[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10466-10467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03943]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 19, 2014.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 
27, 2014 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine Health Protection.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0065.
    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 AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-
18 of P.O. 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. Veterinary Services, a program with the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is responsible for 
administering regulations intended to prevent the dissemination of 
animal diseases within the United States. Garbage is one of the primary 
media through which numerous infections or communicable diseases of 
swine are transmitted. Because of the serious threat to the U.S. swine 
industry, Congress passed Public Law 96-468 ``Swine Health Protection 
Act'' on October 17, 1980. This law requires USDA to ensure that all 
garbage is treated prior to its being fed to swine that are intended 
for interstate or foreign commerce or that substantially affect such 
commerce. The Act and the regulations will allow only operators of 
garbage treatment facilities, which meet certain specification to 
utilize garbage for swine feeding. APHIS will use various forms to 
collect information.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information from 
persons desiring to obtain a permit (license) to operate a facility to 
treat garbage. Prior to issuance of a license, an inspection will be 
made of the facility by an authorized representative to determine if it 
meets all requirements of the regulations. Periodic inspections will be 
made to determine if licenses are meeting the standards for operation 
of their approved facilities. Upon receipt of the information from the 
Animal Health Officials, the information is used by Federal or State 
animal health personnel to determine whether the waste collector is 
feeding garbage to swine, whether it is being treated, and whether the 
feeder is licensed or needs to be licensed.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,110.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,333.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products from 
Certain Regions Free of CSF in Chile, Mexico and Brazil.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
    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 pest or diseases of livestock or poultry. 
The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) conduct disease prevention activities are contained in 
Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, Parts 94, place certain restrictions 
on the importation of swine, pork, and pork products into the United 
States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensue regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever 
(CFS) from imports of swine, pork, and pork products into the United 
States. One requirement is completion of a certificate issued by a 
salaried veterinary officer of the Governments of Mexico, Chile and/or 
Brazil that must accompany swine, pork, and pork products from their 
respective regions. Other requirements are a compliance agreement that 
is required by the operators of the processing establishment located in 
a non-CSF free region that processes pork products from CSF free 
regions and a cooperative service agreement that is required by the 
processing establishment located in a non-CSF free region that 
processes pork products from CSF free regions, or a party on its 
behalf, must enter into a cooperative service agreement with APHIS to 
pay all expenses incurred by APHIS for the initial evaluation of the 
processing establishment and periodically thereafter. If the 
information was not collected APHIS would be unable to establish an 
effective defense against the entry and spread of CSF from Mexican,

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Chilean, and Brazilian swine, pork, and pork product imports. This 
would cause serious health consequences from U.S. swine and economic 
consequences for the U.S. pork industry.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 768.

    Title: Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines from 
Chile.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0242.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
regulations in ``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 
319.56-58) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and 
vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world, to 
prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests, including 
fruit flies that are new to or not widely distributed within the United 
States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) fruits 
and vegetables regulations allow the importation, under certain 
conditions, of clementines, mandarins, and tangerines from Chile into 
the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants or 
plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection 
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the 
originating or transiting country. APHIS will use the information on 
this certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the 
time of inspection in the foreign country. This information is used as 
a guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when 
the shipment arrives. Without the information, all shipments would need 
to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerable more 
time, this would slow the clearance of international shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 39.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 163.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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