80 FR 16359 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-06973 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 16359-16360] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06973] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 59 / Friday, March 27, 2015 / Notices [[Page 16359]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 23, 2015. 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 regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 April 27, 2015 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. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Animal Welfare. OMB Control Number: 0579-0036. Summary of Collection: The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (Pub. L. 89-544) enacted August 24, 1966, and as amended, requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA), to regulate the humane care and handling of dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, and nonhuman primates. This legislation was the result of extensive demand by organized animal welfare groups and private citizens requesting a Federal law covering the transportation, care, and handling of laboratory animals. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care (AC) has the responsibility to enforce the AWA (7 U.S.C. 2131-2156) and the provisions of 9 CFR, Subchapter A, which implements the AWA. The purpose of the AWA is to ensure that animals used in research facilities or for exhibition purposes are provided humane care and treatment. The AWA assures the humane treatment of animals during transportation in commerce and protects the owners from the theft of their animals by preventing the sale or use of animals that were stolen. APHIS will collect information using several forms of burden. In addition, APHIS is merging 0579-0361 and 0579-0392 into this information collection, 0579-0036. Upon the approval of this information collection, APHIS will retire 0579-0361 and 0579-0392. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect health certificates, program of veterinary care, application for license and record of acquisition, disposition and transportation of animals, and itineraries, among other things. The information is used to ensure dealers, exhibitors, research facilities, carriers, etc., are in compliance with the AWA and regulations and standards promulgated under this authority of the Act. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; Not-for-profits; Individuals; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 13,985. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 136,364. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Poultry and Pork Products from Mexico Transiting the United States. OMB Control Number: 0579-0145. 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 Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the Agency charged with carrying out the disease prevention mission. This Agency regulates the importation of animals and animal products into the United States to guard against the introduction of exotic animal diseases. Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the United States' ability to compete in exporting animals and animal products. The regulations under which APHIS conducts disease prevention activities are contained in Title 9, Chapter D, parts 91 through 99 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to ensure that fresh pork and pork products, as well as poultry carcasses, parts, and products transiting the United States from Mexico pose a negligible risk of introducing classical swine fever and END into the United States. APHIS will also collect the name and address of the exporter, the origin and destination points of the commodities, how much and what type of commodity will be transiting; the intended port of entry, the date of transportation, the method and route of shipment, and other information concerning the transiting project that will enable APHIS to determine whether any disease introduction risk is associated with the transit and if so, what risk mitigation measures will be necessary to minimize that risk. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 29. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. [[Page 16360]] Total Burden Hours: 33. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Pale Cyst Nematode; Quarantine and Regulations. OMB Control Number: 0579-0322. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the ``Domestic Quarantine Notices'' in 7 CFR part 301, subpart titled ``Potato Cyst Nematode'' (Sec. .86 through 301.86.9, referred to as the regulations) by quarantining parts of Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, due to the discovery of the Potato Cyst Nematode there and establishing restrictions on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the quarantined area. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information using certificates, limited permits and compliance agreements to prevent the spread of PCN and to ensure that regulated articles can be moved safely from the quarantined area without spreading PCN. If APHIS did not collect this information, the spread of PCN in the United States could result in a loss of domestic or foreign makers for U.S. potatoes and other commodities. Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 152. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 342. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Importation of Mangoes from Australia. OMB Control Number: 0579-0391. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C 7701--et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (Title 7, CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the U.S. from certain parts of the world. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for carrying out these duties. APHIS has amended the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation into the U.S. of commercial consignments of fresh mangoes from Australia. Need and Use of the Information: Conditions for the importation of fresh mangoes from Australia include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site, irradiation treatment, fruit fly trapping inside and outside the production site, pest-excluding packinghouse procedures, port-of-entry inspections and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the National Plant Protection Organization of Australia with an additional declaration confirming that the mangoes have been produced in accordance with the requirements. APHIS will use this information to allow the importation of commercial consignments of fresh mangoes from Australia into the United States. Failing to collect this information would cripple APHIS ability to ensure that mangoes from Australia are not carrying plant pests. Description of Respondents: Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 20. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 50. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-06973 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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Total Burden Hours: 33. amended the fruits and vegetables II. Panel I. 9:10 a.m.–10:40 a.m.:
regulations to allow, under certain Community Leaders, Civilian
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
conditions, the importation into the U.S. Review Boards, and Police
Service
of commercial consignments of fresh Organizations
Title: Pale Cyst Nematode; Quarantine mangoes from Australia. Speakers’ Remarks and Questions
and Regulations. Need and Use of the Information: from Commissioners
OMB Control Number: 0579–0322. Conditions for the importation of fresh III. Panel II. Law 10:40 a.m.–12:10 p.m.:
Summary of Collection: Under the mangoes from Australia include Enforcement Officials and Experts
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701– requirements for pest exclusion at the on Police Accountability and Use of
7772), The Secretary of Agriculture is production site, irradiation treatment, Force
authorized to prohibit or restrict the fruit fly trapping inside and outside the Speakers’ Remarks and Questions
importation, entry, or movement of production site, pest-excluding from Commissioners
plants and plant pests to prevent the packinghouse procedures, port-of-entry IV. LUNCH—12:10 p.m.–1:10 p.m.
introduction of plant pests into the inspections and accompanied by a V. Panel III. 1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Court
United States or their dissemination phytosanitary certificate issued by the Officials and Experts on Procedural
within the United States. The Animal National Plant Protection Organization Justice and Legal Reforms
and Plant Health Inspection Service of Australia with an additional Speakers’ Remarks and Questions
(APHIS) amended the ‘‘Domestic declaration confirming that the mangoes from Commissioners
Quarantine Notices’’ in 7 CFR part 301, have been produced in accordance with VI. Panel IV. 2:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.:
subpart titled ‘‘Potato Cyst Nematode’’ the requirements. APHIS will use this Federal Agencies and Federally-
(§ .86 through 301.86.9, referred to as information to allow the importation of funded Initiatives
the regulations) by quarantining parts of commercial consignments of fresh Speakers’ Remarks and Questions
Bingham and Bonneville Counties, ID, mangoes from Australia into the United from Commissioners
due to the discovery of the Potato Cyst States. Failing to collect this VII. Panel V. 4:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m.:
Nematode there and establishing information would cripple APHIS Researchers and Data Collection
restrictions on the interstate movement ability to ensure that mangoes from Experts
of regulated articles from the Australia are not carrying plant pests. Speakers’ Remarks and Questions
quarantined area. Description of Respondents: Federal from Commissioners
Need and Use of the Information: Government. VIII. Adjourn Briefing—5:45 p.m.
APHIS will collect information using Number of Respondents: 20.
certificates, limited permits and Dated: March 25, 2015.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: David Mussatt,
compliance agreements to prevent the On occasion.
spread of PCN and to ensure that Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
Total Burden Hours: 50.
regulated articles can be moved safely [FR Doc. 2015–07171 Filed 3–25–15; 4:30 pm]
from the quarantined area without Charlene Parker, BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
spreading PCN. If APHIS did not collect Departmental Information Collection
this information, the spread of PCN in Clearance Officer.
the United States could result in a loss [FR Doc. 2015–06973 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
of domestic or foreign makers for U.S. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
potatoes and other commodities. Bureau of the Census
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for-profit. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Census Scientific Advisory Committee;
Number of Respondents: 152. Public Meeting
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
On occasion. AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
Total Burden Hours: 342. AGENCY: United States Commission on Department of Commerce.
Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection ACTION: Briefing notice.
Service SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census
Title: Importation of Mangoes from DATES: Date and Time: Monday, April (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a
Australia. 20, 2015; 9:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m. EST. meeting of the Census Scientific
OMB Control Number: 0579–0391. ADDRESSES: Place: John Jay College of Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The
Summary of Collection: Under the Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, Committee will address policy,
Plant Protection Act (PPA) (7 U.S.C New York, NY 10019. research, and technical issues relating to
7701—et seq.), the Secretary of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
a full range of Census Bureau programs
Agriculture is authorized to carry out Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public and activities, including
operations or measures to detect, Affairs Unit (202) 376–8591. communications, decennial,
eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or Hearing-impaired persons who will demographic, economic, field
retard the spread of plant pests new to attend the briefing and require the operations, geographic, information
the United States or not known to be services of a sign language interpreter technology, and statistics. The C–SAC
widely distributed throughout the should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) will meet in a plenary session on April
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
United States. The regulations in 376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov 16–17, 2015. Last minute changes to the
‘‘Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables’’ (Title at least seven business days before the schedule are possible, which could
7, CFR 319.56) prohibit or restrict the scheduled date of the meeting. prevent giving advance public notice of
importation of fruits and vegetables into schedule adjustments. Please visit the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
the U.S. from certain parts of the world. Census Advisory Committees Web site
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection briefing is open to the public. for the most current meeting agenda at:
Service (APHIS) is responsible for Topic: Police Practices and Use of Force http://www.census.gov/cac/. The
carrying out these duties. APHIS has I. Introductory Remarks meeting will be available via webcast at:
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