[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9346]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 96-020-1]


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed 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 an extension of a currently approved information 
collection in support of the Application for Inspection and 
Certification of Animal Byproducts.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 17, 1996 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the accuracy of burden estimate, 
ways to minimize the burden (such as the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology), or any other 
aspect of this collection of information to: Docket No. 96-020-1, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, suite 3C03, 4700 River 
Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please send an original and 
three copies, and state that your comments refer to Docket 96-020-1. 
Comments received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 
14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing 
to inspect comments and notices are requested to call ahead on (202) 
690-2817 to facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information on the Application for 
Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts, contact Dr. John 
Gray, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National Center for Import and Export, 
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 
734-7837; or e-mail: [email protected]. For copies of the proposed 
collection of information, contact Ms. Cheryl Jenkins, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-5360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Inspection and Certification of Animal 
Byproducts.
    OMB Number: 0579-0008.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 1996.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to export certain animal 
byproducts to other countries must, in some instances, furnish the 
importing country with certificates that have been issued or endorsed 
by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, Veterinary Services (VS). These certificates attest to the 
class and quality of these products, and also attest that the products 
have been processed according to the conditions and requirements of the 
importing country. VS Form 16-24 is one such certificate.
    The information requested on VS Form 16-24 is provided by the 
applicant and notifies us that the applicant desires to have us monitor 
the processing of the product. After monitoring the processing 
technique, we certify (on VS Form 16-24) that the product was processed 
according to the conditions and requirements of the importing country. 
Without this certification, the importing country would not accept the 
product, and the applicant would be unable to conduct business with 
that country.
    The use of VS Form 16-24 has no impact on animal disease prevention 
or eradication activities in the United States. The form was developed 
strictly in response to the importation requirements of other 
countries.
    The use of VS Form 16-24 provides ample space for the applicant to 
list, in detail, the processing technique that we need to verify to 
make the product eligible to enter the importing country. The form also 
serves as the written agreement under which the applicant (the U.S. 
exporter) pays for the services we render in connection with 
documenting the certification statements required by the importing 
country.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
We need this outside input to help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection 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 
proposed 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, or other collection technologies, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .5 hours per response.
    Respondents: U.S. exports of animal byproducts.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Numbers of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10 hours.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the information collection.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of April 1996.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-9346 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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