[Federal Register: April 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 77)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction
April 20, 2009.
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 Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Brucellosis Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0047.
Summary of Collection: Brucellosis is a contagious animal disease
that causes loss of young through spontaneous abortion or birth of weak
offspring, reduced milk production, and infertility. It is mainly a
disease of cattle, bison and swine. There is no economically feasible
treatment for brucellosis in livestock. Veterinary Services, a division
with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is
responsible for administering regulations intended to prevent the
dissemination of animal diseases, such as brucellosis, within the
United States. These regulations are found in Part 78 of Title 9, Code
of Federal Regulations. The continued presence of brucellosis in a herd
seriously threatens the health of other animals. APHIS will collect
information using various forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information
collected from the forms to continue to search for other infected
herds, maintain identification of livestock, monitor deficiencies in
identification of animals for movement, and monitor program
deficiencies in suspicious and infected herds. This information will be
used to determine brucellosis area status and aids herd owners by
speeding up the detection and elimination of serious disease conditions
in their herds. Without the data, APHIS' Brucellosis Eradication
Program would be severely crippled.
Description of Respondents: Business; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 117,446.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 440,584.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Citrus from Peru.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0289.
Summary of Collection: The Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products,
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination within the United States. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) amended the fruits
and vegetables regulations to allow the importation, under certain
conditions of fresh commercial citrus fruit (grapefruit, limes,
mandarin oranges, or tangerines, sweet oranges, and tangelos) from
approved areas of Peru into the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
that includes inspections by national plant protection organization
officials from Peru, grower registration and agreement, fruit fly
trapping, monitoring, recordkeeping, and phytosanitary certificate.
Without the information APHIS could not verify that fruit was treated,
verify that citrus canker, fruit flies, and other pests were destroyed
by treatment, or that the treatment was adequate to prevent the risk of
plant pests from entering the United States.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 11,080.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9319 Filed 4-22-09; 8:45 am]
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