[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6341-6342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2713]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 3, 2010.
    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

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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: Importation of Products of Poultry and Birds.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0141.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of the health 
of animals under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
regulatory authority. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 
authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, and 
Sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, dated May 13, 2002, and the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The regulations under 
which disease prevention activities are contained are in Title 9, 
Chapter 1, Subchapter D, and Parts 91 through 99 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. The purpose of these regulations is to allow poultry meat 
that originates in the United States to be shipped, for processing 
purposes, to a region where exotic Newcastle disease exists, and then 
returned to the United States. The process entails the use of five 
information collection activities in the form of a certificate of 
origin that must be issued, including serial numbers that must be 
recorded, records that must be maintained, and cooperative service 
agreements that must be signed and an application for Permit, VS 17-
129.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure that imported poultry carcasses pose a negligible risk of 
introducing END into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal.
    Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 8.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0313.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
8301-8317) provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of any animal, article, 
or means of conveyance, if determined that the prohibition or 
restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction into or spread 
within the United States of any pest or disease of livestock. The 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations in 
subpart C of part 93, on the importation of horses include requirements 
for the approval and establishment of permanent, privately owned horse 
quarantine facilities that are operated under APHIS supervision. These 
regulations necessitate the use of several information collection 
activities when applicants apply for approval to establish and operate 
permanent, privately owned quarantine facilities for horses.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following 
information: (1) Environment Certification, (2) Application for 
Facility Approval, (3) Service Agreements, (4) Letter Challenging 
Withdrawal for Facility Approval, (5) Letter Notifying APHIS of 
Facility Closure, (6) Compliance Agreement, (7) Security Instructions, 
(8) Alarm Notification, (9) Security Breach, (10) List of Personnel, 
(11) Signed Statements, (12) Daily Log, and (13) Request for Variance.
    Without the information APHIS would be unable to approve permanent, 
privately owned horse quarantine facilities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 21.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2713 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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