[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 05-5714]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 17, 2005.
    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: Foreign Animal Disease (Emerging Disease Investigations 
(FAD/ED) Database).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS), administers regulations intended to prevent foreign 
diseases of livestock or poultry from being introduced into the United 
States, conducts surveillance for the early detection of such foreign 
animal diseases, and conducts eradication programs if such foreign 
diseases are detected. Through the Foreign Animal Disease Surveillance 
Program, APHIS compiles essential epidemiological and diagnostic data 
that are used to define foreign animal diseases and their risk factors. 
APHIS' authority to investigate suspected occurrences of foreign animal 
diseases of livestock or poultry is delineated in Public Law 87-518 and 
21 U.S.C. 111, 112, 113, 114, 114a, 120, and 134a. The regulations 
implementing these laws are found in part 53 of Title 9, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as 
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and 
address of the owner/manager, the type of operation being investigated, 
the number of and type of animals on the premises, the number of sick 
or dead animals, the results of post mortem examinations, and the name 
of the suspected disease. This information assists APHIS personnel in 
detecting and eradicating foreign animal disease incursions. Without 
the information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor foreign animal 
disease outbreaks in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Farm; Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 635.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,540.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5714 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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