[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65404-65405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25141]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 5, 2004.
    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) 720-8681.
    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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter 
E, Parts 101-124.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) is responsible for ensuring that veterinary biological 
products are pure, safe, potent, and effective. This program is 
conducted under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and 
the regulations in 9 CFR Subchapter E, Parts 102 to 124. To fulfill its 
mission of preventing the importation, preparation, sale, or shipment 
of harmful veterinary biological products, the Veterinary Biologics 
Division of APHIS issues licenses to qualified establishments that 
produce biological products, and issues permits to importers seeking to 
import such products into the United States. In order to effectively 
implement the licensing, production, labeling, importation, and other 
requirements, APHIS employs a number of information gathering tools 
such as establishment license applications, product license 
applications, product permit applications, product and test report 
forms and field study summaries.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information 
collected as a primary basis for the approval or acceptance of issuing 
licenses or permits to ensure veterinary biological products that are 
used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Also, 
APHIS uses the information to monitor the serials for purity, safety, 
potency and efficacy that are produced by licensed manufacturers prior 
to their release for marketing.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 51,617.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Tomatoes from France, Morocco, Western 
Sahara, Chile, and Spain.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0131.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United 
States, as well as the spread of pests not widely distributed and 
eradicating those imported when eradication is feasible. Regulations in 
7 CFR 319.56 thru 319.56-8 prohibit or restrict the importation of 
fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the 
world to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests, 
including fruit flies. These regulations allow tomatoes from Spain, 
Chile, France, Morocco, and Western Sahara to be imported into the 
United States (subject to certain conditions).
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using the 
phytosanitary certificate certifying that the tomatoes were grown in 
registered greenhouses in a specified area of the exporting country. If 
the information is not collected, APHIS' ability to protect the United 
States from exotic insect pests would be severely compromised.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; 
Individuals or households; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 34.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,704.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: BSE--Certificate of Origin.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0183.
    Summary of Collection: Regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, 95, and 
96 govern the importation of certain animals, animal products, and 
animal byproducts into the United States in order to prevent the 
introduction of various animal diseases, including bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (BSE). BSE is a progressive neurological disorder of 
cattle that result from infection by an unconventional transmissible 
agent.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect the applicant's name, address, 
the name and address of the individual who is exporting the material or 
product, the type and amount of material or product being shipped, the 
intended use of the material or product, and the origin and destination 
points of the material or product being shipped using form VS-

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16-3, Import Permit Application. The information contained in the VS 
form 16-3 enables APHIS to determine whether the shipment qualifies for 
import into the United States. Without the information it would be 
impossible for APHIS to effectively prevent BSE-contaminated animal 
products from entering the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,494.

Sondra Blakey,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25141 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]
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