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Vol. 80, No. 46 

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2015–0004] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

a Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Animal Disposition 

Reporting 

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 reinstate a previously 

approved information collection for 

Animal Disposition Reporting. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

one 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 CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, 

Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8– 

163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2015–0004. 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 Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 6077, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Animal Disposition Reporting. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0139. 

Expiration Date: 6/30/2013. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary of Agriculture (7 CFR 2.18, 

2.55) as specified 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.). FSIS protects the public by 

verifying that meat and poultry products 

are wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly marked, labeled, and packaged. 

FSIS also inspects exotic animals and 

rabbits under the authority of the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1621, et seq.). 

FSIS is requesting reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection that addresses paperwork 

requirements for the Animal Disposition 

Reporting entered into the Public Health 

Information System. The previous OMB 

approval for this collection, formerly 

known as the electronic Animal Disease 

Reporting System, expired on June 30, 

2013. 

In accordance with 9 CFR 320.6, 

381.180, 352.15, and 354.91, 

establishments that slaughter meat, 

poultry, exotic animals, and rabbits are 

required to maintain certain records 

regarding their business operations and 

to report this information to the Agency 

as required. Poultry slaughter 

establishments complete FSIS Form 

6510–7 after each shift and submit it to 

the Agency. Other slaughter 

establishments provide their business 

records to FSIS to report the necessary 

information. 

FSIS uses this information to plan 

inspection activities, to develop 

sampling plans, to target establishments 

for testing, to develop the Agency 

budget, and to develop reports to 

Congress. FSIS also provides this data to 

other USDA agencies, including the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS), the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

and the Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), for 

their publications and for other 

functions. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates on the basis of an information 

collection assessment: 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take poultry slaughter 

establishments an average of two 

minutes per response to collect and 

submit this information to FSIS. 

Respondents: Slaughter 

establishments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,159. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 600. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 23,180 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from Gina 

Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

SW., Room 6077, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 690–6510. 

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 to both FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and the Desk Officer for 

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12618 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 46 / Tuesday, March 10, 2015 / Notices 

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. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

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 our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, more diverse audience. In 

addition, FSIS offers an email 

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/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410. 

Fax: (202) 690–7442. 

Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC on: March 4, 

2015. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05502 Filed 3–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0023] 

Changes to the Salmonella and 

Campylobacter Verification Testing 

Program: Proposed Performance 

Standards for Salmonella and 

Campylobacter in Not-Ready-to-Eat 

Comminuted Chicken and Turkey 

Products and Raw Chicken Parts and 

Related Agency Verification 

Procedures and Other Changes to 

Agency Sampling 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending 

the comment period for the Federal 

Register notice ‘‘Changes to the 

Salmonella and Campylobacter 

Verification Testing Program: Proposed 

Performance Standards for Salmonella 

and Campylobacter in Not-Ready-to-Eat 

Comminuted Chicken and Turkey 

Products and Raw Chicken Parts and 

Related Agency Verification Procedures 

and Other Changes to Agency 

Sampling’’ until May 26, 2015. The 

Agency is taking this action in response 

to a request made by a coalition of trade 

associations. 

DATES: Comments are due by May 26, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments. Comments 

may be submitted by one 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, CD–ROMs: Send to Docket 

Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Food Safety and Inspection Service, 

Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street, SW., 

Mailstop 3782, Room 8–163B, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: 

Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E Street 

SW., Room 8–163A, Washington, DC 

20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2014–0023. 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 Patriots 

Plaza 3, 355 E Street SW., Room 164– 

A, Washington, DC 20250–3700 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D., Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Policy and 

Program Development; Telephone: (202) 

205–0495, or by Fax: (202) 720–2025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 26, 2015, FSIS published a 

notice in the Federal Register to 

announce and request comment on new 

pathogen reduction performance 

standards for Salmonella and 

Campylobacter in raw chicken parts and 

not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) comminuted 

chicken and turkey products (80 FR 

3940). The Agency also announced its 

plans to begin sampling raw chicken 

parts in March 2015 to gain additional 

information on the prevalence and the 

microbiological characteristics of 

Salmonella and Campylobacter in those 

products (80 FR at 3945). In addition, 

FSIS announced that it will begin 

exploratory sampling of raw pork 

products in March 2015 for pathogens of 

public health concern, as well as for 

indicator organisms (80 FR at 3942). 

FSIS also announced that it will begin 

sampling imported poultry carcasses, 

imported raw chicken parts, and 

imported NRTE comminuted chicken 

and turkey for Salmonella and 

Campylobacter in March 2015 (80 FR at 

3944). 

In addition, starting in March 2015, 

for products that are currently subject to 

Salmonella or Campylobacter 

performance standards, FSIS announced 

that it plans to use routine sampling 

throughout the year rather than the 

current set-based approach, whereby 

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