[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38483-38484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15863]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0053]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Pork and Poultry Products From Mexico Transiting 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 request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with the regulations for pork and poultry 
products from Mexico transiting the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0053.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0053, 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-2014-
0053 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 pork and poultry 
products from Mexico transiting the United States, contact Dr. Lynette 
Williams, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National Import Export Services, 
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-
3300. 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: Pork and Poultry Products From Mexico Transiting the United 
States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0145.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among other 
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement 
of animals, animal products, and other articles to prevent the 
introduction into and dissemination within the United States of animal 
diseases and pests. To fulfill this mission, APHIS regulates the 
importation of animals and animal products into the United States. The 
regulations are contained in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 
through 99, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
    The regulations in 9 CFR 94.15 allow pork and pork products and 
poultry carcasses, parts, and products (except eggs and egg products) 
that are not eligible for entry into the United States to transit the 
United States from specified States in Mexico, via land border ports, 
for export to another country.
    The regulations set out conditions for the transit movements that 
protect against the introduction of classical swine fever or Newcastle 
disease into the United States. These conditions involve the use of 
information collection activities, including the completion of a USDA, 
APHIS, Veterinary Services Application for Permit to Import or 
Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors (Veterinary 
Services Form 16-3), the placement of serially numbered seals on 
product containers, and the forwarding of a pre-arrival notification to 
U.S. port personnel.
    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
    (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 0.84 hours per response.
    Respondents: U.S. importers of pork and poultry products from 
Mexico to the United States and the Federal animal health authorities 
in Mexico.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 34.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.471.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 50.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 42 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.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of July 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-15863 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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