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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 80 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 19, 2011. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: Evaluation of User Satisfaction 

with NAL Internet Sites. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0040. 

Summary of Collection: There is a 

need to measure user satisfaction with 

the National Agricultural Library (NAL) 

Internet sites in order for NAL to 

comply with Executive Order 12862, 

which directs federal agencies that 

provide significant services directly to 

the public to survey customers to 

determine the kind and quality of 

services they want and their level of 

satisfaction with existing services. NAL 

Internet sites are a vast collection of 

Web pages created and maintained by 

component organizations of NAL, and 

are visited by 4.6 million people per 

month on average. The information 

generated from this research will enable 

NAL to evaluate the success of this new 

modality in response to fulfilling its 

legislative mandate to disseminate vital 

agricultural information and truly 

become the national digital library of 

agriculture. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of the research is to ensure that 

intended audiences find the information 

provided on the Internet sites easy to 

access, clear, informative, and useful. 

The research will provide a means by 

which to classify visitors to the NAL 

Internet sites, to better understand how 

to serve them. If the information is not 

collected, NAL will be hindered from 

advancing its mandate to provide 

accurate, timely information to its users 

community. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; Farms; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 10,800. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 900. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9871 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0008] 

Compliance Guide for Residue 

Prevention and Agency Testing Policy 

for Residues 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

opportunity for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the availability of a compliance guide 

for the prevention of violative residues 

in livestock slaughter establishments. 

FSIS has posted this compliance guide 

on its Web page and it may be used 

immediately. FSIS also welcomes 

comments on this compliance guide, 

which will be revised as needed. This 

notice also discusses changes to the 

FSIS Residue Repeat Violator List and 

announces the Agency’s intention to 

subject to increased testing animals 

from producers who are under an 

injunction obtained by the Food and 

Drug Administration because of drug 

use practices that have led to residue 

violations. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

June 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice and the compliance guide, which 

can be accessed at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

Regulations_&_Policies/ 

Compliance_Guides_Index/index.asp. 

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 online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered 

items: Send to U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), FSIS, 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– 


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2011–0008. 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 to comments received, go 

to the FSIS Docket Room at the address 

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

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Engeljohn, Ph.D., Assistant 

Administrator for Office of Policy and 

Program Development, FSIS, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 349– 

E, Jamie Whitten Building, 14th and 

Independence, SW., Washington DC 

20250–3700; telephone (202) 205–0495, 

fax (202) 720–2025; 

daniel.engeljohn@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The U.S. National Residue Program 

(NRP) is administered by FSIS to collect 

data on chemical residues in domestic 

and imported meat, poultry, and egg 

products and to keep products that are 

adulterated because of illegal residues 

out of commerce. FSIS collects samples 

of meat, poultry, and egg products at 

federally inspected establishments and 

analyzes the samples at FSIS 

laboratories for chemical residues of 

veterinary drugs, pesticides, and 

environmental contaminants. With the 

implementation of the Hazard Analysis 

and Critical Control Points (HACCP) 

inspection system, another important 

component of the NRP is to provide 

verification of residue control in HACCP 

systems. As part of the HACCP 

regulation under 9 CFR part 417, 

establishments are required to conduct 

a hazard analysis and to consider the 

food safety hazards that can be expected 

to arise from drug and other chemical 

residues. 

The USDA Office of Inspector General 

(OIG) report of January 29, 2010, 

reflecting its review of the NRP with 

regard to cattle, identified as a 

contributing factor to violative residue 

problems the practice of slaughter 

establishments continuing to purchase 

livestock from repeat residue violators. 

OIG also noted that there is often 

insufficient information at slaughter 

establishments to identify the producers 

responsible for the violative residues. 

The OIG review also underscored the 

fact that there are two slaughter classes 

of livestock, dairy cows and bob veal, 

that account for 90 percent of the 

residues found in animals presented for 

slaughter, pointing to the need for the 

Agency to continue to focus compliance 

efforts on cull dairy cows and bob veal. 

This Compliance Guide emphasizes 

that establishments, especially those 

that slaughter dairy cows and bob veal 

calves, should apply five basic measures 

to reduce or prevent the occurrence of 

violative residues. The guide 

recommends that establishments 

should: (1) Confirm producer history; 

(2) buy animals from producers who 

have a history of providing residue-free 

animals and have effective residue 

prevention programs; (3) ensure that 

animals are adequately identified to 

enable traceback; (4) supply information 

to FSIS at ante-mortem inspection 

showing that animals in the lot did not 

come from repeat violators; and (5) 

notify producers in writing if their 

animals are found to have either 

violative residues or detectable levels 

that do not exceed the tolerance levels 

established by FDA and FSIS. Persistent 

non-violative levels residues may 

indicate a pattern of usage that could 

result in a violation at some point. 

The Compliance Guide discusses the 

Agency’s revised Residue Repeat 

Violator List, which has been 

streamlined for greater ease of use. The 

List now includes only producers who 

have provided more than one animal 

with a violative residue during the past 

12 months. The List is also now 

presented in two differing forms. ‘‘Part 

I’’ is intended for use by Agency 

inspection personnel and contains 

comprehensive information on the 

individual residue findings (e.g., tissue 

identified with the violation, chemical 

compound identified, concentration), 

organized alphabetically by state and 

firm name. ‘‘Part II’’ is intended for use 

by industry and lists producers that 

have been the source of multiple 

animals with residue violations and 

does not provide the technical 

information contained in Part I. The 

Agency invites comments on these 

recent revisions to the List, especially 

comments related to the List’s utility 

and ease of use. Should the Agency be 

providing additional information on 

producers who supply animals with 

violative residues? 

The Compliance Guide explains that 

establishments that do not use the 

information in the Residue Repeat 

Violator List, either directly or through 

a letter or certification, would not be 

taking advantage of a tool to identify 

livestock from known repeat violators. If 

an establishment does not follow this 

guide, and FSIS finds violative residues, 

the establishment’s HACCP system may 

be inadequate under 9 CFR 417.6. 

FSIS has also been asked recently 

whether producers could be removed 

from the Residue Repeat Violator List in 

less than 12 months in certain 

circumstances, e.g., if a producer goes 

three consecutive months without any 

new violations. The Agency is 

evaluating this issue and invites 

comments on it. 

FSIS recently increased testing for 

residues of carcasses in establishments 

with violations associated with the same 

producer or at establishments that fail to 

apply the residue control measures 

described in the Compliance Guide. The 

notices with instructions to FSIS 

personnel concerning increased testing 

for residues are available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/ 

FSISNotices/21-11.pdf andhttp:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/ 

FSISNotices/12-11.pdf. 

In addition, FSIS intends to increase 

its testing for residues in animals from 

producers who are under an injunction 

obtained by the Food and Drug 

Administration because of drug use 

practices that have led to residue 

violations. This action is consistent with 

FSIS’s policy of increasing testing of 

carcasses at slaughter establishments 

that are attributable to producers with 

multiple residue violations. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

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

regulations_&_policies/ 

2010_Notices_Index/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 

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. 

Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. 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:// 


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www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

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Customers can add or delete 

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Done at Washington, DC, on April 18, 

2012. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9797 Filed 4–19–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Delegation of Authority From 

the Regional Forester, Pacific 

Southwest Region, to Forest 

Supervisor, Eldorado National Forest, 

for the El Dorado County Rubicon Trail 

Forest Road and Trail Act Easement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Forester, Pacific 

Southwest Region, hereby delegates to 

the Forest Supervisor, Eldorado 

National Forest, authority to grant a 

Forest Road and Trail Act easement to 

El Dorado County for the Rubicon Trail. 

DATES: April 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: USDA Forest Service, 

Pacific Southwest Region, 1323 Club 

Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramiro Villalvazo, Director, Public 

Services, (707) 562–8856. 

Randy Moore, 

Regional Forester. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9945 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and 

Gunnison National Forests; Colorado; 

Federal Coal Lease Modifications 

COC–1362 & COC–67232 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Grand Mesa, 

Uncompahgre and Gunnison National 

Forests (GMUG) must decide whether or 

not to consent to Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) modifying the 

Federal Coal Leases COC–1362 and 

COC–67232 by adding 800 and 922 

acres, respectively, to them. If the 

GMUG does consent to lease, it will 

prescribe conditions (as stipulations) for 

the protection of non-mineral resources 

DATES: Public comments for this project 

were received between April 21 and 

May 21, 2010 during the preparation of 

an Environmental Assessment. 

Comments received during that period 

will be also be considered in this 

analysis. These comments have 

informed the issue analysis and 

alternative development. Additionally, 

the agency will continue to accept 

public comments throughout the 

preparation of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement, which is estimated to 

be released in May, 2012. The final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in July, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to Grand Mesa, 

Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National 

Forest, Attn: Forest Supervisor, 2250 

HWY50, Delta, CO 81416. Comments 

may also be sent via email to commentsrocky-mountain-gmug@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to 970–874–6698. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Niccole Mortenson, 406–329–3163 or 

nmortenson@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

Under 43 CFR part 3432 (as amended 

by the Energy Policy Act of 2005), the 

holder of a federal coal lease may apply 

to modify a lease by adding up to 960 

acres. The federal agencies are 

responding to applications to modify 

existing leases. The GMUG and BLM 

have identified the need to consider 

issuing two coal lease modifications for 

federal coal lands immediately adjacent 

to exiting federal coal leases COC–1362 

and COC–67232. The purpose of the 

lease modifications is to ensure that 

compliant and super-compliant coal 

reserves are recovered. 

The BLM, charged with 

administration of the mineral estate on 

these Federal lands, is required, by law, 

to consider leasing Federally-owned 

minerals for economic recovery. The 

USDA–Forest Service (FS), as the 

surface management agency, considers 

consenting to the BLM leasing reserves 

underlying lands under its jurisdiction, 

and prescribes stipulations for the 

protection of non-mineral resources. 

Proposed Action 

Within the jurisdiction of the Forest 

Service, the proposed action is to 

consent to BLM modifying existing 

federal coal leases COC–1362 and COC67232 by adding 800 and 922 additional 

acres (respectively) to ensure that 

compliant and super-compliant coal 

reserves are recovered and not 

bypassed, and to identify stipulations 

for the protection of non-mineral (i.e. 

surface) resources. 

The proposed lease modifications are 

located in Gunnison County, Colorado 

in portions of sections 10, 11, 13, 14, 22, 

23 of T.14S. R. 90W., 6th PM. The 

modification areas include National 

Forest System (NFS) surface lands 

managed by the GMUG and the coal 

estate managed by the BLM. 

The proposed action deals primarily 

with underground mining. It is assumed 

that longwall mining practices would be 

used. Surface disturbance may include 

soil subsidence due to removal of the 

coal. In the event that post-lease surface 

activities are proposed and authorized, 

other soil disturbance may occur due to 

temporary road construction and 

drilling of methane drainage wells. A 

Reasonably Foreseeable Mine Plan 

(RFMP) has been developed to address 

potential environmental effects. It is 

detailed to the extent possible and will 

be included in the analysis. 

Possible Alternatives 

No Action Alternative—Analysis of 

the No Action alternative is required by 

CEQ 40 CFR 1502.14(d). Under the no 

action alternative, the lease 

modifications would not be approved, 

and no mining would occur in these 

specific areas. Impacts from mining coal 

under these areas would not occur on 

these lands, and the effects from ongoing land uses could continue 

including coal mining activities such as 

exploration and monitoring related to 

mine activities, as well as continued 

recreation and grazing. The land would 

continue to be managed according to 

Forest Plan standards, goals and 

guidelines. 

The Following is Common to All 

Action Alternatives-Within the 

jurisdiction of the Forest Service, the 

proposed action is to consent to BLM 

modifying existing federal coal leases 

COC–1362 and COC–67232 by adding 

800 and 922 additional acres 

(respectively) to ensure that compliant 

and super-compliant coal reserves are 

recovered and not bypassed, and to 

identify stipulations for the protection 

of non-mineral (i.e. surface) resources. 

The proposed action deals primarily 

with underground mining. It is assumed 


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