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million in any year, or are novel, 

controversial, precedent-setting, or of 

significant interagency interest. 

In order to ensure the objectivity and 

highest level of quality of such scientific 

information, APHIS arranges for these 

documents to be peer reviewed in 

accordance with the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) 

‘‘Final Information Quality Bulletin for 

Peer Review,’’ which is available on the 

Web at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/fedreg/2005/011405_peer.pdf. 

To ensure the effectiveness and 

integrity of the peer review process, 

APHIS pays careful attention to 

potential conflicts of interest when 

selecting peer reviewers. APHIS has 

developed a standard letter to 

prospective peer reviewers, which, 

among other things, asks them to 

consider whether they may have a 

conflict of interest related to review of 

a specific scientific document and, if no, 

asks them to sign a form certifying that 

they have no conflicting interests. 

We are asking 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 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 0.25 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Peer reviewers for 

agency scientific documents. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12.5 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 31st day of 

March 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7626 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0012] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Specimen Submission 

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 

livestock disease surveillance programs. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 5, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0012 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0012, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0012. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding livestock disease 

surveillance programs, contact Ms. 

Connie J. Osmundson, Financial 

Analyst, National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories, VS, APHIS, P.O. Box 844, 

Ames, IA 50010; (515) 663–7571. 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: Specimen Submission. 

OMB Number: 0579–0090. 

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 U.S. Department 

of Agriculture is authorized, among 

other things, to carry out activities to 

detect, control, and eradicate pests and 

diseases of livestock within the United 

States. 

In connection with this mission, 

APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS) 

conducts disease surveillance programs. 

The VS form 10–4 and its supplemental 

sheet (VS form 10–4A) are critical 

components of these programs. They are 

routinely used whenever specimens 

(such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine) 

from any animal (including cattle, 

swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) 

are submitted to our National Veterinary 

Services Laboratories for testing. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 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 


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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 

0.1680434 hours per response. 

Respondents: State veterinarians or 

other State representatives, accredited 

veterinarians, animal owners, private 

laboratories, and research institutions. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 2,762. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 9.9927588. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 27,600. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,638 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 31st day of 

March 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7629 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. 2009–0007] 

Exemption for Retail Store Operations 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of adjusted dollar 

limitations. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

new dollar limitations on the amount of 

meat, meat food products, poultry, and 

poultry products that a retail store can 

sell to hotels, restaurants, and similar 

institutions without disqualifying itself 

for exemption from Federal inspection 

requirements. In accordance with FSIS’ 

regulations, for calendar year 2009, the 

dollar limitation is increased for meat 

and meat food products from $56,900 to 

$60,200 and for poultry products from 

$46,700 to $49,400. FSIS is changing the 

dollar limitations from calendar year 

2008 based on price changes for these 

products evidenced by the Consumer 

Price Index. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective April 6, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact John 

O’Connell, Policy Issuances Division, 

Office of Policy and Program 

Development, FSIS, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 3532 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3700; telephone 

(202) 720–0345, fax (202) 690–0486. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 

et seq.) provide a comprehensive 

statutory framework to ensure that meat, 

meat food products, poultry, and 

poultry products prepared for commerce 

are wholesome, are not adulterated, and 

are properly labeled and packaged. 21 

U.S.C. 661(c)(2) and 454(c)(2) also 

provide that the statutory provisions 

requiring inspection of the preparation 

or processing of meat, meat food, 

poultry, and poultry products do not 

apply to the types of operations 

traditionally and usually conducted at 

retail stores and restaurants when those 

operations are conducted at any retail 

store or restaurant or similar retail-type 

establishment for sale in normal retail 

quantities. FSIS’ regulations 9 CFR 

303.1(d) and 381.10(d) elaborate on the 

conditions under which requirements 

for inspection do not apply to retail 

operations involving the preparation or 

processing of meat, meat food, poultry, 

and poultry products. 

Sales to Hotels, Restaurants, and 

Similar Institutions 

Under these regulations, sales to 

hotels, restaurants, and similar 

institutions (other than household 

consumers) disqualify a store for 

exemption if the product sales exceed 

either of two maximum limits: 25 

percent of the dollar value of total 

product sales or the calendar year dollar 

limitation set by the Administrator. The 

dollar limitation is adjusted 

automatically during the first quarter of 

the year if the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, shows an increase or decrease 

of more than $500 in the price of the 

same volume of product for the previous 

year. FSIS publishes a notice of the 

adjusted dollar limitations in the 

Federal Register. (See 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 

381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b).) 

The CPI for 2008 revealed an average 

annual price increase for meat and meat 

food products of 5.8 percent and for 

poultry products of 5.8 percent. When 

rounded off to the nearest $100, the 

price increase for meat and meat food 

products is $3,300, and the price 

increase for poultry products is $2,700. 

Because the price of meat and meat food 

products has increased by more than 

$500, and because the price of poultry 

products has increased by more than 

$500, FSIS is increasing the dollar 

limitation on sales to hotels, restaurants, 

and similar institutions from $56,900 to 

$60,200 for meat and meat food 

products and from $46,700 to $49,400 

for poultry products for calendar year 

2009, in accordance with 9 CFR 

303.1(d)(2)(iii)(b) and 

381.10(d)(2)(iii)(b). 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2009_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS also will 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 our constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The Update 

also is available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

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/ 

news_and_events/email_subscription/ 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 


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