[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4858-4859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1699]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2011 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 21, 2011.
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: Importation of Animal & Poultry, Animal/Poultry Products,
Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0040.
Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes sections 111,
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134f, and 134g of 21
U.S.C. These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control and
eliminate domestic diseases such as brucellosis and tuberculosis, as
well as to take actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such
as foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. Disease prevention is the
most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and
enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
ability to compete in exporting animals and animal products. To fulfill
this mission APHIS must collect pertinent information from those
individuals who import animals and poultry, animal and poultry
products, zoological animals, or animal germplasm into the United
States. APHIS will collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from foreign animal health authorities as well as U.S. importers;
foreign exporters; veterinarians and animal health technicians in other
countries; State animal health authorities; shippers; owners and
operators of foreign processing plants and farms; USDA-approved zoos,
laboratories, and feedlots; private quarantine facilities; and other
entities involved (directly or indirectly) in the importation of animal
and poultry, animals and poultry products, zoological animals, and
animal germplasm. The information includes such data as the last
reported outbreak of a given animal disease in the region, the trading
practices engaged in by the region, and the intensity of the disease
surveillance activities occurring in the region. This vital information
helps APHIS to ensure that these imports pose a negligible risk of
introducing exotic animal diseases into the United States. If the
information was not collected it would cripple or destroy APHIS ability
to protect the United States from exotic animal disease incursions.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
Individuals and Households; Federal Governments; and State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 2,696.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 101,629.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Communicable Diseases in Horses.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0127.
Summary of Collection: Title 21, U.S.C. 117 Animal Industry Act of
1884 authorizes the Secretary to prevent, control and eliminate
domestic diseases such as equine infectious anemia, as well as to take
action to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such as contagious
equine metritis and other foreign animal diseases. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the importation and
interstate movement of animals and animal products, and conducts
various other activities to protect the health of the nation's
livestock and poultry. The regulations in 9 CFR 75.4 govern the
interstate movement of equines that have tested positive to an official
test for EIA and provide for the approval of laboratories, diagnostic
facilities, and research facilities.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected from
forms, APHIS VS 10-11, Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test; VS 10-
12, Equine Infectious Anemia Supplemental Investigation; and VS 1-27,
Permit for the Movement of Restricted Animals, will be used to prevent
the spread of equine infectious anemia. Regulations also require the
use an Agreement for Approved Livestock Facilities, Request for
Hearing, and Written Notification of Approval Withdrawal. Without the
information it would be impossible for APHIS to effectively regulate
the interstate movement of horses infected with EIA.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
State, Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 163,949.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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