[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51133-51134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20240]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 15, 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 
September 19, 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

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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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter 
E, Parts 101-124.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
    Summary of Collection: The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (37 Stat. 832-833, 
21 U.S.C. 151-159) gives the United States Department of Agriculture, 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the authority to 
promulgate regulations designed to prevent the importation, 
preparation, sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary biological 
products. A veterinary biological product is defined as all viruses, 
serums, toxins, and analogous products of natural or synthetic origin. 
In order to effectively implement the licensing, production, labeling, 
importation, preparation, sales, or the shipment of harmful veterinary 
biological products, and other requirements, APHIS employs a number of 
information gathering tools such as establishment license applications, 
product license applications, product permit applications, product and 
test report forms and field study summaries.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information 
collected as a primary basis for the approval or acceptance of issuing 
licenses or permits to ensure veterinary biological products that are 
used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Also, 
APHIS uses the information to monitor the serials for purity, safety, 
potency and efficacy that are produced by licensed manufacturers prior 
to their release for marketing. APHIS also enforces regulation 
concerning production, packaging, labeling, and shipping of veterinary 
biological products, and sets standards for the testing of these 
products. Failing to collect this information would severely cripple 
APHIS' ability to prevent harmful veterinary biologics from being 
distributed in the United States.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 220.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 78,349.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0160.
    Summary of Collection: Sections 901-905 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901), authorizes the 
Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines for regulating the 
commercial transportation of horses to slaughter by person regularly 
engaged in that activity within the United States. To fulfill this 
responsibility, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
established regulations in title 9, part 88 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. The minimum standards cover among other things the food, 
water, and rest provided to these horses while they are in transit; and 
to review other related issues that may be appropriate to ensuring that 
these animals are treated humanely. Implementing these regulations 
entails the use of information collection activities such as providing 
business information, completing an owner/shipper certificate and 
continuation sheet, and maintaining records of the owner/shipper 
certificate and continuation sheet.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following 
information: (1) Shippers name and address and the owner's name and 
address; (2) description of the transporting vehicle, including the 
license plate number; (3) a description of the horse's physical 
characteristics, including its sex, coloring, distinguishing marks, 
permanent brands, electronic means of identification, or other 
characteristics that can be use to accurately identify the horse; (4) 
the number of the USDA backtags that has been applied to the horse; (5) 
a statement of the animal's fitness to travel, which must indicate that 
the horse is able to bear weight on all four limbs, is able to walk 
unassisted, is not blind in both eyes, is older than 6 months of age, 
and is not likely to give birth during the trip; (6) a description of 
anything unusual with regard to the physical condition of the horse, 
such as a wound or blindness in one eye, and any special handling 
needs; (7) the date, time, and place the horse was loaded on the 
conveyance; and (8) a statement that the horse was provided access to 
food, water, and rest prior to transport. This information is helpful 
in those instances in which APHIS must conduct a trace back 
investigation of any possibly salleged violation of the regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,803.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-20240 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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