[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11482-11483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4562]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0125]


Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Nonfood Animal and Poultry 
Products and Byproducts Into the United States

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: 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 restricted and controlled importation of nonfood animal 
and poultry products and byproducts into the United States and to 
request extension of approval of the information collection.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 
27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0125-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0125, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0125 or in our reading room, which 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on restricted and 
controlled importation of nonfood animal and poultry products and 
byproducts into the United States, contact Dr. Tracye Butler, Assistant 
Director, Technical Trade Services Team--Products, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 
4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-7376. 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: Restricted and Controlled Importation of Nonfood Animal and 
Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the United States.
    OMB Number: 0579-0015.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Animal Health Protection Act 
(7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) regulates the importation of certain animal and poultry 
products and byproducts to prevent the introduction of pests and 
diseases of livestock and poultry into the United States. These 
regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94, 95, 96, and 122.
    The regulations require a number of information collection 
activities to prevent the introduction of livestock and poultry 
diseases and pests via the importation of animal and poultry

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products and byproducts into the United States. These include 
applications, agreements, certificates, certifications by foreign 
national governments, compliance agreements, permissions to import, 
placards on vehicles, statements on manifests, bills of lading, or 
waybills, and reports.
    These activities are currently approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) under OMB control number 0579-0015 and apply to a 
variety of animal and poultry products and byproducts imported into the 
United States, including, but not limited to, nonfood animal and 
poultry products and byproducts. We are proposing to separate the 
commodities approved under OMB control number 0579-0015 into individual 
collections to better reflect the commodities' specific collection 
activities and account for the information APHIS collects. Once 
approved by OMB, only information collection activities associated with 
the importation of nonfood animal and poultry products and byproducts 
will be under OMB control number 0579-0015, and the title of this 
information collection will name these commodities. We are publishing 
separate Federal Register notices for the other collections, which will 
receive new OMB control numbers when approved.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of the information collection activities for nonfood animal and 
poultry products and byproducts for an additional 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection 
under OMB control number 0579-0015. 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 0.73241 hours per response.
    Respondents: Foreign national governments, foreign port personnel, 
foreign exporters, nonprofit and profit U.S. importers, museums, 
educational institutions, transportation operators, and carrier 
personnel.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 3,334.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.342831434.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 4,477.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,279 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 21st day of February 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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