Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 24 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 60125 |
| Record Number | 2020-21069 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
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Notices Federal Register
60125
Vol. 85, No. 186
Thursday, September 24, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
September 21, 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 October 26, 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 & Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: APHIS Credit Account and User
Fee Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0055.
Summary of Collection: The Food,
Agriculture, Conservation and Trade
Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) to prescribe and collect fees to
cover the costs of providing certain
agricultural quarantine, inspection, and
veterinary diagnostics services.
Reimbursable overtime fees may also be
assessed for inspection services
requested during non-duty hours. The
Secretary is authorized to use the
revenue to provide reimbursements to
any appropriation accounts that incur
costs associated with the services
provided. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 authorizes the
Agency to collect information from
person(s) requesting to establish credit
accounts with the U.S. government.
APHIS charges the appropriate fees to
respondents using billing information
obtained from several APHIS
documents.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information from
requests to establish credit accounts to
conduct credit checks and to ensure
credit worthiness prior to extending
credit services. APHIS will also collect
information required to identify fees
associated with provided services, and
to ensure that the correct amounts are
collected and remitted in full in a timely
manner. Without the information,
APHIS would not be able to ensure
substantial compliance with the statute.
Noncompliance with the statute could
result in misappropriation of public
funds and lost revenue to the Federal
Government.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 8,374.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 93,465.
Title: APHIS Pest Reporting and Asian
Longhorned Beetle Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0311.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701, et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into, or their
dissemination within, the United States.
Plant health regulations promulgated by
the United States Department of
Agriculture under this authority
specifically address control programs
for a number of pests and diseases of
concern, including Asian longhorned
beetle, emerald ash borer beetle, and
citrus greening, to name a few. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) will collect information
using a Plant Protection and Quarantine
pest reporting form and Asian
longhorned beetle unified survey form,
and other information collection
activities.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS relies on the public to report
sightings of plant pests or suspicious
signs of pest or disease damage they
may see in their local area. This
reporting will be done through online
forms for reporting pests, and additional
information collection activities such as
cooperative agreements for inspection;
compliance training workshops;
contracts for inspection; homeowner
releases or refusals to inspect;
homeowner chemical treatment
releases; letters of warning of litigation
and warrant; litigations and warrants;
homeowner releases for tree removal;
removals and monitoring; contracts for
treatment; removals and disposals;
disposal and marshalling yard activities;
and certificate or permit cancellation
appeals. Failing to collect this
information could result in APHIS not
receiving information about where
infestations may exist, causing them to
linger unreported and grow. Infestations
of high-consequence pests or diseases,
such as Asian longhorned beetle,
emerald ash borer beetle, citrus
greening, and others, could lead to
significant economic damage to crops,
forests, and landscapes.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals; Business or other for-profit;
State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 7,055.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping: Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 438,719.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–21069 Filed 9–23–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
September 21, 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
required 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 October 26, 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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Transfer of Farm Records
Between Counties.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0253.
Summary of Collection: Farm Service
Agency (FSA) programs are
administered on the basis of ‘‘farm’’. For
program purposes, a farm is a collection
of tracts of land that have the same
owner and the same operator. Land with
different owners may be considered to
be a farm if all the land is operated by
one person and additional criteria are
met. A farm is typically administered in
the FSA county office where the farm is
physically located. A farm can be
transferred from the physical location
county office if the principal dwelling of
the farm operator has changed, a change
has occurred in the operation of the
land, or there has been a change that
would cause the receiving
administrative county office to be more
accessible. FSA–179, ‘‘Transfer of Farm
Record between Counties,’’ is used as
the request for a farm transfer from one
county to another initiated by the
producer.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected on the FSA–179 is
collected only if a farm transfer is being
requested and is collected in a face-to-
face setting with county office
personnel. The information is used by
county office employees to document
which farm is being transferred, what
county it is being transferred to, and
why it is being transferred. The FSA–
179 assists county committees in
determining why the farm transfer is
being requested and that it is not being
requested for the purpose of increased
program benefits, avoiding payment
reductions, establishing eligibility to
transfer base acres, or for circumventing
any other programs provision. Without
the information county offices will be
unable to determine whether the
producer desires to transfer a farm.
Description of Respondents: Farms.
Number of Respondents: 21,240.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 3,540.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–21094 Filed 9–23–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2020–0016]
Availability of FSIS Import Guidance
AGENCY
: Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION
: Notice of availability and
response to comments.
SUMMARY
: In July 2017, FSIS published
and requested comment on guidance for
importing meat, poultry, and egg
products into the United States. FSIS is
announcing updates to this guidance
and responding to comments received
on the guidance. FSIS intends for this
guidance to help U.S. importers,
customs brokers, official import
inspection establishments, and other
interested persons understand and
comply with FSIS import requirements.
The guidance represents current FSIS
thinking, and FSIS will update it as
necessary to reflect comments received
and any additional information that
becomes available.
ADDRESSES
: A downloadable version of
the FSIS import guidance is available to
view and print at https://
www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/
topics/regulatory-compliance/
guidelines. No hard copies of the
compliance guideline have been
published.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Rachel Edelstein, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy and
Program Development by telephone at
(202) 205–0495.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) is the public health
regulatory agency responsible for
ensuring that domestic and imported
meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,
wholesome, and correctly labeled and
packaged. FSIS inspects imported meat,
poultry, and egg products under the
authority of 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) (15
U.S.C. 1031 et seq.). Imported meat,
poultry, and egg products must originate
from eligible countries and from
establishments or plants (for egg
products) that are certified to export to
the United States (21 U.S.C. 620, 466,
and 1046). A country becomes eligible
following an equivalence determination
process completed by FSIS in
coordination with the country’s central
competent authority (CCA). Foreign
establishments or plants become eligible
when the CCA certifies to FSIS that the
establishments or plants meet
requirements that are equivalent to FSIS
requirements. All imported shipments
of meat, poultry, and egg products must
be presented to FSIS for inspection,
with certain exceptions, as detailed in
the guidance (i.e., a meat, poultry, or
dried egg products shipment that does
not exceed 50 pounds, or a liquid egg
products shipment that does not exceed
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