[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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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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