[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19428]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 23, 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) 720-8958.
    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: National Animal Identification System.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0259.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) regulates the importation and interstate movement of 
animals and animal products and conducts various other activities to 
protect the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry. The advent of 
increased animal disease outbreaks around the globe over the past 
decade, especially the recent BSE-positive cow found in Washington 
State, has intensified the public interest in developing a national 
animal identification program for the purpose of protecting animal 
health. Fundamental to controlling any disease threat, foreign or 
domestic, to the Nation's animal resources is to have a system that can 
identify individual animals or groups, the premises where they are 
located, and the date of entry to each premises. A national animal 
identification system is being implemented by APHIS at present on a 
voluntary basis. It is intended to identify all livestock, as well as 
record their movements over the course of their lifespan.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS goal is to create an 
effective, uniform, consistent, and efficient system that when fully 
implemented, will allow traces to be completed within 48 hours of 
detection of a disease, ensuring rapid containment of the disease. 
Successful implementation of the animal identification and tracking 
systems will depend on the effective use of three primary information 
collection activities: premises and nonproducer participants 
identification records, individual animal identification transaction 
records, and group/lot transaction records that will be created and 
maintained through various industry and Government collaborative 
efforts.
    Failing to collect the needed information would make it impossible 
to conduct a timely traceback of animals potentially exposed to a 
disease of concern.
    Description of Respondents: State, local or tribal government; 
Farms; Business or other for-profit
    Number of Respondents: 250,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 255,000.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19428 Filed 9-28-05; 8:45 am]
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