[Federal Register: July 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-043-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement
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 the regulations for the interstate movement of
animals affected with Johne's disease.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
EDOCKET: Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this
document.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 05-043-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.
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Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 05-043-1.
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 on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations
for the interstate movement of animals affected with Johne's disease,
contact Dr. Michael Carter, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4914. 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: Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement.
OMB Number: 0579-0148.
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 is responsible for, among other
things, preventing the spread of serious communicable animal diseases
(such as Johne's disease) from one State to another, and for
eradicating such diseases from the United States when feasible.
Johne's disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is caused by
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and primarily affects cattle, sheep,
goats, and other domestic, exotic, and wild ruminants. The disease is a
chronic and contagious enteritis that results in progressive wasting
and eventual death. It is nearly always introduced into a healthy herd
by an infected animal that is not showing symptoms of the disease.
The regulations in title 9, chapter I, subchapter C of the Code of
Federal Regulations govern the interstate movement of animals to
prevent the dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases in the
United States. Within subchapter C, part 71 contains general provisions
for the interstate transportation of animals, poultry, and animal
products, while part 80 pertains specifically to the interstate
movement of domestic animals that are positive to an official test for
Johne's disease.
Our regulations provide that cattle, sheep, goats, and other
domestic animals that are positive to an official test for Johne's
disease may generally be moved interstate only to a recognized
slaughtering establishment or to an approved livestock facility for
sale to such an establishment. The animals must bear an official eartag
and be shipped with an owner-shipper statement.
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 information collection on those who
are to respond through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other collection technologies, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.20 hours per response.
Respondents: Herd owners, shippers, and State representatives.
Estimated number of respondents: 250.
Estimated number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 250.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 50 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 27th day of June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3463 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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