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52710 

Vol. 82, No. 218 

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 7, 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 December 14, 

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. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

Title: Application of Laboratories, 

Transactions, and Exemptions. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0082. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 

been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided 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 

mandate that FSIS protect the public by 

ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg 

products are wholesome, not 

adulterated, and properly labeled and 

packaged. The Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (21 U.S.C. 642.), the Poultry 

Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

460(b)) requires certain parties to keep 

records that fully and correctly disclose 

all transactions involved in their 

businesses related to relevant animal 

carcasses and part. FSIS requires FSIS 

accredited non-Federal analytical 

laboratories to maintain certain 

paperwork and records. FSIS will 

collect information using several FSIS 

forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS will collect information to ensure 

that all meat and poultry establishments 

produce safe, wholesome, and 

unadulterated product, and that nonfederal laboratories accord with FSIS 

regulations. In addition, FSIS also 

collects information to ensure that meat 

and poultry establishments exempted 

from FSIS’s inspection do not 

commingle inspected and non-inspected 

meat and poultry products, and to 

ensure that retail firms qualifying for a 

retail store exemption and who have 

violated the provision of the exemption 

are no longer in violation. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 19,997. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 113,848. 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

Title: Public Health Inspection 

System. 

OMB Control Number: 0583–0153. 

Summary of Collection: The Food 

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has 

been delegated the authority to exercise 

the functions of the Secretary as 

provided 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). These statues mandate 

that FSIS protect the public by ensuring 

that meat, poultry, and egg products are 

safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FSIS developed a Web-based system 

that will improve FSIS inspection 

operations and facilitate industry 

members’ application for inspection, 

export, and import of meat, poultry, and 

egg products. Industry members use 

FSIS forms in the Public Health 

Information System (PHIS). Industry is 

able to submit some of these forms 

through a series of screens in PHIS; 

other forms are available in PHIS only 

as electronic forms. Paper forms will 

also be available to firms that do not 

wish to use PHIS. To submit 

information through PHIS, firms’ 

employees will need to register for a 

USDA eAuthentication account with 

Level 2 access. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 6,242. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 103,814. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

*Billing Code 3410–DM 

[FR Doc. 2017–24564 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 8, 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, 


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