[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10737]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 24, 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, Pub. L. 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) 720-8958.
    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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: 9 CFR 50 & 77, Tuberculosis.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0084.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes the Secretary of 
Agriculture to prevent, control and eliminate domestic diseases such as 
tuberculosis, as well as to take actions to prevent and to manage 
exotic diseases such as hog cholera, African swine fever, and other 
foreign diseases. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) oversees the Cooperative State-Federal Bovine Tuberculosis 
Eradication Program to eliminate bovine tuberculosis, a serious disease 
of livestock. The disease also affects man through contacts with 
infected animals or their byproducts. APHIS works with State and other 
federal organizations to conduct epidemiologic investigations to locate 
bovine tuberculosis and provide a means of controlling it. Information 
is collected using a variety of forms to properly identify, test, and 
transport animals that are infected with or exposed to tuberculosis.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
search for infected herds, maintain identification of livestock, 
monitor deficiencies in identification of animals for movement, and 
monitor program deficiencies in suspicious and infected herds. 
Continued collection of this information is essential for program 
progress aimed at controlling and eradicating bovine tuberculosis.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms; 
State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 6,897.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,372.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10737 Filed 5-27-05; 8:45 am]
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