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Kennedy, Eileen T.

King, Janet C.

King, R. Alan

King Jr., Edgar G.

Knipling, Edward B.

Koopman, Robert B.

Kronenberger Jr., Donald R.

Kuhn, Betsey A.

Laster, Danny B.

Laverty Jr., Robert L.

Lavin, Mary Jo

Lee, Warren M.

Leo, Joseph J.

Leonhardt, Barbara A.

Lewis, David N.

Lewis Jr., Robert

Lilja, Janice Grassmuck

Linden, Ralph A.

Little, James R.

Long, Richard D.

Lugo, Ariel E.

Luken, Bonnie L.

Macias, Cheryl L.

Maloney, Kathryn P.

Manning, Gloria

Margheim, Gary A.

Martin, Christopher J.

Martinez, Wilda H.

Matz, Deborah

Maupin, Gary T.

Mazie, Sara M.

McCutcheon, John W.

McDougle, Janice H.

Mckee, Richard M.

Medley, Terry L.

Mengeling, William L.

Mezainis, Valdis E.

Miller, Charles R.

Mills, Thomas J.

Mina, Mark T.

Murrell, Kenneth D.

Nervig, Robert M.

Newman, Richard Odell

Nordstrom, Gary R.

Novak, Jon E.

O Brien, Patrick Michael

Oberlander, Herbert

Offutt, Susan E.

Ohler, Barry A.

Olsen, Eric N.

Oneil, Barbara T.

Onstad, Charles A.

Ortego, John R.

Osgood, Barbara T.

Otto, Ralph A.

Parry Jr., Richard M.

Pearson, James E.

Peer, Wilbur T.

Perry, James P.

Peters, Robert

Potts, Janet S.

Powers, Judy M.

Prchal, Robert J.

Prucha, John C.

Purcell, Robert L.

Pytel, Christine

Radloff, David L.

Rains, Michael T.

Rawls, Charles R.

Read, Hershel R.

Reed, Anne F T.

Reed, Craig A.

Reed, Pearlie S.

Reginato, Robert J.

Reilly, Susan B.

Rexroad Jr., Caird E.

Reynolds, James R.

Rhoades, James D.

Riemenschneider, Robert A.

Risbrudt, Christopher D.

Robinson, Bobby H.

Rockey, Sarah J.

Roussopoulos, Peter J.

Salwasser, Harold James

Satterfield, Steven E.

Scarbrough, Frank E.

Schipper Jr., Arthur L.

Schroeder, James W.

Schwalbe, Charles P.

Sesco, Jerry A.

Sexton, Thomas J.

Seymour, Carol M.

Shackelford, Parks D.

Shadburn, Jan E.

Shands, Henry L.

Sheikh, Patricia R.

Shipman, David R.

Simmons, Robert M.

Skeen, David

Smith, Dallas R.

Smith, Horace

Smith, Katherine R.

Smith, Peter Francis

Smulkstys, Inga P.

Smythe, Richard V.

Sommers, William T.

Soper Jr., Richard S.

Spence, Joseph

Spory, Gene P.

Sprague, G. Lynn

St. John, Judith B.

Steele, W. Scott

Stencel III, John

Stewart, Ronald E.

Stockton Jr., Blaine D.

Stolfa, Patricia F.

Stommes, Eileen S.

Stuber, Charles W.

Tanner, Steven N.

Tharrington, Ronnie O.

Thomas, Irving W.

Thompson, Clyde

Thompson, Paul E.

Thornton, Samuel E.

Torgerson, Randall E.

Torres, Alfonso

Towns, Eleanor R.

Tuchmann, E. Thomas

Twining, Hollace L.

Vail, Kenneth H.

Valsing, D. Charles

Van Klaveren, Richard W.

Van Schilfgaarde, Jan

Vasquez Jr., Victor

Verble, Sedelta D.

Vogel, Frederic A.

Vogel, Richard J.

Vonk, Jeffrey Ronald

Wachs, Lawrence

Wachsmuth, Ina K.

Wagner, Lynnett M.

Walker, Larry A.

Walsh, Thomas M.

Walton, Thomas E.

Watkins, Dayton J.

Weber, Barbara C.

Weber, Bruce R.

Weber, Thomas A.

West, William L.

Whillock, Carl S.

White, Barbara A.

White Jr., T. Kelley

Whiteman, Glenn D.

Whiting, Robert W.

Whitmore, Charles

Williams, John W.

Williams, Robert W.

Williamson, Robert L.

Wilson, Edward M.

Witt, Timonthy Blaine

Wright, Lloyd E.

Wu, Jeremy S.

York, Phyllis B.

Young Jr., Robert W.

Zellers, Phillip

Zorn, Frances E.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Richard E. Rominger

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30318 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–96–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 97–066N]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) regulations, this notice

announces the Food Safety and

Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to

request an extension for and revision to

a currently approved information

collection package regarding

exportation, transportation, and

importation of meat and poultry

products.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before January 20, 1998.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Lee Puricelli, Paperwork

Specialist, (202) 720–0346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Exportation, Transportation,

and Importation of Meat and Poultry

Products.

OMB Number: 0583–0094.

Expiration Date of Approval:

December 31, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the

authority to exercise the functions of the

Secretary as provided in the Federal

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C.

601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et

seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS
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protect the public by ensuring that meat

and poultry products are safe,

wholesome, unadulterated, and

properly labeled and packaged.

FSIS is requesting an extension and

revision to the information collection

package addressing meat and poultry

paperwork and recordkeeping

requirements regarding exportation,

transportation, and importation of meat

and poultry products. FSIS requires that

meat and poultry establishments

exporting product to foreign countries

complete an export certificate.

Establishments must supply the type,

amount, and destination of product

being exported. The information

required by on this form does not

duplicate any information required by

other Federal agencies. The form is

necessary to certify to the importing

countries that FSIS inspectors have

inspected the product and have found it

sound and wholesome. Additionally,

FSIS uses the information from the form

in its annual Report to Congress as

required by sections 301(c)(4) and 20(e)

of the FMIA and sections 27 and 5(c)(4)

of the PPIA.

Meat and poultry products not

marked with the mark of inspection and

shipped from one official establishment

to another for further processing must

be transported under FSIS seal to

prevent such unmarked product from

entering into commerce. To track

product shipped under seal, FSIS

requires shipping establishments to

complete a form that identifies the type,

amount, and weight of the product.

A foreign country exporting meat or

poultry products to the U.S. must

establish eligibility for importation of

product into the U.S. and annually

certify that its inspection systems are

‘‘at least equal to’’ the U.S. inspection

system. To maintain eligibility, a

written report must be prepared

monthly by a representative of the

foreign inspection system for each

establishment listed in the certification.

Additionally, meat and poultry products

intended for import into the U.S. must

be accompanied by a health certificate,

signed by an official of the foreign

government, stating that the products

have been produced by certified foreign

establishments. Establishments or

brokers wishing to import product into

the United States must complete a form

that specifies the type, amount,

originating country and destination of

the meat and poultry product. The

amount of meat and poultry product

imported into the United States is

included in FSIS’s annual Report to

Congress. Additionally, FSIS has

established procedures allowing

establishments importing product to

stamp such product with the inspection

legend prior to FSIS inspection, if they

receive FSIS prior approval.

Estimate of Burden: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average

.0773501 hours per response.

Respondents: Meat and poultry

establishments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

7,374.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 295.88866.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 168,769 hours.

Copies of this information collection

assessment and comments can be

obtained from Lee Puricelli, Paperwork

Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street SW,

Room 109, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, (202) 720–0346.

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’ 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

on those who are to respond, including

through use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques, or

other forms of information technology.

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.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–30319 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 97–065N]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) regulations, this notice

announces the Food Safety and

Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to

request an extension for and revision to

a currently approved information

collection package regarding official

marking devices, labeling, and

packaging material.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before January 20, 1998.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Lee Puricelli, Paperwork

Specialist, (202) 720–0346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Official Marking Devices,

Labeling, and Packaging Material.

OMB Number: 0583–0092.

Expiration Date of Approval:

December 31, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the

authority to exercise the functions of the

Secretary as provided in the Federal

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C.

601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et

seq.). These statutes mandate that FSIS

protect the public by ensuring that meat

and poultry products are safe,

wholesome, unadulterated, and

properly labeled and packaged.

FSIS is requesting an extension and

revision to the information collection

package addressing meat and poultry

paperwork and recordkeeping

requirements regarding official marking

devices, labeling, and packaging

material. To control the manufacture of

marking devices bearing official marks,

FSIS requires that official meat and

poultry establishments and

manufacturers of such marking devices

complete a form. The establishment

completes the first part of the form

requesting that certain brands or other

devices be manufactured. The

manufacturer of the brands then

provides its business name and address,

and serial numbers of brands or devices.

Such certification is necessary to help

prevent the manufacture and use of

counterfeit marks of inspection. To

ensure that meat and poultry products

are accurately labeled, FSIS approves

meat and poultry product labelings. To

ensure that packaging material does not

render meat and poultry products

adulterated, FSIS requires a statement of

assurance from packaging

manufacturers when such packaging is

intended for use in meat and poultry

establishments. The statement is a

guaranty that the packaging material

conforms with Federal Food, Drug and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) regulations for

food contact materials.