[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14645]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 30, 2006.
    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: Permit for the Movement of Restricted Animals.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0051.
    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 tuberculosis and brucellosis, as 
well as to take actions to prevent and to manage exotic animal diseases 
such as hog cholera, foot-and-mouth disease, and other foreign 
diseases. Disease prevention is the most effective method of 
maintaining a healthy animal population and for enhancing the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to compete in the 
world market of animals and animal product trade. When farm animals 
become sick or have been exposed to a disease, it is important that 
they be removed promptly from their farm. If an animal must be 
transported across state lines, the owner will complete a ``Permit for 
the Movement of Restricted Animals,'' VS Form 1-27.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the owner's 
name, address, the animals' point of origin and destination, the number 
of animals being moved, the purpose of the movement, and various pieces 
of animal identification data so that each animal in the shipment can 
be identified. Meat inspector report the slaughter of the animals to 
veterinary services also uses VS Form 1-27. Without the information, 
APHIS would be unable to effectively monitor and control the movement 
of sick animals, a situation that could seriously compromise the health 
of the U.S. livestock population.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 996.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Tuberculosis Testing for Imported Cattle.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0224.
    Summary of Collection: Under the authority of Title 21, U.S.C., the 
Secretary of Agriculture is permitted 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 foot-and-mouth, 
rinderpest, and other foreign diseases. Disease prevention is the most 
effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and 
enhancing the ability of U.S. producers to compete in the global market 
of animal and animal product trade. The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect information using form VS 17-
129, ``Application for Import or In Transit Permit.''
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
from the permit application regarding the type, number, and 
identification of the animals to be exported to the United States, as 
well as information concerning the origin, intended date and location 
of arrival, routes of travel, and destination of the animals. APHIS 
will also collect information that certified that the herd in which the 
cattle was born and raised has tested TB-negative to a whole herd test. 
Failure to collect this information would make it impossible for APHIS 
to effectively evaluate the TB risks associated with cattle importation 
from Mexico, thereby increasing the likelihood that healthy cattle and 
bison throughout the United States will be exposed to tuberculosis.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 15,000.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-14645 Filed 9-1-06; 8:45 am]
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