[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8142-8143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02300]


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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.

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    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 7, 
2024 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 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork and Pork Products, and Swine 
Semen from the European Union.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0218.
    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 AHPA is contained in title X, subtitle E, sections 10401-
18 of Public Law 107-171, dated May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002. Disease prevention is the most effective 
method to maintain a healthy animal population and for enhancing the 
United States' ability to compete in the world market of animal and 
animal product trade.
    The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates 
the importation of animals and animal products into the United States 
to guard against the introduction of animal diseases not present or 
prevalent here.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using an Application for Import or in Transit Permit, concerning the 
origin and history of the items destined for importation into the 
United States. APHIS will also collect information to ensure that 
swine, pork and pork products, and swine semen pose a negligible risk 
of introducing exotic swine diseases into the United States. A 
Declaration of Importation form is also used to collect information in 
this collection. Collecting this information less frequently or failing 
to collect it would increase the chances of CSF and other swine 
diseases being introduced into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Foreign federal governments and 
businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 16.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,230.

Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02300 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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