[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32606-32607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11329]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 7, 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: Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza; Voluntary Control Program 
and Payment of Indemnity.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0305.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) has the authority for administering the National 
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the primary purpose of which is to 
protect the health of the U.S. poultry population. NPIP is a Federal-
State-industry cooperative program for the improvement of poultry 
breeding flocks and products through disease control techniques. Under 
the

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Plan, the regulations in 9 CFR part 56, ``Control of H5/H7 Low 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza,'' provide for the payment of indemnity for 
costs associated with the eradication of H5/H7 subtypes of low 
pathogenic avian influenza.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
certify the disease status of poultry through cooperative work 
performed by the States and industry and for the administration of 
other regulations intended to protect the health of the U.S. poultry 
population. The collected information will include sentinel bird 
identification, the creation and submission of flock testing reports, 
sales reports, breeding flock participation summaries, salmonella 
investigation reports, salmonella serotyping requests, and small chick 
order printouts. If the information is not collected, APHIS would be 
unable to effectively monitor the health of the nation's poultry 
population.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,317.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 54,946.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-11329 Filed 6-12-07; 8:45 am]
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