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enhancing the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary 

Services’ ability to allow United States 

animal producers to compete in the 

world market of animal and animal 

product trade. APHIS currently has 

regulations in place that restrict the 

importation of poultry meat and other 

poultry products from Mexico due to 

the presence of Newcastle Disease (ND) 

in that country. However, APHIS allows 

the importation of poultry meat and 

poultry products from the Mexican 

States of Sinaloa and Sonora because 

APHIS has determined that poultry 

meat and products from these two 

Mexican States pose a negligible risk of 

introducing ND into the United States. 

To ensure that these items are safe for 

importation, APHIS requires that certain 

data appear on the foreign meat 

inspection certificate that accompanies 

the poultry meat and other poultry 

products from Sinaloa and Sonora to the 

United States. APHIS also requires that 

serial numbered seals be applied to 

containers carrying the poultry meat 

and other poultry products. In addition, 

there is an application and approval 

process required for the transit of pork 

and pork products and poultry 

carcasses, parts, or products (except 

eggs and egg products). APHIS also 

requires a pre-arrival notification to 

alert Customs & Boarder Protection 

Inspectors, along with an emergency 

action notice. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information to certify 

that the poultry meat or other poultry 

products were (1) derived from poultry 

born and raised in commercial breeding 

establishments in Sinaloa and Sonora; 

(2) derived from poultry that were 

slaughtered in Sinaloa or Sonora in a 

Federally-inspected slaughter plant 

approved to export these commodities 

to the united States in accordance with 

Food Safety & Inspection regulations; (3) 

processed at a Federally inspected 

processing plant in Sinaloa or Sonora; 

and (4) kept out of contact with poultry 

from any other State within Mexico. 

APHIS will also collect information to 

ensure that the poultry meat or poultry 

products from Sinaloa and Sonora pose 

the most negligible risk possible for 

introducing ND into the United States. 

If the information was collected less 

frequently or not collected at all, it 

would significantly cripple APHIS’ 

ability to ensure that various 

commodities from certain Mexican 

States pose a negligible risk of 

introducing CSF or ND into the United 

States. This lack of information would 

make a disease incursion event much 

more likely and could seriously harm 

the U.S. pork and poultry industries. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 79. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,219. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Approval of Laboratories for 

Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests for 

Export Health Certificates. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0429. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (APHA) of 2002 is 

the primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The AHPA 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. 

The Secretary may also prohibit or 

restrict import or export of any animal 

or related material if necessary, to 

prevent the spread of any livestock or 

poultry pest or disease. Disease 

prevention is the most effective method 

for maintaining a healthy animal 

population and enhancing the ability of 

U.S. producers to compete in the global 

market of animal and animal product 

trade. Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations 

do not require APHIS approval or 

certification for laboratories conducting 

disease tests for the export of 

aquaculture animals. However, as a 

condition of entry, some countries 

require testing results from a laboratory 

approved by the competent authority, in 

this case APHIS. State, university, and 

private laboratories can voluntarily seek 

approval to test for specific diseases. 

APHIS provides laboratory approval as 

a service to U.S. exporters who ship 

aquaculture animals to countries 

requiring this certification. The AHPA is 

contained in Title X, Subtitle E, 

Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– 

171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security 

and Rural Investment Act of 2002. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

approval of laboratories to conduct tests 

for the export of aquaculture animals 

requires the use of certain information 

collection activities including 

notification of intent to request 

approval, application for APHIS 

approval, protocol statement, 

submission and recordkeeping of 

sample copies of diagnostic reports, 

quality assurance/control plans and 

their recordkeeping, notification of 

proposed changes to assay protocols, 

recordkeeping of supporting assay 

documentation, and request for removal 

of approved status. If APHIS did not 

collect this information, U.S. producers 

would be prevented from exporting 

aquaculture animals and products to 

countries that specifically require 

APHIS approved laboratories to certify 

they have performed aquatic animal 

pathogen detection procedures. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profits; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 8. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,462. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13259 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 21, 2021. 

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 are 

requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by July 26, 2021 will 

be considered. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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 


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1To view the final rule, go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter APHIS–2018–0034 

in the Search field. 

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. 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Title: Long Term Contracting. 

OMB Control Number: 0578–0013. 

Summary of Collection: The Long 

Term Contracting regulations at 7 CFR 

part 630, and the Conservation program 

regulations at 7 CFR 624, 625, 701 set 

forth the basic policies, program 

provisions, and eligibility requirements 

for owners and operators to enter into 

and carry out long-term conservation 

program contracts with technical 

assistance under the various program. 

These programs are administered by the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS). These programs authorize 

federal technical and financial longterm cost sharing assistance for 

conservation treatment with eligible 

land users and entities. Under the terms 

of the agreement, the participant agrees 

to apply, or arrange to apply, the 

conservation treatment specified in the 

conservation plan. In return for this 

agreement, Federal financial assistance 

payments are made to the land user, or 

third party, upon successful application 

of the conservation treatment. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NRCS will collect information using 

several NRCS forms. The forms are 

needed to administer NRCS long-term 

contracting programs as authorized. 

NRCS uses the information to ensure the 

proper utilization of program funds. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Farms; Notfor-profit institutions; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,560. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

Annually, Other (As required). 

Total Burden Hours: 3,085. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13258 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0084] 

Agrivida, Inc.; Availability of a Draft 

Plant Pest Risk Assessment, Draft 

Environmental Assessment, 

Preliminary Determination, and 

Preliminary Finding of No Significant 

Impact for Determination of 

Nonregulated Status of Maize 

Developed Using Genetic Engineering 

for the Production of Phytase Enzyme 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared a 

preliminary determination of status, 

draft plant pest risk assessment, draft 

environmental assessment, and 

preliminary finding of no significant 

impact regarding a request from 

Agrivida, Inc., seeking a determination 

of nonregulated status for PY203 maize 

that has been developed using genetic 

engineering for the production of 

phytase enzyme. We are making these 

documents available for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 26, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2019–0084 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2019–0084, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

The preliminary determination of 

status, draft environmental assessment, 

draft plant pest risk assessment, 

preliminary determination, preliminary 

finding of no significant impact, and 

any comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at www.regulations.gov, 

or in our reading room, which is located 

in Room 1620 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. 

Supporting documents for this 

petition are also available on the APHIS 

website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

aphis/ourfocus/biotechnology/permitsnotifications-petitions/petitions/ 

petition-status. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cindy Eck, Biotechnology Regulatory 

Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 

147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 

851–3892, email: cynthia.a.eck@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the plant pest provisions of 

the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 

et seq.), the regulations in 7 CFR part 

340, ‘‘Movement of Organisms Modified 

or Produced Through Genetic 

Engineering,’’ regulate, among other 

things, the importation, interstate 

movement, or release into the 

environment of organisms modified or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or pose a plausible 

plant pest risk. 

The petition for nonregulated status 

described in this notice is being 

evaluated under the version of the 

regulations effective at the time that it 

was received. The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

issued a final rule, published in the 

Federal Register on May 18, 2020 (85 

FR 29790–29838, Docket No. APHIS– 

2018–0034),1 revising 7 CFR part 340; 

however, the final rule is being 

implemented in phases. The new 

Regulatory Status Review (RSR) process, 

which replaces the petition for 

determination of nonregulated status 

process, became effective on April 5, 

2021 for corn, soybean, cotton, potato, 

tomato, and alfalfa. The RSR process is 

effective for all crops as of October 1, 

2021. However, ‘‘[u]ntil RSR is available 

for a particular crop. . .APHIS will 

continue to receive petitions for 

determination of nonregulated status for 

the crop in accordance with the [legacy] 

regulations at 7 CFR 340.6.’’ (85 FR 

29815). This petition for a 

determination of nonregulated status is 

being evaluated in accordance with the 

regulations at 7 CFR 340.6 (2020) as it 

was received by APHIS on June 25, 

2019. 

Agrivida, Inc. (Agrivida) has 

submitted a petition (APHIS Petition 

Number 19–176–01p) to APHIS seeking 

a determination of nonregulated status 

under 7 CFR part 340, for PY203 maize 

that has been developed using genetic 

engineering for the production of 

phytase enzyme. The petition states that 

such maize is unlikely to pose a plant 


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