65854 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 211 / Wednesday, October 31, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0055] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Products of Poultry and 

Birds 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations restricting the importation of 

products of poultry and birds into the 

United States in order to prevent the 

introduction of poultry disease. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

31, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0055- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0055, 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-2012-0055 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding regulations for 

the importation of products of poultry 

and birds, contact Dr. Magde S. Elshafie, 

Senior Staff Veterinarian, National 

Center for Import and Export, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300. 

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 Products of 

Poultry and Birds. 

OMB Number: 0579–0141. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into and dissemination within the 

United States of livestock diseases and 

pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS 

regulates the importation of animals and 

animal products into the United States. 

The regulations are contained in title 9, 

parts 91 through 99, of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

Part 94, § 94.6, governs the 

importation of carcasses, parts or 

products of carcasses, and eggs (other 

than hatching eggs) of poultry, game 

birds, and other birds to prevent the 

introduction of exotic Newcastle disease 

(END) into the United States. Various 

conditions for importation apply. 

The regulations in § 94.6 include 

provisions that allow poultry meat that 

originates in the United States to be 

shipped, for processing purposes, to a 

region where END exists and then 

returned to the United States. These 

provisions require the use of four 

information collection activities: (1) A 

certificate of origin that must be issued, 

(2) serial numbers that must be 

recorded, (3) records that must be 

maintained, and (4) cooperative services 

agreements that must be signed. 

We are asking OMB to approve our 

use of these information collection 

activities 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 

1.0155 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign animal health 

authorities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 21.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 129. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 131 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. 

Dated: Done in Washington, DC, this 25th 

day of October 2012. 

Peter Fernandez, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26729 Filed 10–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0070] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Irradiation Phytosanitary Treatment of 

Imported Fruits and Vegetables 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 

request an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the use of irradiation as 

a phytosanitary treatment of imported 

fruits and vegetables. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

31, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012–0070- 

0001. 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES