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Federal Register/Vol. 79, No. 130/Tuesday, July 8, 2014/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 130 / Tuesday, July 8, 2014 / Notices 38483 vita; and (5) a biographical sketch of the • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: against the introduction of classical nominee indicating current position, Send your comment to Docket No. swine fever or Newcastle disease into educational background, past and APHIS-2014-0053, Regulatory Analysis the United States. These conditions current research activities, recent and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station involve the use of information relevant service, and other comments on 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, collection activities, including the the relevance of the nominee’s expertise Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. completion of a USDA, APHIS, to this peer review topic. Compensation Supporting documents and any Veterinary Services Application for is not available, in order to ensure an comments we receive on this docket Permit to Import or Transport unbiased review process. may be viewed at http:// Controlled Material or Organisms or Selection Process: An interagency www.regulations.gov/ Vectors (Veterinary Services Form 16– panel will select from the available #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0053 or 3), the placement of serially numbered nominees according to the selection in our reading room, which is located in seals on product containers, and the criteria presented above. An room 1141 of the USDA South Building, forwarding of a pre-arrival notification independent search for candidates to 14th Street and Independence Avenue to U.S. port personnel. assemble a balanced group representing SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading We are asking the Office of the expertise needed to fully evaluate room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Management and Budget (OMB) to the draft document may also occur. Up Monday through Friday, except approve our use of these information to eight reviewers will be selected who holidays. To be sure someone is there to collection activities for an additional 3 best provide expertise spanning the help you, please call (202) 799–7039 years. before coming. multiple areas listed above and, to the The purpose of this notice is to solicit extent feasible, best provide a balance of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For comments from the public (as well as perspectives. information on pork and poultry affected agencies) concerning our Persons with disabilities who require products from Mexico transiting the information collection. These comments alternate means for communication of United States, contact Dr. Lynette will help us: Williams, Senior Staff Veterinarian, program information (Braille, large (1) Evaluate whether the collection of National Import Export Services, VS, print, audio tape, etc.) should contact information is necessary for the proper APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600 performance of the functions of the Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3300. (voice and TDD). Agency, including whether the For copies of more detailed information information will have practical utility; Joseph W. Glauber, on the information collection, contact Chief Economist. Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our [FR Doc. 2014–15872 Filed 7–7–14; 8:45 am] Information Collection Coordinator, at estimate of the burden of the collection BILLING CODE 3410–18–P (301) 851–2908. of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Pork and Poultry Products From (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mexico Transiting the United States. clarity of the information to be OMB Control Number: 0579–0145. collected; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Type of Request: Extension of (4) Minimize the burden of the Service approval of an information collection. collection of information on those who [Docket No. APHIS–2014–0053] Abstract: Under the Animal Health are to respond, through use, as Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), appropriate, of automated, electronic, Notice of Request for Extension of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection mechanical, and other collection Approval of an Information Collection; Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department technologies; e.g., permitting electronic Pork and Poultry Products From of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, submission of responses. Mexico Transiting the United States among other things, to prohibit or Estimate of burden: The public restrict the importation and interstate reporting burden for this collection of AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health movement of animals, animal products, information is estimated to average 0.84 Inspection Service, USDA. and other articles to prevent the hours per response. ACTION: Extension of approval of an introduction into and dissemination Respondents: U.S. importers of pork information collection; comment within the United States of animal and poultry products from Mexico to request. diseases and pests. To fulfill this the United States and the Federal mission, APHIS regulates the SUMMARY: In accordance with the animal health authorities in Mexico. importation of animals and animal Estimated annual number of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this products into the United States. The respondents: 34. notice announces the Animal and Plant regulations are contained in title 9, Health Inspection Service’s intention to chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 Estimated annual number of request an extension of approval of an through 99, of the Code of Federal responses per respondent: 1.471. information collection associated with Regulations (CFR). Estimated annual number of the regulations for pork and poultry The regulations in 9 CFR 94.15 allow responses: 50. products from Mexico transiting the pork and pork products and poultry Estimated total annual burden on United States. carcasses, parts, and products (except respondents: 42 hours. (Due to DATES: We will consider all comments eggs and egg products) that are not averaging, the total annual burden hours that we receive on or before September eligible for entry into the United States may not equal the product of the annual 8, 2014. to transit the United States from number of responses multiplied by the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments specified States in Mexico, via land reporting burden per response.) by either of the following methods: border ports, for export to another All responses to this notice will be • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to country. summarized and included in the request http://www.regulations.gov/ The regulations set out conditions for for OMB approval. All comments will #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0053. the transit movements that protect also become a matter of public record. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:48 Jul 07, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JYN1.SGM 08JYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 38484 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 130 / Tuesday, July 8, 2014 / Notices Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of holidays. To be sure someone is there to • The commodities must be imported July 2014. help you, please call (202) 799–7039 as commercial consignments only; Kevin Shea, before coming. • Each consignment must be Administrator, Animal and Plant Health FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. accompanied by a phytosanitary Inspection Service. Claudia Ferguson, Senior Regulatory certificate issued by the NPPO of [FR Doc. 2014–15863 Filed 7–7–14; 8:45 am] Guatemala; and Policy Coordinator, Regulatory • BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Coordination and Compliance, Each consignment is subject to Regulations, Permits and Manuals, PPQ, inspection upon arrival at the port of APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, entry to the United States. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 851– Therefore, in accordance with 2352. § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection availability of our PRAs and RMDs for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Service Under the public review and comment. The regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and [Docket No. APHIS–2014–0021] documents may be viewed on the Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through Regulations.gov Web site or in our 319.56–68, referred to below as the Notice of Availability of Pest Risk reading room (see ADDRESSES above for regulations), the Animal and Plant Analyses for the Importation of a link to Regulations.gov and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Chipilin Leaves and Edible Flowers of information on the location and hours of prohibits or restricts the importation of Chufle, Izote, and Pacaya From the reading room). You may request fruits and vegetables into the United Guatemala Into the Continental United paper copies of the PRAs and RMDs by States from certain parts of the world to States calling or writing to the person listed prevent the introduction and under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION dissemination of plant pests that are AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of Inspection Service, USDA. new to or not widely distributed within the analysis you wish to review when ACTION: Notice of availability. the United States. requesting copies. Section 319.56–4 contains a After reviewing any comments we SUMMARY: We are advising the public performance-based process for receive, we will announce our decision that we have prepared pest risk analyses approving the importation of certain regarding the import status of chipilin that evaluate the risks associated with fruits and vegetables that, based on the leaves and edible flowers of chufle, importation of chipilin leaves and findings of a
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