[Federal Register: March 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 43)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0018]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
Nomination Request Form; Animal Disease Training
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 approval of an information collection activity
associated with training related to animal diseases.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0018 to submit
or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your
comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0018, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0018.
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
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sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on training related to
animal diseases, contact Ms. Leslie Bolton, Program Specialist,
Professional Development Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 27,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3624. 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: Nomination Request Form; Animal Disease Training.
OMB Number: 0579-xxxx.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and interstate movement
of animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests and
for eradicating such diseases when feasible. In connection with this
mission, the Veterinary Services (VS) program of APHIS provides vital
training to State, industry, and academic personnel to prepare them to
respond to an animal disease event, including disease eradication
activities and sample collection.
Individuals who wish to attend animal disease-related training must
submit a Nomination Request Form (VS-1-5) to VS to help the program
coordinate courses and select participants. VS develops rosters with
course participants' names and their contact information to notify them
of future training courses and to encourage contact among participants
throughout their careers. We are asking the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve our use of this information collection activity
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 1.275985663 hours per response.
Respondents: State, industry, and academic personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 552.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.010869565.
Estimated annual number of responses: 558.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 712 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 February 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-4145 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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