[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17557]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 17, 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 August 
22, 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: Spring Viremia of Carp-Susceptible Finfish and their 
Gametes, and Diagnostic Specimens Importation Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0301.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of the health 
of animals under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory 
authority. APHIS has import restrictions at title 9, parts 92 through 
98, of the CFR. Sections 93.900 through 93.906 contain the requirements 
to prevent the introduction spring viremia of carp disease (SVC) into 
the United States. SVC is disease of certain species of finfish that is 
caused by an eponymous rhabdovirus. The disease is considered extremely 
contagious, and there are currently no U.S. approved vaccines or 
treatments for the virus.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS has developed import 
requirements for SVC-susceptible fish species. This necessitates the 
use of several information collection activities, including the 
completion of VS forms 17-129, Fish Import Permit Application, 17-29, 
Application for Import or In Transit Permit, 16-3, Diagnostic Specimen 
Import Permit Application, 17-136, Refusal of Entry and Order to 
Dispose of Fish; a health certificate and or cleaning and disinfection 
certificate; 72-hour notification of arrival, and recordkeeping 
requirements. Without the information, APHIS would be unable to 
effectively protect farmed fish populations that are known to be 
susceptible to SVC from imports of finfish or their gametes infected 
with SVC virus.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 77.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,017.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17557 Filed 7-22-13; 8:45 am]
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