82_FR_7802 82 FR 7789 - Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions

82 FR 7789 - Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range7789-7790
FR Document2017-01393

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 to prevent the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza, all subtypes, and Newcastle disease into the United States through the importation of birds, poultry, and unprocessed bird and poultry products.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01393]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0104]


Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and 
Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions

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 to prevent the introduction 
of highly pathogenic avian influenza, all subtypes, and Newcastle 
disease into the United States through the importation of birds, 
poultry, and unprocessed bird and poultry products.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 
24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0104.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0104, 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-
0104 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 to 
prevent the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease, contact Dr. Bettina Helm, Senior Staff Veterinary 
Medical Officer, Live Animal Imports, 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: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Subtypes, and 
Newcastle Disease; Additional Restrictions.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0245.
    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 (USDA) 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.
    The regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, and 95 govern the 
importation of specified animals and animal products and byproducts to 
prevent the introduction of various animal diseases, including highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), all subtypes, and Newcastle disease.
    HPAI, as defined in Sec.  94.0, is an infectious and fatal disease 
of poultry.

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HPAI can strike poultry quickly without any warning signs of infection 
and, once established, can spread rapidly from flock to flock. HPAI 
viruses can be spread by manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, 
crates, and people whose clothing or shoes have come in contact with 
the viruses. In addition, HPAI viruses can remain viable at moderate 
temperatures for long periods in the environment and can survive 
indefinitely in frozen material. One gram of contaminated manure can 
contain enough virus to infect 1 million poultry.
    Newcastle disease is a contagious disease of birds and poultry 
caused by a paramyxovirus. Newcastle disease, as defined in Sec.  94.0, 
is one of most infectious diseases of poultry in the world. A death 
rate of almost 100 percent can occur in unvaccinated poultry flocks. 
Newcastle disease can also infect and cause death even in vaccinated 
birds and poultry.
    APHIS' regulations prohibit or restrict the importation of 
unprocessed bird and poultry products and byproducts from regions that 
have reported the presence of HPAI or Newcastle disease, and contain 
permit and quarantine requirements for pet birds and U.S. performing or 
theatrical birds and poultry returning to the United States. In 
addition, there are also restrictions concerning importation of live 
poultry and birds that have been vaccinated for certain types of 
Newcastle disease, or that have moved through or originate from regions 
where HPAI or Newcastle disease is considered to exist. These 
regulations require the use of a number of information collection 
activities, including various APHIS forms, application of seals, 
agreements, notarized declarations or affirmations, notification of 
signs of disease in a recently imported bird, cooperative service 
agreements, and recordkeeping by processing establishments.
    We are asking 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 0.55 hours per response.
    Respondents: Foreign federal government officials and owners of 
U.S.-origin pet birds and performing or theatrical birds or poultry 
returning to the United States, and U.S. importers of bird and poultry 
carcasses, parts, products and byproducts (bird blood, bird tissues, 
etc.) of birds and poultry and eggs (other than hatching eggs) from 
certain regions.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 973.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 3.81.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 3,707.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,041 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 13th day of January 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01393 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 13 / Monday, January 23, 2017 / Notices 7789 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: cattle, rendering 3D/4D facilities, State APHIS–2016–0104, Regulatory Analysis Title: National Veterinary Services animal health personnel, veterinary and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform diagnostic laboratories, and accredited 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Encephalopathy Surveillance Program. veterinarians. Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. OMB Control Number: 0579–0409. Estimated annual number of Supporting documents and any Type of Request: Reinstatement of an respondents: 1,035. comments we receive on this docket information collection. Estimated annual number of may be viewed at http:// Abstract: Under the Animal Health responses per respondent: 29.23. www.regulations.gov/ Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0104 or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection responses: 30,248. in our reading room, which is located in Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department Estimated total annual burden on Room 1141 of the USDA South of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, respondents: 3,026 hours. (Due to Building, 14th Street and Independence among other things, to carry out averaging, the total annual burden hours Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal activities to detect, control, and may not equal the product of the annual reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 eradicate pests and diseases of livestock number of responses multiplied by the p.m., Monday through Friday, except within the United States. APHIS’ reporting burden per response.) holidays. To be sure someone is there to National Veterinary Services All responses to this notice will be help you, please call (202) 799–7039 Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. summarized and included in the request before coming. animal health and contribute to public for OMB approval. All comments will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For health by ensuring that timely and also become a matter of public record. information on the regulations to accurate laboratory support is provided Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of prevent the introduction of highly by their nationwide animal health January 2017. pathogenic avian influenza and diagnostic system. Kevin Shea, Newcastle disease, contact Dr. Bettina USDA complies with the standard set Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Helm, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical by the World Organization for Animal Inspection Service. Officer, Live Animal Imports, National Health (OIE) for bovine spongiform [FR Doc. 2017–01386 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance. This BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 4700 River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD compliance is critical for maintaining 20737; (301) 851–3300. For copies of our BSE-risk status with the OIE. Our more detailed information on the BSE surveillance program requires DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information collection, contact Ms. information collection activities, such as Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information completing the USDA BSE Surveillance Animal and Plant Health Inspection Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Submission form and the USDA BSE Service 2483. Surveillance Data Collection form. [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0104] We are asking the Office of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Management and Budget (OMB) to Notice of Request for an Extension of Title: Highly Pathogenic Avian approve our use of these information Approval of an Information Collection; Influenza, All Subtypes, and Newcastle collection activities for 3 years. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, All Disease; Additional Restrictions. The purpose of this notice is to solicit OMB Control Number: 0579–0245. Subtypes, and Newcastle Disease; comments from the public (as well as Type of Request: Extension of Additional Restrictions affected agencies) concerning our approval of an information collection. information collection. These comments AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Abstract: Under the Animal Health will help us: Inspection Service, USDA. Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), (1) Evaluate whether the collection of ACTION: Extension of approval of an the Animal and Plant Health Inspection information is necessary for the proper information collection; comment Service (APHIS) of the United States performance of the functions of the request. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is Agency, including whether the authorized, among other things, to information will have practical utility; SUMMARY: In accordance with the prohibit or restrict the importation and (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this interstate movement of animals and estimate of the burden of the collection notice announces the Animal and Plant animal products to prevent the of information, including the validity of Health Inspection Service’s intention to introduction into and dissemination the methodology and assumptions used; request an extension of approval of an within the United States of livestock (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and information collection associated with diseases and pests. To carry out this clarity of the information to be the regulations to prevent the mission, APHIS regulates the collected; and introduction of highly pathogenic avian importation of animals and animal (4) Minimize the burden of the influenza, all subtypes, and Newcastle products into the United States. The collection of information on those who disease into the United States through regulations for the importation of are to respond, through use, as the importation of birds, poultry, and animals and animal products are appropriate, of automated, electronic, unprocessed bird and poultry products. contained in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98. mechanical, and other collection DATES: We will consider all comments The regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, technologies; e.g., permitting electronic that we receive on or before March 24, and 95 govern the importation of 2017. specified animals and animal products mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES submission of responses. Estimate of burden: The public ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and byproducts to prevent the reporting burden for this collection of by either of the following methods: introduction of various animal diseases, information is estimated to average 0.1 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to including highly pathogenic avian hours per response. http://www.regulations.gov/ influenza (HPAI), all subtypes, and Respondents: Slaughter #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0104. Newcastle disease. establishments, offsite collection • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: HPAI, as defined in § 94.0, is an facilities for condemned slaughter Send your comment to Docket No. infectious and fatal disease of poultry. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jan 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

7790 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 13 / Monday, January 23, 2017 / Notices HPAI can strike poultry quickly without (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and disease, and as low risk for classical any warning signs of infection and, once clarity of the information to be swine fever. This proposed recognition established, can spread rapidly from collected; and is based on evaluations we have flock to flock. HPAI viruses can be (4) Minimize the burden of the prepared in connection with this action, spread by manure, equipment, vehicles, collection of information on those who which we are making available for egg flats, crates, and people whose are to respond, through use, as review and comment. clothing or shoes have come in contact appropriate, of automated, electronic, DATES: We will consider all comments with the viruses. In addition, HPAI mechanical, and other collection that we receive on or before March 24, viruses can remain viable at moderate technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 2017. temperatures for long periods in the submission of responses. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments environment and can survive Estimate of burden: The public by either of the following methods: indefinitely in frozen material. One reporting burden for this collection of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to gram of contaminated manure can information is estimated to average 0.55 http://www.regulations.gov/ contain enough virus to infect 1 million hours per response. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0044. poultry. Respondents: Foreign federal • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Newcastle disease is a contagious government officials and owners of Send your comment to Docket No. disease of birds and poultry caused by U.S.-origin pet birds and performing or APHIS–2016–0044, Regulatory Analysis a paramyxovirus. Newcastle disease, as theatrical birds or poultry returning to and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station defined in § 94.0, is one of most the United States, and U.S. importers of 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, infectious diseases of poultry in the bird and poultry carcasses, parts, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. world. A death rate of almost 100 products and byproducts (bird blood, Supporting documents and any percent can occur in unvaccinated bird tissues, etc.) of birds and poultry comments we receive on this docket poultry flocks. Newcastle disease can and eggs (other than hatching eggs) from may be viewed at http:// also infect and cause death even in certain regions. www.regulations.gov/ Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0044 or vaccinated birds and poultry. respondents: 973. in our reading room, which is located in APHIS’ regulations prohibit or restrict Estimated annual number of Room 1141 of the USDA South the importation of unprocessed bird and responses per respondent: 3.81. Building, 14th Street and Independence poultry products and byproducts from Estimated annual number of Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal regions that have reported the presence responses: 3,707. reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 of HPAI or Newcastle disease, and Estimated total annual burden on p.m., Monday through Friday, except contain permit and quarantine respondents: 2,041 hours. (Due to holidays. To be sure someone is there to requirements for pet birds and U.S. averaging, the total annual burden hours help you, please call (202) 799–7039 performing or theatrical birds and may not equal the product of the annual before coming. poultry returning to the United States. number of responses multiplied by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. In addition, there are also restrictions reporting burden per response.) concerning importation of live poultry Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization All responses to this notice will be and birds that have been vaccinated for Evaluation Services, National Import summarized and included in the request certain types of Newcastle disease, or Export Services, Veterinary Services, for OMB approval. All comments will that have moved through or originate APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite also become a matter of public record. from regions where HPAI or Newcastle 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855–7732; Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of Ingrid.Kotowski@aphis.usda.gov. disease is considered to exist. These January 2017. regulations require the use of a number SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kevin Shea, regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to of information collection activities, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health below as the regulations) govern the including various APHIS forms, Inspection Service. application of seals, agreements, importation of certain animals and [FR Doc. 2017–01393 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am] animal products into the United States notarized declarations or affirmations, notification of signs of disease in a BILLING CODE 3410–34–P to prevent the introduction of various recently imported bird, cooperative animal diseases, including classical service agreements, and recordkeeping swine fever (CSF), foot-and-mouth DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE disease (FMD), swine vesicular disease by processing establishments. (SVD), and rinderpest.1 The regulations We are asking OMB to approve our Animal and Plant Health Inspection prohibit or restrict the importation of use of these information collection Service live ruminants and swine, and products activities for an additional 3 years. [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0044] from these animals, from regions where The purpose of this notice is to solicit these diseases are considered to exist. comments from the public (as well as Notice of Availability of an Evaluation Within part 94, § 94.1 contains affected agencies) concerning our of the Classical Swine Fever, Foot-and- requirements governing the importation information collection. These comments Mouth Disease, Swine Vesicular of ruminants and swine from regions will help us: Disease, and Rinderpest Status of where rinderpest or FMD exists and the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Cyprus information is necessary for the proper 1 The World Organization for Animal Health mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health (OIE) recognizes rinderpest as having been globally performance of the functions of the Inspection Service, USDA. eradicated, and recommends that countries not Agency, including whether the ACTION: Notice of availability. impose any rinderpest-related conditions on import information will have practical utility; or transit of livestock and livestock products. In (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our SUMMARY: We are advising the public addition, the OIE recently delisted SVD as a disease of concern for international trade. However, APHIS estimate of the burden of the collection that we are proposing to recognize continues to regulate for rinderpest and SVD of information, including the validity of Cyprus as being free of foot-and-mouth through its import regulations for animals and the methodology and assumptions used; disease, rinderpest, and swine vesicular animal products. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jan 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1


Document Created: 2017-01-20 01:29:54
Document Modified: 2017-01-20 01:29:54
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
ActionExtension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 24, 2017.
ContactFor information on the regulations to prevent the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease, contact Dr. Bettina Helm, Senior Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, Live Animal Imports, 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 Citation82 FR 7789 
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