[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28655-28656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7455]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0070]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Importation of Poultry Products

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with regulations restricting the importation of 
products of poultry and birds into the United States in order to 
prevent the introduction of poultry disease.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
17, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and Federal 
Actions'' box, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' 
from the agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket 
ID column, select APHIS-2006-0070 to submit or view public comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically. 
Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for 
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after 
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User 
Tips'' link.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies 
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0070, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0070.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this 
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of 
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to 
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its 
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations 
for the importation of products of poultry and birds, contact Dr. Karen 
James-Preston, Director, Technical Trade Services Team-Products, 
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 
40, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-3277. For copies of more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste 
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Importation of Poultry Products.
    OMB Number: 0579-0141.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among 
other things, to prohibit the importation and interstate movement of 
animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into and 
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests. To 
fulfill this mission, APHIS regulates the importation of animals and 
animal products into the United States. The regulations are contained 
in title 9, chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 through 99, of the Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    Part 94, Sec.  94.6, governs the importation of carcasses, parts or 
products of carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching eggs) of poultry, 
game birds, and other birds to prevent the introduction of exotic 
Newcastle disease (END) and highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype 
H5N1 into the United States. Various conditions for importation apply.
    These conditions include four information collection activities: 
(1) A certificate of origin that must be issued, (2) serial numbers 
that must be recorded, (3) records that must be maintained, and (4) 
cooperative service agreements that must be signed.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3 
years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who 
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, 
mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.149 hours per response.
    Respondents: Full-time salaried veterinarians employed by the 
national government of the exporting region.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 6.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 33.6.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 202.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 30 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)

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    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of May 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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