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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 21, 2012. 

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. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: The Integrity Program (TIP) Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0401. 

Summary of Collection: The Women, 

Infant, and Children (WIC) Program 

regulations at 7 CFR 246.12(j) (5), 

requires State agencies to report 

annually on their vendor monitoring 

efforts. The data collected is used at the 

States level as a management tool and 

at the national level to provide 

Congress, the Office of the Inspector 

General, senior program managers, as 

well as the general public, assurances 

that program funds are being spent 

appropriately and that every reasonable 

effort is being made to prevent, detect 

and eliminate fraud, waste and abuse. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will 

collect information using form FNS 698, 

Profile of Integrity Practices and 

Procedures; FNS 699, the Integrity 

Profile Report Form; and FNS 700, TIP 

Data Entry Form. The collected 

information from the forms will be 

analyzed and a report is prepared by 

FNS annually that (1) Assesses State 

agency progress in eliminating abusive 

vendors, (2) assesses the level of activity 

that is being directed to ensure program 

integrity, and (3) analyzes trends over a 

5-year period. The information is used 

at the national level in formulating 

program policy and regulations. At the 

FNS regional office level, the data is 

reviewed to identify possible vendor 

management deficiencies so that 

technical assistance can be provided to 

States, as needed. At the State level, the 

information is used to provide 

assurances to the Governor’s office, and 

other interested parties, that WIC fraud 

issues are being addressed. Without the 

information it would take long to 

identify and correct State agency 

program deficiencies and to implement 

corrective actions. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 90. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 38. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4381 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0127] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Fresh (Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork 

Products Into the United States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 approval of an information 

collection associated with regulations 

for the importation of fresh (frozen or 

chilled) pork or pork products into the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0127-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0127, 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–2011–0127 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the importation of hams 

into the United States, contact Dr. Dawn 

Hunter, Staff Veterinarian, Technical 

Trade Services—Products, NCIE, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–6245. 

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: Title: Importation of Fresh 

(Frozen or Chilled) Pork or Pork 

Products Into the United States. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the authority of the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

animal and poultry products and 

byproducts to prevent the introduction 

of pests and diseases of livestock and 

poultry into the United States. These 

regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94, 

95, 96, and 122. 

The regulations require a number of 

information collection activities to 

prevent the introduction of livestock 

and poultry diseases and pests via the 


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importation of animal and poultry 

products and byproducts, including 

fresh (frozen or chilled) pork and pork 

products, into the United States. For 

fresh pork and pork products, these 

include certification of the pork or pork 

products by foreign national 

governments; application of seals; if a 

seal is broken, information on where 

and why; requests for approval of 

defrost facilities and for hearings 

regarding denial or termination of 

approval; applications for importing 

small amounts of pork or pork products 

for analysis, testing, or examination; 

cooperative service (trust fund) 

agreements; notifications to Federal 

inspectors of the arrival in the United 

States of pork or pork products from 

foreign regions; and recordkeeping. 

These activities are currently 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB control 

number 0579–0015, which also covers 

information collection activities for a 

variety of other animal and poultry 

products imported into the United 

States. We are proposing to separate the 

commodities previously approved 

under OMB control number 0579–0015 

into individual collections to better 

reflect the commodities’ specific 

collection activities and account for the 

information APHIS collects. Once 

approved by OMB, only information 

collection activities associated with the 

importation of nonfood animal and 

poultry products and byproducts will be 

under OMB control number 0579–0015. 

Information collection activities for 

fresh pork or pork products and other 

commodities now covered under OMB 

control number 0579–0015 will receive 

new numbers when approved. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of the information 

collection activities related to 

importation of fresh (frozen or chilled) 

pork or pork products 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 

84.96126418 hours per response. 

Respondents: Foreign national 

governments; shippers’ crews; 

inspectors; defrost facility operators; 

processing facility operators; 

laboratories, museums, and States; and 

meat processing facility operators. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 93. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 66.344086. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 6,170. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 524,211 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 21st day of 

February 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4560 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0125] 

Notice of Revision and Request for 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Nonfood Animal and Poultry Products 

and Byproducts Into the United States 

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 

revise an information collection 

associated with regulations for restricted 

and controlled importation of nonfood 

animal and poultry products and 

byproducts into the United States and to 

request extension of approval of the 

information collection. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0125- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0125, 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–2011–0125 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on restricted and controlled 

importation of nonfood animal and 

poultry products and byproducts into 

the United States, contact Dr. Tracye 

Butler, Assistant Director, Technical 

Trade Services Team—Products, NCIE, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7376. 

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: Restricted and Controlled 

Importation of Nonfood Animal and 

Poultry Products and Byproducts Into 

the United States. 

OMB Number: 0579–0015. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the authority of the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

animal and poultry products and 

byproducts to prevent the introduction 

of pests and diseases of livestock and 

poultry into the United States. These 

regulations are found at 9 CFR parts 94, 

95, 96, and 122. 

The regulations require a number of 

information collection activities to 

prevent the introduction of livestock 

and poultry diseases and pests via the 

importation of animal and poultry 


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