[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48304-48305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19689]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0070]


Notice of Request for Revision and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork 
Products from Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Chile 
and Mexico

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 revise an information collection associated with 
regulations for the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products 
from certain regions free of classical swine fever in Chile and Mexico 
and to request extension of approval of the information collection.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0070) to submit or view comments 
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0070, 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-2010-0070.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this

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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 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 on regulations for the 
importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from regions free of 
classical swine fever in Chile and Mexico, contact Dr. Magde Elshafie, 
Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services Team--Products, NCIE, VS, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 734-5259. For 
copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection 
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and 
Pork Products from Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in 
Chile and Mexico.
    OMB Number: 0579-0230.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other 
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement 
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and 
dissemination within the United States of livestock diseases and pests. 
To carry out this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals 
and animal products into the United States. The regulations are 
contained in title 9, parts 92 through 98, of the Code of Federal 
Regulations.
    Part 94 allows the importation, subject to certain conditions, of 
live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions that are free 
of classical swine fever (CSF) in Chile and Mexico to prevent the 
introduction of CSF into the United States. These conditions involve 
information collection activities, including certificates, cooperative 
agreements, and cooperative service agreements.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3 
years.
    This information collection includes information collection 
requirements approved under OMB control numbers 0579-0230, Importation 
of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Eight Mexican States; 0579-
0235, Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile; and 0579-0333, Importation 
of Pork and Pork Products. After OMB approves and combines the burden 
for the three collections under a single collection, Importation of 
Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products from Certain Regions Free of 
Classical Swine Fever in Chile and Mexico (0579-0230), the Department 
will retire numbers 0579-0235 and 0579-0333.
    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 reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
    Respondents: Federal animal health officials of the Governments of 
Chile and Mexico.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 11
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7.82
    Estimated annual number of responses: 86.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 86 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 4th day of August 2010.
Gregory Parham
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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