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Vol. 82, No. 168 

Thursday, August 31, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0029] 

Notice of Request for Renewal of an 

Approved Information Collection 

(Accreditation of Laboratories, 

Transactions, and Exemptions) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request a renewal of the 

approved information collection 

regarding accreditation of laboratories, 

transactions, and exemptions. The 

approval for this information collection 

will expire on January 31, 2018. There 

are no changes to the existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 30, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

information collection. Comments may 

be submitted by one 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 CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, 

Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8– 

163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2017–0029. 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202) 720–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Accreditation of Laboratories, 

Transactions, and Exemptions. 

OMB Number: 0583–0082. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 1/31/ 

2018. 

Type of Request: Renewal 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 provide that FSIS is to 

protect the public by verifying that 

meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 

wholesome, not adulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS is requesting a renewal of the 

approved information collection 

regarding accreditation of laboratories, 

transactions, and exemptions. The 

approval for this information collection 

will expire on January 31, 2018. There 

are no changes to the existing 

information collection. 

FSIS requires meat and poultry 

establishments and import facilities to 

apply for a grant of inspection before 

receiving Federal inspection (9 CFR 

304.1 & 381.17). FSIS also requires 

plants that wish to receive voluntary 

inspection to apply for service (9 CFR 

350.5, 351.4, 352.3, & 362.3). 

Establishments that wish to export or 

import product must also submit certain 

documents to the Agency. 

The FMIA (21 U.S.C. 642), the PPIA 

(21 U.S.C. 460(b)), and the EPIA (21 

U.S.C. 1040) require certain parties to 

keep records that fully and correctly 

disclose all transactions involved in 

their businesses related to relevant 

animal carcasses and parts and egg 

products. 

FSIS requires accredited non-Federal 

analytical laboratories to maintain 

certain paperwork and records (9 CFR 

439.20 & 590.580). The Agency uses this 

collected information to ensure that 

meat and poultry establishments and 

egg products plants provide safe, 

wholesome, and not adulterated 

product, and that non-Federal 

laboratories act in accordance with FSIS 

regulations. 

In addition, FSIS also requires 

establishments to keep records to ensure 

that meat and poultry products 

exempted from Agency inspection are 

not commingled with inspected meat 

and poultry products (9 CFR 303.1(b)(3) 

& 381.175), and that firms qualifying for 

a retail store exemption who have 

violated the provisions of that 

exemption are no longer in violation (9 

CFR 303.1(d)(3) & 381.10(d)(3)). 

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 .034 hours per response. 

Respondents: Official meat and 

poultry establishments, official egg 

plants, and foreign establishments. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 

27,743. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 122. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 114,339.4 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence SW., 6065, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250; (202) 

720–5627. 

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 


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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 

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, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

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 available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, more diverse audience. In 

addition, FSIS offers an email 

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/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202) 

690–7442, Email: program.intake@

usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on: August 28, 

2017. 

Paul Kiecker, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18490 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2017–0031] 

Notice of Request for Revision of an 

Approved Information Collection 

(Salmonella Initiative Program) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request a revision of the 

approved information collection related 

to the Salmonella Initiative Program 

(SIP). The approval for this information 

collection will expire on January 31, 

2018. Based on a decrease in the 

number of SIP approvals that occurred 

as a result of the implementation of the 

New Poultry Inspection System, FSIS 

has decreased its total annual burden 

estimate by 45,511 hours. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 30, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

information collection. Comments may 

be submitted by one 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 CD–ROMs, etc.: 

Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, Docket Clerk, 

Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8– 

163A, Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

• Hand- or courier-delivered 

submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 

355 E Street SW., Room 8–163A, 

Washington, DC 20250–3700. 

Instructions: All items submitted by 

mail or electronic mail must include the 

Agency name and docket number FSIS– 

2017–0031. 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 6065, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250; 

(202)720–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Salmonella Initiative Program. 

OMB Number: 0583–0154. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 01/31/ 

2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of an 

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, 

not adulterated, and correctly labeled 

and packaged. 

The Salmonella Initiative Program 

(SIP) offers incentives to meat and 

poultry slaughter establishments to 


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