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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0004] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Current Information Collection 

(Petitions for Rulemaking) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request a revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection regarding 

petitions for rulemaking. FSIS is 

revising this information collection to 

increase the estimate of total burden 

hours. The Agency also is requesting an 

extension of the OMB approval for this 

information collection, which will 

expire on July 31, 2012. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, 

Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 8–163A, Mailstop 

3782, Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2012–0004. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the FSIS Docket Room at the address 

listed above between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact John O’Connell, Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Petitions for Rulemaking. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0136. 

Type of Request: Revision of an 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) as specified 

in the Federal Meat Inspection Act 

(FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.), the 

Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) 

(21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 

U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). FSIS protects the 

public by verifying that meat, poultry, 

and egg products are safe, wholesome, 

not adulterated, and correctly labeled. 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

requires that Federal agencies give 

interested persons the right to petition 

for issuance, amendment, or repeal of a 

rule (5 U.S.C. 553(e)). 

FSIS has regulations to govern the 

submission to the Agency of petitions 

for rulemaking (9 CFR Part 392). These 

regulations are designed to encourage 

the filing of well-supported petitions 

that contain information that the 

Agency needs to evaluate a requested 

rulemaking in a timely manner. FSIS 

uses the information associated with 

petitions to assess the merits of a 

requested action and to determine 

whether to issue, amend, or repeal 

regulations in response to a petition. 

FSIS is requesting a revision of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork requirements 

regarding the petitions submitted to the 

Agency. FSIS is increasing its estimate 

of the number of petitions for 

rulemaking that will be submitted to the 

Agency, and hence also the total 

number of burden hours, based on a 

review of the number of petitions 

submitted to FSIS in the last few years. 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it takes respondents an average of 

40 hours per year to complete and to 

submit a petition. 

Respondents: Official establishments, 

official plants, firms, trade associations, 

and public interest groups. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 10. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

Per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 400 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 both to FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and to 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 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

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

regulations_&_policies/Federal Register 

Notices/index.asp. 

FSIS will also 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 constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 


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communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic 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_&_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 March 19, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6900 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2012–0006] 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection (Consumer 

Complaint Monitoring System and the 

Food Safety Mobile Questionnaire) 

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, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request an extension and 

revision of an approved information 

collection regarding both its Consumer 

Complaint Monitoring System (CCMS) 

web portal and its electronic Food 

Safety Mobile questionnaire. The 

approval for this information collection 

is due to expire. FSIS is revising the 

total annual burden hours from 138 

hours to 513 hours due to the increased 

use of the CCMS web portal. The public 

may comment on either the entire 

information collection or on one of its 

two parts. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

either of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

FSIS, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 355 

E. Street SW., 8–163A, Mailstop 3782, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

All submissions received must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number FSIS–2012–0006. Documents 

referred to in this notice, and all 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be available for public 

inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at 

the address listed above between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Comments also will be posted on the 

Agency’s Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

Federal_Register_Notices/index.asp. 

Individuals who do not wish FSIS to 

post their personal contact 

information—mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number— on the 

Internet may leave this information off 

of their comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 6065 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–3700; 

(202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System; the Food Safety 

Mobile Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0133. 

Expiration Date: 7/31/2012. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of an approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: FSIS, by delegation (7 CFR 

2.18, 2.53), exercises the functions of 

the Secretary as specified in the Federal 

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

601, et seq.), the Poultry Products 

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

seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection 

Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). 

These statutes mandate that FSIS 

protect the public by verifying that 

meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS tracks consumer complaints 

about meat, poultry, and egg products. 

Consumer complaints are usually filed 

because the food made the consumer 

sick, caused an allergic reaction, was 

not properly labeled (misbranded), or 

contained a foreign object. FSIS has 

developed a web portal to allow 

consumers to electronically file a 

complaint with the Agency about a 

meat, poultry, or egg product. FSIS uses 

this information to look for trends that 

will enhance the Agency’s food safety 

efforts. 

FSIS uses a Food Safety Mobile—or 

Food Safety Discovery Zone Mobile—a 

vehicle that travels throughout the 

continental United States, to educate 

consumers about the risks associated 

with the mishandling of food and the 

steps they can take to reduce their risk 

of foodborne illness. Organizations can 

request a visit from the FSIS Food 

Safety Mobile, although its availability 

is limited. To facilitate the scheduling of 

the Food Safety Mobile’s visits when it 

is available, the Agency has put an 

electronic questionnaire on its web site. 

The questionnaire solicits information 

about the person or organization 

requesting the visit, the timing of the 

visit, and the type of event at which the 

Food Safety Mobile is to appear. 

FSIS is requesting a revision of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

the Agency’s CCMS web portal and 

regarding its electronic Food Safety 

Mobile questionnaire. FSIS is planning 

to increase the total annual burden 

hours from 138 hours to 513 hours 

because of the increased use of the 

CCMS web portal. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average .446 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Consumers and 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The CCMS web portal will have 

approximately 1,000 respondents. The 

Food Safety Mobile questionnaire will 

have approximately 150 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses Per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The total annual burden 

time is estimated to be around 500 

hours for respondents using CCMS web 

portal, and 13 hours for respondents 

using the Food Safety Mobile 

questionnaire. Thus, the total annual 

burden time for these two systems is 

513 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 


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