[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41997-41998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21038]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 98-075-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection in support of the Application for Inspection and
Certification of Animal Byproducts.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 5, 1998 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the accuracy of burden estimate,
ways to minimize the burden (such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology), or any
other aspect of this collection of information to: Docket No. 98-075-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, suite 3C03, 4700 River
Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please send an original and
three copies, and state that your comments refer to Docket No. 98-075-
1. Comments received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South
Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC,
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Persons wishing to inspect comments are requested to call ahead on
(202) 690-2817 to facilitate entry into the comment reading room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts, contact Dr. John
Gray, Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Medical
Office, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 129, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236,
(301) 734-7633; or e-mail john.h.gray@usda.gov. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts.
OMB Number: 0579-0008.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to export certain animal
byproducts to other countries must, in some instances, furnish the
importing country with certificates that have been issued or endorsed
by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Veterinary Services (VS). These certificates attest to the
class and quality of these products, and also attest that the products
have been processed according to the conditions and requirements of the
importing country. VS Form 16-24 is one such certificate.
The information requested on VS Form 16-24 is provided by the
applicant and notifies us that the applicant desires to have us verify
the processing of the product. After verifying the processing
technique, we certify (on VS Form 16-24) that the product was processed
according to the conditions and requirements of the importing country.
Without this certification, the importing country would not accept the
product, and the applicant would be unable to conduct business with
that country.
The use of VS Form 16-24 has no impact on animal disease prevention
or eradication activities in the United States. The form was developed
strictly in response to the importation requirements of other
countries.
The use of VS Form 16-24 provides ample space for the applicant to
detail the processing technique used to make the product eligible to
enter the importing country. The form also serves as the written
agreement under which the applicant (the U.S. exporter) pays for the
services we render in connection
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with certifying that the product meets certain conditions required by
the importing country.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
the continued use of this information collection activity.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
We need this outside input to help us:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average .5 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. exporters of animal byproducts.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 20.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 20.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 10 hours. (Due to
rounding, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the average reporting
burden per response.)
All 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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of August 1998.
Joan M. Arnoldi,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 98-21038 Filed 8-5-98; 8:45 am]
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