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Vol. 82, No. 197 

Friday, October 13, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–LPS–17–0059] 

Request for Extension of and Revision 

to a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) 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 used in support of the 

Regulations Governing the Inspection of 

Eggs (as authorized by the Egg Products 

Inspection Act (EPIA)), which is 

commonly referred to as the Shell Egg 

Surveillance Program. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice by using the electronic 

process available at 

www.regulations.gov. Written comments 

may also be submitted to Quality 

Assessment Division; Livestock, 

Poultry, and Seed Program; Agricultural 

Marketing Service, USDA; 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 

3932–S, Stop 0258, Washington, DC 

20250–0258; or by facsimile to (202) 

690–2746. All comments should 

reference the docket number AMS–LPS– 

17–0059, 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, at 

www.regulations.gov and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Degenhart, Assistant to the 

Director, Quality Assessment Division; 

(202) 260–8417; or 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: May 31, 

2018. 

Type of Request: Request for 

extension of and revision to a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: Congress enacted the EPIA 

(21 U.S.C. 1031–1056) 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 authorized USDA to issue 

regulations describing how this function 

would be carried out to ensure that only 

eggs fit for human consumption are 

used for such purposes. To this end, 

USDA published the EPIA, commonly 

referred to as the Shell Egg Surveillance 

Program, in 7 CFR part 57. 

Under the Shell Egg Surveillance 

Program, shell egg handlers and 

hatcheries are required to register with 

USDA. A state or Federal surveillance 

inspector visits each registered handler 

quarterly to verify that shell eggs packed 

for consumer use are in compliance 

with the regulations (e.g., restricted eggs 

are not used for human consumption, 

storage temperatures are maintained at 

45 degrees ambient, etc.), 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 

necessary to fulfill the intent of the 

EPIA. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives of 

the AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed 

Program’s Quality Assessment Division, 

which includes state agencies 

authorized to conduct inspections on 

AMS’s behalf. The information is only 

used to verify compliance with the EPIA 

and the regulations, and it is used to 

facilitate regulatory action. The Agency 

is the primary user of the information; 

secondary users include each 

authorized state agency that have a 

cooperative agreement with AMS. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .30 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits, and small businesses or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

805. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

6,434.50. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,942.28 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All responses will 

become a matter of public record, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Bruce Summers, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22221 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

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