[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2855]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 29, 1998.
    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, Pub. L. 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), Washington, DC 20503 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) 720-6746.
    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: National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
    Summary of Collection: Information is being collected from poultry 
breeders to track the status of flocks (i.e., type, size, location), 
flock testing and disease management data.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used 
by USDA and state governments to track poultry flocks and to control 
the source of communicable poultry diseases.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,444.

 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Prohibited and Restricted Importation of Meats, Animal 
Byproducts, Poultry, Organisms and Vectors in the U.S.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0015.
    Summary of Collection: Information will be collected from 
importers, transporters, inspectors, processors, and all others 
involved in the importation of restricted/controlled animal and poultry 
products and byproducts, organisms, and vectors into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The government will use the 
information collected to control/prevent the introduction or 
dissemination of communicable disease of animals and/or live poultry 
from a foreign country into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 8,961.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 31.256.
Nancy Sternberg,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-2855 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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