[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48124-48125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19785]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 8, 2012.
    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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Pork-Filled Pasta.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0214.
    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, and eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
responsible for protecting the health of our Nation's livestock and 
poultry populations by preventing the introduction and interstate 
spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating 
such diseases from the United States when feasible.
    Need and use of the Information: A certificate must be completed 
and signed by the issuing official, and contains such information as 
the origin of the meat used in the product, the name and location of 
the facility that processed the product, and the product's intended 
destination. Without the information, it would significantly cripple 
APHIS' ability to ensure that pork-filled pasta from certain regions 
pose a minimal risk of introducing swine vesicular disease into the 
United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Standards for Privately Owned Quarantine Facilities for 
Ruminants.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0232.
    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. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export 
of any animal or related material to prevent the spread of any 
livestock or poultry pest or disease. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) provides standards for the approval, 
operation, and oversight of privately owned quarantine facilities for 
imported ruminants prior to their release into the United States.
    Need and use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information activities with its efforts to maintain a system whereby 
private individuals can operate (with APHIS oversight) their own 
facilities for the quarantine of imported ruminants: (1) Application 
Letter; (2) Compliance Agreement; (3) Daily Log; and (4) Request for 
Variance.

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Without the information, APHIS would be forced to discontinue its 
program of allowing the operation of privately owned quarantine 
facilities for ruminants, a development that would hamper U.S. animal 
import activities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 76.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Swine and Swine Products from the European 
Union.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0265.
    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. In connection with the disease prevention mission, the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the importation 
of animals and animal products into the United States to guard against 
the introduction of animal diseases not currently present or prevalent 
in the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: To help APHIS ensure that 
classical Swine fever (CSF) is not introduced into the United States, 
the regulations allow, under specified conditions, the importation of 
pork, pork products, and swine from the APHIS-defined European Union 
(EU) CSF region. These requirements necessitate the use of several 
information collection activities, including certification statements 
from the importation of pork, pork products, and swine. Failing to 
collect this information would increase the chances of CSF being 
introduced into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,846.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19785 Filed 8-10-12; 8:45 am]
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