To collect information from
federally-assisted State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to
ensure that their programs operate in a manner that it at least
equal to FSIS’s Federal inspection program in the protection of
public interest; comply with requirements of Federal Civil Rights
laws and regulations; meet necessary laboratory quality assurance
standards and testing frequencies; and have the capability to
perform microbiology and food chemistry methods that are “at least
equal to” methods performed in FSIS laboratories.
FSIS has added 164 burden hours
to the collection due to the addition of new states. FSIS has
increased the respondents in the collection from 25 to 27, the
responses from 225 to 309, and the total burden hours from 6,887 to
7,051.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.