81_FR_94128 81 FR 93882 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities

81 FR 93882 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

Page Range93882-93883
FR Document2016-30857

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request an extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30857]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0088]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with regulations for permanent, privately owned 
horse quarantine facilities.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0088.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0088, 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 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-
0088 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 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 
permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities, contact Dr. 
Ellen Buck, Equine Import Specialist, National Import Export Services, 
VS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3361. For 
copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, 
at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0313.
    Type of Request: 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 based on the regulations in 
9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
    The regulations in part 93 require, among other things, that 
certain animals, as a condition of entry, be quarantined upon arrival 
in the United States. APHIS operates animal quarantine facilities and 
also authorizes the use of quarantine facilities that are privately 
owned and operated for certain animal importations.
    The regulations in subpart C of part 93 pertain to the importation 
of horses and include requirements for privately owned quarantine 
facilities for horses. For permanent, privately owned quarantine 
facilities, these requirements entail certain information collection 
activities, including environmental certification, application for 
facility approval, service agreements, requests to APHIS concerning 
withdrawal of facility approval, notification to APHIS of facility 
closure, compliance agreements, security instructions, security breach 
notification, alarm notification, lists of personnel, signed 
statements, daily logs and recordkeeping, and requests for variance.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities 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 reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.16 hours per response.

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    Respondents: Applicants who apply for facility approval; owners and 
operators of permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities; 
facility employees; authorities who issue and complete environmental 
certifications; and employees of security companies.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 20.5.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 123.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 20 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 16th day of December 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30857 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am]
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93882 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2016 / Notices Total Burden Hours: 5. ACTION: Extension of approval of an into and dissemination within the information collection; comment United States of livestock diseases and Animal and Plant Health Inspection request. pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS Service regulates the importation of animals and Title: Importation of Shelled Peas SUMMARY: In accordance with the animal products into the United States from Kenya. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this based on the regulations in 9 CFR parts OMB Control Number: 0579–0302. notice announces the Animal and Plant 92 through 98. Summary of Collection: Under the Health Inspection Service’s intention to The regulations in part 93 require, Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et request an extension of approval of an among other things, that certain seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is information collection associated with animals, as a condition of entry, be authorized to carry out operations or regulations for permanent, privately quarantined upon arrival in the United measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, owned horse quarantine facilities. States. APHIS operates animal control, prevent, or retard the spread of DATES: We will consider all comments quarantine facilities and also authorizes plant pests new to the United States or that we receive on or before February the use of quarantine facilities that are not known to be widely distributed 21, 2017. privately owned and operated for throughout the United States. The ADDRESSES: You may submit comments certain animal importations. Animal and Plant Health Inspection by either of the following methods: The regulations in subpart C of part Service (APHIS) fruits and vegetables • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 93 pertain to the importation of horses regulations allows the importation of http://www.regulations.gov/ and include requirements for privately shelled garden peas from Kenya into the #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0088. owned quarantine facilities for horses. continental United States while • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: For permanent, privately owned continuing to protect against the Send your comment to Docket No. quarantine facilities, these requirements introduction of quarantined peas. APHIS–2016–0088, Regulatory Analysis entail certain information collection Need and Use of the Information: and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station activities, including environmental APHIS requires that some plants or 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, certification, application for facility plant products be accompanied by a Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. approval, service agreements, requests phytosanitary inspection certificate that Supporting documents and any to APHIS concerning withdrawal of is completed by plant health officials in comments we receive on this docket facility approval, notification to APHIS the originating or transiting country. may be viewed at http:// of facility closure, compliance APHIS uses the information on the www.regulations.gov/ agreements, security instructions, certificate to determine the pest #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0088 or security breach notification, alarm condition of the shipment at the time of in our reading room, which is located in notification, lists of personnel, signed inspection in the foreign country. This room 1141 of the USDA South Building, statements, daily logs and information is used as a guide to the 14th Street and Independence Avenue recordkeeping, and requests for intensity of the inspection APHIS SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading variance. conducts when the shipment arrives. room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., We are asking the Office of Without the information, all shipments Monday through Friday, except Management and Budget (OMB) to would need to be inspected very holidays. To be sure someone is there to approve our use of these information thoroughly, thereby requiring help you, please call (202) 799–7039 collection activities for an additional 3 considerably more time. This would before coming. years. slow the clearance of international FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The purpose of this notice is to solicit shipments. information on the regulations for comments from the public (as well as Description of Respondents: Business permanent, privately owned horse affected agencies) concerning our or other for profit; Federal Government. quarantine facilities, contact Dr. Ellen information collection. These comments Number of Respondents: 2. Buck, Equine Import Specialist, will help us: Frequency of Responses: Reporting: National Import Export Services, VS, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of On occasion. 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD information is necessary for the proper Total Burden Hours: 2. 20737; (301) 851–3361. For copies of performance of the functions of the Ruth Brown, more detailed information on the Agency, including whether the information collection, contact Ms. information will have practical utility; Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– estimate of the burden of the collection [FR Doc. 2016–30833 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] 2483. of information, including the validity of BILLING CODE 3410–34–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the methodology and assumptions used; Title: Permanent, Privately Owned (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Horse Quarantine Facilities. clarity of the information to be OMB Control Number: 0579–0313. collected; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Type of Request: Extension of (4) Minimize the burden of the Service approval of an information collection. collection of information on those who Abstract: Under the Animal Health are to respond, through use, as [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0088] appropriate, of automated, electronic, Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Notice of Request for Extension of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection mechanical, and other collection Approval of an Information Collection; Service (APHIS) of the United States technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Department of Agriculture is authorized, submission of responses. Quarantine Facilities among other things, to prohibit or Estimate of Burden: The public restrict the importation and interstate reporting burden for this collection of AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health movement of animals and animal information is estimated to average 0.16 Inspection Service, USDA. products to prevent the introduction hours per response. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Dec 21, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2016 / Notices 93883 Respondents: Applicants who apply • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: overall experience. Completion of the for facility approval; owners and Send your comment to Docket No. questionnaire is voluntary and operators of permanent, privately APHIS–2016–0098, Regulatory Analysis responses do not identify the individual owned horse quarantine facilities; and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station respondent. facility employees; authorities who 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, NIES uses the survey to gain a general issue and complete environmental Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. view of the public’s perception of NIES certifications; and employees of security Supporting documents and any customer service at VS service centers, companies. comments we receive on this docket animal import centers, and air and Estimated Annual Number of may be viewed at http:// seaports, and identifies areas in which Respondents: 6. www.regulations.gov/ NIES can improve service delivery to Estimated Annual Number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0098 or the public and more efficiently meet the Responses per Respondent: 20.5. in our reading room, which is located in needs and expectations of customers. Estimated Annual Number of Room 1141 of the USDA South Since the last approval of this Responses: 123. Building, 14th Street and Independence collection by the Office of Management Estimated Total Annual Burden on Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal and Budget (OMB), we have changed Respondents: 20 hours. (Due to reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 the name from Veterinary Services averaging, the total annual burden hours p.m., Monday through Friday, except Customer Service Survey to Veterinary may not equal the product of the annual holidays. To be sure someone is there to Services National Import Export number of responses multiplied by the help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Services Customer Service Survey reporting burden per response.) before coming. Project to more accurately reflect the All responses to this notice will be respondents and the intent of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For summarized and included in the request survey. information on the National Import for OMB approval. All comments will We are asking OMB to approve our Export Services customer service survey also become a matter of public record. use of this information collection project, contact Ms. Demille Richardson, Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of Program Analyst, VS, APHIS, NIES, activity, as described, for an additional December 2016. 4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 3 years. Kevin Shea, 20737; 301–851–3438. For copies of The purpose of this notice is to solicit Administrator, Animal and Plant Health more detailed information on the comments from the public (as well as Inspection Service. information collection, contact Ms. affected agencies) concerning our [FR Doc. 2016–30857 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information information collection. These comments BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– will help us: 2483. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the Title: Veterinary Services National Agency, including whether the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Import Export Services Customer information will have practical utility; Service Service Survey Project. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our OMB Control Number: 0579–0334. estimate of the burden of the collection [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0098] Type of Request: Revision to and of information, including the validity of extension of approval of an information the methodology and assumptions used; Notice of Request for Revision to and collection. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Extension of Approval of an Abstract: The Animal and Plant clarity of the information to be Information Collection; Veterinary Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of collected; and Services National Import Export the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (4) Minimize the burden of the Services Customer Service Survey among other things, regulates and collection of information on those who Project provides services related to the are to respond, through use, as AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health importation, interstate movement, and appropriate, of automated, electronic, Inspection Service, USDA. exportation of animals, animal products, mechanical, and other collection ACTION: Revision to and extension of and other articles to prevent the spread technologies; e.g., permitting electronic approval of an information collection; of pests and diseases of livestock. submission of responses. comment request. APHIS’ Veterinary Services’ (VS’) Estimate of burden: The public National Import Export Services (NIES) reporting burden for this collection of SUMMARY: In accordance with the is the program unit that carries out these information is estimated to average Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this activities to protect animal health. 0.0382 hours per response. notice announces the Animal and Plant After performing a service for an Respondents: Members of the public Health Inspection Service’s intention to individual or business, NIES conducts a who receive services from Veterinary request a revision to and extension of survey to evaluate its customer service. Services (e.g., pet owners, animal approval of an information collection to The survey consists of a short importers/exporters, animal product evaluate service delivery by the questionnaire in which respondents are and byproduct importers/exporters, National Import Export Services to the asked to identify the type of customer users of quarantine facilities, and public. they are (e.g., pet owners, animal accredited veterinarians). DATES: We will consider all comments importers/exporters, animal product sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Estimated annual number of that we receive on or before February and byproduct importers/exporters, respondents: 15,050. 21, 2017. users of quarantine facilities, and Estimated annual number of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments accredited veterinarians), and then to responses per respondent: 1.32. by either of the following methods: rate the services received in terms of Estimated annual number of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to courtesy, timeliness, helpfulness, etc. responses: 19,850. http://www.regulations.gov/ Respondents are also asked to rate and Estimated total annual burden on #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0098. provide comments concerning their respondents: 760 hours. (Due to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Dec 21, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1


Document Created: 2016-12-21 23:52:22
Document Modified: 2016-12-21 23:52:22
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 21, 2017.
ContactFor information on the regulations for permanent, privately owned horse quarantine facilities, contact Dr. Ellen Buck, Equine Import Specialist, National Import Export Services, VS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3361. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation81 FR 93882 
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