[Federal Register: July 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 136)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-066-1]
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 regulations for the interstate movement of
horses that have tested positive for equine infectious anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 14, 2004.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 04-066-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. 04-066-1.
E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must be contained in the body
of your message; do not send attached files. Please include your name
and address in your message and ``Docket No. 04-066-1'' on the subject
line.
Agency Web site: Go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/cominst.html
for a form you can use to submit an e-mail comment through
the APHIS Web site.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: You may view APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related information, including the names of groups
and individuals who have commented on APHIS dockets, on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
interstate movement of equine that have tested positive for equine
infectious anemia, contact Dr. Tim Cordes, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Certification and Control Team, NCAHP, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
46, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3279. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Communicable Diseases in Horses.
OMB Number: 0579-0127.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates the importation and
interstate movement of animals and animal products, and conducts
various other activities to protect the health of our Nation's
livestock and poultry.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially
fatal viral disease of equines. There is no vaccine or treatment for
the disease. It is often difficult to differentiate from other fever-
producing diseases, including anthrax, influenza, and equine
encephalitis.
The regulations in 9 CFR 75.4 govern the interstate movement of
equines that have tested positive to an official test for EIA (EIA
reactors) and provide for the approval of laboratories, diagnostic
facilities, and research facilities. The regulations require the use of
an official EIA test, a certificate for the interstate movement of an
EIA reactor, and proper identification of the reactor, as well as
recordkeeping by accredited and State veterinarians; laboratory,
diagnostic, and research facility personnel; and stockyard personnel.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning this information collection
activity. These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our agency's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
information collection, 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 0.1016625 hours per response.
Respondents: Accredited and State veterinarians; laboratory,
diagnostic, and research facility personnel; stockyard personnel; and
owners and shippers of horses.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 10,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 200.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,000,000.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 203,325 hours. (Due
to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product
of the annual number of responses multiplied by the 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of July 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 04-16182 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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