[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37377-37378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15731]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0054]
Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Disease Traceability; Tribal Nations
Using Systems for Location Identification
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to revise an information collection for Tribal Nations using
systems for location identification for the animal disease traceability
framework and to request extension of approval of the information
collection.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0054) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0054, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
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comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0054.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on Tribal Nations
using location identification systems for the animal disease
traceability framework, contact Mr. Vince Chapman, Program Analyst,
Traceability Team, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 200, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734-0739. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Disease Traceability; Tribal Nations Using Systems
for Location Identification.
OMB Number: 0579-0327.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: As part of its ongoing efforts to safeguard animal
health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is developing a
coordinated framework for animal disease traceability in the United
States. Traceability will help document the movement history of an
animal throughout its life, including during an emergency response or
for ongoing animal disease programs. Under this new direction, States
and Tribal Nations will help establish the ability to trace animals
moving interstate back to their State of origin.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, has made
systems for animal disease traceability available to Tribal Nations for
managing the issuance of unique location identification numbers,
including the Standardized Premises Location System and a Tribal
Premises Location System. Participating Tribal Nations can designate
the premises location system they prefer to use by completing and
submitting Veterinary Services Form 1-63, Tribal Location
Identification System Implementation Request, to APHIS for access to
their system of choice.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity for an additional 3
years.
We are revising the title of the current information collection
approved under OMB number 0579-0327 from ``National Animal
Identification System; Tribal Participants in Premises Registration''
to ``Animal Disease Traceability; Tribal Nations Using Systems for
Location Identification.''
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.62 hours per response.
Respondents: Tribal organizations that participate or will
participate in location identification for animal disease traceability.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 25.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 50.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 31 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 23\rd\ day of June 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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