[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17126-17127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06274]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 18, 2014.
    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 
28, 2014 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 Plant & Health Inspection Service

    Title: Swine Health Protection.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0137.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among 
other things to prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of animals 
and animal products to prevent the dissemination within the United 
States of animal diseases and pests of livestock and to conduct 
programs to detect, control and eradicate pests and diseases of 
livestock.

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The regulations in 9 CFR parts 71 and 85 facilitate the pseudorabies 
(PRV) eradication program and general swine health by providing 
requirements for moving swine interstate within a production system. (A 
production system consists of separate farms that each specialize in a 
different phase of swine production such as sow herds, nursery herds, 
and finishing herds. These separate farms, all members of the same 
production system, may be located in more than one State.) APHIS will 
collect information using several APHIS forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information on 
the number of swine being moved in a particular shipment, the 
shipment's point of origin, the shipment's destination, and the reason 
for the interstate movement. The documents used to gather the necessary 
information include: (1) The Permit of Move Restricted Animals (VS Form 
1-27); (2) the certificate of veterinary inspection; (3) an owner-
shipper statement; (4) the accredited veterinarian's statement 
concerning embryos for implantation and semen shipments; (5) a swine 
production system health plan; (6) an interstate movement report and 
notification; and (7) the completion and recordkeeping of a Quarterly 
Report of Pseudorabies Control Eradication Activities (VS Form 7-1). 
The documents provide APHIS with critical information concerning a 
shipment's history, which in turn enables APHIS to engage in swift, 
successful trackback investigation when infected swine are discovered. 
PRV is further controlled through depopulation and indemnity using an 
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim Form (VS Form 1-23), herd management 
plan, movement permit and report of net salvage proceeds.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,120.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 35,696.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Horses, Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; 
Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0165.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pest or diseases of livestock or poultry. 
The regulations under which the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) conduct disease prevention activities are contained in 
Title 9, Chapter 1, Subchapter D, Parts 91 through 99. These 
regulations govern the importation of animals, birds and poultry, 
certain animal and poultry products, and animal germplasm. APHIS 
regulations ensure that horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs imported 
into the United States from regions of the world where screwworm is 
known to exist to be inspected and, if necessary, treated for 
infestation with screwworm.
    Screwworm is a pest native to tropical areas of South America, the 
Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, 
and the Arabian Peninsula that causes extensive damage to livestock and 
other warm-blooded animals.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS requires the following 
documents to import horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs from regions 
where screwworm is known to exist: (1) An application for import or in-
transit permit (VS 17-129); and (2) the health certificate. For the 
Application of Import the importer must describe the type, number, and 
identification of the animals or products to be exported. The origin, 
intended date and location of arrival, routes of travel, and 
destination of the animals or products must be listed on the 
application. The permit can only be used for the animals listed on the 
application. Horses, ruminants, swine, and dogs entering the United 
States from regions where screwworm is known to exist must be 
accompanied by a certificate, signed by a full-time salaried veterinary 
official of the exporting country, stating that these animals have been 
thoroughly examined, that they have been treated with ivermectin, that 
any visible wounds have been treated with coumaphos, and the animals 
appear to be free of screwworm.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 92.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 485.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-06274 Filed 3-26-14; 8:45 am]
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