[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 38 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 10807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03164]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 March
31, 2025 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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: Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Prohibition on Importation of Farm
Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0195.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. (The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-
18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002, and can be found at 7 U.S.C. 8301 et. seq.) It
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control,
or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The Secretary
may also prohibit or restrict import or export of any animal or related
material if necessary, to prevent the spread of any livestock or
poultry pest or disease.
As a result of the occurrences of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in
different parts of the world, under 9 CFR 94.1(c) APHIS prohibits the
importation of all used farm equipment into the United States from
regions in which FMD exists, unless the exporter provides certification
signed by an authorized official of the national animal health service
of the exporting region stating that the equipment, after its last use
and prior to export, has been steam-cleaned free of all exposed dirt
and particulate material in the exporting region. APHIS inspects all
such farm equipment to ensure it complies with the regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
through the use of a certification statement completed by the farm
equipment exporter and signed by an authorized official of the national
animal health service of the region of origin, stating that the steam-
cleaning of the equipment was done prior to export to the United
States. This is necessary to help prevent the introduction of FMD into
the United States. If the information were not collected APHIS would be
not be able to determine risk associated with importing farm equipment
and would be forced to stop the importation of used farm equipment from
FMD affected regions. This could financially impact exporters and
importers of the equipment.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 77.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 78.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-03164 Filed 2-26-25; 8:45 am]
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