[Federal Register: April 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 78)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 16, 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: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement Restrictions
and Indemnity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0101.
Summary Of Collection: Under the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-71, subtitle E, Animal Health Protection,
Section 10401-10418, the Secretary of Agriculture, in order to protect
the agriculture, environment, economy, and health and welfare of the
people of the United States by preventing, detecting, controlling, and
eradicating diseases and pests of animal, is authorized to cooperate
with foreign countries, States, and other jurisdictions, or other
person, to prevent and eliminate burdens on interstate commerce and
foreign commerce, and to regulate effectively interstate commerce and
foreign commerce. Scrapie is a progressive, degenerative and eventually
fatal disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats.
Its control is complicated because the disease has an extremely long
incubation period without clinical signs of disease, and there is no
test for the disease and or known treatment. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) restricts the interstate movement of
certain sheep and goats to help prevent the spread of scrapie. APHIS
has regulations at 9 CFR part 54 for an indemnity program to compensate
owners of sheep and goats destroyed because of scrapie.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using cooperative agreements; applications from owners to participate
in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program; post-exposure management
and monitoring plans; scrapie test records; application for indemnity
payments; certificates, permits, and owner statements for the
interstate movement of certain sheep and goats; application for
premises identification numbers; and applications for APHIS-approved
eartags, backtags, or tattoos, etc. Without this information APHIS'
efforts to more aggressively prevent the spread of scrapie would be
severely hindered.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 131,911.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 670,455.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, the
Bureau of Animal Industry. The collection, analysis and dissemination
of livestock and poultry health information on a national basis are
consistent with the APHIS mission of protecting and improving American
agriculture's productivity and competitiveness. The National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) program relies heavily on producer and
industry support. The NAHMS Program is committed to improving the value
of studies for producers and industry, reducing the burden of these
studies on respondents, and developing timely information of value to
the American public. As part of this commitment, the NAHMS is seeking
approval to perform customer/stakeholder satisfaction surveys for
participants of NAHMS studies, user of NAHMS information as well as
recipients of the U.S. Animal Health Report. Therefore, NAHMS needs to
collect this type of feedback from producer and other to enhance future
studies and ensure that the informational products are meeting their
needs.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected through
the surveys will be analyzed and used for internal program adjustments
and to tailor future NAHMS studies and reports. The potential benefit
to the industry from these surveys is feedback to improve the program,
laboratory services and informational products by gathering relevant
and timely information and opinion on the content and method of program
or service delivery.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
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Number of Respondents: 35,700.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,471.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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