[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70107-70108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29093]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 4, 2011.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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 Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Poultry Meat and Other Poultry Products from 
Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0144.
    Summary Of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 
(Title X, Subtitle E, Sec. 10401-18 of Pub. L. 107-171) is the primary 
Federal law governing the protection of animal health. Veterinary 
Services, a program within USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), is responsible for administering regulations intended 
to prevent the introduction of animal diseases, such as exotic 
Newcastle disease (END) into the United States. APHIS currently has 
regulations in place that restrict the importation of poultry meat and 
other poultry products from Mexico due to the presence of exotic 
Newcastle disease in the country. However, APHIS does allow the 
importation of poultry meat and poultry products from the Mexican 
States of Sinaloa and Sonora because APHIS has determined that poultry 
meat and products from these two Mexican States pose a negligible risk 
of introducing exotic Newcastle disease into the United States. To 
ensure that these items are safe for importation, APHIS requires that 
certain data appear on the foreign meat inspection certificate that 
accompanies the poultry meat and other poultry products from Sinaloa 
and Sonora to the United States. APHIS also requires that serial 
numbered seals be applied to containers carrying the poultry meat and 
other poultry products.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
certify that the poultry meat or other poultry products were (1) 
derived from poultry born and raised in commercial breeding 
establishments in Sinaloa and Sonora; (2) derived from poultry that 
were slaughtered in Sinaloa or Sonora in a Federally-inspected 
slaughter plant approved to export these commodities to the United 
States in accordance with Food Safety & Inspection regulations; (3) 
processed at a Federally inspected processing plant in Sinaloa or 
Sonora; and (4) kept out of contact with poultry from any other State 
within Mexico. APHIS will also collect information to ensure that the 
poultry meat or poultry products from Sinaloa and Sonora pose the most 
negligible risk possible for introducing exotic Newcastle disease into 
the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 280.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 280.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Prohibition on Importation of Farm 
Equipment.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0195.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 is 
the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. 
Regulations contained in 9 CFR chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 92 
through 98 prohibits the importation of used farm equipment into the 
United States from regions in which foot-and-mouth disease or 
rinderpest exist, unless the equipment has been stream-cleaned prior to 
export to the United States so that it is free of exposed dirt and 
other particulate matter. Disease prevention is the most effective 
method for maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to compete 
in exporting animals and animal products.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
through the use of a certification statement completed by the farm 
equipment exporter and signed by an authorized official of the national 
animal health service of the region of origin, stating that the steam-
cleaning of the equipment has been done. This is necessary to help 
prevent the introduction of food-and-mouth disease into the United 
States. If the information were not collected APHIS would be forced to 
discontinue the importation of any used farm equipment from FMD 
regions, a development that could have a damaging financial impact on 
exporters and importers of this equipment.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.

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    Total Burden Hours: 200.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0258.
    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. Disease prevention is the most effective method for 
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the ability of 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to help U.S. 
producers compete in the world market of animal and animal product 
trade. The Veterinary Services (VS) program of APHIS is the unit 
responsible for carrying out the disease prevention mission. One of the 
APHIS disease eradication programs addresses scrapie. Scrapie is a 
progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal disease affecting the 
central nervous system of sheep and goats.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order for APHIS' scrapie 
eradication program to be effective, its animal identification, 
recordkeeping, and other requirements must be carried out at livestock 
facilities that handle sheep and goats moving in interstate commerce. 
The individual legally responsible for the day-to-day operation of the 
facility must execute an Approval of Livestock Facilities Agreement 
with APHIS. The information restricts the interstate movement of 
livestock within the United States to control diseases of concern and 
approve livestock facilities that handle sheep and goats moving in 
interstate commerce.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 237.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-29093 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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