[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 66871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26322]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 3, 2019.
    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 
are requested regarding 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 January 
6, 2020 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.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0171.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53), as specified in the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). This statute mandates 
that FSIS protect the public by verifying that meat products are safe, 
wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS will collect information to 
ensure that all establishments operating under the New Swine Slaughter 
Inspection System (NSIS) monitor their systems through microbial 
testing and recordkeeping. Establishments operating under NSIS are 
required to (1) identify animals or carcasses that establishment 
personnel have sorted and removed for disposal before FSIS inspection 
with a unique tag, tattoo, or similar device, (2) maintain records to 
document the total number of animals and carcasses sorted and removed 
per day and the reasons for their removal, and (3) maintain records 
documenting that products resulting from their slaughter operations 
meet the new definition of RTC pork product.
    Furthermore, FSIS will collection information to ensure that each 
establishment operating under the NSIS submit on an annual basis an 
attestation to the management member of the local FSIS circuit safety 
committee stating that it maintains a program to monitor and document 
any work-related conditions of establishment workers.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 84.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,348.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-26322 Filed 12-5-19; 8:45 am]
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