[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17541]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0054]


Notice of Request for a Revision to and Extension of Approval of 
an Information Collection; Specimen Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to 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 request a revision to and an extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with livestock disease surveillance 
programs.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
September 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0054-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0054, 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-2012-
0054 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) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding livestock 
disease surveillance programs, contact Dr. Matt Messenger, Staff 
Entomologist, VS-NAHPP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 
20737; (301) 851-3421. 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: Specimen Submission.
    OMB Number: 0579-0090.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 
responsible for, among other things, preventing the interstate spread 
of livestock diseases and for eradicating such diseases from the United 
States when feasible.
    In connection with this mission, the Veterinary Services (VS) 
program of the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
conducts disease surveillance programs. The VS Form 10-4 and its 
supplemental sheet (VS Form 10-4A) are critical components of these 
programs. They are routinely used whenever specimens (such as blood, 
milk, tissue, or urine) from any animal (including cattle, swine, 
sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) are submitted to our National 
Veterinary Services Laboratories for disease testing.
    VS Form 5-38, Parasite Submission Form, is also being added to this 
collection. The Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the National 
Tick Surveillance Program rely on the information submitted on VS Form 
5-38, which was inadvertently omitted from previous submissions.
    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 0.33 hours per response.
    Respondents: State veterinarians, accredited veterinarians, animal 
health technicians, other State personnel who are qualified and 
authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory analysis, and 
herd owners.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 3,208.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 8.7594.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 28,100.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9,273 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 12th day of July 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17541 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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