[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43988-43989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17069]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0039]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Swine Hides, Bird Trophies, and 
Deer Hides

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the importation of swine hides, 
bird trophies, and deer hides.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2021-0039 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, 
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0039, 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 regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located 
in Room 1620 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 the regulations for 
the importation of swine hides, bird trophies, and deer hides, contact 
Dr. Linda Kahn-Tobin, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Products 
Import,

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Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 851-3343. For more information on the information 
collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' 
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Importation of Swine Hides, Bird Trophies, and Deer Hides.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0307.
    Type of Request: Revision to and 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 
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other 
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement 
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and 
dissemination within the United States of livestock diseases and pests. 
To carry out this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals 
and animal products into the United States. The regulations are 
contained in 9 CFR parts 91 through 99.
    The regulations in 9 CFR parts 94 and 95 (referred to below as the 
regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of specified animal 
products into the United States to prevent the introduction into the 
U.S. livestock population of certain contagious animal diseases. 
Sections 95.16 and 95.17 of the regulations contain, among other 
things, specific processing and certification requirements for untanned 
hides and skins and bird trophies.
    The regulations require, among other things, that shipments of 
hides be accompanied by certificates showing their origin and 
certifying that the hides are from areas free of certain animal 
diseases. Shipments of ruminant hides from Mexico must be accompanied 
by written statements indicating that the hides were frozen for 24 
hours and treated for ticks. Shipments of bird trophies must be 
accompanied by certificates of origin certifying that the trophies are 
from regions free of Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic avian 
influenza. These activities help ensure that the products do not harbor 
disease or ticks.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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: Public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average approximately 0.320 hours per 
response.
    Respondents: National government officials, owners of untanned 
ruminant and swine hides, and importers of untanned ruminant and swine 
hides.
    Estimated number of respondents: 167.
    Estimated number of responses per respondent: 9.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,472.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 471 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.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of August 2021.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17069 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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