[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 21 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 4680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1630]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 29, 2007.
    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: Spring Viremia of Carp-Susceptible Finfish and their 
Gametes, and Diagnostic Specimens Importation Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0301.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
is responsible for the development and administration of regulations 
intended to protect the health of U.S. farmed fish populations. APHIS 
is adding import restrictions for certain species of finfish that are 
susceptible to spring viremia of carp disease (SVC). SVC is a disease 
of certain species of finfish, caused by an eponymous rhabdovirus. SVC 
is considered extremely contagious, and there are currently no U.S. 
approved vaccines or treatments for the virus.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS has developed import 
requirements for SVC-susceptible fish species. This necessitates the 
use of several information collection activities, including application 
by U.S. importers for an import permit for SVC-susceptible fish 
species, or for diagnostic samples containing viable SVC virus. APHIS 
will also require that importers obtain a health certificate from the 
exporting facility indicating that the exporting country, zone, or 
aquaculture establishment is in compliance with OIE guidelines to 
demonstrate freedom from SVC. Without the information, APHIS would be 
unable to effectively protect farmed fish populations that are known to 
be susceptible to SVC from imports of finfish or their gametes infected 
with SVC virus.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; Individual or households.
    Number of Respondents: 12,010.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,969.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-1630 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am]
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