[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31293-31294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12768]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0016]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other 
Poultry Products From Specified Regions

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 request approval of an extension to an information 
collection associated with regulations for the importation of live 
poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from specified 
regions.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0016-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0016, 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-2012-
0016 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) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the importation of 
live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from specified 
regions into the United States, contact Dr. Magde Elshafie, Senior 
Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services--Animal Products, NCIE, 
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-
3332. 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 Poultry, Poultry 
Meat, and Other Poultry Products from Specified Regions.
    OMB Number: 0579-0228.
    Type of Request: 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) 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 the 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.
    In part 94, Sec.  94.26 allows the importation, subject to certain 
conditions, of live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products 
from certain regions, including Argentina and the Mexican States of 
Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan, that are free of exotic Newcastle 
disease (END). The conditions for importation require, among other 
things, certification from a full-time salaried veterinary officer of 
the national government of the exporting region that poultry and 
poultry products exported from one of these regions originated in that 
region (or in another region recognized by APHIS as free of END) and 
that before the export to the United States, the poultry and poultry 
products were not commingled with poultry and poultry products from 
regions where END exists.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities 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. 
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

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    (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 authorities of certain regions 
that export live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products; 
importers.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 11.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 19.272727.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 212.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 212 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 May 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-12768 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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