[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30043-30044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11650]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0048]


Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; 
Permit for Reshipment of Swine From Slaughtering Facilities

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: New information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

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notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request approval of an information collection activity for 
reshipment of swine associated with regulations for livestock removed 
from slaughtering facilities.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0048 to submit 
or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available 
electronically.
    Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your 
comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0048, 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-2008-0048
    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 on reshipment of swine 
associated with regulations for livestock removed from slaughtering 
facilities, contact Dr. David Pyburn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 
Aquaculture, Swine, Equine and Poultry Programs, NCAHP, VS, APHIS, 210 
Walnut Street Room 891, Des Moines, IA 50309; (515) 284-4122. For 
copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS* Information Collection 
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Permit for Reshipment of Swine From 
Slaughtering Facilities.
    OMB Number: 0579-xxxx.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et. 
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, is authorized, among other things, to 
prevent the interstate spread of livestock diseases and to eradicate 
such diseases from the United States when feasible. In connection with 
this mission, APHIS' Veterinary Services (VS) program conducts animal 
disease surveillance programs, including diagnostic testing.
    The regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter C, Part 71, ``General 
Provisions,'' provide for the collection of blood and tissue samples 
from livestock (horses, cattle, bison, captive cervids, sheep and 
goats, swine, and other farmed animals) and poultry at slaughtering or 
rendering establishments. Persons moving livestock and poultry 
interstate for slaughter or rendering may only move the animals to 
slaughtering or rendering establishments that have been listed by the 
Administrator of APHIS.
    Livestock or poultry may not be removed from the premises of a 
slaughtering or rendering establishment except under a permit issued by 
APHIS and in accordance with applicable regulations of USDA's Food 
Safety and Inspection Service. Swine may be moved from a slaughtering 
establishment only with a permit that restricts such movement to either 
a holding facility or another slaughtering establishment and prohibits 
their return to the farm for feeding or breeding purposes, which could 
expose other farm animals to diseases that may be carried by animals 
intended for slaughter. Any person wishing to transport slaughter swine 
under a permit for reshipment must submit an application to APHIS' 
Veterinary Services program for their review and approval.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this information collection activity for 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 0.16666 hours per response.
    Respondents: Purchasers of market swine from slaughter facilities 
designated for shipment to alternate holding or slaughtering 
facilities.
    Estimated annual number of respondents : 60.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 60.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 10 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.)
    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 14th day of May 2008 .
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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