82_FR_15374 82 FR 15316 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil

82 FR 15316 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 58 (March 28, 2017)

Page Range15316-15317
FR Document2017-06218

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the importation of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Brazil.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06218]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0010]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay 
and Beef From Argentina and Brazil

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with regulations for the importation 
of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Brazil.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0010.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0010, 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-2017-
0010 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 importation of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from 
Argentina and Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams, Senior Staff 
Veterinarian, Animal Products, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 
40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3300. For copies of more 
detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. 
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information

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Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Beef 
From Argentina and Brazil.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to, among other things, 
prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement of animals 
and animal products into the United States to prevent the introduction 
of animal diseases and pests. The regulations for the importation of 
animals and animal products are contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98.
    The regulations in part 94 provide the requirements for the 
importation of specified animals and animal products to prevent the 
introduction into the United States of various animal diseases, 
including rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Among other 
things, the regulations in Sec.  94.1 place certain restrictions on 
beef and ovine meat exported to the United States in accordance with 
Sec.  94.29, when the beef or ovine meat enters a port or otherwise 
transits a region where rinderpest or FMD exists during shipment to the 
United States. An authorized official of the exporting region must 
provide the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) with 
certification that specific conditions for importation listed in Sec.  
94.1 have been met.
    Section 94.29 places certain restrictions on the importation of 
beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and fresh (chilled or frozen) beef 
from certain regions in Argentina and Brazil into the United States to 
prevent the introduction of FMD. These conditions involve information 
collection activities, such as the requirement that APHIS collect, for 
each shipment, certification from an authorized veterinary official of 
the country of export that the conditions in Sec.  94.29 have been met. 
For some of these conditions to be met, the facility in which the 
bovines and sheep are slaughtered must allow periodic on-site 
evaluation and subsequent inspection of its facilities.
    The information collection requirements above are currently 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB control 
numbers 0579-0372 (Importation of Ovine Meat From Uruguay), 0579-0414 
(Importation of Beef From a Region in Brazil), and 0579-0428 
(Importation of Beef From a Region in Argentina). After OMB approves 
this combined information collection package (0579-0372), APHIS will 
retire OMB control numbers 0579-0414 and 0579-0428. Lastly, as a result 
of the merging of these information collection activities, APHIS has 
revised the name of this information collection from ``Importation of 
Ovine Meat From Uruguay'' to ``Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From 
Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil.''
    We are asking the OMB to approve our use of these information 
collection activities, as described, 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 0.99 hours per response.
    Respondents: Authorized veterinary officials employed by the 
Governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and managers of foreign 
facilities that process meat and meat products.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 8.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1,861.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 14,888.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 14,755 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 23rd day of March 2017.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06218 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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15316 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices pests and noxious weeds into the 395–5806 and to Departmental DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE United States. The Foreign Quarantine Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Notices regulations prohibit or restrict Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Animal and Plant Health Inspection the importation of certain articles from 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Service Canada that present the risk of being be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0010] infested with Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). An agency may not conduct or EAB is a destructive wood-boring insect sponsor a collection of information Notice of Request for Revision to and that attacks ash trees (Fraxinus spp., unless the collection of information Extension of Approval of an including green ash, white ash, and displays a currently valid OMB control Information Collection; Importation of several horticultural varieties of ash). number and the agency informs Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay Need and Use of the Information: and Beef From Argentina and Brazil potential persons who are to respond to APHIS will collect information using the collection of information that such AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health phytosanitary certificate, permit persons are not required to respond to Inspection Service, USDA. application, and certificates of the collection of information unless it inspection. If APHIS did not collect this ACTION: Revision to and extension of displays a currently valid OMB control information, EAB could damage ash approval of an information collection; number. trees and cause economic losses to comment request. nursery stock and the nursery industry. Food and Nutrition Service Description of Respondents: Business SUMMARY: In accordance with the or other-for-profit; Federal Government. Title: Supplemental Nutrition Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Number of Respondents: 5. Assistance Program: State Issuance and notice announces the Animal and Plant Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Participation Estimates—Forms FNS– Health Inspection Service’s intention to On occasion. 388 and FNS–388A only Recordkeeping request a revision to and extension of Total Burden Hours: 42. Burden Estimates. approval of an information collection Ruth Brown, OMB Control Number: 0584–0081. associated with regulations for the importation of beef and ovine meat from Departmental Information Collection Summary of Collection: Section 18(b) Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Clearance Officer. of Food and Nutrition Act, (the Act) 7 Brazil. [FR Doc. 2017–06076 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 2027(b), limits the value of BILLING CODE 3410–34–P allotments paid to SNAP households to DATES: We will consider all comments an amount not in excess of the that we receive on or before May 30, appropriation for the fiscal year. Timely 2017. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE State monthly issuance estimates are ADDRESSES: You may submit comments necessary for the Food and Nutrition by either of the following methods: Submission for OMB Review; Service (FNS) to ensure that it remains • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Comment Request within the appropriation and will have http://www.regulations.gov/ March 22, 2017. a direct effect upon the manner in #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0010. The Department of Agriculture has which allotments would be reduced if • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: submitted the following information necessary. Send your comment to Docket No. collection requirement(s) to OMB for Need and Use of the Information: FNS APHIS–2017–0010, Regulatory Analysis review and clearance under the uses the FNS–388 to obtain monthly and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, estimated or actual issuance and 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Public Law 104–13. Comments are participation data for the current and Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. requested regarding (1) whether the previous months. In addition, State Supporting documents and any collection of information is necessary agencies are required to collect and comments we receive on this docket for the proper performance of the maintain reports submitted in a project may be viewed at http:// functions of the agency, including area breakdown on the FNS–388, of www.regulations.gov/ whether the information will have issuance and participation data twice a #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0010 or practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the year. The project area breakdown in our reading room, which is located in agency’s estimate of burden including attached to the FNS–388, twice a year is room 1141 of the USDA South Building, the validity of the methodology and known as the FNS–388A. The data is 14th Street and Independence Avenue assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance collected and maintained because it is SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading the quality, utility and clarity of the useful in identifying project areas that room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., information to be collected; and (4) operate fraud detection units in Monday through Friday, except ways to minimize the burden of the accordance with the Act. holidays. To be sure someone is there to collection of information on those who help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Description of Respondents: State, before coming. are to respond, including through the Local, or Tribal Government. use of appropriate automated, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For electronic, mechanical, or other Number of Respondents: 53. information on the regulations for the technological collection techniques or Frequency of Responses: importation of beef and ovine meat from other forms of information technology. Recordkeeping only; Monthly; Semi- Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Comments regarding this information annually. Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES collection received by April 27, 2017 Total Burden Hours: 17. Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal will be considered. Written comments Products, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Ruth Brown, Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737– Agriculture, Office of Information and Departmental Information Collection 1236; (301) 851–3300. For copies of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Clearance Officer. more detailed information on the Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ [FR Doc. 2017–06022 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] information collection, contact Ms. Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) BILLING CODE 3410–30–P Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Mar 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices 15317 Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Brazil), and 0579–0428 (Importation of Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of 2483. Beef From a Region in Argentina). After March 2017. OMB approves this combined Jere L. Dick, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine information collection package (0579– Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 0372), APHIS will retire OMB control Health Inspection Service. Meat From Uruguay and Beef From Argentina and Brazil. numbers 0579–0414 and 0579–0428. [FR Doc. 2017–06218 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] OMB Control Number: 0579–0372. Lastly, as a result of the merging of these BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Type of Request: Revision to and information collection activities, APHIS extension of approval of an information has revised the name of this information collection. collection from ‘‘Importation of Ovine DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Abstract: The Animal Health Meat From Uruguay’’ to ‘‘Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat From Uruguay and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), Beef From Argentina and Brazil.’’ Service authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to, among other things, prohibit or We are asking the OMB to approve [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0019] restrict the importation and interstate our use of these information collection movement of animals and animal activities, as described, for an additional Notice of Request for Revision to and products into the United States to 3 years. Extension of Approval of an prevent the introduction of animal The purpose of this notice is to solicit Information Collection; Importation of diseases and pests. The regulations for comments from the public (as well as Clementines, Mandarins, and the importation of animals and animal affected agencies) concerning our Tangerines From Chile products are contained in 9 CFR parts information collection. These comments AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 92 through 98. will help us: Inspection Service, USDA. The regulations in part 94 provide the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of ACTION: Revision to and extension of requirements for the importation of information is necessary for the proper approval of an information collection; specified animals and animal products performance of the functions of the comment request. to prevent the introduction into the Agency, including whether the United States of various animal information will have practical utility; SUMMARY: In accordance with the diseases, including rinderpest and foot- (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this and-mouth disease (FMD). Among other estimate of the burden of the collection notice announces the Animal and Plant things, the regulations in § 94.1 place of information, including the validity of Health Inspection Service’s intention to certain restrictions on beef and ovine the methodology and assumptions used; request a revision to and extension of meat exported to the United States in approval of an information collection accordance with § 94.29, when the beef (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be associated with the regulations for the or ovine meat enters a port or otherwise importation of clementines, mandarins, transits a region where rinderpest or collected; and and tangerines from Chile into the FMD exists during shipment to the (4) Minimize the burden of the United States. United States. An authorized official of collection of information on those who are to respond, through use, as DATES: We will consider all comments the exporting region must provide the that we receive on or before May 30, Animal and Plant Health Inspection appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection 2017. Service (APHIS) with certification that specific conditions for importation technologies; e.g., permitting electronic ADDRESSES: You may submit comments listed in § 94.1 have been met. submission of responses. by either of the following methods: Section 94.29 places certain Estimate of burden: The public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to restrictions on the importation of beef reporting burden for this collection of http://www.regulations.gov/ and ovine meat from Uruguay and fresh information is estimated to average 0.99 #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0019. (chilled or frozen) beef from certain hours per response. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: regions in Argentina and Brazil into the Respondents: Authorized veterinary Send your comment to Docket No. United States to prevent the officials employed by the Governments APHIS–2017–0019, Regulatory Analysis introduction of FMD. These conditions of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station involve information collection managers of foreign facilities that 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, activities, such as the requirement that process meat and meat products. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. APHIS collect, for each shipment, Supporting documents and any Estimated annual number of certification from an authorized comments we receive on this docket respondents: 8. veterinary official of the country of may be viewed at http:// Estimated annual number of www.regulations.gov/ export that the conditions in § 94.29 responses per respondent: 1,861. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0019 or have been met. For some of these conditions to be met, the facility in Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in which the bovines and sheep are responses: 14,888. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, slaughtered must allow periodic on-site Estimated total annual burden on 14th Street and Independence Avenue evaluation and subsequent inspection of respondents: 14,755 hours. (Due to SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading its facilities. averaging, the total annual burden hours room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES The information collection may not equal the product of the annual Monday through Friday, except requirements above are currently number of responses multiplied by the holidays. To be sure someone is there to approved by the Office of Management reporting burden per response.) help you, please call (202) 799–7039 and Budget (OMB) under OMB control All responses to this notice will be before coming. numbers 0579–0372 (Importation of summarized and included in the request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Ovine Meat From Uruguay), 0579–0414 for OMB approval. 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Document Created: 2017-03-28 00:32:49
Document Modified: 2017-03-28 00:32:49
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
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 30, 2017.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the importation of beef and ovine meat from Uruguay and beef from Argentina and Brazil, contact Dr. Lynette Williams, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Products, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3300. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation82 FR 15316 
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