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Part 416); (2) require regular microbial 

testing for generic E. coli by slaughter 

establishments to verify the adequacy of 

the establishment’s process controls for 

the prevention and removal of fecal 

contamination and associated bacteria 

(9 CFR 310.25(a) and 381.94(a)); and (3) 

require that all meat and poultry 

establishments develop and implement 

a system of preventive controls designed 

to improve the safety of their products, 

known as HACCP (9 CFR part 417). 

Establishments may have programs 

that are prerequisite to HACCP that are 

designed to provide the basic 

environmental and operating conditions 

necessary for the production of safe, 

wholesome food. Because of its 

prerequisite programs an establishment 

may decide that a food safety hazard is 

not reasonably likely to occur in its 

operations. The establishment would 

need to document this determination in 

its Hazard Analysis and include the 

procedures it employs to ensure that the 

program is working and that the hazard 

is not likely to occur (9 CFR 417.5(a)(1)). 

FSIS has made the estimates below 

based upon an information collection 

assessment. As noted above, 

approximately one percent of meat and 

poultry establishments are using video 

records, which accounts for about one 

percent of the burden hours below. 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of 858 hours per annum to comply with 

the Pathogen Reduction and HACCP 

Systems information collection. 

Respondents: Meat and poultry 

establishments. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 7,298. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 7,139. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,261,327 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence, 

SW., Room 6065, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250, (202)720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20253. 

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. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

sexual orientation, and marital or family 

status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs.) Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s Target Center at 

202–720–2600 (voice and TTY). 

To file a written complaint of 

discrimination, write USDA, Office of 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

202–720–5964 (voice and TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2010_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to our constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The Update 

also is available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

news_and_events/email_subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on June 23, 2010. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15743 Filed 6–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0054] 

Notice of Revision and Request for 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Animal Disease 

Traceability; Tribal Nations Using 

Systems for Location Identification 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision 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 

revise an information collection for 

Tribal Nations using systems for 

location identification for the animal 

disease traceability framework and to 

request extension of approval of the 

information collection. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 30, 

2010. 

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=APHIS2010-0054) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0054, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 


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comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0054. 

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 Tribal Nations using 

location identification systems for the 

animal disease traceability framework, 

contact Mr. Vince Chapman, Program 

Analyst, Traceability Team, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 200, Riverdale, 

MD 20737; (301) 734-0739. 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: Animal Disease Traceability; 

Tribal Nations Using Systems for 

Location Identification. 

OMB Number: 0579-0327. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: As part of its ongoing efforts 

to safeguard animal health, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

developing a coordinated framework for 

animal disease traceability in the United 

States. Traceability will help document 

the movement history of an animal 

throughout its life, including during an 

emergency response or for ongoing 

animal disease programs. Under this 

new direction, States and Tribal Nations 

will help establish the ability to trace 

animals moving interstate back to their 

State of origin. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA, has made 

systems for animal disease traceability 

available to Tribal Nations for managing 

the issuance of unique location 

identification numbers, including the 

Standardized Premises Location System 

and a Tribal Premises Location System. 

Participating Tribal Nations can 

designate the premises location system 

they prefer to use by completing and 

submitting Veterinary Services Form 1- 

63, Tribal Location Identification 

System Implementation Request, to 

APHIS for access to their system of 

choice. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity for an additional 3 

years. 

We are revising the title of the current 

information collection approved under 

OMB number 0579-0327 from ‘‘National 

Animal Identification System; Tribal 

Participants in Premises Registration’’ to 

‘‘Animal Disease Traceability; Tribal 

Nations Using Systems for Location 

Identification.’’ 

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 0.62 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Tribal organizations 

that participate or will participate in 

location identification for animal 

disease traceability. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 25. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 50. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 31 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 23rd

day of June 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15731 Filed 6–28ndash;10; 7:16 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 2010–0011] 

Exemption for Retail Store Operations 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of adjusted dollar 

limitations. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the dollar limitations on the amount of 

meat and meat food products, poultry 

and poultry products that a retail store 

can sell to hotels, restaurants, and 

similar institutions without 

disqualifying itself for exemption from 

Federal inspection requirements. In 

accordance with FSIS’s regulations, for 

calendar year 2010, the dollar limitation 

for meat and meat food products 

remains at $60,200 but for poultry 

products is being increased from 

$49,400 to $50,200. FSIS is retaining or 

changing the dollar limitations from 

calendar year 2009 based on price 

changes for these products evidenced by 

the Consumer Price Index. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective June 29, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact John O’Connell, Policy 

Issuances Division, Office of Policy and 

Program Development, FSIS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 6083 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

3700; telephone (202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 

et seq.) provide a comprehensive 

statutory framework to ensure that meat, 

meat food products, poultry, and 

poultry products prepared for commerce 

are wholesome, are not adulterated, and 

are properly labeled and packaged. 

Statutory provisions requiring 

inspection of the preparation or 

processing of meat, meat food, poultry, 

and poultry products do not apply to 

the types of operations traditionally and 

usually conducted at retail stores and 


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