[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23937]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 6, 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: Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 is 
the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The 
law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, 
control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The 
regulations in Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter C of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, govern the interstate movement of animals to prevent the 
dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases in the United States. 
Supplementing the regulations is the Uniform Program Standards for the 
Voluntary Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program that outlines the 
minimal national standards of the program providing specifics on 
administration of the program, program elements and procedures, and 
laboratory procedures.
    Need and Use of the Information: The objective of this program is 
to provide minimum national standards for the control of Johne's 
disease. The program consists of three basic elements: (1) Education, 
to inform producers about the cost of Johne's disease and to provide 
information about management strategies to prevent, control, and 
eliminate it; (2) management, to work with producers to establish good 
management strategies on their farms; and (3) herd testing and 
classification, to help separate test-positive herds from test-negative 
herds. Failing to collect this information would greatly hinder the 
control of Johne's disease and possibly lead to increased prevalence.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Farms; Business or other for-profit
    Number of Respondents: 50,602.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 70,515.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-23937 Filed 12-10-07; 8:45 am]
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