[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34032-34033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14427]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0045]


Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Swine Health Protection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision and extension of approval of an information 
collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to revise an information collection associated with 
regulations to prevent the interstate spread of swine diseases and to 
request extension of approval of the information collection to protect 
swine health.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
August 9, 2011.

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-2011-0045 to submit or view comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0045, Regulatory Analysis and 
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 
Riverdale, MD

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20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-
2011-0045.
    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 the swine health 
protection program, contact Dr. Dave Pyburn, Staff Veterinarian, 
Aquaculture, Swine, Equine, and Poultry Programs, 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: Swine Health Protection.
    OMB Number: 0579-0065.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the Animal and Plant 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 Swine Health Protection Act (the Act) prohibits the feeding of 
garbage to swine unless the garbage has been treated to kill disease 
organisms. Untreated garbage is one of the primary media through which 
numerous infectious and communicable diseases can be transmitted to 
swine. APHIS' regulations promulgated under the Act, which are located 
at 9 CFR part 166, require that, before garbage may be fed to swine, it 
must be treated at a facility holding a valid permit to treat the 
garbage and must be treated according to the regulations.
    APHIS requires certain information in order to license (issue a 
permit to) a facility to operate and in order to monitor the facility 
for compliance with the regulations. This information is collected from 
applications for a license to operate a garbage treatment facility, 
records of the destination and date of removal of all food waste or 
garbage from the treatment facility, and food waste reports. With this 
information, we are able to carefully monitor garbage treatment 
facilities to ensure that they are meeting our requirements. We are 
revising the current collection by adding an activity for tracking of 
cancellation of licenses by licensees and no longer requiring licensees 
to acknowledge receipt of the Act and regulations. The information 
provided by the combined activities is critical in preventing the 
interstate spread of various swine diseases and, therefore, plays a 
vital role in our swine health protection program.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 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 
collection of information, 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 collection of information 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 0.8802 hours per response.
    Respondents: Owners/operators (licensees) of garbage treatment 
facilities, State animal health authorities, and herd owners.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,715.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 7.5009.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 12,864.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 11,323 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 6th day of June 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-14427 Filed 6-9-11; 8:45 am]
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