Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 127 / Friday, July 1, 2011 / Notices 38601 

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16593 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0041] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Self-Certification Medical Statement 

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 extension of approval of an 

information collection for selfcertification medical statements. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 30, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0041-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0041, 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-2011-0041 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 self-certification medical 

statements, contact Mr. Eric Williams, 

Human Resources Specialist, Human 

Resources Division, APHIS, 100 N. 6th 

Street, Butler Square, 5th Floor, 

Minneapolis, MN 55403; (612) 336– 

3370. 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: SelfCertification Medical Statement. 

OMB Number: 0579–0196. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Marketing and 

Regulatory Programs (MRP) agencies of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

facilitate the domestic and international 

marketing of U.S. agricultural products 

and protect the health of domestic 

animal and plant resources. The MRP 

agencies are the Agricultural Marketing 

Service, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), and the 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. Resource 

management and administrative 

services, including human resource 

management, for the three MRP agencies 

are provided by the MRP Business 

Services unit of APHIS, which is the 

lead agency in providing administrative 

support for MRP. 

In accordance with 5 CFR part 339, 

Federal agencies are authorized to 

obtain medical information from 

applicants for positions that have 

approved medical standards. Medical 

standards may be established for 

positions for which the duties are 

arduous or hazardous or require a 

certain level of health status or fitness. 

Certain positions in MRP agencies 

have medical standards. MRP hires 

individuals each year in commodity 

grading and inspection positions. These 

employees work under dusty 

conditions, around moving machinery 

and slippery surfaces, and in areas with 

high noise levels. A potential employee 

may have direct contact with meat and 

dairy products, fresh or processed fruits 

and vegetables, and poultry products 

intended for human consumption; and/ 

or cotton and tobacco products intended 

for human use. 

The MRP agencies require a selfcertification medical statement (MRP 

Form 5–R) from applicants for these 

positions regarding their fitness for the 

positions. The MRP agencies need this 

information to determine whether the 

applicants can perform the duties of the 

positions. Inability to collect this 

information would adversely affect the 

MRP agencies’ ability to make 

employment decisions and 

determinations regarding an applicant’s 

physical fitness to safely and efficiently 

perform assigned duties. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity for an additional 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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.167939 hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants for MRP 

positions with approved medical 

standards. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 524. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 524. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 88 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 27th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16597 Filed 6–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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