[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43650-43651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18413]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0064]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: 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 request an extension of approval of an information 
collection associated with regulations for the payment of indemnity due 
to infectious salmon anemia.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0064-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0064, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0064 or in our reading Room, which 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the 
payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Dr. 
William G. Smith, Area Veterinarian in Charge, VS, APHIS, USDA, 160 
Worcester-Providence Road, Sutton Square Plaza, Suite 20, Sutton, MA 
01590-9998; (508) 363-2290. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity.
    OMB Number: 0579-0192.
    Type of Request: 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 
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized to prevent the 
interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock within the 
United States and to eradicate such diseases and pests from the United 
States when feasible. In connection with this mission, APHIS 
established regulations in 9 CFR part 53 to pay indemnity to salmon 
producers in Maine whose fish are destroyed because of infectious 
salmon anemia (ISA).
    ISA is a foreign animal disease of Atlantic salmon, caused by an 
orthomyxovirus. The disease affects both wild and farmed Atlantic 
salmon. ISA poses a substantial threat to the economic viability and 
sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States.
    In order to take part in the indemnity program, producers must 
enroll in the cooperative ISA control program administered by APHIS and 
the State of Maine. Program participants must inform the ISA Program 
Veterinarian in writing of the name of their accredited veterinarian; 
develop biosecurity protocols and a site-specific ISA action plan; 
submit fish inventory and mortality information; assist APHIS or State 
officials with onsite disease surveillance, testing, and biosecurity 
audits; and complete an appraisal and indemnity claim form. Payment is 
subject to the availability of funding.
    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 1.97911 hours per response.
    Respondents: ISA program participants, such as certain aquaculture 
industry business owners, managers, site employees, accredited 
veterinarians, or laboratory personnel.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 16.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 44.875.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 718.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,421 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual

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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 14th day of July 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18413 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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