82 FR 15319 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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

Page Range		15319-15320
FR Document		2017-06090

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 the regulations for the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions free of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0012]

Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico

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 the regulations for the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions free of classical
swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.

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-2017-0012.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0012, 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-
0012 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 live swine, pork, and pork products from certain
regions free of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico,
contact Dr. Magde Elshafie, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer,
TTS, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit
40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and
Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0230.
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. The regulations for the
importation of animals and animal products are contained in 9 CFR parts
92 through 98.
Part 94 allows the importation, under certain conditions, of live
swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions that are free of
classical swine fever (CSF) in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico to prevent the
introduction of CSF into the United States. In accordance with Sec.
94.32, APHIS recognizes certain regions in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico as
free of CSF but places restrictions on the importation of live swine,
pork, and pork products from these regions. These restrictions are
placed because these regions either supplement their pork supplies by
importing fresh (chilled or frozen) pork from CSF-affected regions,
supplement their pork supplies with pork from CSF-affected regions that
is not processed in accordance with the requirements in part 94, share
a common land border with CSF-affected regions, or import live swine
from such regions under conditions less restrictive than would be
acceptable for importation into the United States. To ensure that the
importation of live

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swine, pork, and pork products from Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not
introduce CSF into the United States, the regulations include
information collection activities, such as certificates, compliance
agreements, and cooperative service agreements.
Certificates, which are issued by salaried veterinary officers of
the Governments of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, must accompany swine,
pork, and pork products from their respective regions, and must certify
that the live swine, pork, and pork products have met the specified
requirements in part 94.
A compliance agreement is required from the operators of the
processing establishment and states that: All meat processed for
importation to the United States will be processed in accordance with
the requirements in part 94; a full-time, salaried meat inspection
official of the national government of the region in which the
processing facility is located will supervise the processing and
examination of the product and certify that it has been processed in
accordance with the section; and APHIS personnel or other persons
authorized by the Administrator may enter the establishment,
unannounced, to inspect the establishment and its records.
A cooperative service agreement, which is required by APHIS from
the processing establishment, or a party on its behalf, is an agreement
with APHIS to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS for the initial
evaluation of the processing establishment and periodically thereafter.
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 1.0 hour per response.
Respondents: Federal animal health officials of the Governments of
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 11.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 273.55.
Estimated annual number of responses: 3,009.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,009 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.
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swine, pork, and pork products from technologies; e.g., permitting electronic APHIS–2017–0009, Regulatory Analysis
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not submission of responses. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
introduce CSF into the United States, Estimate of burden: The public 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
the regulations include information reporting burden for this collection of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
collection activities, such as certificates, information is estimated to average 1.0 Supporting documents and any
compliance agreements, and cooperative hour per response. comments we receive on this docket
service agreements. Respondents: Federal animal health may be viewed at http://
Certificates, which are issued by officials of the Governments of Brazil, www.regulations.gov/
salaried veterinary officers of the Chile, and Mexico. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009 or
Governments of Brazil, Chile, and Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in
Mexico, must accompany swine, pork, respondents: 11. room 1141 of the USDA South Building,
and pork products from their respective Estimated annual number of 14th Street and Independence Avenue
regions, and must certify that the live responses per respondent: 273.55. SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading
Estimated annual number of
swine, pork, and pork products have room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
responses: 3,009.
met the specified requirements in part Monday through Friday, except
Estimated total annual burden on
94. respondents: 3,009 hours. (Due to holidays. To be sure someone is there to
A compliance agreement is required averaging, the total annual burden hours help you, please call (202) 799–7039
from the operators of the processing may not equal the product of the annual before coming.
establishment and states that: All meat number of responses multiplied by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
processed for importation to the United reporting burden per response.) information on animal disease
States will be processed in accordance All responses to this notice will be traceability, contact Mr. Neil
with the requirements in part 94; a full- summarized and included in the request Hammerschmidt, Program Manager,
time, salaried meat inspection official of for OMB approval. All comments will Animal Disease Traceability, VS,
the national government of the region in also become a matter of public record. APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46,
which the processing facility is located Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (240) 463–
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
will supervise the processing and March 2017. 0098. For copies of more detailed
examination of the product and certify information on the information
Jere L. Dick,
that it has been processed in accordance collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
with the section; and APHIS personnel Health Inspection Service. APHIS’ Information Collection
or other persons authorized by the Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
[FR Doc. 2017–06090 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am]
Administrator may enter the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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establishment, unannounced, to inspect Title: Animal Disease Traceability.
the establishment and its records. OMB Control Number: 0579–0327.
A cooperative service agreement, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Type of Request: Revision to and
which is required by APHIS from the extension of approval of an information
processing establishment, or a party on Animal and Plant Health Inspection collection.
its behalf, is an agreement with APHIS Service Abstract: Under the Animal Health
to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
for the initial evaluation of the [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0009]
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
processing establishment and Notice of Request for Revision to and Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
periodically thereafter. Extension of Approval of an of Agriculture is authorized, among
We are asking the Office of Information Collection; Animal Disease other things, to prevent the introduction
Management and Budget (OMB) to Traceability into and the dissemination within the
approve our use of these information United States of any pest or disease of
collection activities for an additional 3 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health livestock or poultry.
years. Inspection Service, USDA. Within APHIS, Veterinary Services
The purpose of this notice is to solicit ACTION: Revision to and extension of (VS) safeguards U.S. animal health
comments from the public (as well as approval of an information collection; through a variety of activities, including
affected agencies) concerning our comment request. disease control. One important part of
information collection. These comments disease control is animal disease
will help us: SUMMARY: In accordance with the
traceability. Animal disease traceability
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
provides the ability to document the
information is necessary for the proper notice announces the Animal and Plant
movement history of an animal
performance of the functions of the Health Inspection Service’s intention to
throughout its life. Knowing where
Agency, including whether the request a revision to and extension of
diseased and at-risk animals have been
information will have practical utility; approval of an information collection
and are located, as well as when they
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our associated with animal disease
have been there, is indispensable during
estimate of the burden of the collection traceability.
an emergency response and important
of information, including the validity of DATES: We will consider all comments for ongoing disease programs.
the methodology and assumptions used; that we receive on or before May 30, Epidemiologists use this information to
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 2017. determine the potential spread of a
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clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES: You may submit comments disease. In fact, having the ability to plot
collected; and by either of the following methods: locations within a radius of an infected
(4) Minimize the burden of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to premises helps to determine the
collection of information on those who http://www.regulations.gov/ potential magnitude of a contagious
are to respond, through use, as #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009. disease and the resources needed to
appropriate, of automated, electronic, • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: contain it. Furthermore, as diseases are
mechanical, and other collection Send your comment to Docket No. controlled or eradicated, it is important

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or BEFORE May 30, 2017.
Contact		For information on the regulations for the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain regions free of classical swine fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, contact Dr. Magde Elshafie, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, TTS, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (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 Citation		82 FR 15319

82 FR 15319 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From Certain Regions Free of Classical Swine Fever in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service