Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of Foreign Regions, 905-906 [06-89]
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room is located in Room 1141 of the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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Analyst, Surveillance and Identification
Programs, National Center for Animal
Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 200, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 734–5777. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Veterinary
Accreditation Program.
OMB Number: 0579–0032.
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,
protecting the health of our Nation’s
livestock and poultry populations by
preventing the introduction and spread
of serious diseases and pests of livestock
and poultry and for eradicating such
diseases and pests from the United
States when feasible.
To help us accomplish our mission,
APHIS’ Veterinary Services administers
the National Veterinary Accreditation
Program. This program certifies private
veterinary practitioners to work
cooperatively with Federal
veterinarians, as well as with State
animal health officials, to conduct
certain activities for us. Accredited
veterinarians are instrumental in
increasing our capacity to perform
health certifications and conduct
extensive disease surveillance and
monitoring.
Operating this program requires a
number of information gathering
activities, including:
• Conducting veterinary accreditation
orientation and training.
• Completing animal health
certificates.
• Applying and removing official
seals.
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• Completing test reports.
• Reviewing applications for
veterinary accreditation and
reaccreditation.
• Recordkeeping.
• Updating information on accredited
veterinarians.
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
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
0.477348 hours per response.
Respondents: Accredited
veterinarians, candidates for the
National Veterinary Accreditation
Program, and State animal health
officials who review applications for
veterinary accreditation and
reaccreditation.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 63,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.095936.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 132,044.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 63,031 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 29th day of
December 2005.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 05–085–1]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Requirements for Recognizing the
Animal Health Status of Foreign
Regions
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
requirements for recognizing the animal
health status of foreign regions.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 7,
2006.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search for Open Regulations’’ box,
select ‘‘Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select APHIS–2005–0115 to submit or
view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. After the close
of the comment period, the docket can
be viewed using the ‘‘Advanced Search’’
function in Regulations.gov.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. 05–085–1, 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. 05–085–1.
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
ADDRESSES:
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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
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for
recognizing the animal health status of
foreign regions, contact Dr. Gary
Colgrove, Director, National Center for
Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
20737–1231; (301) 734–4356. For copies
of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Recognizing
the Animal Health Status of Foreign
Regions.
OMB Number: 0579–0219.
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,
protecting the health of our Nation’s
livestock and poultry populations by
preventing the introduction and spread
of serious diseases and pests of livestock
and poultry and for eradicating such
diseases and pests from the United
States when feasible.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92,
Importation of Animals and Animal
Products: Procedures for Requesting
Recognition of Regions, set out the
process by which a foreign government
may request recognition of the animal
health status of a region or approval to
export animals or animal products to
the United States based on the risk
associated with animals or animal
products from that region. Each request
must include information about the
region, including information on the
veterinary services organization of the
region; the extent to which movement of
animals and animal products is
controlled from regions of higher risk,
and the level of biosecurity for such
movements; livestock demographics and
marketing practices in the region;
diagnostic laboratory capabilities in the
region; and the region’s policies and
infrastructure for animal disease
control. Specifically, in § 92.2, we
require regions that have been granted
status under the regulations to provide
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information, or allow us to access
information, to confirm the regions’
animal health status when we request it.
The types of information collected will
vary based on the information required
to adequately assess a region’s animal
health status.
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 40
hours per response.
Respondents: Veterinary authorities
in regions that have been granted a
particular animal health status for a
specified animal disease.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 3.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 120 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 29th day of
December, 2005.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 06–89 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. 04–114–2]
Monsanto Company; Availability of
Determination of Nonregulated Status
for Corn Genetically Engineered for
Insect Resistance and Glyphosate
Tolerance
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public of
our determination that the Monsanto
corn line designated as transformation
event MON 88017, which has been
genetically engineered for resistance to
a corn rootworm complex and for
tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, is
no longer considered a regulated article
under our regulations governing the
introduction of certain genetically
engineered organisms. Our
determination is based on our
evaluation of data submitted by
Monsanto in their petition for a
determination of nonregulated status,
our analysis of other scientific data, and
comments received from the public in
response to a previous notice
announcing the availability of the
petition for nonregulated status and an
environmental assessment. This notice
also announces the availability of our
written determination and our finding
of no significant impact.
DATES: Effective Date: December 14,
2005.
ADDRESSES: You may read the petition,
the environmental assessment, the
determination, the finding of no
significant impact, and the comments
that we received on Docket No. 04–114–
1 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Robyn Rose, Biotechnology Regulatory
Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
147, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301)
734–0489. To obtain copies of the
petition, EA, determination, FONSI, or
response to comments, contact Ms.
Ingrid Berlanger at (301) 734–4885; email:
Ingrid.E.Berlanger@aphis.usda.gov. The
petition and the draft environmental
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 05-085-1]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of
Foreign Regions
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 requirements for recognizing the animal
health status of foreign regions.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the ``Search for Open Regulations'' box,
select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency
drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column,
select APHIS-2005-0115 to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. After the
close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the
``Advanced Search'' function in Regulations.gov.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. 05-085-1,
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. 05-085-1.
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
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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 https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for
recognizing the animal health status of foreign regions, contact Dr.
Gary Colgrove, Director, National Center for Import and Export, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-
4356. 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: Requirements for Recognizing the Animal Health Status of
Foreign Regions.
OMB Number: 0579-0219.
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, protecting the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the introduction and spread of serious
diseases and pests of livestock and poultry and for eradicating such
diseases and pests from the United States when feasible.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 92, Importation of Animals and Animal
Products: Procedures for Requesting Recognition of Regions, set out the
process by which a foreign government may request recognition of the
animal health status of a region or approval to export animals or
animal products to the United States based on the risk associated with
animals or animal products from that region. Each request must include
information about the region, including information on the veterinary
services organization of the region; the extent to which movement of
animals and animal products is controlled from regions of higher risk,
and the level of biosecurity for such movements; livestock demographics
and marketing practices in the region; diagnostic laboratory
capabilities in the region; and the region's policies and
infrastructure for animal disease control. Specifically, in Sec. 92.2,
we require regions that have been granted status under the regulations
to provide information, or allow us to access information, to confirm
the regions' animal health status when we request it. The types of
information collected will vary based on the information required to
adequately assess a region's animal health status.
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 40 hours per response.
Respondents: Veterinary authorities in regions that have been
granted a particular animal health status for a specified animal
disease.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 3.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 3.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 120 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 29th day of December, 2005.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 06-89 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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