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Notices Federal Register

3547 

Vol. 80, No. 15 

Friday, January 23, 2015 

1On January 2, 2015, APHIS published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 6–13, 

Docket No. APHIS–2014–0018) that proposes to 

amend the regulations governing approval of 

facilities that receive livestock moved in interstate 

commerce. In that document, we propose to add 

and define the term approved livestock marketing 

facility in the regulations. If the proposed rule is 

finalized, we will revise this collection at the next 

request for extension of approval of this information 

collection. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0074] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Interstate 

Movement of Sheep and Goats and 

Recordkeeping for Approved Livestock 

Facilities and Slaughtering and 

Rendering Establishments 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection; 

comment request. 

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 regulations for the 

interstate movement of sheep and goats 

and recordkeeping for approved 

livestock facilities and slaughtering and 

rendering establishments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 24, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0074. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS-2014–0074, 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-2014-0074 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 interstate movement 

of sheep and goats and recordkeeping 

for approved livestock facilities and 

slaughtering and rendering 

establishments, contact Dr. Gary S. Ross, 

Senior Staff Veterinarian, Surveillance, 

Cattle Health Center, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3535. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Ms. 

Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep 

and Goats and Recordkeeping for 

Approved Livestock Facilities and 

Slaughtering and Rendering 

Establishments. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0258. 

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

(USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

authorized, among other things, to 

prohibit or restrict the interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the dissemination 

within the United States of animal 

diseases and pests of livestock and to 

conduct programs to detect, control, and 

eradicate pests and diseases of livestock. 

In support of this mission, APHIS’ 

Veterinary Services (VS) prohibits or 

restricts the interstate movement of 

livestock that have, or have been 

exposed to, certain diseases. 

APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 71 

restrict the interstate movement of 

livestock, including sheep and goats, to 

control the spread of disease and 

include provisions for livestock 

facilities that handle livestock moving 

in interstate commerce to be approved 

by APHIS. These requirements are 

intended to ensure that such facilities 

are constructed and operated in a 

manner that will help prevent the 

spread of disease and involve 

information collection activities, 

including an Approval of Livestock 

Facilities Agreement and recordkeeping. 

The regulations in § 71.20 contain 

provisions under which livestock 

facilities 1 may acquire and retain status 

as an approved facility. To obtain 

approval, facilities must enter into an 

agreement with APHIS in which they 

agree to follow certain procedures when 

handling livestock entering the facility. 

Part of this agreement states that 

documents such as weight tickets, sales 

slips, and records of origin, 

identification, and destination that 

relate to livestock that are in, or that 

have been in, the facility shall be 

maintained by the facility for a period 

of 5 years (2 years if the records regard 

only swine or poultry). Such records 

would be critical in the event that 

APHIS or State animal health officials 

needed to conduct a disease traceback 

investigation. 

Section 71.20 also requires, among 

other things, authorized personnel at 

approved livestock facilities to sign an 

agreement that they will meet the 

requirements listed in that section, such 

as ensuring the facilities contain wellconstructed and well-lighted livestock 

handling chutes, pens, alleys, and sales 

rings and allowing APHIS or its 

representatives to inspect, officially 

identify, vaccinate, take blood and 

tissue specimens for testing purposes. 

Section 71.21 of the regulations 

requires, among other things, authorized 

personnel at listed slaughtering and 

rendering facilities to sign an agreement 

that they will meet the requirements 

listed in that section, such as providing 

office and sample collection space and 

allowing APHIS or its representatives to 

take blood and tissue specimens from 

livestock, record the identification of 

animals, retain any external or internal 

identification devices, and conduct 

records inspections. The listing 

agreement is the VS Listing Agreement 

for a Slaughter Establishment Handling 

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Poultry) in Interstate Commerce 

Pursuant to Title 9, Code of Federal 

Regulations (VS Form 10–6). 

This notice includes a description of 

the information collection requirements 

currently approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

recordkeeping for approved livestock 

facilities and slaughtering and rendering 

establishments under number 0579– 

0342, and for the interstate movement of 

sheep and goats under number 0579– 

0258. These collections pertain to the 

same regulations (§§ 71.20 and 71.21); 

therefore, we will consolidate them into 

one collection. After OMB approves and 

combines the burden for both 

collections under one collection 

(number 0579–0258), the Department 

will retire number 0579–0342. 

We are asking 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; 

(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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Livestock marketing 

facility personnel, owners or operators 

of livestock facilities that handle 

animals moving interstate, authorized 

personnel at listed slaughter and 

rendering facilities, and State animal 

health officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 234. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,026. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 546 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 16th day of 

January 2015. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01054 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0096] 

Notice of Availability of a Pest List for 

the Interstate Movement of Fresh Sea 

Asparagus Tips From Hawaii Into the 

Continental United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have prepared a pest list and 

risk management document regarding 

the risks associated with the interstate 

movement of fresh sea asparagus tips 

from Hawaii into the continental United 

States. Based on these documents, we 

have determined that the application of 

one or more designated phytosanitary 

measures will be sufficient to mitigate 

the risks of introducing or disseminating 

plant pests or noxious weeds via the 

movement of fresh sea asparagus tips 

from Hawaii. We are making these 

documents available to the public for 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 24, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0096. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0096, 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-2014-0096 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: Mr. 

David Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 851–2103. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Regulated 

Articles From Hawaii and the 

Territories’’ (7 CFR 318.13–1 through 

318.13–26, referred to below as the 

regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the interstate 

movement of fruits and vegetables from 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands to the 

continental United States to prevent the 

spread of plant pests and noxious weeds 

that occur in Hawaii and the territories. 

Section 318.13–4 contains a 

performance-based process for 

approving the interstate movement of 

certain fruits and vegetables from 

Hawaii and the U.S. territories that, 

based on the findings of a pest list, can 

be safely moved subject to one or more 

of the six designated phytosanitary 

measures listed in § 318.13–4(b). 

APHIS received a request from the 

Hawaii Department of Agriculture to 

allow the interstate movement of fresh 

sea asparagus tips (Salicornia bigelovii 

Torr.) to the continental United States. 

Hawaii has indicated a specific interest 

in production and shipment of fresh sea 

asparagus tips, which are currently 

prohibited from interstate movement 

from Hawaii to the continental United 

States. 

We have prepared a pest list to 

identify pests of quarantine significance 

that could follow the pathway of 

interstate movement into the 

continental United States. Based on that 

pest list, we prepared a risk 

management document (RMD) to 

identify phytosanitary measures that 

could be applied to the commodity to 

mitigate the pest risk. We have 

concluded that fresh sea asparagus tips 

can be safely moved from Hawaii to the 

continental United States using one or 

more of the six designated phytosanitary 

measures listed in § 318.13–4(b). 

Specifically, fresh seas asparagus tips 

would have to be moved interstate as 

commercial consignments only and be 

subject to pre-departure inspection in 

Hawaii prior to interstate movement 

into the continental United States. 


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