[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54565-54566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17193]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 
September 11, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be 
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the 
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day

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Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government 
Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0130.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for 
preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United 
States, as well as, the spread of pests not widely distributed in the 
United States, and eradicating those imported when eradication is 
feasible. The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), authorizes 
the Department to carry out this mission. In addition to its mission, 
APHIS provides export certification services to ensure other countries 
that the plants and plant products they are receiving from the United 
States are free of plant diseases and insect pests.
    Need and Use of the Information: The accreditation process requires 
the use of several information activities to ensure that nongovernment 
facilities applying for accreditation processes the necessary 
qualifications. APHIS will collect information for applications 
submitted by operator/owner of a non-government facility seeking 
accreditation to conduct laboratory testing or phytosanitary 
inspection. The application should contain the legal name and full 
address of the facility, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers 
of the facility's operator, a description of the facility, and a 
description of the specific laboratory testing or phytosanitary 
inspection services for which the facility is seeking accreditation. If 
these activities are not conducted properly, APHIS export certification 
program would be compromised, causing a disruption in plant and plant 
product exports that could prove financially damaging to U.S. 
exporters.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
local and Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 209.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Swine (from Certain Regions), Pork, and 
Pork Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
    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 pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts disease prevention activities are 
contained in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, part 94. These 
regulations place certain restrictions on the importation of swine, 
pork, and pork products into the United States. Regulations regarding 
other animal products and byproducts can be found at 95 and 112.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure regulatory compliance for mitigation of classical swine fever 
(CSF) from imports of swine (from certain regions), pork, and pork 
products into the United States. To ensure this the regulations include 
information collection activities such as certification for importation 
of pork or pork products; application of seal; location and reason for 
breaking seal and application of new seal; termination of agreement; 
request for approval of defrost facility; request hearing for denial or 
approval of defrost facility; application for import of small amounts 
of pork or pork products; cooperative service agreement; notification 
of Customs and Border Protection inspectors for pork from specific 
regions; recordkeeping requirements for certificates; certificates for 
meat processed in tubes; certification for importation of hams; 
agreement for processing procedures; identification procedures; 
recordkeeping for processing origin of hams; and program statements.
    If this information were collected less frequently or not collected 
at all, the United States would be at increased risk for the 
introduction of rinderpest, FMD, SF, CSF and SVD. This would cause 
serious economic consequences to U.S. Agricultural exports and several 
U.S. livestock industries, and have potentially serious health 
consequences for U.S. livestock.
    Description of Respondents: Full-time, salaried veterinary officers 
employed by the governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; industry 
representatives; and U.S. importers.
    Number of Respondents: 781.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 179,712.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17193 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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