[Federal Register: February 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0007]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Pork and Poultry Products From Mexico Transiting the United
States
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 pork and poultry products
from Mexico transiting the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0007
to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0007, 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-2008-0007.
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 pork and poultry
products from Mexico transiting the United States, contact Dr. Masoud
Malik, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services-Products,
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8096. 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: Pork and Poultry Products from Mexico Transiting the United
States.
OMB Number: 0579-0145.
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
United States Department of Agriculture 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.
The regulations in 9 CFR 94.15 allow fresh (chilled or frozen) pork
and pork products and poultry carcasses, parts, and products (except
eggs and egg products) that are not eligible to enter into the United
States to transit the United States from specified States in Mexico,
via land ports, for export to another country.
The regulations set out conditions for the transit movements that
protect against the introduction of classical swine fever or exotic
Newcastle disease into the United States.
These conditions involve the use of several information collection
activities, including the completion of an import permit application,
the placement of
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serially numbered seals on product containers, and the forwarding of a
pre-arrival notification to U.S. port personnel.
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 0.920792079 hours per response.
Respondents: Exporters in Mexico and full-time, salaried
veterinarians employed by the national government of Mexico.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 22.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 13.7727.
Estimated annual number of responses: 303.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 279 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 31st day of January 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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