[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 169 (Friday, August 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50925-50926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20059]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 25, 2008.
    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: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) among other things provides export certification services to 
assure other countries that the plants and plant products they are 
receiving from the United States are free of plant pests specified by 
the receiving country. The Federal Plant Pest Act authorizes the 
Department to carry out this mission. APHIS will collect information 
using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information 
collected to locate shipments, guide inspection, and issue a 
certificate to meet the requirements of the importing country. Failure 
to provide this information would have an impact on many U.S. exporters 
who would no longer be able to engage in the business of exporting 
plants and plant products overseas.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 14,900.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,775,880.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Foreign Animal Disease (Emerging Disease Investigation (FAD/
ED) Database).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
    Summary of Collection: Title 7, U.S.C. 8301, The Animal Health 
Protection Act, authorizes the Secretary to prevent, control, and 
eliminate contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases. Through 
the Foreign Animal Disease Surveillance Program, the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) compiles essential epidemiological 
and diagnostic data that are used to define foreign animal diseases 
(FAD) and their risk factors. The data is compiled through the 
Veterinary Services Emergency Management Response System, a Web-based 
database for reporting investigations of suspected FAD occurrences.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as 
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and 
address of the owner/manager, the type of operation being investigated, 
the number of and type of animals on the premises, whether any animals 
have been moved to or from the premises and when this movement 
occurred, number of sick or dead animals, the results of physical 
examinations of the affected animals, the results of postmortem 
examinations, and the number and kinds of samples taken, and the name 
of the suspected disease. This information assists APHIS personnel in 
detecting and eradicating foreign animal disease incursions. Without 
the information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor foreign animal 
disease outbreaks in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number Of Respondents: 2,640.
    Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,640.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: ISA--Payment of Indemnity.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
    Summary of Collection: Federal regulation contained in 9 CFR 
Subchapter B governs cooperative programs to control and eradicate 
communicable diseases of livestock from the United States. Infectious 
Salmon Anemia (ISA) poses a substantial threat to the economic 
viability and sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States 
and abroad. ISA is the clinical disease resulting from infection with 
the ISA virus; signs include hemorrhaging, anemia, and lethargy. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect 
information using VS Form 1-22 ISA Program Enrollment Form and VS Form 
1-23 All Species Appraisal & Indemnity Claim Form.
    Need and Use of the Information: Each program participant must sign 
an ISA Program Enrollment Form in which they agree to participate fully 
in USDA's and the State of Maine's ISA Program. APHIS will collect the 
owner's name and address, the number of fish for which the owner is 
seeking payment, and the appraised value of each fish. The owner must 
also certify as to whether the fish are subject to a

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mortgage. Without the information it would be impossible for APHIS to 
launch its program to contain and prevent ISA outbreaks in the United 
States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 644.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-20059 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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