[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23985-23986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12018]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 19, 2009.
    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: Veterinary Accreditation Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0032.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture is the agency charged with carrying out 
this disease prevention mission. To help accomplish this mission, 
APHIS' Veterinary Services administers the National Veterinary 
Accreditation Program. This program certifies private veterinary 
practitioners to work cooperatively with Federal veterinarians, as well 
as with State animal health officials, to conduct certain activities 
for APHIS. Regulations governing the Veterinary Accreditation Program 
are found in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 160, 
161, and 162.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
determine that a veterinarian has met the requirements for being 
accredited, or for obtaining re-accreditation. APHIS will also collect 
information to ensure that accredited veterinarians are knowledgeable 
of current Federal and State animal health regulations, objectives and 
programs and are competent in their application. If information is not 
collected it would significantly destroy APHIS' ability to operate the 
Veterinary Accreditation Program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5001.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,001.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0049.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title 
IV, Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772), the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, 
entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce of plant pests 
and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the 
United States. Regulations authorized by the PPA concerning the 
importation of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, and other 
plant products to include log, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood 
articles are contained in Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
part 319. Implementing the laws is necessary to prevent injurious plant 
and insect pest from entering the United States, a situation that could 
produce serious consequences for U.S. agriculture. The Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is required to collect information 
from a variety of individuals, both within and outside the

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United States, who are involved in growing, packing, handling, 
transporting, and importing foreign plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, 
importing foreign logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and 
other plant products. APHIS will collect this information using a 
number of forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign 
logs, lumber, other unmanufactured wood articles, and other plant 
products imported into the United States do not harbor plant diseases 
or insect pests that could cause serious harm to U.S. agriculture.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; 
individuals or households; farms; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 92,429.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 95,423.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-12018 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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