81_FR_95804 81 FR 95555 - Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of an Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter

81 FR 95555 - Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of an Information Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

Page Range95555-95556
FR Document2016-31416

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a renewal and revision of an information collection associated with the regulations for the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95555-95556]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31416]


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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2016 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0096]


Notice of Request for Renewal and Revision of an Information 
Collection; Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Renewal and revision 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 renewal and revision of an information 
collection associated with the regulations for the commercial 
transportation of equines for slaughter.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0096.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0096, 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-
0096 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 
the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter, contact Dr. 
Rory Carolan, National Equine Programs, Surveillance, Preparedness and 
Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 851-3558. 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: Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0160.
    Type of Request: Renewal and revision of an information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
of 1996 (``the Farm Bill''), Congress gave responsibility to the 
Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the commercial transportation 
within the United States of equines for slaughter. Sections 901-905 of 
the Farm Bill (7 U.S.C. 1901 note) authorized the Secretary to issue 
guidelines for the regulation of commercial transportation of equines 
for slaughter by persons regularly engaged in that activity within the 
United States. As a result of that authority, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
established regulations in 9 CFR part 88, ``Commercial Transportation 
of Equines for Slaughter.''
    The minimum standards for transportation cover, among other things, 
the food, water, and rest provided to such equines. The regulations 
also require the owner/shipper of the equines to take certain actions 
in loading and transporting the equines and to certify that the 
commercial transportation meets certain requirements. In addition, the 
regulations prohibit the commercial transportation for slaughter of 
equines considered to be unfit for travel, the use of electric prods on 
such animals in commercial transportation to slaughter, and the use of 
double-deck trailers for commercial transportation of equines for 
slaughter.
    These regulations require several information collection 
activities, including a USDA-APHIS Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to 
Travel for Slaughter Form/Continuation Sheet, application of backtags, 
the collection of business information from any individual or other 
entity found to be transporting horses for slaughter, and 
recordkeeping.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for 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 0.29 hours per response.
    Respondents: Owners and shippers of equines for slaughter, drivers 
of the transport vehicles, and foreign officials.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 302.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 40.7.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 12,300.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,508 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.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of December 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-31416 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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95555 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 249 Wednesday, December 28, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel for contains documents other than rules or before coming. Slaughter Form/Continuation Sheet, proposed rules that are applicable to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For application of backtags, the collection of public. Notices of hearings and investigations, business information from any information on the regulations for the committee meetings, agency decisions and individual or other entity found to be rulings, delegations of authority, filing of commercial transportation of equines petitions and applications and agency for slaughter, contact Dr. Rory Carolan, transporting horses for slaughter, and statements of organization and functions are National Equine Programs, Surveillance, recordkeeping. examples of documents appearing in this Preparedness and Response Services, We are asking the Office of section. VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Management and Budget (OMB) to Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3558. approve our use of these information For copies of more detailed information collection activities, as described, for 3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE on the information collection, contact years. Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ The purpose of this notice is to solicit Animal and Plant Health Inspection Information Collection Coordinator, at Service comments from the public (as well as (301) 851–2483. affected agencies) concerning our [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0096] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information collection. These comments Title: Commercial Transportation of will help us: Notice of Request for Renewal and Equines for Slaughter. Revision of an Information Collection; (1) Evaluate whether the collection of OMB Control Number: 0579–0160. Commercial Transportation of Equines information is necessary for the proper Type of Request: Renewal and for Slaughter performance of the functions of the revision of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Federal Agency, including whether the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Agriculture Improvement and Reform information will have practical utility; Inspection Service, USDA. Act of 1996 (‘‘the Farm Bill’’), Congress (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our ACTION: Renewal and revision of an gave responsibility to the Secretary of estimate of the burden of the collection information collection; comment Agriculture to regulate the commercial of information, including the validity of request. transportation within the United States the methodology and assumptions used; of equines for slaughter. Sections 901– (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and SUMMARY: In accordance with the 905 of the Farm Bill (7 U.S.C. 1901 note) clarity of the information to be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this authorized the Secretary to issue collected; and notice announces the Animal and Plant guidelines for the regulation of (4) Minimize the burden of the Health Inspection Service’s intention to commercial transportation of equines collection of information on those who request a renewal and revision of an for slaughter by persons regularly are to respond, through use, as information collection associated with engaged in that activity within the appropriate, of automated, electronic, the regulations for the commercial United States. As a result of that mechanical, and other collection transportation of equines for slaughter. authority, the U.S. Department of technologies; e.g., permitting electronic DATES: We will consider all comments Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant that we receive on or before February submission of responses. Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 27, 2017. Estimate of burden: The public established regulations in 9 CFR part 88, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments reporting burden for this collection of ‘‘Commercial Transportation of Equines by either of the following methods: information is estimated to average 0.29 for Slaughter.’’ • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to The minimum standards for hours per response. http://www.regulations.gov/ transportation cover, among other Respondents: Owners and shippers of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0096. things, the food, water, and rest equines for slaughter, drivers of the • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: provided to such equines. The transport vehicles, and foreign officials. Send your comment to Docket No. regulations also require the owner/ Estimated annual number of APHIS–2016–0096, Regulatory Analysis shipper of the equines to take certain respondents: 302. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station actions in loading and transporting the Estimated annual number of 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, equines and to certify that the responses per respondent: 40.7. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. commercial transportation meets certain Estimated annual number of Supporting documents and any requirements. In addition, the responses: 12,300. comments we receive on this docket regulations prohibit the commercial may be viewed at http:// transportation for slaughter of equines Estimated total annual burden on www.regulations.gov/ considered to be unfit for travel, the use respondents: 3,508 hours. (Due to #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0096 or averaging, the total annual burden hours sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES of electric prods on such animals in in our reading room, which is located in commercial transportation to slaughter, may not equal the product of the annual room 1141 of the USDA South Building, and the use of double-deck trailers for number of responses multiplied by the 14th Street and Independence Avenue commercial transportation of equines reporting burden per response.) SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading for slaughter. All responses to this notice will be room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., These regulations require several summarized and included in the request Monday through Friday, except information collection activities, for OMB approval. All comments will holidays. To be sure someone is there to including a USDA–APHIS Owner/ also become a matter of public record. 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95556 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2016 / Notices Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 2017 Rates and Calculations Hours ($474,751,934/16,702,093)]= December 2016. $28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60% (calendar year The following table lists the 2017 Kevin Shea, 2017 Cost of Living Increase)) =$28.87 * Rates per hour, per employee, by type Administrator, Animal and Plant Health of service: 1.5 = $43.31 + $9.81 (benefits rate) + Inspection Service. $0.97 (travel and operating rate) + [FR Doc. 2016–31416 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] 2017 Rate $16.19 (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Service (estimates rounded to reflect allowance rate) = $70.30, rounded down billable quarters) to $70.28 so that it is divisible by 4. Holiday Rate = The quotient of Basetime ...... $55.84 dividing the Office of Field Operations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Overtime ...... 70.28 Holiday ......... 84.72 (OFO) inspection program personnel’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Laboratory .... 71.72 previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay by the previous fiscal year’s regular [Docket Number FSIS–2016–0050] The regulations state that FSIS will hours, plus that quotient multiplied by calculate the rates using formulas that the calendar year’s percentage of cost of RIN 0583–AD65 include the Office of Field Operations living increase, multiplied by 2 (for (OFO) inspection program personnel’s holiday pay), plus the benefits rate, plus 2017 Rate Changes for the Basetime, previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay the travel and operating rate, plus the Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory and regular hours (9 CFR 391.2, 391.3, overhead rate, plus the allowance for Services Rates 391.4, 590.126, 590.128, 592.510, bad debt rate. 592.520, and 592.530). In 2013, an The calculation for the 2017 holiday AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Agency reorganization eliminated the rate per hour per program employee Service, USDA. OIA program office and transferred all calculation is: ACTION: Notice. of its inspection program personnel to [FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay OFO. Therefore, inspection program divided by Regular Hours SUMMARY: The Food Safety and personnel’s pay and hours are identified ($474,751,934/16,702,093)]= $28.42 + Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing in the calculations as ‘‘OFO inspection ($28.42 * 1.60% (calendar year 2017 the 2017 rates it will charge meat and program personnel’s’’ pay and hours. Cost of Living Increase)) = $28.87 * 2 = poultry establishments, egg products FSIS determined the 2017 rates using $57.74 + $9.81 (benefits rate) + $0.97 plants, and importers and exporters for the following calculations: (travel and operating rate) + $16.19 providing voluntary, overtime, and Basetime Rate = The quotient of (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt holiday inspection and identification, dividing the Office of Field Operations allowance rate) = $84.73, rounded down certification, and laboratory services. (OFO) inspection program personnel’s to $84.72 so that it is divisible by 4. The 2017 basetime, overtime, holiday, previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay Laboratory Services Rate = The and laboratory services rates will be by the previous fiscal year’s regular quotient of dividing the Office of Public applied on February 5, 2017. hours, plus the quotient multiplied by Health Science (OPHS) previous fiscal DATES: FSIS will charge the rates the calendar year’s percentage of cost of year’s regular direct pay by the OPHS announced in this notice beginning living increase, plus the benefits rate, previous fiscal year’s regular hours, plus February 5, 2017. plus the travel and operating rate, plus the quotient multiplied by the calendar FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the overhead rate, plus the allowance year’s percentage cost of living increase, for bad debt rate. plus the benefits rate, plus the travel further information contact Michael The calculation for the 2017 basetime and operating rate, plus the overhead Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office rate per hour per program employee is: rate, plus the allowance for bad debt of Management, FSIS, U.S. Department [FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay of Agriculture, Room 2159, South rate. divided by the previous fiscal year’s The calculation for the 2017 Building, 1400 Independence Avenue Regular Hours ($474,751,934/ laboratory services rate per hour per SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700; 16,702,093)] = $28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60% program employee is: Telephone: (202) 690–8398, Fax: (202) (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living [FY 2016 OPHS Regular Direct Pay/ 690–4155. Increase)) = $28.87 + $9.81(benefits rate) OPHS Regular hours ($24,143,108/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: + $0.97 (travel and operating rate) + 548,338)] = $44.03 + ($44.03 * 1.60% Background $16.19 (overhead rate) + $0.02 (bad debt (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living allowance rate) = $55.86 rounded down Increase)) = $44.73 + $9.81 (benefits On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a to 55.84 so that it is divisible by 4. rate) + $0.97 (travel and operating rate) final rule amending its regulations to Overtime Rate = The quotient of + $16.19 (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad establish formulas for calculating the dividing the Office of Field Operations debt allowance rate) = $71.72. rates it charges meat and poultry (OFO) inspection program personnel’s establishments, egg products plants, and previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay Calculations for the Benefits, Travel importers and exporters for providing by the previous fiscal year’s regular and Operating, Overhead, and voluntary, overtime, and holiday hours, plus that quotient multiplied by Allowance for Bad Debt Rates inspection and identification, the calendar year’s percentage of cost of These rates are components of the certification, and laboratory services (76 living increase, multiplied by 1.5 (for basetime, overtime, holiday, and FR 20220). sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES overtime), plus the benefits rate, plus laboratory services rates formulas. In the final rule, FSIS stated that it the travel and operating rate, plus the Benefits Rate: The quotient of would use the formulas to calculate the overhead rate, plus the allowance for dividing the previous fiscal year’s direct annual rates, publish the rates in bad debt rate. benefits costs by the previous fiscal Federal Register notices prior to the The calculation for the 2017 overtime year’s total hours (regular, overtime, and start of each calendar year. This notice rate per hour per program employee is: holiday), plus that quotient multiplied provides the 2017 rates, which will be [FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay by the calendar year’s percentage cost of applied starting on February 5, 2017. divided by previous fiscal year’s Regular living increase. Some examples of direct VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Dec 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1


Document Created: 2016-12-28 02:17:10
Document Modified: 2016-12-28 02:17:10
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
ActionRenewal and revision of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 27, 2017.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the commercial transportation of equines for slaughter, contact Dr. Rory Carolan, National Equine Programs, Surveillance, Preparedness and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3558. 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 95555 
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