[Federal Register: March 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-016-1]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement 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 a reinstatement of an information collection in
support of the domestic pseudorabies accelerated eradication program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
1, 2004.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
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Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket
No. 04-016-1, 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. 04-016-1.
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. 04-016-1'' 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.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for locating this
docket and submitting comments.
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 domestic
pseudorabies accelerated eradication program, contact Dr. Adam Grow,
National Surveillance Coordinator, Eradication and Surveillance Team,
National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3752. 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: Pseudorabies Accelerated Eradication Program; Payment of
Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579-0137.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
responsible for, among other things, preventing the interstate spread
of pests and diseases of livestock within the United States and for
conducting eradication programs. In connection with this mission, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA, established
an accelerated pseudorabies eradication program, including the payment
of indemnity, to further pseudorabies eradication efforts in
cooperation with States and industry and to protect swine not infected
with pseudorabies from the disease.
Pseudorabies is a contagious, infectious, and communicable disease
of livestock, primarily swine. The disease, also known as Aujeszky's
disease, mad itch, and infectious bulbar paralysis, is caused by a
herpes virus, and is known to cause reproductive problems, including
abortion and stillborn death, and death in neonatal pigs, and
occasional death losses in breeding and finishing hogs.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 85 govern the interstate movement of
swine and other livestock (cattle, sheep, and goats) in order to help
prevent the spread of pseudorabies. These regulations authorize the
payment of indemnity to herd owners for the depopulation of swine known
to be infected with pseudorabies and require the collection of
information that includes an appraisal and agreement form, a movement
permit, and a report of net salvage proceeds. Additionally, the swine
must be moved to slaughter in a means of conveyance sealed with an
official seal.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the 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
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 information collection 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 0.1954918 hours per response.
Respondents: Swine herd owners, State animal health authorities,
and accredited veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,600.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7.625.
Estimated annual number of responses: 12,200.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,385 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.
Done in Washington, DC this 25th day of March, 2004.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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