[Federal Register: May 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 83)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0058]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other
Poultry Products From Specified Regions
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
poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from specified
regions.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
2, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.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-2007-0058 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-
2007-0058, 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-2007-0058.
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 on an information
collection associated with regulations for the importation of live
poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products from specified
regions, contact Dr. Peter Merrill, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Technical Trade Services Team, National Center for Import and Export,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231. 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 Poultry, Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry
Products From Specified Regions.
OMB Number: 0579-0228.
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 is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation of animals, animal
products, and other articles into the United States to prevent the
introduction of animal diseases and pests. In connection with 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. 94.26, allows the importation, subject to certain
conditions, of live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products
from certain regions, including Argentina and the Mexican States of
Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan, that are free of exotic Newcastle
disease (END). The conditions for importation require,
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among other things, certification from a full-time salaried veterinary
officer of the national government of the exporting region that poultry
and poultry products exported from one of these regions originated in
that region (or in another region recognized by APHIS as free of END)
and that before export to the United States, the poultry and poultry
products were not commingled with poultry and poultry products from
regions where END exists.
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
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: Federal animal health authorities of certain regions
that export live poultry, poultry meat, and other poultry products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 10.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 10.
Estimated annual number of responses: 100.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 100 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 April 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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