This is a new information collection because the existing forms for FPS are in use without approval. There is an estimated annual burden of 68,899 hours.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11039-11040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04121]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2022-0002]
Notice of Request for a New Information Collection: Poultry
Finished Product Standards
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a new
information collection for poultry Finished Product Standards (FPS).
This is a new information collection because the existing forms for FPS
are in use without approval. There is an estimated annual burden of
68,899 hours.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
Federal Register notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides
commenters the ability to type short comments directly into the comment
field on the web page or to attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the on-line instructions at that
site for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
<bullet> Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Agency name and docket number FSIS-2022-0002. Comments
received in response to this docket will be made available for public
inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
call (202) 205-0495 to schedule a time to visit the FSIS Docket Room at
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and
Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, South Building, Washington, DC
20250-3700; (202) 720-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Poultry Finished Product Standards.
OMB Number: 0583-NEW.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53), as specified in the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.). This
statute mandates that FSIS protect the public by verifying that poultry
products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and
packaged.
Since 1987, FSIS regulations have required that processed birds
meet FPS before and after chilling to ensure that the product being
produced is consistently wholesome and unadulterated. By design, FPS
provides a clear picture of the effectiveness of the dressing and
evisceration process and alerts FSIS and the establishment to a need
for adjustments before unacceptable product is produced. Poultry
slaughter establishments that operate under the Streamlined Inspection
System (SIS) or the New Line Speed Inspection System (NELS) or the New
Turkey Inspection (NTI) system are required to comply with the Poultry
FPS regulatory requirements (9 CFR 381.76(b)). These regulations
require establishments to perform and record the results of FPS tests
throughout each shift. The forms used to document FPS tests include the
defects that must be counted, as well as a method to calculate the
results.
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Establishments use FSIS Form 6500-1, Poultry QC Finished Product
Standards, to record poultry pre-chill processing nonconformance
results; FSIS Form 6500-2, Poultry QC Finished Product Standards, to
record poultry pre-chill trim nonconformance results, and FSIS Form
6500-3, Poultry Finished Product Standards, to record poultry post-
chill processing nonconformance results. FSIS inspection program
personnel also review all three forms to verify compliance with 9 CFR
381.76(b).
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of burden: FSIS estimates that it takes each respondent an
average of 861.23 hours per year to complete FSIS Forms 6500-1, 6500-2,
and 6500-3.
Estimated total number of respondents: 80 Poultry Slaughter
establishments that operate under the SIS, NELS or NTIS inspection
systems.
Estimated number of responses per respondent: 9,085.
Estimated annual number of responses: 726,800.
Estimated annual burden on respondents: 68,899 hours.
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. Copies of this information collection assessment can be
obtained from Gina Kouba, Office of Policy and Program Development,
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Mailstop 3758, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-
5627.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS' functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of FSIS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the method and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of information technology. Comments may be
sent to both FSIS, at the addresses provided above, and the Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20253.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal
Register publication on-line through the FSIS web page located at:
<a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register</a>.
FSIS will also announce and provide a link to this Federal Register
publication 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 our
constituents and stakeholders. The Constituent Update is available on
the FSIS web page. Through the web page, FSIS can provide information
to a much broader, more diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an
email subscription service which provides automatic and customized
access to selected food safety news and information. This service is
available at: <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe</a>. Options range from
recalls to export information, regulations, directives, and notices.
Customers can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the
option to password protect their accounts.
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Paul Kiecker,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-04121 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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