[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72779-72780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6966]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 1, 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement, 9 
CFR part 80.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0148.
    Summary of Collection: Title 21 U.S.C. authorizes sections 111, 
114, 114a, 114-1, 115, 120, 121, 125, 126, 134a, 134c, 134f, and 134g. 
These authorities permit the Secretary to prevent, control and 
eliminate domestic diseases such as Johne's disease, as well as to take 
actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases such as foot-and-
mouth, classical swine fever, and other foreign diseases. Johne's 
disease affects cattle, sheep, goats, and other ruminants. It is an 
incurable and contagious disease that results in progressive wasting 
and eventual death. The disease is nearly always introduced into a 
healthy herd by an infected animal that is not showing symptoms of the 
disease. Moving Johne's-positive livestock interstate for slaughter or 
for other purposes and doing so without increasing the risk of disease 
spread requires the use of an owner-shipper statement, official 
eartags, and State participation in the program.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
that includes: (1) The number of animals to be moved, (2) the species 
of the animals, (3) the point of origin and destination, and (4) the 
consignor and consignee. Without the information APHIS would be unable 
to ensure that Johne's disease is not spread to healthy animal 
populations throughout the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 50.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Brucellosis Program Cooperative Agreements--Title 9, CFR 
Parts 50, 51, 53, 54, 76, and 78.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0047.
    Summary of Collection: Brucellosis is a contagious animal disease 
that causes loss of young through spontaneous abortion or birth of weak 
offspring, reduced milk production, and infertility. It is mainly a 
disease of cattle, bison and swine. There is no economically feasible 
treatment for brucellosis in livestock. Veterinary Services, a division 
with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is 
responsible for administering regulations intended to prevent the 
dissemination of animal diseases, such as brucellosis, within the 
United States. These regulations are found in Part 78 of Title 9, Code 
of Federal Regulations. The continued presence of brucellosis in a herd 
seriously threatens the health of other animals. APHIS will collect 
information using various forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information 
collected from the forms to continue to search for other infected 
herds, maintain identification of livestock, monitor deficiencies in 
identification of animals for movement, and monitor program 
deficiencies in suspicious and infected herds. This information will be 
used to determine brucellosis area status and aids herd owners by 
speeding up the detection and elimination of serious disease conditions 
in their herds. Without the data, APHIS' Brucellosis Eradication 
Program would be severely crippled.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,382.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.

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    Total Burden Hours: 17,681.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6966 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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