82 FR 7791 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 7791-7792 | |
| FR Document | 2017-01391 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 7791-7792] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01391] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2016-0105] Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from [[Page 7792]] regions of the world where screwworm is considered to exist. 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-2016-0105. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0105, 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- 0105 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 horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from regions of the world where screwworm is considered to exist, contact Dr. Betsy Lopez, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, 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 Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm. OMB Control Number: 0579-0165. 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 U.S. 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. The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit or restrict the importation of certain animals into the United States to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases of livestock and poultry. Subparts C, D, E, and F of part 93 govern the importation of horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs, respectively, and include provisions for the inspection and treatment of these animals if imported from any region of the world where screwworm is considered to exist. Screwworm is a pest native to tropical areas of South America, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arabian peninsula. Screwworm causes extensive damage to livestock and other warmblooded animals. The regulations in subparts C, D, E, and F involve the use of information collection activities, such as quarantine reservations, an Application for Import or In Transit Permit (Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs) form, and a Declaration of Importation of Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs form. An additional requirement is a request for and issuance of health certificates for horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs signed by a full-time salaried veterinary official of the exporting region stating that the animal has been inspected, under certain conditions, and found free of screwworm and, as appropriate, that the animal was treated for screwworm. 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 0.15 hours per response. Respondents: Full-timed salaried veterinary officials of exporting regions and importers of horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from regions where screwworm is considered to exist. Estimated annual number of respondents: 92. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 58.25. Estimated annual number of responses: 5,359. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 827 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. 2017-01391 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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importation of the meat of any requesting the recognition of the animal implementing the procedural provision
ruminants or swine from regions where health status of a region (as well as for of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
rinderpest or FMD exists to prevent the the approval of the export of a particular USDA regulations implementing NEPA
introduction of either disease into the type of animal or animal product to the (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
United States. We consider rinderpest United States from a foreign region). If, Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
and FMD to exist in all regions except after review and evaluation of the 372). The evaluation, EAs, and FONSI
those listed in accordance with information submitted in support of the may be viewed on the Regulations.gov
paragraph (a) of that section as free of request, APHIS believes the request can Web site or in our reading room.
rinderpest and FMD. be safely granted, APHIS will make its (Instructions for accessing
Section 94.9 contains requirements evaluation available for public comment Regulations.gov and information on the
governing the importation of pork and through a document published in the location and hours of the reading room
pork products from regions where CSF Federal Register. Following the close of are provided under the heading
exists. Section 94.10 contains the comment period, APHIS will review ADDRESSES at the beginning of this
importation requirements for swine all comments received and will make a notice.) The documents are also
from regions where CSF is considered to final determination regarding the available by contacting the person listed
exist and designates the Animal and request that will be detailed in another under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Plant Health Inspection Service document published in the Federal CONTACT.
(APHIS)-defined European CSF region Register. Information submitted in support of
as a single region of low-risk for CSF. The Republic of Cyprus 2 submitted a Cyprus’ original request is available by
Section 94.31 contains requirements request to APHIS to evaluate the CSF, contacting the person listed under FOR
governing the importation of pork, pork FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status of the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
products, and swine from the APHIS- country. In response to this request, After reviewing any comments we
defined European CSF region. We APHIS conducted a qualitative risk receive, we will announce our decision
consider CSF to exist in all regions of assessment to evaluate Cyprus with regarding the disease status of Cyprus
the world except those listed in respect to these diseases. Based on this under consideration with respect to
accordance with paragraph (a) of § 94.9 evaluation, APHIS recognizes Cyprus to CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest and the
as free of the disease. be free of FMD, SVD, and rinderpest, import status of susceptible animals and
Section 94.11 of the regulations and low risk for CSF. APHIS has also products of such animals in a
contains requirements governing the determined that the surveillance, subsequent notice.
importation of meat of any ruminants or prevention, and control measures
swine from regions that have been implemented by the European Union Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781–
determined to be free of rinderpest and 7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
(EU) and Cyprus, an EU Member State,
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
FMD, but that are subject to certain are sufficient to minimize the likelihood 371.4.
restrictions because of their proximity to of introducing CSF, FMD, SVD, and
or trading relationships with rinderpest- rinderpest into the United States via Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
or FMD-affected regions. Such regions imports of species susceptible to these January 2017.
are listed in accordance with paragraph diseases or products of those species. Kevin Shea,
(a) of that section. Our determinations support adding Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Section 94.12 of the regulations Cyprus to the Web-based list of regions Inspection Service.
contains requirements governing the comprising the APHIS-defined [FR Doc. 2017–01396 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
importation of pork or pork products European CSF region, which APHIS BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
from regions where SVD exists. We considers to be low risk for CSF, and to
consider SVD to exist in all regions of the respective Web-based lists of regions
the world except those listed in APHIS considers free of FMD, SVD, and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
accordance with paragraph (a) of that rinderpest.
section as free of SVD. Therefore, in accordance with Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Section 94.13 contains importation § 92.2(e), we are announcing the Service
requirements governing the importation availability of our risk assessment of the
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0105]
of pork or pork products from regions CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest status
that have been declared free of SVD as of Cyprus for public review and Notice of Request for Extension of
provided in § 94.12(a) but supplement comment. We are also announcing the Approval of an Information Collection;
their national pork supply by the availability of four environmental Importation of Horses, Ruminants,
importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) assessments (EAs) and a finding of no Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and
meat of animals from regions where significant impact (FONSI) 3 which has Treatment for Screwworm
SVD is considered to exist, or have a been prepared in accordance with: (1)
common border with such regions, or The National Environmental Policy Act AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
have trade practices that are less of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. Inspection Service, USDA.
restrictive than are acceptable to the 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the ACTION: Extension of approval of an
United States. Such regions are listed in Council on Environmental Quality for information collection; comment
accordance with paragraph (a) of request.
§ 94.13. 2 The geographic scope of the action is limited to
Section 94.14 states that no swine the Republic of Cyprus excluding those areas of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
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Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the
which are moved from or transit any Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
region in which SVD is known to exist control. notice announces the Animal and Plant
may be imported into the United States 3 The FONSI for Cyprus incorporates by reference Health Inspection Service’s intention to
except wild swine imported in EAs prepared for Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, and request an extension of approval of an
Hungary that addresses the potential environmental
accordance with § 94.14(b). impacts of CSF, FMD, SVD, and rinderpest for EU
information collection associated with
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, Member States. We are making these EAs available the regulations for the importation of
§ 92.2, contain requirements for for review with this document. horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from
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regions of the world where screwworm communicable diseases of livestock and Respondents: Full-timed salaried
is considered to exist. poultry. Subparts C, D, E, and F of part veterinary officials of exporting regions
DATES: We will consider all comments 93 govern the importation of horses, and importers of horses, ruminants,
that we receive on or before March 24, ruminants, swine, and dogs, swine, and dogs from regions where
2017. respectively, and include provisions for screwworm is considered to exist.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the inspection and treatment of these Estimated annual number of
by either of the following methods: animals if imported from any region of respondents: 92.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to the world where screwworm is Estimated annual number of
http://www.regulations.gov/ considered to exist. Screwworm is a responses per respondent: 58.25.
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105. pest native to tropical areas of South Estimated annual number of
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: America, the Indian subcontinent, responses: 5,359.
Send your comment to Docket No. Southeast Asia, tropical and sub- Estimated total annual burden on
APHIS–2016–0105, Regulatory Analysis Saharan Africa, and the Arabian respondents: 827 hours. (Due to
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station peninsula. Screwworm causes extensive averaging, the total annual burden hours
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, damage to livestock and other may not equal the product of the annual
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. warmblooded animals. number of responses multiplied by the
Supporting documents and any The regulations in subparts C, D, E, reporting burden per response.)
comments we receive on this docket and F involve the use of information All responses to this notice will be
may be viewed at http:// collection activities, such as quarantine summarized and included in the request
www.regulations.gov/ reservations, an Application for Import for OMB approval. All comments will
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0105 or or In Transit Permit (Animals, Animal also become a matter of public record.
in our reading room, which is located in Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
Room 1141 of the USDA South or Hatching Eggs) form, and a January 2017.
Building, 14th Street and Independence Declaration of Importation of Animals, Kevin Shea,
Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 Poultry, or Hatching Eggs form. An Inspection Service.
p.m., Monday through Friday, except additional requirement is a request for
[FR Doc. 2017–01391 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
holidays. To be sure someone is there to and issuance of health certificates for
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
help you, please call (202) 799–7039 horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs
before coming. signed by a full-time salaried veterinary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For official of the exporting region stating DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
information on the regulations for the that the animal has been inspected,
importation of horses, ruminants, swine, under certain conditions, and found free Forest Service
and dogs from regions of the world of screwworm and, as appropriate, that
where screwworm is considered to the animal was treated for screwworm. Alabama Resource Advisory
exist, contact Dr. Betsy Lopez, Senior We are asking the Office of Committee
Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports, Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
National Import Export Services, VS,
collection activities for an additional 3 ACTION: Notice of meeting.
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300. years.
SUMMARY: The Alabama Resource
For copies of more detailed information The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
on the information collection, contact comments from the public (as well as
Montgomery, Alabama. The committee
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ affected agencies) concerning our
is authorized under the Secure Rural
Information Collection Coordinator, at information collection. These comments
Schools and Community Self-
(301) 851–2483. will help us:
Determination Act (the Act) and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
operates in compliance with the Federal
Title: Importation of Horses, information is necessary for the proper
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection performance of the functions of the
of the committee is to improve
and Treatment for Screwworm. Agency, including whether the
collaborative relationships and to
OMB Control Number: 0579–0165. information will have practical utility;
provide advice and recommendations to
Type of Request: Extension of (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our the Forest Service concerning projects
approval of an information collection. estimate of the burden of the collection and funding consistent with Title II of
Abstract: Under the Animal Health of information, including the validity of the Act.
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the methodology and assumptions used;
DATES: The meeting will be held
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 1:00 p.m.
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
collected; and to 4:00 p.m.
of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized,
(4) Minimize the burden of the All RAC meetings are subject to
among other things, to prohibit or
collection of information on those who cancellation. For status of meeting prior
restrict the importation and interstate
are to respond, through use, as to attendance, please contact the person
movement of animals and animal
appropriate, of automated, electronic, listed under For Further Information
products to prevent the introduction
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mechanical, and other collection Contact.
into and dissemination within the
United States of livestock diseases and technologies; e.g., permitting electronic ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
pests. submission of responses. the USDA Forest Service Supervisor’s
The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 Estimate of burden: The public Office, Downstairs Conference Room,
prohibit or restrict the importation of reporting burden for this collection of 2946 Chestnut Street, Montgomery,
certain animals into the United States to information is estimated to average 0.15 Alabama. If you would like to attend by
prevent the introduction of hours per response. telephone, please contact the person
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| Action | Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 24, 2017. | |
| Contact | For information on the regulations for the importation of horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from regions of the world where screwworm is considered to exist, contact Dr. Betsy Lopez, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Live Animal Imports, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, 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. | |
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