[Federal Register: August 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 169)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 25, 2008.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
Summary of Collection: The Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) among other things provides export certification services to
assure other countries that the plants and plant products they are
receiving from the United States are free of plant pests specified by
the receiving country. The Federal Plant Pest Act authorizes the
Department to carry out this mission. APHIS will collect information
using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information
collected to locate shipments, guide inspection, and issue a
certificate to meet the requirements of the importing country. Failure
to provide this information would have an impact on many U.S. exporters
who would no longer be able to engage in the business of exporting
plants and plant products overseas.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 14,900.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,775,880.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Foreign Animal Disease (Emerging Disease Investigation (FAD/
ED) Database).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
Summary of Collection: Title 7, U.S.C. 8301, The Animal Health
Protection Act, authorizes the Secretary to prevent, control, and
eliminate contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases. Through
the Foreign Animal Disease Surveillance Program, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) compiles essential epidemiological
and diagnostic data that are used to define foreign animal diseases
(FAD) and their risk factors. The data is compiled through the
Veterinary Services Emergency Management Response System, a Web-based
database for reporting investigations of suspected FAD occurrences.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and
address of the owner/manager, the type of operation being investigated,
the number of and type of animals on the premises, whether any animals
have been moved to or from the premises and when this movement
occurred, number of sick or dead animals, the results of physical
examinations of the affected animals, the results of postmortem
examinations, and the number and kinds of samples taken, and the name
of the suspected disease. This information assists APHIS personnel in
detecting and eradicating foreign animal disease incursions. Without
the information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor foreign animal
disease outbreaks in the United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number Of Respondents: 2,640.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,640.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: ISA--Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
Summary of Collection: Federal regulation contained in 9 CFR
Subchapter B governs cooperative programs to control and eradicate
communicable diseases of livestock from the United States. Infectious
Salmon Anemia (ISA) poses a substantial threat to the economic
viability and sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States
and abroad. ISA is the clinical disease resulting from infection with
the ISA virus; signs include hemorrhaging, anemia, and lethargy. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect
information using VS Form 1-22 ISA Program Enrollment Form and VS Form
1-23 All Species Appraisal & Indemnity Claim Form.
Need and Use of the Information: Each program participant must sign
an ISA Program Enrollment Form in which they agree to participate fully
in USDA's and the State of Maine's ISA Program. APHIS will collect the
owner's name and address, the number of fish for which the owner is
seeking payment, and the appraised value of each fish. The owner must
also certify as to whether the fish are subject to a
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mortgage. Without the information it would be impossible for APHIS to
launch its program to contain and prevent ISA outbreaks in the United
States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 644.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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