82 FR 42642 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 42642]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19184]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 6, 2017.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 October 
11, 2017 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.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

    Title: Electronic Import Inspection.
    OMB Control Number: 0583-0159.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of 
the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 451, et. seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 
U.S.C. 1031). These statues mandate that FSIS protect the public by 
verifying that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, 
unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged.
    Need and Use of the Information: FSIS requires foreign governments 
to submit additional information when submitting both the foreign 
establishment certificate and the foreign inspection certificate to 
FSIS in order for foreign establishments to be permitted to import 
product to the United States. The information that is required with the 
Foreign Establishment Certificate includes: The type of operation(s) 
conducted at the establishment (e.g., slaughter, processing, storage, 
exporting warehouse); the establishment's eligibility status (e.g., new 
or relisted (if previously delisted)); and, slaughter and processing 
establishment certifications that address the species and type of 
product(s) produced at the establishment and the process category. 
Additional information that is required with the Foreign Inspection 
Certificate includes: The species used to produce the product and the 
source country and foreign establishment number; whether the source 
materials originate from a country other than the exporting country; 
the product's description, including the process category, the product 
category, and the product group; the address of the consignor; the 
address of the consignee; the name and address of the exporter; the 
name and address of the importer; and, any additional information the 
Administrator requests to determine whether the product is eligible to 
be imported into the U.S. FSIS also requires official import inspection 
establishments to develop, implement, and maintain written Sanitation 
Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), as provided in 9 CFR 416.11 
through 416.17. The Import Inspection Application (FSIS Form 9540-1) is 
available to applicants that do not file this information 
electronically. To conduct the information collection less frequently 
would inhibit the ability of FSIS to ensure that imported products are 
safe, wholesome and not adulterated.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 108,290.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 27,578.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-19184 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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