83 FR 7450 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 35 (February 21, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03522
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 15, 2018.
    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 March 
23, 2018 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.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Self Certification Medical Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0196.
    Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture 
is responsible for ensuring consumers that food and farm products are 
moved from producer to consumer in the most efficient, dependable, 
economical, and equitable system possible. Each year, the United States 
Department of Agriculture's Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) 
agency hires individuals for commodity grading and inspection positions 
to ensure this process is efficient and effective. These positions 
often involve arduous conditions and require direct contact with meat, 
dairy, fresh or processed fruits and vegetables, and poultry intended 
for human consumption; and cotton and tobacco products intended for 
consumer use. 5 CFR part 339 authorizes an agency to request medical 
information from an applicant that may assist management with 
employment decisions concerning covered positions that have specific 
medical or physical fitness requirements. APHIS will collect the 
applicant's medical information using MRP Form 5 (Self-Certification 
Medical Statement).
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from 
prospective employees assists MRP officials, administrative personnel, 
and servicing Human Resources Offices in determining an applicant's 
physical fitness and suitability for employment in positions with 
approved medical standards and physical requirements. If the 
information was not collected, APHIS would not be able to accurately 
determine the applicant's fitness to safely perform the duties of the 
covered positions.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 606.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 102.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Total Burden Hours: 102.
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the Ruth Brown,
persons are not required to respond to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it Departmental Information Collection
committee meetings, agency decisions and Clearance Officer.
displays a currently valid OMB control
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of [FR Doc. 2018–03522 Filed 2–20–18; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency
number.
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statements of organization and functions are Animal Plant and Health Inspection
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Self Certification Medical
Statement. Food Safety and Inspection Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OMB Control Number: 0579–0196.
[Docket No. FSIS–2018–0002]
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The United
Comment Request States Department of Agriculture is Codex Alimentarius Commission:
responsible for ensuring consumers that Codex Committee on Pesticide
February 15, 2018.
food and farm products are moved from Residues (CCPR)
The Department of Agriculture has producer to consumer in the most
submitted the following information efficient, dependable, economical, and AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under
collection requirement(s) to OMB for equitable system possible. Each year, Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
review and clearance under the
the United States Department of ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory request for comments.
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
Programs (MRP) agency hires
requested regarding (1) whether the SUMMARY: The Office of the Deputy
individuals for commodity grading and
collection of information is necessary Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
inspection positions to ensure this
for the proper performance of the Department of Agriculture (USDA),
process is efficient and effective. These
functions of the agency, including Food Safety and Inspection Service
positions often involve arduous
whether the information will have (FSIS), and the U.S. Environmental
conditions and require direct contact
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring
with meat, dairy, fresh or processed
agency’s estimate of burden including a public meeting on March 15, 2018.
the validity of the methodology and fruits and vegetables, and poultry
intended for human consumption; and The objective of the public meeting is to
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance provide information and receive public
the quality, utility and clarity of the cotton and tobacco products intended
for consumer use. 5 CFR part 339 comments on agenda items and draft
information to be collected; and (4) United States (U.S.) positions to be
ways to minimize the burden of the authorizes an agency to request medical
information from an applicant that may discussed at the 50th Session of the
collection of information on those who Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
are to respond, including through the assist management with employment
decisions concerning covered positions (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius
use of appropriate automated, Commission (Codex), taking place in
electronic, mechanical, or other that have specific medical or physical
fitness requirements. APHIS will collect Haikou, China between April 9 and 14,
technological collection techniques or 2018. The Acting Deputy Under
other forms of information technology. the applicant’s medical information
using MRP Form 5 (Self-Certification Secretary for Food Safety and the EPA
Comments regarding this information
Medical Statement). recognize the importance of providing
collection received by March 23, 2018
interested parties the opportunity to
will be considered. Written comments Need and Use of the Information: The
obtain background information on the
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for information collected from prospective
50th Session of the CCPR and to address
Agriculture, Office of Information and employees assists MRP officials,
items on the agenda.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of administrative personnel, and servicing
Management and Budget (OMB), New Human Resources Offices in DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
Executive Office Building, 725 17th determining an applicant’s physical for Thursday, March 15, 2018, 1:00
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. fitness and suitability for employment p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Commenters are encouraged to submit in positions with approved medical ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
their comments to OMB via email to: standards and physical requirements. If take place at the EPA, Room PYS–4350,
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or the information was not collected, One Potomac Yard South, 2777 South
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental APHIS would not be able to accurately Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail determine the applicant’s fitness to Documents related to the 50th Session
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– safely perform the duties of the covered of the CCPR are accessible via the
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may positions. internet at the following address: http://
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Description of Respondents: www.fao.org/fao-who-
An agency may not conduct or Individuals or households. codexalimentarius/meetings/en/.
sponsor a collection of information Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to
unless the collection of information Number of Respondents: 606. the 50th Session of the CCPR, and the
displays a currently valid OMB control Frequency of Responses: Reporting: USDA invite interested U.S. parties to
number and the agency informs On occasion. submit their comments electronically to

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FR Citation		83 FR 7450