[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 128 (Thursday, July 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36649-36650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13008]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0079]


Notice of Request for Revision and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork 
Products From Eight Mexican States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision 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 and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with regulations for the importation 
of live swine, pork, and pork products from eight Mexican States into 
the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the 
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2007-0079 to submit or view public 
comments and to view supporting and related materials available 
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including 
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing 
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through 
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2007-0079, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0079.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 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

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sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before 
coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations 
for the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from Mexico, 
contact Dr. Masoud Malik, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade 
Services, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road, Unit 
40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3277. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste 
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From 
Eight Mexican States.
    OMB Number: 0579-0230.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among 
other things, to prohibit the importation and interstate movement of 
animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and 
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests. To 
fulfill this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals and 
animal products into the United States. The regulations are contained 
in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 through 99, of the Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    Part 94, Sec.  94.25, allows the importation, subject to certain 
conditions, of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain 
regions, including the eight Mexican States of Baja California, Baja 
California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and 
Yucatan, that are free of classical swine fever. Among the conditions 
is a requirement for a certificate that must be completed by Mexican 
veterinary authorities prior to export. The certificate must identify 
both the region of export and the region of origin as regions 
designated in Sec. Sec.  94.9 and 94.10 as free of classical swine 
fever at the time the live swine, pork, or pork products were in the 
regions.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this information collection activity for 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 
information collection, 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 information collection 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 reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
    Respondents: Full-time salaried veterinarians employed by the 
national government of Mexico.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 8.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 10.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 80.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 80 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 28th day of June 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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