[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6341-6342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2713]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 3, 2010.
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
[[Page 6342]]
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 should be addressed
to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this
notification. 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: Importation of Products of Poultry and Birds.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0141.
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)
regulatory authority. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad
authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, and
Sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, dated May 13, 2002, and the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The regulations under
which disease prevention activities are contained are in Title 9,
Chapter 1, Subchapter D, and Parts 91 through 99 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. The purpose of these regulations is to allow poultry meat
that originates in the United States to be shipped, for processing
purposes, to a region where exotic Newcastle disease exists, and then
returned to the United States. The process entails the use of five
information collection activities in the form of a certificate of
origin that must be issued, including serial numbers that must be
recorded, records that must be maintained, and cooperative service
agreements that must be signed and an application for Permit, VS 17-
129.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure that imported poultry carcasses pose a negligible risk of
introducing END into the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal.
Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0313.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
8301-8317) provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of any animal, article,
or means of conveyance, if determined that the prohibition or
restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction into or spread
within the United States of any pest or disease of livestock. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations in
subpart C of part 93, on the importation of horses include requirements
for the approval and establishment of permanent, privately owned horse
quarantine facilities that are operated under APHIS supervision. These
regulations necessitate the use of several information collection
activities when applicants apply for approval to establish and operate
permanent, privately owned quarantine facilities for horses.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following
information: (1) Environment Certification, (2) Application for
Facility Approval, (3) Service Agreements, (4) Letter Challenging
Withdrawal for Facility Approval, (5) Letter Notifying APHIS of
Facility Closure, (6) Compliance Agreement, (7) Security Instructions,
(8) Alarm Notification, (9) Security Breach, (10) List of Personnel,
(11) Signed Statements, (12) Daily Log, and (13) Request for Variance.
Without the information APHIS would be unable to approve permanent,
privately owned horse quarantine facilities.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 21.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2713 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P