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12001 

Vol. 77, No. 39 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0126] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Hams Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 approval of an information 

collection associated with regulations 

for the importation of hams into the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 30, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0126- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0126, 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-2011-;0126 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the importation of hams 

into the United States, contact Dr. 

Magde Elshafie, Staff Veterinarian, 

Technical Trade Services—Products, 

NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734– 

3277. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Hams Into the 

United States. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the authority of the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

animal and poultry products and 

byproducts to prevent the introduction 

of pests and diseases of livestock and 

poultry into the United States. These 

regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94, 

95, 96, and 122. 

The regulations require a number of 

information collection activities to 

prevent the introduction of livestock 

and poultry diseases and pests via the 

importation of animal and poultry 

products and byproducts, including 

hams, into the United States. For hams, 

these include certifications for the 

hams, agreements regarding processing 

procedures, identification procedures 

(hot brand or ink seal), and 

recordkeeping. 

These activities are currently 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB control 

number 0579–0015, which also covers 

information collection activities for a 

variety of other animal and poultry 

products imported into the United 

States. We are proposing to separate the 

commodities previously approved 

under OMB control number 0579–0015 

into individual collections to better 

reflect the commodities’ specific 

collection activities and account for the 

information APHIS collects. Once 

approved by OMB, only information 

collection activities associated with the 

importation of nonfood animal and 

poultry products and byproducts will be 

under OMB control number 0579–0015. 

Information collection activities for 

hams and other commodities now 

covered under OMB control number 

0579–0015 will receive new numbers 

when approved. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of the information 

collection activities related to 

importation of hams for 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 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Foreign national 

governments, processing 

establishments, and slaughter 

establishments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 93. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 529.2473118. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 49,220. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 49,220 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. 


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12002 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 2012 / Notices 

Done in Washington, DC this 22nd day of 

February 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4648 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

[Docket No. FCIC–12–0002] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

Note: With the renewal of this package, we 

are changing the title of the current 

information collection from General 

Administrative Regulations; Interpretations 

of Statutory and Regulatory Provisions to 

Interpretations of Statutory and Regulatory 

Provision and Written Interpretations of FCIC 

Procedures. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public comment period on the 

information collection requests (ICRs) 

associated with the interpretation of 

statutory and regulatory provisions 

administered by Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC). 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

will be accepted until close of business 

April 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments 

be submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

ID No. FCIC–12–0002, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• By Mail to: Michael A. Alston, 

Deputy Administrator Insurance 

Services Division, Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Stop 0805, 

Washington, DC 20250–0805. 

All comments received, including 

those received by mail, will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, and can 

be accessed by the public. All comments 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this rule. 

For detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information, 

see http://www.regulations.gov. If you 

are submitting comments electronically 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

and want to attach a document, we ask 

that it be in a text-based format. If you 

want to attach a document that is a 

scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be 

scanned as text and not as an image, 

thus allowing FCIC to search and copy 

certain portions of your submission. For 

questions regarding attaching a 

document that is a scanned Adobe PDF 

file, please contact the RMA Web 

Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by 

email at rmaweb.content@rma.usda.gov. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received for any dockets by the name of 

the individual submitting the comment 

(or signing the comment, if submitted 

on behalf of an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). You may review the 

complete User Notice and Privacy 

Notice for Regulations.gov at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Interpretations of Statutory and 

Regulatory Provisions and Written 

Interpretations of FCIC Procedures. 

OMB Number: 0563–0055. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: FCIC is proposing to renew 

the currently approved information 

collection, OMB Number 0563–0055. It 

is currently up for renewal and 

extension for three years. The 

information collection requirements for 

this renewal package are necessary for 

FCIC to provide an interpretation of 

statutory and regulatory provisions 

upon request. This data is used to 

administer the provisions of 7 CFR part 

400, subpart X in accordance with the 

Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 

amended. In addition, FCIC has 

reevaluated the current package and 

included requests for written 

interpretation of FCIC procedures. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

extend its approval of our use of this 

information collection activity for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public concerning 

this information collection activity. 

These comments will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; 

(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 8.47 

hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties 

affected by the information collection 

requirements included in this Notice are 

any producer with a valid crop 

insurance policy and approved 

insurance provider (agents, loss 

adjusters, employees, contractors or 

lawyers) with agreement with FCIC. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 95. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 95. 

Estimated total annual burden hours 

on respondents: 805. 

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. 

Signed in Washington, DC on February 17, 

2012. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4467 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National 

Forest Site-Specific Invasive Plant 

Treatment Project and Forest Plan 

Amendment Number 28 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: Invasive plants are currently 

damaging the ecological integrity of 

lands within and outside these 

administrative units. New tools and 

management techniques became 

available with the Pacific Northwest 

Region Invasive Plant Program, 

Preventing and Managing Invasive 

Plants, Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (USFS 2005a, R6 2005 FEIS), 


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