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1https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/ 

downloads/vs-federal-order-asf.pdf. 

highly contagious and deadly viral 

disease affecting domestic and feral 

(wild) pigs. The disease has not been 

detected in the United States; however, 

APHIS is committed to working with 

State and industry partners to keep the 

disease out of the country. 

APHIS has determined that dogs 

imported from ASF-affected countries 

for resale purposes, along with their 

bedding, represent a possible pathway 

for the introduction of disease. To block 

this pathway, APHIS issued a Federal 

Order (DA–2021–01) 1 imposing several 

restrictions on the importation of dogs 

for resale from regions where ASF exists 

or is reasonably believed to exist. 

Importers will need to verify that they 

have met these restrictions by 

completing and submitting a Dog Import 

Record that will record information 

regarding the dogs’ characteristics, 

identification, origin, entry into the 

United States, disposition of their 

bedding and packing material, and 

confirmation of bathing. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.5 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Importers and animal 

breeders. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 200. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 9. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,800. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 900 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 25th day of 

August 2021. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18920 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0046] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Control and 

Eradication of African Swine Fever; 

Conditions for Payment of Indemnity 

Claims 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 a new information 

collection associated with the payment 

of indemnity claims related to African 

swine fever. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2021–0046 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–2021–0046, 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 www.regulations.gov 

or in our reading room 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the activities within this 

information collection request, contact 

Ms. Lecresha King, Program Analyst, 

National Preparedness and Incident 

Coordination, Strategy and Policy, VS, 

APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, 

Raleigh, NC 27606; (515) 380–5535. For 

more detailed information on the 

information collection reporting 

process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, 

APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483; 

joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Control and Eradication of 

African Swine Fever; Conditions for 

Payment of Indemnity Claims. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to 

protect the health of the livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture populations in 

the United States by preventing the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

serious diseases and pests of livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture, and for 

eradicating such diseases and pests from 

the United States, when feasible. Within 

the USDA, this authority and mission is 

delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

Within APHIS, part of the mission of 

Veterinary Services is preventing 

foreign animal disease outbreaks in the 

United States, and monitoring, 

controlling, and eliminating a disease 

outbreak should one occur. In the past 

several years, there have been 

significant worldwide outbreaks of 

African swine fever (ASF). ASF is a 

highly contagious and deadly viral 

disease affecting both domestic and feral 

(wild) pigs. The disease has not been 

detected in the United States; however, 

APHIS is committed to working with 

State and industry partners to keep the 

virus out of the country. 

As part of APHIS’ mission regarding 

ASF, there are information collection 

activities related to an outbreak such as 

appraisal and indemnity requests and 

appraisal and indemnity claims, 

worksheets for calculating proceeds 

from animals or materials sold for 

slaughter, domestic herd plans and 

financial plans, and an ASF response 

epidemiology questionnaire. 


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We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 4.882 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Agricultural producers, 

animal scientists and technicians, 

agricultural inspectors, and State animal 

health officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 40,050. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 13. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 519,950. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,538,300 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 25th day of 

August 2021. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18919 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Adjustment of Appendices Under the 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import 

Licensing Regulation 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

transfer of amounts for certain dairy 

articles from the historical license 

category (Appendix 1) to the lottery 

(nonhistorical) license category 

(Appendix 2) pursuant to the Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing 

regulations for the 2021 quota year. In 

addition, adjustments have been made 

to the Appendices to reflect changes to 

United Kingdom (UK) and European 

Union (EU) country allocations for 

certain tariff rate quotas (TRQs) and 

other changes to the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

made by the U.S. Trade Representative 

in response to the withdrawal of the UK 

from the EU and the accession of Croatia 

to the EU, which will go into effect for 

the 2022 quota year. Appendices 1 and 

2 for the EU–27 for Additional U.S. Note 

16 to Chapter 4 have also been adjusted 

to account for a clerical error in last 

year’s Appendices 1 and 2 published 

amounts. This correction does not 

increase the overall quantity allotted to 

the EU–27 and the UK. 

DATES: September 2, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abdelsalam El-Farra, (202) 720–9439; 

abdelsalam.el-farra@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Foreign Agricultural Service, under a 

delegation of authority from the Under 

Secretary for Trade and Foreign 

Agricultural Affairs, administers the 

Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import 

Licensing regulation codified at 7 CFR 

6.20 through 6.36 that provides for the 

issuance of licenses to import certain 

dairy articles under TRQs as set forth in 

the HTSUS. These dairy articles may 

only be entered into the United States 

at the low-tier tariff by or for the 

account of a person or firm to whom 

such licenses have been issued and only 

in accordance with the terms and 

conditions of the regulation. 

Licenses are issued on a calendar year 

basis, and each license authorizes the 

license holder to import a specified 

quantity and type of dairy article from 

a specified country of origin. The 

Imports Program, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

issues these licenses and, in conjunction 

with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, monitors their use. 

The regulation at 7 CFR 6.34(a) states 

that whenever a historical license 

(Appendix 1) is permanently 

surrendered, revoked by the Licensing 

Authority, or not issued to an applicant 

pursuant to the provisions of § 6.23, 

then the amount of such license will be 

transferred to Appendix 2. Section 

6.34(b) provides that the cumulative 

annual transfers will be published by 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Accordingly, this document sets forth 

the revised Appendices in the table 

below. The quantities for designated 

licenses (Appendix 3 and Appendix 4) 

are also included in the table below for 

completeness. 

In addition, the Appendices have 

been revised to reflect modified EU and 

UK country allocations under certain 

TRQs in Chapter 4 of the HTSUS made 

by the U.S. Trade Representative in 

response to the withdrawal of the UK 

from the EU and to acknowledge the 

accession of Croatia to the EU. On July 

6, 2021, the U.S. Trade Representative 

announced, inter alia, that: (1) The 

TRQs allocated to the EU under 

Additional U.S. Notes 6, 16, 17, and 18 

to Chapter 4 will be allocated between 

the EU and the UK according to the 

average percentage of in-quota imports 

for the 2013–2015 period; and (2) the 

UK would have access to a specific inquota quantity under these notes. 

Specifically, the U.S. Trade 

Representative announced that, effective 

with respect to articles entered for 

consumption, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, on or after 

January 1, 2022: 

1. Additional U.S. Note 2 to Chapter 

4 of the HTSUS is modified by: (a) 

Inserting ‘‘Croatia,’’ into the list of 

countries in alphabetical order; and (b) 

deleting ‘‘the Slovak Republic, Sweden 

or the United Kingdom’’ and inserting 

‘‘the Slovak Republic or Sweden’’ in 

lieu thereof. 

2. With respect to the published inquota quantity of 96,161 kilograms 

allocated to the EU 27 for the TRQ in 

Additional U.S. Note 6 to Chapter 4 of 

the HTSUS, the UK shall have access to 

a quantity of not less than 14,062 

kilograms and the EU 27 shall have 

access to a quantity of not less than 

82,099 kilograms. 

3. Additional U.S. Note 16 to Chapter 

4 of the HTSUS is modified by: (a) 

Inserting ‘‘United Kingdom’’ into the list 

of countries in alphabetical order; (b) 

inserting a quota quantity of 

‘‘2,213,374’’ in the Quantity (kg) column 

for the United Kingdom; (c) deleting the 

quantity ‘‘27,846,224’’ in the Quantity 

(kg) column for the EU27; and (d) 


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