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35719 

Vol. 87, No. 113 

Monday, June 13, 2022 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Senior Executive Service: Membership 

of Performance Review Board 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides a list of 

approved candidates who comprise a 

standing roster for service on the 

Agency’s 2022 SES Performance Review 

Board. The Agency will use this roster 

to select SES Performance Review Board 

members. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lena Travers at 202–712–5636 or 

ltravers@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The standing roster is as follows: 

Anoka, Jeffrey 

Bader, Harry 

Baker, Shawn 

Ball, Kimberly 

Bernton, Jeremy 

Bertram, Robert 

Broderick, Deborah 

Buckley, Ruth 

Davis, Thomas 

Detherage, Maria Price 

Ehmann, Claire 

Feinstein, Barbara 

Girod, Gayle 

Jenkins, Robert 

Jin, Jun 

Johnson, Mark 

Knudsen, Ciara 

Kuyumjian, Kent 

Longi, Maria 

Lucas, Rachel 

Maltz, Gideon 

McGill, Brian 

Mitchell, Reginald 

Nims, Matthew 

Ohlweiler, John 

Pascocello, Susan 

Pryor, Jeanne 

Pustejovsky, Brandon 

Schulz, Laura 

Singh, Sukhvinder 

Sokolowski, Alexander 

Taylor, Margaret 

Voorhees, John 

Walther, Mark 

Willis, Lindsey 

Karen Baquedano, 

Director, Center for Performance Excellence. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

June 7, 2022. 

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 13, 2022 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 

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. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: ARS Animal Health National 

Program Assessment Survey Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0042. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 

covers the span of nutrition, food safety 

and quality, animal and plant 

production and protection, and natural 

resources and sustainable agricultural 

systems and it organized into seventeen 

National Programs addressing specific 

areas of this research. Research in the 

Agency is conducted through 

coordinated National Programs on a 

five-year cycle. The cycle ensures that 

ARS research meets OMB’s Research 

and Development Investment Criteria 

and other external requirements, 

including the Research Title of the Farm 

Bill, and the Government Performance 

and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). These 

National Programs serve to bring 

coordination, communication, and 

empowerment to approximately 660 

research projects carried out by ARS 

and focus on the relevance, impact, and 

quality of ARS research. The requested 

voluntary electronic evaluation survey 

will give the beneficiaries of ARS 

research the opportunity to provide 

input on the impact of several ARS 

National Programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

purpose of the survey is to assess the 

impact of the research in the current 

National Program cycle and ensure 

relevance for the next cycle. The input 

provided through the completion of the 

evaluation form will be shared with 

customers, partners, and stakeholders as 

part of each National Program’s 

assessment process. The survey is also 

used to engage stakeholders and 

partners and seek their input on 

research priorities for the next five-year 

national program research cycle. Failure 

to collect input from our customers on 

the impact of our research program 

would significantly inhibit the 

relevance and credibility of the research 

conducted at ARS. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (5 years). 


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1The difference in the percent positive between 

imported and domestic may be attributed to 

imported Siluriformes fish typically being frozen, 

whereas domestic Siluriformes fish are typically 

fresh. 

Total Burden Hours: 104. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12595 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket Number FSIS–2022–0009] 

Siluriformes Fish Salmonella Sampling 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

that, starting July 13, 2022, it will 

suspend its current FSIS Salmonella 

sampling program for Siluriformes fish 

and fish products based on consumer 

cooking practices, lack of recent 

outbreaks attributed to Siluriformes fish, 

and low percent positives detected. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 13, 2022. FSIS will suspend 

Salmonella sampling in domestic and 

imported Siluriformes fish and fish 

products on July 13, 2022. 

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 

website provides commenters the ability 

to type short comments directly into the 

comment field on the web page or to 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 

3758, Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or Courier-Delivered 

Submittals: Deliver to 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, Room 350–E, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2022–0009. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, call 

(202) 720–5627 to schedule a time to 

visit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–3700. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Edelstein, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Policy and 

Program Development by telephone at 

(202) 205–0495. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 2, 2015, FSIS published 

the final rule, Mandatory Inspection of 

Fish of the Order Siluriformes and 

Products Derived from Such Fish 

(https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/ 

files/media_file/2021-02/2008- 

0031F.pdf), that established a 

mandatory inspection program for 

Siluriformes fish and fish products. The 

final rule codified in regulations the 

provisions of the 2008 and 2014 Farm 

Bills, which amended the Federal Meat 

Inspection Act, making Siluriformes fish 

an amenable species under FSIS 

jurisdiction and inspection. 

As discussed in the final rule (80 FR 

75590, 75593), FSIS considered the 

public health implications presented by 

Siluriformes fish in developing the 

regulations. FSIS also published the 

‘‘Assessment of the Potential Change in 

Human Health Risk associated with 

Applying Inspection to Fish of the order 

Siluriformes’’ (https://

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

media_file/2021-02/Silurifomes-RA.pdf) 

that assessed the food safety risk 

associated with consuming Siluriformes 

fish in the United States. The purpose 

of the risk assessment was to provide 

predictions of the public health benefits 

(e.g., reduction in foodborne illnesses) 

that might accompany the 

implementation of a mandatory 

inspection system. The risk assessment 

identified Salmonella as a hazard of 

primary concern because: (1) It is the 

foodborne pathogen associated with 

Siluriformes fish (McCoy et. al., Journal 

of Food Protection 74(3):500–16, 2011); 

(2) there were more available data for 

assessing the risk of human illnesses 

associated with Salmonella and 

assessing the effectiveness of an FSIS 

regulatory strategy for this hazard than 

other potential pathogens; (3) its 

occurrence in domestic processing 

facilities and retail catfish is 

documented; (4) its presence in 

Siluriformes fish imported to the United 

States is documented; and (5) Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

identifies catfish as the vehicle 

associated with a 1991 outbreak of 

Salmonella Hadar. 

In the final rule (80 FR 75590, 75607), 

FSIS announced that it would conduct 

sampling and testing of Salmonella in 

Siluriformes fish and fish products to 

determine the national baseline 

prevalence and levels of Salmonella on 

raw Siluriformes fish. 

Current Salmonella Sampling Program, 

Results, and Conclusions 

FSIS began testing domestic 

Siluriformes fish and fish products for 

Salmonella in May 2016 using the 

procedures outlined in FSIS Directive 

14,010.1, Speciation Residue and 

Salmonella Testing of Fish of the Order 

Siluriformes from Domestic 

Establishments (https://

www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/fsisdirectives/14010.1) and began testing 

imported Siluriformes fish and fish 

products, using the procedures outlined 

in FSIS Directive 14,100.1, Speciation, 

Residue, and Salmonella Testing of Fish 

of the Order Siluriformes at Official 

Import Inspection Establishments 

(https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/fsisdirectives/14100.1). 

From May 2016 through the end of 

Fiscal Year 2020, FSIS collected and 

analyzed 3,970 samples of domestic and 

imported Siluriformes fish and fish 

products for Salmonella. FSIS 

published a report, Data Summary of 

Siluriformes Fish Testing: A Five-Year 

Review, FY 2016–2020, that discusses 

the results of the data. The report can be 

found at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

sites/default/files/media_file/2022-03/ 

SiluriformesFishDataSummaryReport_

03292022.pdf. 

As discussed in the report and shown 

in Table 1 (below), of the 3,970 samples 

of domestic and imported products 

tested, 80 samples tested positive for 

Salmonella. Domestic Siluriformes fish 

were an average of 3.53 percent positive 

for Salmonella, imported Siluriformes 

fish were an average of 0.32 percent 

positive for Salmonella.1


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