82 FR 55344 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Self-Certification Medical Statement

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

Page Range		55344-55344
FR Document		2017-25205

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 the regulations permitting applicants to self-certify certain medical statements when applying for positions with the Federal Government.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0088]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Self-Certification Medical Statement

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 the regulations permitting 
applicants to self-certify certain medical statements when applying for 
positions with the Federal Government.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0088.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0088, 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-2017-
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 
related to the use of the Self-Certification Medical Statement, contact 
Ms. Beverly Cassidy, Human Resources Policy Specialist, Human Resources 
Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; 
(301) 851-2918. 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: Self-Certification Medical Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0196.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs (MRP) facilitates the domestic and international 
marketing of U.S. agricultural products and protects the health of 
domestic animal and plant resources. Resource management and 
administrative services, including human resources management, for MRP 
agencies are provided by the MRP Business Services unit of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service.
    MRP agencies are authorized by the regulations in 5 CFR 339 and 29 
CFR 1630 to obtain medical information from applicants for positions 
that have approved medical standards due to duties that are arduous, 
hazardous, or require a certain level of health status or fitness. 
These agencies have positions with duties that extend beyond sedentary 
and require specific medical standards and/or physical requirements to 
be performed successfully and safely. The medical qualifications 
standards for appointment to the covered positions listed in the MRP 
Medical Examination Requirements Charts are justified on the basis that 
the duties are arduous or hazardous, require a certain level of health 
status and fitness, and the nature of the positions involves a high 
degree of responsibility towards the public.
    MRP uses the Self-Certification Medical Statement and documentation 
provided by applicants to evaluate and verify an applicant's abilities 
to perform the duties of the job. The inability to collect this 
information would adversely affect MRP's ability to make employment 
decisions and determinations regarding an applicant's physical fitness 
to safely and efficiently perform assigned duties.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.167 hours per response.
    Respondents: Members of the public applying for positions with MRP.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 606.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 607.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 102 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 15th day of November 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER holidays. To be sure someone is there to affect MRP’s ability to make
contains documents other than rules or help you, please call (202) 799–7039 employment decisions and
proposed rules that are applicable to the before coming. determinations regarding an applicant’s
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, physical fitness to safely and efficiently
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
committee meetings, agency decisions and perform assigned duties.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of information on the regulations related to
the use of the Self-Certification Medical We are asking the Office of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are Statement, contact Ms. Beverly Cassidy, Management and Budget (OMB) to
examples of documents appearing in this Human Resources Policy Specialist, approve our use of these information
section. Human Resources Division, APHIS, collection activities, as described, for an
4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, additional 3 years.
MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–2918. For The purpose of this notice is to solicit
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE copies of more detailed information on comments from the public (as well as
the information collection, contact Ms. affected agencies) concerning our
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information information collection. These comments
Service Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0088] 2483.
information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the
Notice of Request for Revision to and Title: Self-Certification Medical Agency, including whether the
Extension of Approval of an Statement. information will have practical utility;
Information Collection; Self- OMB Control Number: 0579–0196. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Certification Medical Statement Type of Request: Revision to and estimate of the burden of the collection
extension of approval of an information of information, including the validity of
ACTION:Revision to and extension of collection.
approval of an information collection; the methodology and assumptions used;
Abstract: The U.S. Department of (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
comment request. Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory clarity of the information to be
Programs (MRP) facilitates the domestic collected; and
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
and international marketing of U.S. (4) Minimize the burden of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
agricultural products and protects the collection of information on those who
notice announces the Animal and Plant
health of domestic animal and plant are to respond, through use, as
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
resources. Resource management and appropriate, of automated, electronic,
request a revision to and extension of
administrative services, including mechanical, and other collection
approval of an information collection
human resources management, for MRP technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
associated with the regulations
agencies are provided by the MRP submission of responses.
permitting applicants to self-certify
Business Services unit of the Animal Estimate of burden: The public
certain medical statements when
and Plant Health Inspection Service. burden for this collection of information
applying for positions with the Federal
MRP agencies are authorized by the is estimated to average 0.167 hours per
Government.
regulations in 5 CFR 339 and 29 CFR response.
DATES: We will consider all comments 1630 to obtain medical information from Respondents: Members of the public
that we receive on or before January 22, applicants for positions that have applying for positions with MRP.
2018. approved medical standards due to Estimated annual number of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments duties that are arduous, hazardous, or respondents: 606.
by either of the following methods: require a certain level of health status or Estimated annual number of
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to fitness. These agencies have positions responses per respondent: 1.
http://www.regulations.gov/ with duties that extend beyond Estimated annual number of
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0088. sedentary and require specific medical responses: 607.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: standards and/or physical requirements Estimated total annual burden on
Send your comment to Docket No. to be performed successfully and safely. respondents: 102 hours. (Due to
APHIS–2017–0088, Regulatory Analysis The medical qualifications standards for averaging, the total annual burden hours
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station appointment to the covered positions may not equal the product of the annual
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, listed in the MRP Medical Examination number of responses multiplied by the
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Requirements Charts are justified on the reporting burden per response.)
Supporting documents and any All responses to this notice will be
basis that the duties are arduous or
comments we receive on this docket summarized and included in the request
hazardous, require a certain level of
for OMB approval. All comments will
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in our reading room, which is located in MRP uses the Self-Certification November 2017.
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Building, 14th Street and Independence provided by applicants to evaluate and Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal verify an applicant’s abilities to perform Inspection Service.
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Section		Notices
Action		Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before January 22, 2018.
Contact		For information on the regulations related to the use of the Self-Certification Medical Statement, contact Ms. Beverly Cassidy, Human Resources Policy Specialist, Human Resources Division, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-2918. 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 55344

82 FR 55344 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Self-Certification Medical Statement

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service