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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 23 

Thursday, February 4, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0035] 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (Registration Requirements) 

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, this notice 

announces the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service’s (FSIS) intention to 

request an extension of a currently 

approved information collection 

regarding registration requirements 

because the OMB approval will expire 

on May 31, 2010. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

proposed rule. Comments may be 

submitted by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

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

the on-line 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, Room 2–2127 

George Washington Carver Center, 5601 

Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5272, 

Beltsville, MD 20705. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2009–0035. Comments received in 

response to this docket will be made 

available for public inspection and 

posted without change, including any 

personal information, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to background 

documents or comments received, go to 

the FSIS Docket Room at the address 

listed above between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

For Additional Information: Contact 

John O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Coordinator, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6065 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250, 

(202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Registration Requirements. 

OMB Number: 0583–0128. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 05/31/ 

2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently 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.) and the Poultry Products 

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

seq.). These statutes provide that FSIS is 

to protect the public by verifying that 

meat and poultry products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS is planning to request an 

extension of an approved information 

collection addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

registration requirements because the 

OMB approval will expire on May 31, 

2010. Provisions of the FMIA (21 U.S.C. 

643) and the PPIA (21 U.S.C. 460 (c)) 

prohibit any person, firm, or corporation 

from engaging in commerce as a meat or 

poultry products broker, renderer, 

animal food manufacturer, wholesaler, 

or public warehouseman, or from 

buying, selling, or transporting, or 

importing any dead, dying, or disabled 

or diseased livestock or poultry or parts 

of the carcasses of livestock or poultry 

that died otherwise than by slaughter, 

unless it has registered its business as 

required by the regulations. 

According to the regulations (9 CFR 

320.5 and 381.179), parties required to 

register with FSIS must do so by 

submitting a form (FSIS Form 5020–1, 

Registration of Meat and Poultry 

Handlers) and must provide current and 

correct information to FSIS, including 

their name, the address of all locations 

at which they conduct the business that 

requires them to register, and all trade 

or business names under which they 

conduct these businesses. In addition, 

parties required to register with FSIS 

must do so within 90 days after they 

begin to engage in any of the businesses 

that require registration. They must also 

inform FSIS when information on the 

form needs to be updated. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment: 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of 10 minutes to complete and submit 

this form to FSIS. 

Respondents: Brokers, renderers, 

animal food manufacturers, wholesalers, 

public warehousemen, meat and poultry 

handlers. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 600. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 100 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, 

SW., Room 6065, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’s functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20253. 

Responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 


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for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2009_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to our constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The Update 

also is available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through Listserv and the Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

news_and_events/email_subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on January 25, 

2010. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2290 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Availability of Final 

Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact for 

the Delta-Clearwater Remediation 

Project, Delta Junction, AK 

AGENCY: Alaska State Office, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) and Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) consistent with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, to 

construct the Delta-Clearwater 

Remediation Project, authorized under 

the Watershed Protection, Watershed 

Surveys, and Flood Prevention Act of 

1954 (Pub. L. 83–566, 83d Cong., 68 

Stat. 666), as amended. Upon review 

and analysis of potential environmental 

impacts, the State Conservationist 

(Alaska) found that the project would 

not result in a significant impact on the 

quality of the human environment. 

Therefore, a FONSI was issued and no 

environmental impact statement is 

required. 

DATES: The Final EA and FONSI are 

available for review through March 8, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Public review copies are 

available at the following locations: 

1. Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, Palmer State Office, 800 West 

Evergreen, Suite 100, Palmer, AK 99645. 

2. Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, 1420.5 Alaska Highway, Jarvis 

Office Building, Delta Junction, AK 

99737. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the Final EA and FONSI, or 

additional information on matters 

related to the project, can be obtained by 

contacting Mr. Phil Naegele, Assistant 

State Conservationist (Operations), 

USDA Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, 800 West Evergreen, Suite 100, 

Palmer, AK 99645. Telephone: (907) 

761–7758. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

is proposing a watershed remediation 

project within the Rhoads Creek and 

Granite Creek sub-watersheds of the 

Delta-Clearwater River. The project 

would involve removing the structural 

watershed control measures installed by 

NRCS in 2001 and remediation of the 

site to prevent further erosion and 

channelization of surface water flows. 

The project is located in portions of 

Sections 27, 28, 33, 34, and 35 of 

Township 11 South, Range 12 East, and 

Sections 3 and 4 of Township 12 South, 

Range 12 East, of the Fairbanks 

Meridian, near Mile 1408 of the Alaska 

Highway (Latitude 63.914° North, 

Longitude 145.388° West). 

NRCS, in cooperation with the 

Salcha-Big Delta Soil and Water 

Conservation District (SWCD), Alaska 

Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), 

Alaska Department of Environmental 

Conservation (ADEC) and the Alaska 

Department of Natural Resources 

(ADNR), conducted a watershed 

planning effort which was completed in 

1995. This plan included structural and 

non-structural measures intended to 

reduce sediment deposition into the 

Delta-Clearwater River and Clearwater 

Bog as well as reducing flood and 

sediment damage to cropland, the 

Alaska Highway, local roads, and 

recreation areas. A supplement to this 

plan was completed in 1998 in order to 

address a reduction in the infiltration 

rate from the original estimate to that 

identified during field tests. 

Phase I of construction, initiated in 

September 1999, consisted of 

approximately 5,000 linear feet of 

infiltration basin along with side inlets 

and training dikes installed at Mile 1408 

Road on the south side of the Alaska 

Highway. Construction of Phase I was 

completed in July 2001. Flow events 

during and after construction identified 

numerous problems with the project as 

designed. In response to these issues, a 

formal engineering investigation was 

completed in 2002. The report 

recommended a revised planning effort 

analyzing a wide variety of alternatives. 

An extended planning effort involving 

the project sponsors, other local, State 

and Federal agencies, and the general 

public was conducted between 2003 

and 2008. The proposed project is the 

outcome of this 5-year multi-agency 

planning effort. 

The proposed project would restore 

the entire project site as closely as 

practical to pre-project topography and 

conditions. Site restoration would 

involve removing the training dikes, 

filling the side inlets, filling the 

infiltration basin, removing the built-up 

portion of 1408 Road, providing a 

reasonable planting medium on the 

restored surface of the site, either 

seeding or relying on natural 

regeneration, removal of the flow 

splitting channels near the Alaska 

Highway, and purchasing flood 

easements for affected private property. 

It is currently anticipated that topsoil 

material for site restoration would be 

obtained from berm piles located on 

nearby agricultural land. These berms 

are remnant from the land clearing 

efforts that were part of the original 

State of Alaska Delta Agricultural 

Projects, and contain topsoil mixed with 

high concentrations of organic matter 

and some woody debris. Using the berm 

material has numerous benefits as a 

planting medium. The high 

concentration of organic matter provides 

both soil fertility and moisture retention 


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