[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23928-23929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09627]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 23, 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 May 29, 
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry 
Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0040.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes sections 111, 
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134f, and 134g of 21 
U.S.C. These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control and 
eliminate domestic diseases such as brucellosis and tuberculosis, as 
well as to take actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such 
as foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. Disease prevention is the 
most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and 
enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
ability to compete in exporting animals and animal products. To fulfill 
this mission APHIS must collect pertinent information from those 
individuals who import animals and poultry, animal and poultry 
products, zoological animals, or animal germplasm into the United 
States. APHIS will collect information using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from foreign animal health authorities as well as U.S. importers; 
foreign exporters; veterinarians and animal health technicians in other 
countries; State animal health authorities; shippers; owners and 
operators of foreign processing plants and farms; USDA-approved zoos, 
laboratories, and feedlots; private quarantine facilities; and other 
entities involved (directly or indirectly) in the importation of animal 
and poultry, animals and poultry products, zoological animals, and 
animal germplasm. The information includes such data as the last 
reported outbreak of a given animal disease in the region; the names of 
the exporter and importer of the animal commodities; the origins of the 
animals or animal products to be imported; the health status of the 
animals or the processing methods used to produce animal products to be 
imported; the destination of delivery in the United States; and whether 
the animals or animal products were temporarily offloaded in another 
country during transit to the United States. APHIS needs this 
information to help ensure that these imports do not introduce foreign 
animal diseases into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
Individuals and Households; Federal Governments; and State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,278.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 31,923.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

    Title: Blood and Tissue Collection at Slaughtering Establishments.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0212.
    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 AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18 of 
Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. Veterinary Services, a program within USDA's 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), administers 
regulations governing the interstate movement of animals to prevent the 
dissemination of animal disease within the United States. These 
regulations are contained in title 9 CFR, subchapter C, Interstate 
Transportation of Animals (including poultry) and Animal Products, part 
71. The regulations also address animal testing for disease 
surveillance. Disease surveillance activities are conducted at 
slaughtering and rendering facilities under listing agreements signed 
by Federal personnel and slaughter and rendering establishment owners 
and operators. An establishment is listed after it undergoes inspection 
to ensure that it meets facility and access requirements.
    APHIS will collect information from these establishing using a 
listing agreement, correspondence regarding withdrawal of listing as 
well as appeals for denial or withdrawal of listing, and

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VS Form 10-5, the Facility Inspection Report.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the signed listing 
agreement and VS Form 10-5 to establish a process for routine 
inspections of slaughter and rendering establishments before an 
outbreak of an emerging or foreign animal disease; this decreases the 
time needed to locate affected animals and to eradicate or control the 
spread of disease. Correspondence regarding withdrawal of listing, and 
appeals of denial or withdrawal of listing, help APHIS control this 
process. To date, APHIS has not had to use inspection and listing 
information because of an emerging or foreign animal disease, but has 
used it periodically for domestic program disease surveillance (such as 
for brucellosis in cattle and bison).
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,925.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,605.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Animal Disease Traceability.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0327.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8301-8317) 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. As part of its ongoing efforts to safeguard 
animal health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) developed the Animal Disease 
Traceability (ADT) framework to provide a system that could provide for 
animal traceability. Traceability helps document the movement history 
of an animal throughout its life, including during an emergency 
response or for ongoing animal disease programs. States and Tribal 
Nations are able to establish the ability to trace animals moving 
interstate back to their State of origin.
    APHIS made systems for animal disease traceability available to 
Tribal Nations for managing the issuance of unique location 
identification numbers, including the Standardized Premises Location 
System and a Tribal Premises Location System, which required completion 
and submission of Veterinary Services Form 1-63, Tribal Location 
Identification System Implementation Request. States, Tribes, and 
territories are responsible for implementing their own traceability 
systems that align with the framework and other activities to advance 
animal disease traceability. These systems, which the States and Tribes 
will describe in their long-term traceability plans, are referred to as 
ADT Road Maps. In addition, the ADT framework includes the National 
Uniform Eartagging System (NUES).
    The previous name for this collection was ``Animal Disease 
Traceability; Tribal Nations Using Systems for Location 
Identification.'' However, based on the January 2013 final rule, there 
are other entities who must meet the animal disease traceability 
requirements; therefore, we are changing the name of this collection to 
``Animal Disease Traceability.''
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information 
provided on VS 1-63 to contact States and Tribal Governments and help 
them use the premises registration system they selected. In addition, 
within the ADT Framework, the NUES gives nationally unique 
identification numbers for animals that need official identification. 
To distribute and use official identification Eartags, APHIS requires 
several information collection activities that are to be completed by 
Animal producers, market/buying station operators, feedlot operators, 
laboratory staff, device manufacturers, Dairy Herd Information 
Association officials, and slaughter plant personnel. If this 
information was not collected, APHIS' ability to address traceability 
needs would be significantly hampered.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 273,645.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 839,600.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Tomatoes with Stems from the Republic of 
Korea into the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0371.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 
U.S.C. 7701 Et Seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of 
plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction 
of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the 
United States. As authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the importation of certain fruits 
and vegetables in accordance with the regulations contained in 
``Subpart-Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56-61). 
Under the regulations, tomatoes with stems from the Republic of Korea 
may be imported into the United States under certain conditions.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following 
information collection activities to collect information: registered 
pest-exclusionary structure, monthly inspection of pest-exclusionary 
structures, records of trap placement, and a phytosanitary certificate 
with an additional declaration stating that the tomatoes were produced 
in accordance with the regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for profit; 
`Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-09627 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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