Notice2022-09229
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the United States
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April 29, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the restricted, prohibited, and controlled importation of animal and poultry products and byproducts into the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25440-25441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09229]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0020]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled
Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the
United States
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the restricted, prohibited, and
controlled importation of animal and poultry products and byproducts
into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2022-0020 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2022-0020, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
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Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which is located
in Room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on prohibited,
restricted, and controlled importation of animal and poultry products
and byproducts into the United States, contact the following
individuals: For issues concerning meat, milk, eggs, and casings, Dr.
Nathaniel Koval, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, Animal
Product Imports, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD; (301) 851-3300 option 4; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a141b0e121b14131f1654105411150c1b163a0f091e1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4826293c202926212d2466226623273e2924083d3b2c29662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>. For
issues concerning all other byproducts, Dr. David Pasnik, Senior Staff
Veterinary Medical Officer, Animal Product Imports, Strategy and
Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD; (301) 851-3300
option 4; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9df9fcebf4f9b3f7b3edfceef3f4f6dde8eef9fcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d494c5b44490347035d4c5e4344466d585e494c034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
For information on the information collection process, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-
2483; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33595c4056435b1d5e5c4b564a73464057521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d2d7cbddc8d096d5d7c0ddc1f8cdcbdcd996dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal
and Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0015.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is the
primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The AHPA
gives the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 for enhancing USDA's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') ability to compete globally in
animal and animal product and byproduct trade. In connection with this
mission, APHIS enforces regulations regarding both the importation of
controlled materials and the prevention of foreign animal disease
incursions into the United States. These regulations are located in 9
CFR parts 94, 95, and 122.
APHIS engages in a number of information collection activities to
prevent or control the spread of livestock diseases via the restricted,
prohibited, and controlled importation of animal and poultry products
and byproducts into the United States, including, but not limited to,
certificates, applications, agreements, appeals and cancellations of
agreements, placards and statements, permissions to import,
notifications, government seals, and marking requirements.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.76 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers, exporters, processing operators, foreign
federal governments, foreign veterinarians, port personnel, museums,
educational institutions, transportation operators, and carrier
personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 30,838.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 64,197.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 112,219 hours. (Due
to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product
of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden
per response.)
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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of April 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-09229 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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