[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57653-57654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25253]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 03-078-1]


Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Standard 
Requirements for Bovine Virus Diarrhea and Bovine Rhinotracheitis 
Vaccines

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request an extension of approval of an information 
collection in support of regulations for the interstate movement of 
plants and plant products from the District of Columbia.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by postal mail/commercial delivery 
or by e-mail. If you use postal mail/commercial delivery, please send 
four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to: Docket 
No. 03-078-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 
3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. 03-078-1. If you use e-mail, 
address your comment to [email protected]. Your comment must 
be contained in the body of your message; do not send attached files. 
Please include your name and address in your message and ``Docket No. 
03-078-1'' on the subject line.
    You may read any comments that we receive on this docket in our 
reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    APHIS documents published in the Federal Register, and related 
information, including the names of organizations and individuals who 
have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
regulations for the interstate movement of plants and plant products 
from the District of Columbia, contact Mr. Jonathan Jones, Staff 
Officer, Pest Detection Management Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 134, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-5038. For copies of more 
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. 
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 
734-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: District of Columbia Plant Health Certificate.
    OMB Number: 0579-0166.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for 
facilitating the interstate movement of agricultural products and 
commodities in ways that will reduce the risk of disseminating plant 
pests and noxious weeds.
    The regulations in 7 CFR part 302, ``District of Columbia; Movement 
of Plants and Plant Products,'' set out procedures for the inspection 
and certification of plants and plant products moving interstate from 
the District of Columbia. The regulations provide that, whenever 
inspection and documentation of plants or plant products are required 
by Federal or State laws or regulations prior to the interstate 
movement of those plants or plant products, APHIS will provide those 
services. APHIS, rather than the District of Columbia, provides those 
services because the District of Columbia, unlike most States, has no 
official plant protection service. The form APHIS uses to certify the 
plant pest status of plants or plant products to be moved interstate 
from the District of Columbia is the District of Columbia Plant Health 
Certificate.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this form for an additional 3 years in connection with our 
program to prevent the interstate spread of plant pests, diseases, and 
noxious weeds in the United States.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Shippers, growers of plants and plant materials.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 4.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 50.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 200.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 40 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.


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    Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of September 2003.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-25253 Filed 10-3-03; 8:45 am]
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