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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 79, No. 209 

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 23, 2014. 

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 by November 

28, 2014. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling (202) 720– 

8958 or (202) 720–8681. 

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. 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Title: Request to Change FEHB 

Enrollment or to Receive Plan Brochures 

for Spouse Equity/Temporary 

Continuation of Coverage Enrollees/

Direct Pay Annuitants (DPRS 2809). 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0024. 

Summary of Collection: Title 5, U.S. 

Code, Chapter 89, sections 8905 and 

8905a specifies the opportunities and 

conditions under which a retiree, 

survivor annuitant, separated employee, 

former spouse or former dependent 

child of a retiree, employee, or 

separated employee is eligible to change 

enrollment in the Federal Employees 

Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. DPRS– 

2809 is completed by the enrollee to 

make an open season enrollment 

change. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

DPRS–2809 is administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s National 

Finance Center (NFC) for use by 

separated employees or former spouses 

and former dependent children of active 

or separated employees. NFC 

determines whether all conditions 

permitting change in enrollment are met 

and implements the enrollment change. 

NFC also informs the FEHB carriers of 

the action. If this information were not 

collected, NFC could not comply with 

the provisions of title 5, U.S. Code, 

Chapter 89. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 25,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 18,750. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25630 Filed 10–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 23, 2014. 

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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 28, 

2014 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20502. Commenters are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 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. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and 

Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter E, 

Parts 101–124. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0013. 

Summary of Collection: The VirusSerum-Toxin Act (37 Stat. 832–833, 21 

U.S.C. 151–159) gives the United States 

Department of Agriculture, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) the authority to promulgate 

regulations designed to prevent the 

importation, preparation, sale, or 

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shipment of harmful veterinary 

biological products. A veterinary 

biological product is defined as all 

viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous 

products of natural or synthetic origin 

(such as vaccines, antitoxins, or the 

immunizing components of 

microorganisms intended for the 

diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of 

diseases in domestic animals). In order 

to effectively implement the licensing, 

production, labeling, importation, and 

other requirements, APHIS employs a 

number of information gathering tools 

such as establishment license 

applications, product license 

applications, product permit 

applications, product and test report 

forms and field study summaries, stop 

distribution and sale notifications, and 

recordkeeping. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS uses the information collected as 

a primary basis for the approval or 

acceptance of issuing licenses or 

permits to ensure veterinary biological 

products that are used in the United 

States are pure, safe, potent, and 

effective. Failing to collect this 

information would severely cripple 

APHIS’ ability to prevent harmful 

veterinary biologics from being 

distributed in the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 220. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 74,382. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Commercial Transportation of 

Equines to Slaughter. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0332. 

Summary of Collection: Section 901– 

905 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

U.S.C. 1901) authorize the Secretary of 

Agriculture to issue guidelines for 

regulating the commercial 

transportation of horses to slaughter, 

including assembly points, feedlots, and 

stockyards, by person regularly engaged 

in that activity within the United States. 

Specifically, the Secretary is authorized 

to regulate the food, water, and rest 

provided to these horses while they are 

in transit; and to review other related 

issues that may be appropriate to 

ensuring that these animals are treated 

humanely. To implement the provisions 

of this Act, the Veterinary Services 

program of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) has 

established minimum standards to 

ensure the humane movement of horses 

for slaughter. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information in the 

form of an owner-shipper certificate; 

collection of employment information 

on any person found to be transporting 

horses to a slaughtering facility; and 

recordkeeping. The collected 

information is use to ensure that horses 

being transported to slaughter receive 

adequate food, water, and rest and are 

treated humanely. If the information 

was collected less frequently or not 

collected, APHIS’ ability to ensure that 

horses destined for slaughter are treated 

humanely would be significantly 

hampered. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for profit. 

Number of Respondents: 300. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 9,803. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25628 Filed 10–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–14–0075] 

Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program; 

Notice of Request for Extension and 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection Governing the 

Inspection of Eggs 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–20), this notice announces 

the Agricultural Marketing Service’s 

(AMS) intent to request approval, from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), for an extension of and revision 

to the currently approved information 

collection in support of the shell egg 

surveillance portion of the Regulations 

Governing the Inspection of Eggs (Egg 

Products Inspection Act)—7 CFR part 

57. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 29, 2014 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this information collection notice. 

Comments should be submitted online 

at www.regulations.gov or sent to 

Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the 

Director, Quality Assessment Division; 

Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program; 

Agricultural Marketing Service; U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Room 3942–S; 

Washington, DC, 20250–0256, or by 

facsimile to (202) 690–2746. All 

comments should reference the Doc. No. 

(AMS–LPS–14–0075), the date, and the 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. All comments received will be 

posted without change, including any 

personal information provided, online 

at http://www.regulations.gov and will 

be made available for public inspection 

at the above physical address during 

regular business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Degenhart at the above 

physical address, or by email at 

Michelle.Degenhart@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations for the Inspection of 

Eggs (Egg Products Inspection Act). 

OMB Number: 0581–0113. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Congress enacted the Egg 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

1031–1056) (EPIA) to provide, in part, a 

mandatory inspection program to 

control the disposition of dirty and 

checked shell eggs; to control 

unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible 

shell eggs that are unfit for human 

consumption; and to control the 

movement and disposition of imported 

shell eggs. 

The EPIA authorizes the U. S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

issue regulations to ensure that only 

eggs fit for human consumption are 

used for such purposes. 

Under the shell egg surveillance 

program, shell egg handlers and 

hatcheries are required to register with 

USDA. Quarterly, a State or Federal 

surveillance inspector visits each 

registered handler to verify that shell 

eggs packed for consumer use are in 

compliance, that restricted eggs are 

being disposed of properly, and that 

adequate records are being maintained. 

The information and recordkeeping 

requirements in this request are 

essential to carry out the intent of 

Congress, to administer the mandatory 

inspection program, and to take 

regulatory action, in accordance with 

the regulations and the EPIA. The forms 

within this collection package require 

the minimum information necessary to 

effectively carry out the requirements of 

the regulations, and their use is 

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