[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8456]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 8, 2010.
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), [email protected] 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: Classical Swine Fever Status of Chile.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0235.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. Veterinary Services, a program within USDA's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for carrying out this
disease prevention mission. The agency regulates the importation of
animals and animal products into the U.S. to guard against the
introduction of exotic animal diseases such as classical swine fever.
The regulations under which APHIS conducts these disease prevention
activities are contained in Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, and Part
91 through 99 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These regulations
place certain restrictions on the importation of swine, pork and pork
products into the U.S.
Need and Use of the Information: Swine, pork, and pork products
from specified regions must be accompanied by a certificate issued by a
salaried veterinary officer of the Government of Chile. The certificate
must identify both the exporting region and the region of origin as a
region designated by APHIS as free of classical swine fever at the time
the swine, pork, or pork products were in the region.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 32.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0271.
Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7701--et.seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit
or restrict the importation, entry, or movement of plants and plant
pests to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States
or their dissemination within the United States. The regulations in 7
CFR Part 319 prohibits or restricts the importation of plants, plant
parts, and related materials to prevent the introduction of foreign
plant pests into the United States. Conditions governing the
importation of cut flowers into the United States are contained in
``Subpart-Cut Flowers'' (Sec. Sec. 319.74-1 through 319.74-4, referred
to as the regulations). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) amended the cut flowers regulations to establish specific
requirements for the importation of cut flowers that are hosts of
Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) from countries where the disease is
known to occur and to make APHIS' cut flowers and nursery stock
regulations consistent. CWR is a serious disease in nurseries where it
may cause complete loss of greenhouse chrysanthemum crops.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires that some plants
and plant products are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection
certificate that is completed by plant health officials in the
originating or transiting country. APHIS uses the information on this
certificate to determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time
of inspection in the foreign country. The information is used as a
guide to the intensity of the inspection that APHIS must conduct when
the shipment arrives. Without this information, all shipments would
need to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerably
more time.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,025.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 636.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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