[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25440-25441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09229]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0020]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled 
Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the 
United States

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 restricted, prohibited, and 
controlled importation of animal and poultry products and byproducts 
into the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June 
28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2022-0020 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-2022-0020, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.

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    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 prohibited, 
restricted, and controlled importation of animal and poultry products 
and byproducts into the United States, contact the following 
individuals: For issues concerning meat, milk, eggs, and casings, Dr. 
Nathaniel Koval, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, Animal 
Product Imports, Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Riverdale, MD; (301) 851-3300 option 4; [email protected]. For 
issues concerning all other byproducts, Dr. David Pasnik, Senior Staff 
Veterinary Medical Officer, Animal Product Imports, Strategy and 
Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD; (301) 851-3300 
option 4; [email protected].
    For information on the information collection process, contact Mr. 
Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-
2483; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal 
and Poultry Products and Byproducts Into the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0015.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is the 
primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The AHPA 
gives the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) broad 
authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict 
import or export of any animal or related material if necessary to 
prevent the spread of any livestock or poultry pest or disease.
    Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a 
healthy animal population and for enhancing USDA's Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') ability to compete globally in 
animal and animal product and byproduct trade. In connection with this 
mission, APHIS enforces regulations regarding both the importation of 
controlled materials and the prevention of foreign animal disease 
incursions into the United States. These regulations are located in 9 
CFR parts 94, 95, and 122.
    APHIS engages in a number of information collection activities to 
prevent or control the spread of livestock diseases via the restricted, 
prohibited, and controlled importation of animal and poultry products 
and byproducts into the United States, including, but not limited to, 
certificates, applications, agreements, appeals and cancellations of 
agreements, placards and statements, permissions to import, 
notifications, government seals, and marking requirements.
    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: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1.76 hours per response.
    Respondents: Importers, exporters, processing operators, foreign 
federal governments, foreign veterinarians, port personnel, museums, 
educational institutions, transportation operators, and carrier 
personnel.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 30,838.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 64,197.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 112,219 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 26th day of April 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-09229 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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