[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75957-75958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30643]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0109]
Notice of Revision and Request for Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Importation of Equines Into the United States
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 associated with
regulations for the importation of equines and to request extension of
approval of the information collection to safeguard the health of the
U.S. equine population.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 7, 2011.
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-2010-0109 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-2010-0109, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0109.
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 regulations for the
importation of equines into the United States, contact Dr. Barry Meade,
Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services Team--Animals, NCIE, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 734-0819. 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: Importation of Equines into the United States.
OMB Number: 0579-0324.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates
the importation and interstate movement of certain animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction into or dissemination within the
United States of pests and diseases of livestock.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit or restrict the
importation of certain animals into the United States to prevent the
introduction of communicable diseases of livestock and poultry. In
accordance with Subpart C of the regulations, the importation of
equines into the United States involves a variety of information
collection activities, including import permit application; foreign
health certificates; submission of requests for space at USDA
quarantine facilities with declaration of importation and payment
terms; specimen submission forms; requests for inspection, other
services, dipping treatments; cooperative, trust fund, and written
agreements; certification statements; daily records and logs;
photographs for identification;
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permanent electronic identification compatible reader; plans for
medical treatment; application for approval of a quarantine or holding
facility; opportunity for a hearing on facility withdrawal or
suspension; requests to change a horse's itinerary or method of
transportation; and recordkeeping. We are adding as a new collection
activity a checklist for approval of permanent, privately owned equine
quarantine facilities.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
This revised information collection combines equine importation
activities currently approved by OMB under ``Temporary Importation of
Horses; Noncompetitive Entertainment Horses From Countries Affected
With Contagious Equine Metritis''(0579-0324), ``Importation of Horses,
Ruminants, Swine, and Dogs; Inspection and Treatment for Screwworm
(0579-0165), and ``Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and
Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological
Animals'' (0579-0040). We are changing the title to ``Importation of
Equines into the United States'' to accurately reflect the combined
collection activities.
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 0.645347 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of horses into the United States; operators
of private quarantine facilities; States approved to conduct contagious
equine metritis testing; State animal health authorities; foreign
government officials; transporters; hobby farm operators; non-profit
organizations; accredited veterinarians; private laboratories; and
research institutions.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 35,500.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.64231.
Estimated annual number of responses: 58,302.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 37,625 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 1st day of December 2010.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-30643 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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