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3890 

Vol. 75, No. 15 

Monday, January 25, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request, Correction 

January 20, 2010. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

Title: Exportation, Transportation, 

and Importation of Meat and Poultry 

Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0094. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 

been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided in the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and 

the Poultry Products Inspection Act 

(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). These 

statutes mandate that FSIS protect the 

public by ensuring that meat and 

poultry products are safe, wholesome, 

unadulterated, and properly labeled and 

packaged. FSIS requires that meat and 

poultry establishments exporting 

products to foreign countries complete 

an export certificate. Meat and poultry 

products not marked with the mark of 

inspection and shipped from one 

official establishment to another for 

further processing must be transported 

under FSIS seal to prevent such 

unmarked product from entering into 

commerce. To track product shipped 

under seal, FSIS requires shipping 

establishments to complete a form that 

identifies the type, amount, and weight 

of the product. Foreign countries 

exporting meat and poultry products to 

the U.S. must establish eligibility for 

importation of product into the U.S., 

and annually certify that their 

inspection systems are ‘‘equivalent to’’ 

the U.S. inspection system. Meat and 

poultry products intended for import 

into the U.S. must be accompanied by 

a health certificate, signed by an official 

of the foreign government, stating that 

certified foreign establishments have 

produced the products. FSIS will collect 

information using three FSIS forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS will collect information to identify 

the product type, quantity, destination, 

and originating country of the meat and 

poultry. Also, FSIS will collect name, 

number, method of shipping, and 

destination of product, type and 

description of product to be shipped, 

reason for shipping product, and a 

signature. FSIS will use the information 

to verify that a meat or poultry product 

intended for import has been prepared 

in a plant certified to prepare product 

for export to the U.S. FSIS will use the 

information to conduct re-inspection of 

meat and poultry imported to the U.S. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 6,431. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 156,908. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1348 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 20, 2010. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 


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