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Vol. 73, No. 195 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0120] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Enforcement 

Operations Survey 

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 

initiate a new information collection for 

a survey by APHIS’ Investigative and 

Enforcement Services unit. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

8, 2008. 

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=APHIS– 

2007–0120 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–2007–0120, 

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– 

2007–0120. 

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 on the survey, contact 

Dr. Allison Khroustalev, Chief, 

Enforcement Operations Branch, 

Investigative and Enforcement Services, 

MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

85, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734– 

0624. 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: Enforcement Operations Survey. 

OMB Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: The primary mission of the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, is to protect American 

agriculture. To carry out its mission, 

APHIS administers regulations under 

the Plant Protection Act and Animal 

Health Protection Act that govern the 

importation, entry, exportation, and 

movement in interstate commerce of 

certain animals, plants and their 

products to prevent the introduction 

and spread of exotic pests and diseases 

into and within the United States. 

APHIS also administers regulations 

under the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 

the humane handling, care, treatment, 

and transportation of animals covered 

by the Act; the Horse Protection Act to 

prohibit the exhibition, sale, transport 

across State lines, show, or auction of 

horses subjected to soring; and the 

Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act 

to regulate the possession, use, or 

transfer of biological agents and toxins 

that present a serious threat to animal or 

plant health. 

The Investigative and Enforcement 

Services (IES) unit of APHIS helps 

ensure compliance with the regulations. 

IES does this by conducting 

investigations and taking enforcement 

actions when necessary. Enforcement 

actions initiated by IES’ Enforcement 

Operations Branch (EOB) include the 

issuance of warning letters and the 

assessment of stipulated civil penalties. 

These activities involve 

communications with persons alleged to 

have violated agency regulations. IES 

also conducts education programs to 

help those subject to Agency regulations 

understand the regulations and how to 

comply with them. 

The EOB’s management systems have 

been certified by the International 

Organization of Standardization (ISO, a 

nongovernmental worldwide network of 

national standards institutes). Such 

certification recognizes the EOB for, 

among other things, meeting certain 

performance standards and 

continuously striving to improve its 

performance. As part of the process for 

maintaining certification, the EOB must 

conduct research into the effectiveness 

of its program and its communications 

with regulated entities and persons. The 

EOB plans to do this, in part, by 

conducting a telephone survey of a 

sample of persons who have been 

subject to IES-initiated enforcement 

actions. 

Responders will be asked to rate their 

experience and interaction with EOB 

with regard to such things as the clarity 

of the information in EOB written 

communications, the timeliness of EOB 

responses to telephone messages and 

letters, and the knowledge, 

professionalism, and helpfulness of the 

EOB staff who dealt with the responder. 

IES will use the information from the 

survey to improve communications with 

alleged violators, as well as to maintain 

ISO certification. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve this information collection for 

1 year. 

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 0.25 

hours per response. 

Respondents: The violators for every 

10th case closed, not sent to the Office 

of the Inspector General, USDA. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 175. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 175. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 43.75 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 1st day of 

October 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–23702 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2008–0034] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System and Food Safety 

Mobile Questionnaire) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request an extension of 

an approved information collection 

regarding both its Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System web portal and its 

electronic Food Safety Mobile 

questionnaire because the approval for 

this information collection is due to 

expire. The public may comment on 

either the entire information collection 

or on one of its two parts. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before December 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

either of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions at that site for 

submitting comments. 

Mail, including floppy disks or CD– 

ROMs, and hand-or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, FSIS Docket 

Room, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 2534, Washington, DC 

20250. 

All submissions received must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number FSIS–2008–0034. Documents 

referred to in this notice, and all 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be available for public 

inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at 

the address listed above between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Comments also will be posted on the 

Agency’s Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

2008_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

Individuals who do not wish FSIS to 

post their personnel contact 

information—mailing address, e-mail 

address, telephone number-on the 

Internet may leave this information off 

of their comments. 

For Additional Information: Contact 

John O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Coordinator, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3532 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250– 

3700; (202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System; the Food Safety 

Mobile Questionnaire. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary as specified in the Federal 

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.), the Poultry Products 

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 

seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection 

Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). 

These statutes mandate that FSIS 

protect the public by verifying that 

meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS is requesting an extension of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

the Agency’s Consumer Complaint 

Monitoring System web portal and 

regarding its electronic Food Safety 

Mobile questionnaire. 

FSIS tracks consumer complaints 

about meat, poultry, and egg products. 

Consumer complaints are usually filed 

because the food made the consumer 

sick, caused an allergic reaction, was 

not properly labeled (misbranded), or 

contained a foreign object. FSIS has 

developed a web portal to allow 

consumers to electronically file a 

complaint with the Agency about a 

meat, poultry, or egg product. FSIS will 

use this information to look for trends 

that will enhance the Agency’s food 

safety efforts. 

FSIS uses a Food Safety Mobile, a 

vehicle that travels throughout the 

continental United States, to educate 

consumers about the risks associated 

with the mishandling of food and the 

steps they can take to reduce their risk 

of foodborne illness. 

Organizations can request a visit from 

the FSIS Food Safety Mobile although 

the availability of the Mobile is limited. 

To facilitate the scheduling of the Food 

Safety Mobile’s visits when it is 

available, the Agency has put an 

electronic questionnaire on its web site. 

The questionnaire solicits information 

about the person/organization 

requesting the visit, the timing of the 

visit, and the type of event at which the 

Food Safety Mobile is to appear. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment. 

Estimate of Burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average .214 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Consumers and 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

650. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 139 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Room 3532 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700; (202) 720– 

0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’ functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

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