[Federal Register: November 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 216)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0142]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products From
Chile
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 regulations for the importation of live
swine, pork, and pork products from Chile into the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://regulations.gov, select
``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-
down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select
APHIS-2006-0142 to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close
of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips''
link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0142,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0142.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations
for the importation of live swine, pork, and pork products from Chile,
contact Dr. Bob Bokma, Regional Trade Director, Sanitary Trade Issues
Team, National Center for Import and Export, 4700 River Road Unit 38,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8066. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork, and Pork Products from
Chile.
OMB Number: 0579-0235.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit the importation and interstate movement of
animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests. To
fulfill this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals and
animal products into the United States. The regulations are contained
in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 through 99, of the Code
of Federal Regulations.
Part 94, Sec. 94.25, allows the importation, subject to certain
conditions, of live swine, pork, and pork products from certain
regions, including Chile, that are free of classical swine fever. Among
the conditions is a requirement for a certificate that must be
completed by Chilean veterinary authorities prior to export. The
certificate must identify both the region of export and the region of
origin as regions designated in Sec. Sec. 94.9 and 94.10 as free of
classical swine fever at the time the live swine, pork, or pork
products were in the regions.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity 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
information collection, 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 information collection 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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Full-time salaried veterinarians employed by the
national government of Chile.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 5.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 10.
Estimated annual number of responses: 50.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 50 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public
record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of November 2006.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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