[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9202-9203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the

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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Seafood Inspection and Certification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0266.
    Form Number(s): 89-800, 89-814, 89-819.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,339.
    Average Hours per Response: Application for inspection, application 
for appeal of previous inspection results and contract completion or 
amendment, 5 minutes each; label and specification submission, 30 
minutes; HACCP plan, 60 hours; recordkeeping requirements related to an 
existing plan, 40 hours.
    Burden Hours: 8,139.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
operates a voluntary fee-for-service seafood inspection program 
(Program) under the authorities of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the 
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The regulations for the Program are 
contained in 50 CFR part 260. The program offers inspection grading and 
certification services, including the use of official quality grade 
marks which indicate that specific products have been Federally 
inspected. Those wishing to participate in the Program must request the 
services and submit specific compliance information. In July 1992, NMFS 
announced new inspection services, which were fully based on guidelines 
recommended by the National Academy of Sciences, known as Hazard 
Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). The information collection 
requirements fall under Sec.  260.15 of the regulations. These 
guidelines required that a facility's quality control system have a 
written plan of the operation, identification of control points with 
acceptance criteria and a corrective action plan, as well as identified 
personnel responsible for oversight of the system. The chapter entitled 
``Development, Assessment, Approval, and Continuing Compliance 
Evaluation of HACCP-based Inspection Systems,'' from the NMFS Fishery 
Products Inspection Manual, describes in detail the requirements for 
participants choosing to receive NMFS HACCP-based inspection services.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

    Dated: February 10, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-3615 Filed 2-15-12; 8:45 am]
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