[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74165-74166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30130]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Submission of Itineraries
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the submission of itineraries by exhibitors
under the Animal Welfare Act regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0095-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0095, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-
0095 or in our reading room, which 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.,
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Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
regulations for the submission of itineraries, contact Dr. Barbara
Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, AC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 851-3751. 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 Care; Submission of Itineraries.
OMB Number: 0579-0361.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules and
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling,
housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by
dealers, exhibitors, and other regulated entities. The Secretary of
Agriculture has delegated the responsibility for enforcing the AWA to
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Regulations and standards established under the AWA are contained
in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3. The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 establish
certain responsibilities of regulated persons under the AWA. These
responsibilities include requirements for the licensing and
registration of dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities, standards
for veterinary care, identification of animals, and recordkeeping.
APHIS requires licensees or registrants who intend to exhibit animals
away from their approved sites to submit itineraries in accordance with
Sec. 2.126 of the regulations.
On October 1, 2009 (74 FR 50738-50740, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0023),
APHIS proposed to amend Sec. 2.126 to require that any exhibitor who
is subject to the AWA regulations (including, but not limited to,
circuses, traveling educational exhibits, animal acts, and petting
zoos), and who intends to exhibit any animal at any location other than
the person's approved site, must submit a written itinerary to the
Animal Care (AC) Regional Director. Under the proposed rule, the AC
Regional Director would have to receive the itinerary by email or
facsimile no fewer than 2 days in advance of any travel and must
include the following:
The name of the person who intends to exhibit the animal
and transport the animal for exhibition purposes, including any
business name and current AWA license or registration number and, in
the event that any animal is leased, borrowed, loaned, or under some
similar arrangement, the name of the person who owns such animal;
The name, identification number or identifying
characteristics, species (common or scientific name), sex, and age of
each animal; and
The names, dates, and locations (with addresses), where
the animals will travel, be housed, and be exhibited, including all
anticipated dates and locations (with addresses) for any stops and
layovers.
These information collection activities were provided initial
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control
number 0579-0361.
APHIS received comments on the proposed itinerary requirements and
will be addressing those comments and any possible changes to the
requirements, based on those comments, in the final rule. However, the
initial approval for this information collection will expire on
February 28, 2013.
We are asking OMB to extend approval of the submission of
itineraries for an additional 3 years.
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 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Exhibitors.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.66.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 2,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 650 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 7th day of December 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-30130 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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