Notice2023-17193
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 11, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54565-54566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17193]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
September 11, 2023 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
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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 and Health Inspection Service
Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United
States, as well as, the spread of pests not widely distributed in the
United States, and eradicating those imported when eradication is
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), authorizes
the Department to carry out this mission. In addition to its mission,
APHIS provides export certification services to ensure other countries
that the plants and plant products they are receiving from the United
States are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
Need and Use of the Information: The accreditation process requires
the use of several information activities to ensure that nongovernment
facilities applying for accreditation processes the necessary
qualifications. APHIS will collect information for applications
submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility seeking
accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection. The application should contain the legal name and full
address of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers
of the facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a
description of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary
inspection services for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If
these activities are not conducted properly, APHIS export certification
program would be compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant
product exports that could prove financially damaging to U.S.
exporters.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State,
local and Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 209.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Live Swine (from Certain Regions), Pork, and
Pork Products.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts disease prevention activities are
contained in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, part 94. These
regulations place certain restrictions on the importation of swine,
pork, and pork products into the United States. Regulations regarding
other animal products and byproducts can be found at 95 and 112.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever
(CSF) from imports of swine (from certain regions), pork, and pork
products into the United States. To ensure this the regulations include
information collection activities such as certification for importation
of pork or pork products; application of seal; location and reason for
breaking seal and application of new seal; termination of agreement;
request for approval of defrost facility; request hearing for denial or
approval of defrost facility; application for import of small amounts
of pork or pork products; cooperative service agreement; notification
of Customs and Border Protection inspectors for pork from specific
regions; recordkeeping requirements for certificates; certificates for
meat processed in tubes; certification for importation of hams;
agreement for processing procedures; identification procedures;
recordkeeping for processing origin of hams; and program statements.
If this information were collected less frequently or not collected
at all, the United States would be at increased risk for the
introduction of rinderpest, FMD, SF, CSF and SVD. This would cause
serious economic consequences to U.S. Agricultural exports and several
U.S. livestock industries, and have potentially serious health
consequences for U.S. livestock.
Description of Respondents: Full-time, salaried veterinary officers
employed by the governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; industry
representatives; and U.S. importers.
Number of Respondents: 781.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 179,712.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17193 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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