[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 5925] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-2855] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 1998 / Notices [[Page 5925]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 29, 1998. 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, Pub. L. 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 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), Washington, DC 20503 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) 720-6746. 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: National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP). OMB Control Number: 0579-0007. Summary of Collection: Information is being collected from poultry breeders to track the status of flocks (i.e., type, size, location), flock testing and disease management data. Need and Use of the Information: The information collected is used by USDA and state governments to track poultry flocks and to control the source of communicable poultry diseases. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 9,000. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 7,444. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Prohibited and Restricted Importation of Meats, Animal Byproducts, Poultry, Organisms and Vectors in the U.S. OMB Control Number: 0579-0015. Summary of Collection: Information will be collected from importers, transporters, inspectors, processors, and all others involved in the importation of restricted/controlled animal and poultry products and byproducts, organisms, and vectors into the United States. Need and Use of the Information: The government will use the information collected to control/prevent the introduction or dissemination of communicable disease of animals and/or live poultry from a foreign country into the United States. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 8,961. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 31.256. Nancy Sternberg, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 98-2855 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-01-M