[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69913-69915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28827]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 9, 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 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 Plant & Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine Health.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0137.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) the Animal and Plant

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Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
is authorized, among other things to prohibit or restrict the 
interstate movement of animals and animal products to prevent the 
dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests of 
livestock and to conduct programs to detect, control and eradicate 
pests and diseases of livestock. The regulations in 9 CFR part 71 
contain requirements for the interstate movement of swine within a 
production system to prevent the spread of swine diseases and part 85 
regulations regulates the interstate movement of swine to prevent the 
spread of the pseudorabies (PRV) virus. APHIS will collect information 
using several APHIS forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on 
the number of swine being moved in a particular shipment, the 
shipment's point of origin, the shipment's destination, and the reason 
for the interstate movement. The documents used to gather the necessary 
information include: (1) The Permit of Move Restricted Animals (VS Form 
1-27), (2) the certificate of veterinary inspection, (3) an owner-
shipper statement, (4) the accredited veterinarian's statement 
concerning embryos for implantation and semen shipments, (5) a swine 
production system health plan, (6) an interstate movement report and 
notification, and (7) the completion and recordkeeping of a Quarterly 
Report of Pseudorabies Control Eradication Activities (VS Form 7-1). 
The documents provide APHIS with critical information concerning a 
shipment's history, which in turn enables APHIS to engage in swift, 
successful trackback investigation when infected swine are discovered. 
PRV is further controlled through depopulation and indemnity using an 
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim Form (VS Form 1-23), herd management 
plan, movement permit and report of net salvage proceeds.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government .
    Number of Respondents: 7,670.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 29,840.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Interstate Movement of Certain Tortoises.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0156.
    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 
prevent, control, and eliminate domestic diseases such as tuberculosis, 
as well as to take actions to prevent and to manage exotic diseases 
such as heartwater disease. The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit 
the importation of the leopard tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, 
and the Bell's hingeback tortoise to prevent the introduction and 
spread of exotic ticks known to be vectors of heartwater disease, an 
acute, infectious disease of cattle and other ruminants. The 
regulations in 9 CFR part 74 prohibit the interstate movement of those 
tortoises that are already in the United States unless the tortoises 
are accompanied by a health certificate or certificate of veterinary 
inspection.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to 
ensure that the interstate movement of these leopard, African spurred, 
and Bell's hingeback tortoises poses no risk of spreading exotic ticks 
within the United States. Owners and veterinarians are required to 
provide the following information to Federal or accredited 
veterinarians for completion of the health certificate: Name, address, 
and telephone number of the owner; information identifying the animal 
such as collar or tattoo number; breed; age; sex; color; distinctive 
marks; vaccination history; and certifications from both the owner and 
the veterinarian that all information is true and accurate. The 
collected information is used for the purposes of identifying each 
specific tortoise and documenting the State of its health so that the 
animals can be transported across State and national boundaries. If the 
information is not collected APHIS would be forced to continue their 
complete ban on the interstate movement of leopard, African spurred, 
and Bell's hingeback tortoises, a situation that could prove 
economically disastrous for a number of U.S. tortoises breeders.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,000.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Sheep 2011 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0188.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for protecting the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry 
populations by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of 
contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases of livestock and 
poultry and for eradicating such diseases from the United States when 
feasible. In connection with this mission, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) operates the National Health Monitoring 
System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis, statistically 
valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and economic 
importance of livestock and poultry diseases. NAHMS will conduct the 
second national data collection for sheep through a national study, 
Sheep 2011. The study will take place in 22 States, which represents 
88.8 percent of the U.S. sheep population. Collection and dissemination 
of animal and poultry health information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8301, 
The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using several forms. APHIS will use the data collected to: (1) Describe 
trends in sheep health and management practices from 1996 to 2011, (2) 
describe management and biosecurity practices used to control common 
infectious diseases, including scrapie, ovine progressive pneumonia, 
Johne's disease, and caseous lymphadenitis, (3) estimate the prevalence 
of gastrointestinal parasites and anthelmintic resistance, and other 
diseases in domestic sheep flocks, (4) facilitate the collection of 
information and samples regarding causes of abortion storms in sheep, 
(5) determine producer awareness of the zoonotic potential of 
contagious ecthyma and the management practices used to prevent 
transmission of the disease, and (6) provide serum to include in the 
seriological bank for future research. Without the data, the U.S.' 
ability to detect trends in management, production, and health status 
that increase/decrease farm economy, either directly or indirectly, 
would be reduced or nonexistent.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 9,356.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Citrus Canker; Interstate Movement of Regulated Nursery 
Stock and Fruit from Quarantined Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0317.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, is authorized to carry out

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operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests (such as citrus canker) 
new to or widely distributed throughout the United States. The Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has regulations in place to 
prevent the interstate spread of citrus canker. These regulations, 
contained in 7 CFR 301.75-1 through 301.75-17, restrict the interstate 
movement of regulated articles from and through areas quarantined 
because of citrus canker. APHIS amended the citrus canker quarantine 
regulations to prohibit the interstate movement of regulated nursery 
stock from a quarantined area. The interstate movement of nursery stock 
from an area quarantined for citrus canker poses an extremely high risk 
of spreading citrus canker outside the quarantined area.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
through cooperative agreements, certificates and limited permits. 
Failure to collect this information could cause a severe economic loss 
to the citrus industry.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 338.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 875.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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