[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06711]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 19, 2013.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by April 
24, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Veterinary Service Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program Documents.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et. seq.) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to carry out activities to 
detect, control, and eradicate pests and diseases of livestock within 
the United States. APHIS' National Veterinary Services Laboratories 
(NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health and contribute to public health by 
ensuring that timely and accurate laboratory support is provided by 
their nationwide animal health diagnostic system. In 2006, APHIS 
Veterinary Services implemented the bovine spongiform encephalopathy 
(BSE) ongoing surveillance program. As part of the surveillance 
program, NVSL tests and analyzes samples are assembled from a variety 
of sites and from the cattle populations where BSE is most likely to be 
detected.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using forms VS 17-146 and VS 17-146a, BSE Surveillance Submission Form/
Continuation Sheet and VS 17-131, BSE Surveillance Data Collection 
Form. APHIS will use the information collected to safeguard the U.S. 
animal health population against BSE. Without the information APHIS 
would be unable to monitor and prevent the incursion of BSE into the 
United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,004.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06711 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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