[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 49617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17795]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 11, 2020.
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; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 14, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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: Imported Seed and Screening.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0124.
Summary of Collection: The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests
from entering the United States, preventing the spread of pests not
widely distributed in the United States, and eradicating imported pests
when eradication is feasible. Under the authority of the Federal Seed
Act of 1939, as amended, the USDA regulates the importation and
interstate movement of certain agricultural and vegetable seeds. The
USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection
and Quarantine (PPQ) Division has established a seed analysis program
with Canada that allows U.S. companies that import seed for cleaning or
processing to enter into compliance agreements with APHIS. To monitor
and ensure compliance with United States agricultural regulations,
APHIS will collect information using forms and other information
activities.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from forms, correspondence, inspections, and discussions to ensure
imported seeds do not pose a threat to U.S. agriculture. If the
information were not collected, there would be increased risk of severe
economic damage to United States agriculture caused by plant diseases
and insect pests.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,153.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 9,632.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Importation of Beef and Ovine Meat from Uruguay and Beef
from Argentina and Brazil.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0372.
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
maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing APHIS' ability to
compete globally in animal and animal product trade. APHIS import
regulations in sections 94.1, 9 CFR 94.11, and 9 CFR 94.29 place
certain restrictions on the importation of beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay into the United States. Under these regulations, APHIS must
collect information (via a Foreign Meat Inspection Certificate),
prepared by an authorized veterinary official of the Government of
Argentina and Brazil, certifying that specific conditions for
importation have been met.
Need and Use of the Information: Imported beef and ovine meat from
Uruguay and imported beef from northern Argentina and imported beef
from the specific regions in Brazil must be accompanied by a foreign
meat inspection certificate that is completed and signed by an
authorized veterinary official of the Government of Uruguay, Argentina,
and Brazil. Without the information, APHIS would be unable to establish
an effective defense against the entry and spread of foot-and-mouth
disease and other animal diseases from Uruguay beef and ovine product
imports as well as imports of beef and beef products from Argentina and
Brazil.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Business or Other
for Profit.
Number of Respondents: 6,019.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 10,044.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17795 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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