Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection, 2603-2604 [05-803]
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• E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your
comment must be contained in the body
of your message; do not send attached
files. Please include your name and
address in your message and ‘‘Docket
No. 04–122–1’’ on the subject line.
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: You may view
APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related
information, including the names of
groups and individuals who have
commented on APHIS dockets, on the
Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations regarding the
issuance of phytosanitary certificates for
plants or plant products being exported
to foreign countries, contact Parul Patel,
Senior Export Specialist, Phytosanitary
Issues Management, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 140, Riverdale MD
20737; (301) 734–8537. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Number: 0579–0052.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, provides export
certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant
products they are receiving from the
United States are free of plant pests
specified by the receiving country.
It should be noted that our regulations
do not require that we engage in export
certification activities. We perform this
work as a service to exporters who are
shipping plants or plant products to
countries that require phytosanitary
certification as a condition of entry.
To request that we perform a
phytosanitary inspection, an exporter
must complete and submit an
Application for Inspection and
Certification of Plants and Plant
Products for Export (PPQ Form 572).
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After assessing the condition of the
plants or plant products intended for
export (i.e., after conducting a
phytosanitary inspection), an inspector
(who may be an APHIS employee or a
State or county plant regulatory official)
will issue an internationally recognized
phytosanitary certificate (PPQ Form
577), a phytosanitary certificate for
reexport (PPQ Form 579), or an export
certificate for processed plant products
(PPQ Form 578).
These forms are critical to our ability
to certify plants and plant products for
export. Without them, we would be
unable to conduct an export
certification program.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
0.661286 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers,
and exporters; State and county plant
health protection authorities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 23,225.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 39.0979.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 908,050.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 600,481 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.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of
January 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05–802 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 04–124–1]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
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 Application for Inspection and
Certification of Animal Byproducts.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 15,
2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• EDOCKET: Go to https://
www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once you have
entered EDOCKET, click on the ‘‘View
Open APHIS Dockets’’ link to locate this
document.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. 04–124–1, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. 04–124–1.
• E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your
comment must be contained in the body
of your message; do not send attached
files. Please include your name and
address in your message and ‘‘Docket
No. 04–124–1’’ on the subject line.
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.,
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices
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: You may view
APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related
information, including the names of
groups and individuals who have
commented on APHIS dockets, on the
Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts, contact Dr. Terry Morris,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical
Trade Services, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 40, Riverdale MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–5259. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inspection and
Certification of Animal Byproducts.
OMB Number: 0579–0008.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to
export certain animal byproducts to
other countries must, in some instances,
furnish the importing country with
certificates that have been issued or
endorsed by Veterinary Services (VS) of
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
VS Form 16–24, Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts, is one such certificate. The
form also serves as a written agreement
under which the exporter pays for
services we render in connection with
documenting the certification
statements required by the importing
country.
The exporter provides VS with the
information requested on VS Form 16–
24, including a detailed description of
the processing techniques that are used
to make the product eligible to enter the
importing country. VS uses this
information to monitor and certify the
processing techniques. After monitoring
the processing technique, VS issues or
endorses the certificate attesting to the
class and quality of the products and
that the products have been processed
according to the conditions and
requirements of the importing country.
Without this certification, the
importing country would not accept the
product, and the exporter would be
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unable to conduct business with that
country. The use of VS Form 16–24 has
no impact on animal disease prevention
or eradication activities in the United
States. The form was developed to meet
the importation requirements of other
countries.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity 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
information collection, 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
information collection 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 0.5
hour per response.
Respondents: U.S. exporters of animal
byproducts.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 10.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 10.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 5 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 10th day of
January 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05–803 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for
Comments; National Woodland Owner
Survey
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on a
previously approved information
collection, the National Woodland
Owner Survey, that the Forest Service is
seeking to reinstate. This information
collection will help the Forest Service
and others assess the current state of the
nation’s forest resources, identify
opportunities and constraints of private
forest-land owners, and facilitate
planning and implementation of forest
policies and programs. Information will
be collected from private forest-land
owners in the United States.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before March 15, 2005 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after this date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to National
Woodland Owner Survey, Attn: Brett
Butler, Northeastern Research Station,
Forest Service, USDA, 11 Campus
Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown Square,
PA 19073.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (610) 557–4250 or by e-mail
to nwos@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite
200, Room 2040, Newtown Square, PA.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
(610) 557–4002 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brett Butler, Northeastern Research
Station, (610) 557–4045. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) should call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Woodland Owner
Survey.
OMB Number: 0596–0078.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2004.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Abstract: The National Woodland
Owner Survey (NWOS) will collect data
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 04-124-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection
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 Application for Inspection and
Certification of Animal Byproducts.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
EDOCKET: Go to https://www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once you have entered
EDOCKET, click on the ``View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this
document.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 04-124-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. 04-124-1.
E-mail: Address your comment to
regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comment must be contained in the body
of your message; do not send attached files. Please include your name
and address in your message and ``Docket No. 04-124-1'' on the subject
line.
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.,
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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: You may view APHIS documents published in the
Federal Register and related information, including the names of groups
and individuals who have commented on APHIS dockets, on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts, contact Dr. Terry
Morris, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services, National
Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40,
Riverdale MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5259. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inspection and Certification of Animal
Byproducts.
OMB Number: 0579-0008.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: U.S. exporters who wish to export certain animal
byproducts to other countries must, in some instances, furnish the
importing country with certificates that have been issued or endorsed
by Veterinary Services (VS) of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. VS Form 16-24, Application for
Inspection and Certification of Animal Byproducts, is one such
certificate. The form also serves as a written agreement under which
the exporter pays for services we render in connection with documenting
the certification statements required by the importing country.
The exporter provides VS with the information requested on VS Form
16-24, including a detailed description of the processing techniques
that are used to make the product eligible to enter the importing
country. VS uses this information to monitor and certify the processing
techniques. After monitoring the processing technique, VS issues or
endorses the certificate attesting to the class and quality of the
products and that the products have been processed according to the
conditions and requirements of the importing country.
Without this certification, the importing country would not accept
the product, and the exporter would be unable to conduct business with
that country. The use of VS Form 16-24 has no impact on animal disease
prevention or eradication activities in the United States. The form was
developed to meet the importation requirements of other countries.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity 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
information collection, 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 information collection 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 0.5 hour per response.
Respondents: U.S. exporters of animal byproducts.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 10.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 10.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5 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 10th day of January 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 05-803 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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