[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74165-74166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30130]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Submission of Itineraries

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 the submission of itineraries by exhibitors 
under the Animal Welfare Act regulations.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0095-0001.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095, 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-
0095 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.,

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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 the 
regulations for the submission of itineraries, contact Dr. Barbara 
Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, AC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3751. 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: Animal Care; Submission of Itineraries.
    OMB Number: 0579-0361.
    Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules and 
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, 
housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by 
dealers, exhibitors, and other regulated entities. The Secretary of 
Agriculture has delegated the responsibility for enforcing the AWA to 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
    Regulations and standards established under the AWA are contained 
in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3. The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 establish 
certain responsibilities of regulated persons under the AWA. These 
responsibilities include requirements for the licensing and 
registration of dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities, standards 
for veterinary care, identification of animals, and recordkeeping. 
APHIS requires licensees or registrants who intend to exhibit animals 
away from their approved sites to submit itineraries in accordance with 
Sec.  2.126 of the regulations.
    On October 1, 2009 (74 FR 50738-50740, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0023), 
APHIS proposed to amend Sec.  2.126 to require that any exhibitor who 
is subject to the AWA regulations (including, but not limited to, 
circuses, traveling educational exhibits, animal acts, and petting 
zoos), and who intends to exhibit any animal at any location other than 
the person's approved site, must submit a written itinerary to the 
Animal Care (AC) Regional Director. Under the proposed rule, the AC 
Regional Director would have to receive the itinerary by email or 
facsimile no fewer than 2 days in advance of any travel and must 
include the following:
     The name of the person who intends to exhibit the animal 
and transport the animal for exhibition purposes, including any 
business name and current AWA license or registration number and, in 
the event that any animal is leased, borrowed, loaned, or under some 
similar arrangement, the name of the person who owns such animal;
     The name, identification number or identifying 
characteristics, species (common or scientific name), sex, and age of 
each animal; and
     The names, dates, and locations (with addresses), where 
the animals will travel, be housed, and be exhibited, including all 
anticipated dates and locations (with addresses) for any stops and 
layovers.
    These information collection activities were provided initial 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control 
number 0579-0361.
    APHIS received comments on the proposed itinerary requirements and 
will be addressing those comments and any possible changes to the 
requirements, based on those comments, in the final rule. However, the 
initial approval for this information collection will expire on 
February 28, 2013.
    We are asking OMB to extend approval of the submission of 
itineraries 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 0.25 hours per response.
    Respondents: Exhibitors.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.66.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 2,600.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 650 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 7th day of December 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-30130 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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