Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement, 38093-38094 [E5-3463]
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Title: User Fee Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0094.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Section 2509 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) to collect user fees for
agricultural quarantine and inspection
(AQI) services, for providing for the
inspection and certification of plants
and plant products offered for export or
transiting the United States, and for
providing veterinary diagnostic services
and services related to the importation
and exportation of animals and animal
products.
Although certain AQI functions, but
not the laws or regulations upon which
they are premised, were transferred
from APHIS to the Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) bureau of the
Department of Homeland Security, in
2002, APHIS remains responsible for the
regulations related to AQI activities,
including the user fee regulations.
APHIS also remains responsible for
administration of the user fee programs.
Neither APHIS nor CBP receives an
appropriation to fund these activities;
instead, user fees are calculated and
assessed to ensure full cost recovery of
each user fee program. If the
information was not collected, the
agencies would not be able to perform
the services since the fees collected are
necessary to fund the work.
Requesters of services usually are
repeat customers, and, in many cases,
request that we bill them for our
services. Also, the 1996 Debt Collection
Improvement Act requires that agencies
collect tax identification numbers (TINs)
from all persons doing business with the
government for purposes of collecting
delinquent debts. Without a TIN, service
cannot be provided on a credit basis.
The requests for services are in
writing, by telephone, or in person. The
information contained in each request
identifies the specific service requested
and the time in which the requester
wishes the service to be performed. This
information is necessary in order for the
animal import centers and port offices
to schedule the work and to calculate
the fees due.
APHIS is responsible for ensuring that
the fees collected are correct and that
they are remitted in full and in a timely
manner. To ensure this, the party
(ticketing agents for transportation
companies) responsible for collecting
and remitting fees must allow APHIS
personnel to verify the accuracy of the
fees collected and remitted, and
otherwise determine compliance with
the statute and regulations. We also
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require that whoever is responsible for
making fee payments advise us of the
name, address, and telephone number of
a responsible officer who is authorized
to verify fee calculations, collections,
and remittances.
This information collection is
necessary for APHIS to effectively
collect fees, ensure remittances in a
timely manner, and determine proper
credit for payment of international air
passenger, aircraft clearance,
commercial truck, commercial railroad
car, commercial vessel, phytosanitary
certificate, import/export, and
veterinary diagnostic user fees.
We have reviewed the paperwork
requirements of the user fee programs
and have made every possible effort to
streamline our processes and minimize
the impact on the public. Whenever
possible, we use existing billing/
collection methods to minimize the cost
to the Agency.
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 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
0.0351595 hours per response.
Respondents: Arriving international
passengers, owners and operators of
arriving international means of
conveyance, importers/exporters who
wish to import or export plants and
plant products, and importers/exporters
who wish to import or export animals
and animal products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 184,277.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.324875.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 244,144.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 8,584 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 27th day of
June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5–3462 Filed 6–30–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 05–043–1]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Johne’s Disease in Domestic Animals;
Interstate Movement
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 in support of the
regulations for the interstate movement
of animals affected with Johne’s disease.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 30,
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. 05–043–1, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
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Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. 05–043–1.
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 on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/
webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding regulations for
the interstate movement of animals
affected with Johne’s disease, contact
Dr. Michael Carter, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health
Programs, National Center for Animal
Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 734–4914. 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: Johne’s Disease in Domestic
Animals; Interstate Movement.
OMB Number: 0579–0148.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture is
responsible for, among other things,
preventing the spread of serious
communicable animal diseases (such as
Johne’s disease) from one State to
another, and for eradicating such
diseases from the United States when
feasible.
Johne’s disease, also known as
paratuberculosis, is caused by
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and
primarily affects cattle, sheep, goats,
and other domestic, exotic, and wild
ruminants. The disease is a chronic and
contagious enteritis that results in
progressive wasting and eventual death.
It is nearly always introduced into a
healthy herd by an infected animal that
is not showing symptoms of the disease.
The regulations in title 9, chapter I,
subchapter C of the Code of Federal
Regulations govern the interstate
movement of animals to prevent the
dissemination of livestock and poultry
diseases in the United States. Within
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subchapter C, part 71 contains general
provisions for the interstate
transportation of animals, poultry, and
animal products, while part 80 pertains
specifically to the interstate movement
of domestic animals that are positive to
an official test for Johne’s disease.
Our regulations provide that cattle,
sheep, goats, and other domestic
animals that are positive to an official
test for Johne’s disease may generally be
moved interstate only to a recognized
slaughtering establishment or to an
approved livestock facility for sale to
such an establishment. The animals
must bear an official eartag and be
shipped with an owner-shipper
statement.
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 this
information collection activity. These
comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of our agency’s functions,
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, or
other collection technologies, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Estimate of burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.20 hours per
response.
Respondents: Herd owners, shippers,
and State representatives.
Estimated number of respondents:
250.
Estimated number of responses per
respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 250.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 50 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 04–113–1]
Mycogen Seeds/Dow AgroScience LLC
and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.;
Availability of Petition and
Environmental Assessment for
Determination of Nonregulated Status
for Genetically Engineered Corn
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has received a
petition from Mycogen Seeds/Dow
AgroScience LLC and Pioneer Hi-Bred
International Inc seeking a
determination of nonregulated status for
corn designated as corn line DAS–
59122–7, which has been genetically
engineered for resistance to a corn
rootworm complex and for tolerance to
the herbicide glufosinate. The petition
has been submitted in accordance with
our regulations concerning the
introduction of certain genetically
engineered organisms and products. In
accordance with those regulations, we
are soliciting public comments on
whether this corn presents a plant pest
risk. We are also making available for
public comment an environmental
assessment for the proposed
determination of nonregulated status.
DATES: We will consider all comments
we receive on or before August 30, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. 04–113–1, 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. 04–113–1.
• EDOCKET: Go to https://
www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or
view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the official
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-043-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement
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 in support of the regulations for the interstate movement of
animals affected with Johne's disease.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 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. 05-043-1,
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.
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Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. 05-043-1.
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 on the Internet at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding regulations
for the interstate movement of animals affected with Johne's disease,
contact Dr. Michael Carter, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health
Programs, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4914. 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: Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals; Interstate Movement.
OMB Number: 0579-0148.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible for, among other
things, preventing the spread of serious communicable animal diseases
(such as Johne's disease) from one State to another, and for
eradicating such diseases from the United States when feasible.
Johne's disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is caused by
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and primarily affects cattle, sheep,
goats, and other domestic, exotic, and wild ruminants. The disease is a
chronic and contagious enteritis that results in progressive wasting
and eventual death. It is nearly always introduced into a healthy herd
by an infected animal that is not showing symptoms of the disease.
The regulations in title 9, chapter I, subchapter C of the Code of
Federal Regulations govern the interstate movement of animals to
prevent the dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases in the
United States. Within subchapter C, part 71 contains general provisions
for the interstate transportation of animals, poultry, and animal
products, while part 80 pertains specifically to the interstate
movement of domestic animals that are positive to an official test for
Johne's disease.
Our regulations provide that cattle, sheep, goats, and other
domestic animals that are positive to an official test for Johne's
disease may generally be moved interstate only to a recognized
slaughtering establishment or to an approved livestock facility for
sale to such an establishment. The animals must bear an official eartag
and be shipped with an owner-shipper statement.
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 this information collection
activity. These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our agency's functions, 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, or other collection technologies, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.20 hours per response.
Respondents: Herd owners, shippers, and State representatives.
Estimated number of respondents: 250.
Estimated number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 250.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 50 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 27th day of June 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3463 Filed 6-30-05; 8:45 am]
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