[Federal Register: June 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 115)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS-2007-0015]
Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection (Specified Risk Materials)
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing its intention to request a
revision of an approved information collection concerning the
regulatory requirements relating to specified risk materials in cattle
to reflect the most recent plant data, which support a finding of more
total burden hours.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before August 14,
2007.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROM's, and hand- or
courier-delivered items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street, SW.,
Room 102 Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic mail: fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulation.gov
and in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box,
select ``Food Safety and Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-down
menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select FDMS
Docket Number FSIS-2007-0015 to submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials available electronically.
All submissions received by mail or electronic mail must include
the Agency name and docket number. All comments submitted in response
to this document, as well as research and background information used
by FSIS in developing this document, will be available for public
inspection in the FSIS Docket Room at the address listed above between
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Comments will also be posted on the Agency's Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/2007_Notices_Index/index.asp.
Individuals who do not wish FSIS to
post their personal contact information--mailing address, e-mail
address, and telephone number--on the Internet may leave the
information off their comments.
For Additional Information: Contact John O'Connell, Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA,
300 12th
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Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-0345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specified Risk Materials.
OMB Number: 0583-0129.
Expiration Date of Approval: 10/31/2007.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved information collection.
Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the
functions of the Secretary as specified in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). FSIS protects the public by
verifying that meat products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
FSIS is requesting revision of an approved information collection
addressing paperwork requirements specified in the regulations relating
to specified risk materials (SRMs) in cattle.
FSIS requires that official establishments that slaughter cattle or
process carcasses or parts of cattle develop written procedures for the
removal, segregation, and disposition of specified risk materials. The
Agency also requires that these establishments maintain daily records
to document the implementation and monitoring of their procedures for
the removal, segregation, and disposition of SRMs, and any corrective
actions that they take, to ensure that the procedures are effective (9
CFR 310.22).
The Agency is revising the SRM information collection based on the
most recent plant data, which support a finding of more total burden
hours than there are in the approved information collection.
FSIS has made the following estimates based upon an information
collection assessment:
Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates that it will take respondents an
average of .12 hours per response.
Respondents: Official establishments that slaughter cattle or
process parts of cattle.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 3,512.
Estimated No. of Annual Responses per Respondent: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 123,216 hours.
Copies of this information collection assessment can be obtained
from John O'Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 112,
Washington, DC 20250-3700, (202) 720-5627,(202) 720-0345.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of FSIS' functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of FSIS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and,(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on establishments, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or other forms of information
technology. Comments may also be sent to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20253.
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.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy
development is important. Consequently, in an effort to ensure that the
public and in particular minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities, are aware of this notice, FSIS will announce it on-line
through the FSIS web page located at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/2007_Notices_Index/index.asp
.
FSIS also will make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other types of
information that could affect or would be of interest to our
constituents and stakeholders. The update is communicated via Listserv,
a free e-mail subscription service consisting of industry, trade, and
farm groups, consumer interest groups, allied health professionals,
scientific professionals, and other individuals who have requested to
be included. The update also is available on the FSIS web page. Through
Listserv and the web page FSIS is able to provide information to a much
broader, more diverse audience.
In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail subscription service which
provides automatic and customized access to selected food safety news
and information. This service is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/email_subscription/
Options range from recalls to
export information to regulations, directives and notices. Customers
can add or delete subscriptions themselves and have the option to
password protect their account.
Done at Washington, DC, on: June 11, 2007.
David P. Goldman,
Acting Administrator.
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