[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 68 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18272-18273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8678]
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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 68 / Friday, April 7, 2000 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 4, 2000.
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), 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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)--7 CFR Part 1410.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0125.
Summary of Collection: Section 1231 of the Conservation Title of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 990198 Stat. 1354, as amended,
16 U.S.C. 3831-3844), as amended by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation
and Trade Act (Pub. L. 101-624, 104 Stat. 3577) and the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, (Pub. L. 104-127, Stat.
994) directs the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate and carry out a
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) during the 1986-2002 calendar years.
Under the program, the Secretary is authorized to enter into 10-15 year
contracts to assist owners and operators of eligible land in conserving
and improving the Nation's natural resources, including soil, water
quality, air quality, and wildlife. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will
collect information using various CRP forms.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA will use the information
collected on CRP forms to determine eligibility, quota and allotment
reductions, incentive payments, maximum payment rates, and also record
cropping history that is used by NRCS in determining land eligibility
etc. The information is needed to implement and provide program
benefits under the current legislation.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 160,497.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (When applying for
benefits).
Total Burden Hours: 70,088.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Application for Inspection, Sanitation, and Exemption.
OMB Control Number: 0583-0082.
Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of
the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21
U.S.C. 451, et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21
U.S.C. 1031). FSIS requires meat, poultry, and egg product
establishments and FSIS accredited non-Federal analytical laboratories
to maintain certain paperwork and records. FSIS will collect
information using several FSIS forms.
Need and Use of the Information: FSIS will collect information to
ensure that all meat and poultry establishments produce safe,
wholesome, and unadulterated product, and that non-federal laboratories
accord with FSIS regulations. In addition, FSIS also collects
information to ensure that meat and poultry establishments exempted
from FSIS's inspection do not commingle inspected and non-inspected
meat and poultry products.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 9,885.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,091.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Pseudorabies in Swine; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Title 21, U.S.C. authorizes sections 111,
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 125, 126, 134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g of 21
U.S.C. These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control and
eliminate domestic diseases such as pseudorabies, as well as to take
actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such as hog cholera,
African swine fever, and other foreign animal diseases. More
specifically, 21 U.S.C. 111, 115, 118, authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to take such measures as he or she may deem proper to
prevent the introduction or dissemination of any contagious or
communicable disease of animals or live poultry from a foreign country
into the United States or from one state to another. Disease prevention
is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal
population and enhancing our ability to compete in exporting animals
and animal products. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) is conducting an Accelerated Pseudorabies Eradication program
in an effort to eliminate pseudorabies from the United States. APHIS
will collect information using a movement permit, an official seal to
secure trucks that are carrying swine to slaughter, and a Report of
Salvage Proceeds.
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Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from herd owners on the number of animals being moved, their origin and
destination sites, their disease status and identification, and the
cleaning and disinfection requirements associated with the movement. If
the information was not collected it would be impossible for APHIS to
effectively ensure that pseudorabies-infected, exposed, or suspect
swine are prevented from coming into contact with healthy animals.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 998.
Agency has requested emergency approval by April 3, 2000.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Cranberries Grown in the States of MA, RI, CT, NJ, WI, MN,
OR, WA, and Long Island in the State of NY--Marketing Order No. 929.
OMB Control Number: 0581-0103.
Summary of Collection: Marketing Order No. 929 (7 CFR Part 929),
regulates the handling of cranberries grown in the 10 mention states
and emanates from enabling legislation (the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, Secs. 1-19, 48 Stat. 31, as amended; 7 U.S.C.
601-674). The act was designed to permit regulation of certain
agricultural commodities for the purpose of providing orderly marketing
conditions in interstate commerce and improving returns to growers. The
objective of the marketing agreement and order is to correlate the
supply of cranberries available for sale in the various trade channels
with the demand in those outlets. The Agricultural Marketing Service
will collect information using forms FV-53, -259, -260, and -263.
Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information from
the form on cranberry production, shipments, inspection, and export.
The Cranberry Marketing Committee, which represents growers and locally
administers the order. The committee and its staff are responsible for
keeping information in individual handlers inventories and receipt
confidential. Information gathered by the committee would only be
reported in the aggregate, along with other pertinent cranberry data.
If information was not collected it would eliminate data needed to keep
the cranberry industry and the Secretary abreast of changes at the
State and local level.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 1,285.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,750.
William McAndrew,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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