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41207 

Vol. 82, No. 167 

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 24, 2017 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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 September 29, 

2017 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 and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Importation of Animals and 

Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, 

Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and 

Zoological Animals. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0040. 

Summary of Collection: The Animal 

Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 (7 

U.S.C. 8301), is the primary Federal law 

governing the protection of animal 

health. The law gives the Secretary of 

Agriculture broad authority to detect, 

control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 

livestock or poultry. The agency charged 

with carrying out this disease 

prevention mission is the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). Disease prevention is the most 

effective method for maintain a healthy 

animal population and enhancing 

APHIS’ ability to compete globally in 

animal and animal product trade. 

APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS) unit is 

responsible for, among other things, 

preventing the introduction of foreign or 

certain other communicable animal 

diseases into the United States; and for 

rapidly identifying, containing, 

eradicating, or otherwise mitigating 

such diseases when feasible. In 

connection with this mission, APHIS 

collects information from individuals, 

businesses, and farms who are involved 

with importation of animals or poultry, 

animal or poultry products, or animal 

germplasm (semen, ooycysts, and 

embryos, including eggs for hatching) 

into the United States as well as from 

foreign countries and States to support 

these imports. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information from 

foreign animal health authorities as well 

as U.S. importers; foreign exporters; 

veterinarians and animal health 

technicians in other countries; State 

animal health authorities; shippers; 

owners and operators of foreign 

processing plants and farms; USDAapproved zoos, laboratories, and 

feedlots; private quarantine facilities; 

and other entities involved (directly or 

indirectly) in the importation of animal 

and poultry, animals and poultry 

products, zoological animals, and 

animal germplasm. 

Some of the information collection 

activities include: Agreements; permits; 

application and space reservation 

requests; inspections; registers; 

declarations of importation; requests for 

hearings; daily logs; additional 

requirements; application for permits; 

export health certificates; letters; written 

notices; daily record of horse activities; 

written requests; opportunities to 

present views; reporting; applications 

for approval of facilities; certifications; 

arrival notices; on-hold shipment 

notifications; reports; affidavits; animal 

identification; written plans; checklists; 

specimen submissions; emergency 

action notifications; refusal of entry and 

order to dispose of fish; premises 

information; recordkeeping; and 

application of seals. APHIS needs this 

information to help ensure that these 

imports do not introduce foreign animal 

diseases into the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms; Individuals 

and Households; Federal Governments; 

and State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 8,412. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Third Party Disclosure; 

Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 313,851. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18326 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–27–2017] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 43—Battle 

Creek, Michigan; Authorization of 

Production Activity, Pfizer, Inc., 

(Pharmaceutical Products), 

Kalamazoo, Michigan 

On April 12, 2017, Pfizer, Inc., 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board 

within Subzone 43E, in Kalamazoo, 

Michigan. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

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