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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0107. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0107, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0107 or 

in our reading room, which 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations for the 

importation of animals and animal 

products and byproducts to prevent the 

introduction of bovine spongiform 

encephalopathy into the United States, 

contact Dr. Langston Hull, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, Veterinary Services, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3363. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Bovine Spongiform 

Encephalopathy; Importation of 

Animals and Animal Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0234. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture regulates the importation of 

animals and animal products into the 

United States to guard against the 

introduction of animal diseases. The 

regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, 95, 

and 96 (referred to below as the 

regulations) govern the importation of 

certain animals, birds, poultry, meat, 

other animal products and byproducts, 

hay, and straw into the United States in 

order to prevent the introduction of 

animal diseases, including bovine 

spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a 

chronic degenerative disease affecting 

the central nervous system of cattle. 

To help ensure that BSE is not 

introduced into the United States, the 

regulations place specified conditions 

on the importation of certain live 

ruminants and ruminant products and 

byproducts. These requirements 

necessitate the use of several 

information collection activities, 

including Veterinary Services (VS) Form 

16–3, permit application; certification 

statements for the importation of 

ruminants and ruminant products; 

certificate for inedible processed animal 

origin materials and products from BSEfree regions; cooperative service 

agreements with foreign facilities that 

process and store regulated materials 

and products destined for importation 

into the United States; VS Form 17–33, 

Animals Imported for Immediate 

Slaughter; the placing of seals on 

conveyances from the exporting region; 

agreement with slaughter facilities on 

use of seals on conveyances transporting 

animals from BSE minimal-risk regions; 

notification regarding conditions of 

sealed shipments; and notification of 

designated individuals authorized to 

break seals. 

In addition to the above information 

collection activities, we are adding VS 

Form 17–130, Ruminants Imported to 

Designated/Approved Feedlots; and VS 

Form 1–27, Permit for Movement of 

Restricted Animals. As a result of 

adding these two activities and the 

increase in importations from Canada, 

the estimated annual number of 

responses has increased by 110,463, and 

the estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased by 160,983 

hours. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 3 years. 

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 

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 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Herd owners, U.S. 

importers of regulated animal products, 

salaried veterinarians in BSE-free 

regions and BSE-affected regions, 

foreign exporters of processed animal 

protein and other regulated materials 

and products, accredited veterinarians, 

feedlot managers, and slaughter facility 

managers. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 4,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 52. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 235,752. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 231,307 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 22nd day of 

December 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30501 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—USDA Foods in 

Schools Cost Dynamics 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. This is 

a new collection for a study of USDA 

Foods in Schools Cost Dynamics. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before March 2, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

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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 

on those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Dennis 

Ranalli, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy 

Support, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 1014, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Dennis Ranalli at 703–305–2576 or 

via email to dennis.ranalli@

fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be 

accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 1014, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22301. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will be a matter 

of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Dennis Ranalli at 

703–305–2149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Foods in Schools Cost 

Dynamics. 

Form Number: N/A. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Abstract 

USDA Foods play an important role 

in school meals and may contribute up 

to 20% of the foods served in school 

meals through the National School 

Lunch Program (NSLP). States and 

School Food Authorities (SFAs) receive 

a USDA Foods entitlement to acquire 

products offered through the USDA 

Foods program. USDA Foods can be 

directly delivered from USDA’s vendor 

to state warehouses, distributors, buying 

cooperatives, or SFAs. Fruits and 

vegetables can be requisitioned through 

the Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh 

Fruit and Vegetable Program. Bulk 

USDA Foods can be sent directly to a 

processor to create final products for use 

in school meals. 

An SFA’s costs of using USDA Foods 

begin with how it spends its 

entitlement, which is managed by State 

Distribution Agencies (SDAs). SFAs 

incur additional costs to obtain USDA 

Foods, for procurement, storage, 

distribution and administration. These 

functions are performed by a variety of 

agencies involved in this process (FNS, 

SDAs, storage/distribution contractors, 

SFAs and schools). SDAs may absorb 

some of these costs. Finally, the model 

of contracting with food processors may 

affect the full cost of USDA Foods to 

SFAs—whether the contract is a 

payment for final product (with a rebate 

or discount for the SFA) or a payment 

for service, i.e. for transforming the 

USDA Food into a final product. 

While several USDA-funded studies 

have examined SFA food purchasing 

practices and have compared foods 

purchased by SFAs with commercial 

products, very little research has 

focused specifically on the full cost of 

USDA Foods used in school meals. The 

most recent study on this topic, and the 

model for the current study, is the State 

Commodity Distribution System study 

covering the 1985–86 school year. 

The proposed study will examine the 

variety of factors that determine the cost 

and value of USDA Foods to local 

school and school district food 

programs. The objectives of the study 

are to (1) identify distribution models 

(including procurement, transportation, 

storage and delivery) used by 49 states 

and the District of Columbia to 

distribute USDA Foods to schools; (2) 

identify 4 to 10 procurement and 

distribution models that represent the 

state systems used in School Year (SY) 

2015–16; and (3) develop cost estimates 

for a group of USDA Foods, full 

processed products made from USDA 

Foods, and comparable commercial 

products. 

Affected Public: Respondent groups 

include: (1) State officials with 

responsibility for USDA Food provision 

and (2) directors of school food 

authorities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

440–950. The proposed final samples 

will include State Distribution Agencies 

in up to 49 States and the District of 

Columbia, and 112–280 unique SFAs, 

depending on how many distribution 

models are studied (Kansas is excluded 

because it receives cash payments in 

lieu of USDA foods). The number 

studied will be determined on the basis 

of the results of the survey of SDAs. 

Estimated Frequency of Responses per 

Respondent: All respondents will be 

asked to respond to each instrument 

only once. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

440–950, depending on the number of 

distribution models studied. 

Estimated Time per Response: 43 

minutes (0.72 hours). The estimated 

response time varies from 5 minutes for 

notifications of the surveys to 360 

minutes (6 hours), depending on the 

survey and the respondent group, as 

shown in the following table. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 308 to 693 hours. 

Affected public Data collection 

activity Respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Total annual 

responses 

Average hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden 

estimate 

(hours) 

State ....................... Notify state officials of web 

survey.

State education 

agency financial officer.

50 1 50 0 .08 4 

State ....................... Self-Administered Web 

Survey.

Non-respondents.3 1 3 0 .08 0.2 

(Administrative 

data on 

USDA Food 

costs).

State education 

agency financial officer.

47 1 47 1 .0 47 

State ....................... Notify state officials of inperson interview.State education 

agency financial officer.

8–20 1 8–20 0 .25 2–5 

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Affected public Data collection 

activity Respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Total annual 

responses 

Average hours 

per response 

Total annual 

burden 

estimate 

(hours) 

State ....................... In-person interview of state 

distribution 

agency (Additional information on 

USDA Food 

costs).

State education 

agency financial officer.

8–20 1 8–20 6 48–120 

Local and Tribal ..... Notify local and 

tribal officials 

of web survey.

Foodservice director.112–280 1 112–280 0 .08 9.0–22.4 

Local and Tribal ..... Self-Administered Web 

Survey.

Non-respondents.12–30 1 12–30 0 .08 1.0–2.4 

(Administrative 

data on 

USDA Food 

costs).

Foodservice director.100–250 1 100–250 0 .75 75.0–187.5 

Phone Followup Survey.Nonrespondents.20–50 1 20–50 0 .08 1.6–4.0 

(Administrative 

data on 

USDA Food 

costs).

Foodservice director.80–200 1 80–200 1 .5 120–300 

Grand Total ..... .......................... .......................... 440–950 1 440–950 0 .72 308–693 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30492 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2014–0035] 

Notice of Request for a Renewal 

Information Collection (Marking, 

Labeling and Packaging) 

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 renew a currently 

approved information collection 

regarding the regulatory requirements 

for marking, labeling, and packaging of 

meat, poultry, and egg products and for 

establishments that produce 

mechanically separated poultry. This 

approval covers the labeling approval 

process whereby establishments are to 

submit their labels to FSIS for approval 

or maintain files related to generic 

labeling. This package also covers the 

recordkeeping burden for packaging 

material letters of guarantee for safety. 

Lastly, this package contains the 

recordkeeping burden imposed on 

establishments that produce 

mechanically separated poultry. There 

are no changes to the existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

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, Patriots Plaza 3, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Mailstop 3782, Room 8–163B, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2013–0035. 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 Patriots Plaza 

3, 355 E Street SW., Room 8–164, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700 between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

For Additional Information: Contact 

Gina Kouba, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 6077 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 

690–6510. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Marking, Labeling, and 

Packaging. 

OMB Number: 0583–0092. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 03/31/

2015. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary (7 CFR 2.18, 2.53) 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.). FSIS protects the 

public by verifying that meat, poultry, 

and egg products are safe, wholesome, 

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