83_FR_13785 83 FR 13723 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity

83 FR 13723 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)

Page Range13723-13724
FR Document2018-06514

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 for the payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06514]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0016]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

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 for the payment 
of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0016.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0016, 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-2018-
0016 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 payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Mrs. 
Teresa Robinson, USDA-APHIS-VS, Maine ISA Program Aquaculture Liaison, 
253 King Street, Edmunds Township, ME 04628; (207) 319-3703. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
    Type of Request: Revision to and 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 is authorized, among other things, to 
prevent the interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of 
livestock within the United States when feasible. In connection with 
this mission, APHIS established regulations in 9 CFR part 53 to pay 
indemnity to salmon producers in Maine whose fish are destroyed because 
of infectious salmon anemia (ISA). However, payment is subject to the 
availability of funding.
    ISA is a foreign animal disease of Atlantic salmon that is caused 
by an orthomyxovirus. The disease affects wild and farmed Atlantic 
salmon. ISA poses a substantial threat to the economic viability and 
sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States.
    To take part in this indemnity program, producers must enroll in 
the cooperative ISA control program administered by APHIS and the State 
of Maine. Program participants must also inform the ISA Program 
Veterinarian in writing of the name of their accredited veterinarian, 
develop biosecurity protocols and a site-specific ISA action plan, 
submit fish inventory and mortality information, complete an appraisal 
and indemnity claim form, complete a proceeds from animals sold for 
slaughter form, and assist APHIS or State officials with onsite disease 
surveillance, testing, and biosecurity audits. Program participants, 
who may include certain aquaculture industry business owners, managers, 
site employees, accredited veterinarians, and designated laboratories, 
must also assist APHIS with certain disease surveillance activities.
    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;

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    (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 2.8 hours per response.
    Respondents: ISA program participants such as certain aquaculture 
industry business owners, managers, site employees, accredited 
veterinarians, and laboratory personnel; exporters; and foreign animal 
health authorities from exporting countries.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 13.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 14.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 190.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 547 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 26th day of March 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2018 / Notices 13723 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Infectious Salmon Anemia; We are interested in receiving Payment of Indemnity. comments regarding potential Animal and Plant Health Inspection OMB Control Number: 0579–0192. environmental and interrelated Service Type of Request: Revision to and economic issues and impacts that [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0016] extension of approval of an information APHIS may determine should be collection. considered in our evaluation of the Notice of Request for Revision to and Abstract: Under the Animal Health petition. We are particularly interested Extension of Approval of an Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), in receiving comments regarding Information Collection; Infectious the Animal and Plant Health Inspection biological, cultural, or ecological issues, Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department and we encourage the submission of of Agriculture is authorized, among AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health scientific data, studies, or research to other things, to prevent the interstate Inspection Service, USDA. support your comments. spread of serious diseases and pests of ACTION: Revision to and extension of livestock within the United States when After the comment period closes, approval of an information collection; feasible. In connection with this APHIS will review all written comments comment request. mission, APHIS established regulations received during the comment period in 9 CFR part 53 to pay indemnity to SUMMARY: In accordance with the and any other relevant information. Any Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this salmon producers in Maine whose fish substantive issues identified by APHIS notice announces the Animal and Plant are destroyed because of infectious based on our review of the petition and Health Inspection Service’s intention to salmon anemia (ISA). However, our evaluation and analysis of request a revision to and extension of payment is subject to the availability of comments will be considered in the approval of an information collection funding. development of our decision-making associated with the regulations for the ISA is a foreign animal disease of documents. As part of our decision- payment of indemnity due to infectious Atlantic salmon that is caused by an making process regarding a GE salmon anemia. orthomyxovirus. The disease affects organism’s regulatory status, APHIS DATES: We will consider all comments wild and farmed Atlantic salmon. ISA prepares a plant pest risk assessment to that we receive on or before May 29, poses a substantial threat to the assess its plant pest risk and the 2018. economic viability and sustainability of appropriate environmental salmon aquaculture in the United ADDRESSES: You may submit comments States. documentation—either an by either of the following methods: environmental assessment (EA) or an To take part in this indemnity • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to program, producers must enroll in the environmental impact statement (EIS)— http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket in accordance with the National cooperative ISA control program Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0016. administered by APHIS and the State of Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Maine. Program participants must also provide the Agency with a review and Send your comment to Docket No. inform the ISA Program Veterinarian in analysis of any potential environmental APHIS–2018–0016, Regulatory Analysis writing of the name of their accredited impacts associated with the petition and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station veterinarian, develop biosecurity request. For petitions for which APHIS 3A–03.8, 4700 River, Road Unit 118, protocols and a site-specific ISA action prepares an EA, APHIS will follow our Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Supporting documents and any plan, submit fish inventory and published process for soliciting public mortality information, complete an comment (see footnote 1) and publish a comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http:// appraisal and indemnity claim form, separate notice in the Federal Register complete a proceeds from animals sold announcing the availability of APHIS’ www.regulations.gov/#!docket Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0016 or in our for slaughter form, and assist APHIS or EA and plant pest risk assessment. State officials with onsite disease reading room, which is located in Room Should APHIS determine that an EIS 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th surveillance, testing, and biosecurity is necessary, APHIS will complete the Street and Independence Avenue SW, audits. Program participants, who may NEPA EIS process in accordance with Washington, DC. Normal reading room include certain aquaculture industry Council on Environmental Quality hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday business owners, managers, site regulations (40 CFR part 1500–1508) through Friday, except holidays. To be employees, accredited veterinarians, and APHIS’ NEPA implementing sure someone is there to help you, and designated laboratories, must also regulations (7 CFR part 372). please call (202) 799–7039 before assist APHIS with certain disease coming. surveillance activities. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– We are asking the Office of 7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Management and Budget (OMB) to 371.3. information on the regulations for the approve our use of these information Done in Washington, DC, on March 26, payment of indemnity due to infectious collection activities, as described, for an 2018. salmon anemia, contact Mrs. Teresa additional 3 years. Robinson, USDA–APHIS–VS, Maine The purpose of this notice is to solicit Kevin Shea, ISA Program Aquaculture Liaison, 253 comments from the public (as well as Administrator, Animal and Plant Health King Street, Edmunds Township, ME Inspection Service. affected agencies) concerning our 04628; (207) 319–3703. For copies of amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2018–06399 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] information collection. These comments more detailed information on the will help us: BILLING CODE 3410–34–P information collection, contact Ms. (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information information is necessary for the proper Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– performance of the functions of the 2483. Agency, including whether the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information will have practical utility; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:48 Mar 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1

13724 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2018 / Notices (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our its intention to renew the approved Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et estimate of the burden of the collection information collection for Animal seq.) and the Poultry Products of information, including the validity of Disposition Reporting entered into the Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et the methodology and assumptions used; Public Health Information System. seq.). FSIS protects the public by (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and There are no changes to the existing verifying that meat and poultry products clarity of the information to be information collection. The approval for are wholesome, not adulterated, and collected; and this information collection will expire properly marked, labeled, and packaged. (4) Minimize the burden of the on August 31, 2018. FSIS also inspects exotic animals and collection of information on those who DATES: Submit comments on or before rabbits under the authority of the are to respond, through use, as May 29, 2018. Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested amended (7 U.S.C. 1621, et seq.). mechanical, and other collection persons to submit comments on this FSIS is requesting renewal of an technologies; e.g., permitting electronic information collection. Comments may approved information collection that submission of responses. be submitted by one of the following addresses paperwork requirements for Estimate of burden: The public the Animal Disposition Reporting methods: burden for this collection of information • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This entered into the Public Health is estimated to average 2.8 hours per website provides the ability to type Information System. There are no response. short comments directly into the changes to the existing information Respondents: ISA program collection. The approval for this comment field on this web page or participants such as certain aquaculture information collection will expire on attach a file for lengthier comments. Go industry business owners, managers, August 31, 2018. to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow site employees, accredited veterinarians, In accordance with 9 CFR 320.6, the on-line instructions at that site for and laboratory personnel; exporters; and 381.180, 352.15, and 354.91, submitting comments. foreign animal health authorities from • Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: establishments that slaughter meat, exporting countries. Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department poultry, exotic animals, and rabbits are Estimated annual number of required to maintain certain records of Agriculture, Food Safety and respondents: 13. regarding their business operations and Estimated annual number of Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence to report this information to the Agency responses per respondent: 14. as required. Poultry slaughter Estimated annual number of Avenue SW, Mailstop 3782, Room 8– 163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. establishments complete FSIS Form responses: 190. 6510–7 after each shift and submit it to Estimated total annual burden on • Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, the Agency. Other slaughter respondents: 547 hours. (Due to establishments provide their business averaging, the total annual burden hours 355 E Street SW, Room 8–163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. records to FSIS to report the necessary may not equal the product of the annual information. number of responses multiplied by the Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the FSIS uses this information to plan reporting burden per response.) inspection activities, to develop All responses to this notice will be Agency name and docket number FSIS– 2018–0011. Comments received in sampling plans, to target establishments summarized and included in the request for testing, to develop the Agency for OMB approval. All comments will response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and budget, and to develop reports to also become a matter of public record. Congress. FSIS also provides this data to posted without change, including any Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of personal information, to http:// other USDA agencies, including the March 2018. National Agricultural Statistics Service www.regulations.gov. Kevin Shea, Docket: For access to background (NASS), the Animal and Plant Health Administrator, Animal and Plant Health documents or comments received, go to Inspection Service (APHIS), the Inspection Service. the FSIS Docket Room at Patriots Plaza Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), [FR Doc. 2018–06514 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] 3, 355 E Street SW, Room 8–164, and the Grain Inspection, Packers and BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Washington, DC 20250–3700 between Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), for 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday their publications and for other through Friday. functions. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FSIS has made the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina estimates on the basis of an information Food Safety and Inspection Service Kouba, Office of Policy and Program collection assessment: Development, Food Safety and Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates [Docket No. FSIS–2018–0011] Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 that it will take poultry slaughter Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, establishments an average of two Notice of Request To Renew an South Building, Washington, DC 20250– Approved Information Collection minutes per response to collect and 3700; (202) 720–5627. submit this information to FSIS. (Animal Disposition Reporting) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents: Slaughter AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Title: Animal Disposition Reporting. establishments. Service, USDA. OMB Number: 0583–0139. Estimated Number of Respondents: ACTION: Notice and request for Expiration Date of Approval: 08/31/ 1,159. amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES comments. 2018. Estimated Number of Annual Type of Request: Renewal of an Responses per Respondent: 600. SUMMARY: In accordance with the approved information collection. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the Respondents: 23,180 hours. the Office of Management and Budget authority to exercise the functions of the Copies of this information collection (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18, assessment can be obtained from Gina Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 2.55) as specified in the Federal Meat Kouba, Office of Policy and Program VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:57 Mar 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1


Document Created: 2018-11-01 08:58:10
Document Modified: 2018-11-01 08:58:10
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
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 29, 2018.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Mrs. Teresa Robinson, USDA-APHIS-VS, Maine ISA Program Aquaculture Liaison, 253 King Street, Edmunds Township, ME 04628; (207) 319-3703. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation83 FR 13723 
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