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provides the results necessary to
maintain the health of the national herd
but also is a program that is practical for
producers and all others involved in
production, USDA has adopted a
phased-in approach to implementing
three key components: Premises
registration, animal identification, and
animal tracking. The USDA has already
developed information systems to
support the first two components. The
third component will be developed
through a government/industry
partnership, in which animal movement
information will be maintained in
private and/or State databases and made
available to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) as
needed in specific situations to trace
animal movements.
A document entitled ‘‘Integration of
Private and State Animal Tracking
Databases with the NAIS; Interim
Development Phase,’’ presents our
initial plans for moving forward with
the implementation of this system. The
document describes the Animal Trace
Processing System (ATPS), a system for
processing animal movement data. A
two-phase plan for implementing the
ATPS is also described. The plan
consists of an interim/development
phase, which is set to begin in 2006, and
an implementation phase, which is
targeted for early 2007. Finally, the
document provides data standards and
technical requirements and
specifications that databases must meet
to be eligible for participation in the
interim phase.
Organizations that wish to participate
in this phase of the NAIS must complete
the ‘‘Request for Evaluation of Interim
Private/State Animal Tracking
Database’’ to initiate an APHIS review of
its animal tracking database (ATD). If an
organization’s ATD meets the interim
requirements, an organization may elect
to enter into a cooperative agreement
with APHIS. The cooperative agreement
will outline data elements and access
and operating procedures, as well as
stipulate how movement data will be
archived and transferred in the event
the organization and/or technology
company ceases business or elects to
discontinue the operation of the ATD.
The cooperative agreement will ensure
that animal health officials have access
to the information contained in the ATD
when necessary to perform their duties.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget to extend
approval of the information collection
activities associated with the ATPS for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
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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 8
hours per response.
Respondents: Private and State animal
tracking database owners.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 30.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 30.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 210 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 8th day of
May 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: The Pennsylvania
Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service is
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submitting for comment from the
general public and other public agencies
the proposed information collection
burden that would result from the
Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot
Evaluation.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),
USDA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of FNS? estimate of
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (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.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Comments may be sent to: Alberta
Frost, Director, Office of Analysis,
Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information
collection should be directed to Alberta
C. Frost (703) 305–2117.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Pennsylvania Rural Area
Eligibility Pilot Evaluation.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: N/A.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: The Pennsylvania Rural
Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation is an
evaluation project of the Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP). Section 116 of
the Child Nutrition and WIC
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–265) amended section 13(a) of the
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(9), to
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
through FNS to establish a
demonstration pilot of SFSP in the rural
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areas of Pennsylvania for calendar years
2005 and 2006, using a lower threshold
of 40% of children being eligible for free
or reduced price school meals instead of
the 50% typically required for
determining eligibility in areas in which
poor economic conditions exist. The
legislation allows Pennsylvania to use
school or census data to determine
eligibility of feeding sites. The
evaluation will examine the impact of
the change in threshold in terms of
changes (increases) in the numbers and
characteristics of participants, feeding
sites, and services provided to eligible
children. The evaluation component
the site. Active monitors of SFSP in
rural Pennsylvania in 2006 will be
interviewed.
Estimate of Burden:
Sponsor Survey: Public burden for
respondents of the sponsor survey is
estimated at 20 minutes for 55
respondents for one response each.
Site Supervisor Survey: Public burden
for respondents of the site supervisor
survey is estimated at 15 minutes for
232 respondents for one response each.
Site monitor survey: Public burden for
respondents of the site monitor survey
is estimated at 4 minutes for 19
respondents for one response each.
will collect information from sponsors,
site supervisors, site monitors, and sites
operating SFSP sites in rural
Pennsylvania. Three surveys will be
conducted: (1) Sponsor survey, (2) site
supervisor survey, and (3) site monitor
survey. A report is due to Congress in
January 2008.
Affected Public: Sponsors—Active
rural site sponsors of SFSP in rural
Pennsylvania, Site Supervisors—
Supervisors of rural sites of SFSP that
were open or enrolled and were active
in 2006, and Site Monitors—Monitors
are temporary state employees who
serve to monitor the feeding activities of
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Description
Hours per
response
Total
hours
Sponsor Survey ...............................................................................................
Site Supervisor Survey ....................................................................................
Sponsor Survey ...............................................................................................
55
232
19
1
1
1
0.333
0.250
0.066
18.33
58.00
1.27
Total Annual Burden .................................................................................
........................
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78
Estimated Number of Respondents:
306.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
306.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 78
hours.
Dated: May 4, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0005]
National Advisory Committee on Meat
and Poultry Inspection
Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Advisory
Committee on Meat and Poultry
Inspection (NACMPI) will hold a public
meeting on May 23–24, 2006 to discuss
issues related to building a more robust
risk-based inspection system.
Subcommittees will also meet on May
23, 2006, to discuss issues covered
during the full committee session.
DATES: The full Committee will hold a
public meeting on Tuesday, May 23 and
Wednesday, May 24, 2006, from 8:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. Subcommittees will hold
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open meetings on Tuesday, May 23,
2006, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
All Committee meetings
will take place in the conference room
at the south end of the USDA cafeteria
located in the Department of Agriculture
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. A
meeting agenda is available on the
Internet at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/
About_FSIS/NACMPI/index.asp.
FSIS invites interested persons to
submit comments on this notice.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web
site provides the ability to type short
comments directly into the comment
field on this Web page or attach a file
for lengthier comments. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search for Open Regulations’’ box,
select ‘‘Food Safety and Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select the FDMS
Docket Number FSIS–2006–0005 to
submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials
available electronically.
Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROM’s, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, FSIS Docket
Room, 300 12th Street, SW., Room 102,
Cotton Annex Building, Washington, DC
20250.
Electronic mail:
fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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All submissions received must
include the Agency name and docket
number FSIS–2006–0005.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice, as well as research and
background information used by FSIS in
developing this document, will be
posted to the regulations.gov Web site.
The background information and
comments also will be available for
public inspection in the FSIS Docket
Room at the address listed above
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Tynan for technical information
at (202) 690–6522 or by e-mail
robert.tynan@fsis.usda.gov and Sonya L.
West for meeting information at (202)
690–1079, FAX (202) 690–6519, or by email sonya.west@fsis.usda.gov. Persons
requiring sign language interpreter or
other special accommodations should
notify Ms. West no later than May 12,
2006, at the numbers above or by e-mail.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 15, 2005, the Secretary of
Agriculture renewed the charter for the
NACMPI. The Committee provides
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture pertaining to
the Federal and State meat and poultry
inspection programs, pursuant to
sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), (a)(4),
and 301(c) of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607(c), 624,
645, 661(a)(3), 661 (a)(4), and 661(c))
and sections 5(a)(3), 5(a)(4), 5(c), 8(b);
and 11(e) of the Poultry Products
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot
Evaluation
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service is submitting for comment from the general
public and other public agencies the proposed information collection
burden that would result from the Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility
Pilot Evaluation.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 11, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of FNS?
estimate of burden of the proposed collection of information, including
the validity of the methodology and assumptions that were used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (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.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will also become a matter of public record.
Comments may be sent to: Alberta Frost, Director, Office of
Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information collection should be directed to
Alberta C. Frost (703) 305-2117.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: N/A.
Type of Request: New collection of information.
Abstract: The Pennsylvania Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation
is an evaluation project of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
Section 116 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
(Pub. L. 108-265) amended section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(9), to authorize the
Secretary of Agriculture through FNS to establish a demonstration pilot
of SFSP in the rural
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areas of Pennsylvania for calendar years 2005 and 2006, using a lower
threshold of 40% of children being eligible for free or reduced price
school meals instead of the 50% typically required for determining
eligibility in areas in which poor economic conditions exist. The
legislation allows Pennsylvania to use school or census data to
determine eligibility of feeding sites. The evaluation will examine the
impact of the change in threshold in terms of changes (increases) in
the numbers and characteristics of participants, feeding sites, and
services provided to eligible children. The evaluation component will
collect information from sponsors, site supervisors, site monitors, and
sites operating SFSP sites in rural Pennsylvania. Three surveys will be
conducted: (1) Sponsor survey, (2) site supervisor survey, and (3) site
monitor survey. A report is due to Congress in January 2008.
Affected Public: Sponsors--Active rural site sponsors of SFSP in
rural Pennsylvania, Site Supervisors--Supervisors of rural sites of
SFSP that were open or enrolled and were active in 2006, and Site
Monitors--Monitors are temporary state employees who serve to monitor
the feeding activities of the site. Active monitors of SFSP in rural
Pennsylvania in 2006 will be interviewed.
Estimate of Burden:
Sponsor Survey: Public burden for respondents of the sponsor survey
is estimated at 20 minutes for 55 respondents for one response each.
Site Supervisor Survey: Public burden for respondents of the site
supervisor survey is estimated at 15 minutes for 232 respondents for
one response each.
Site monitor survey: Public burden for respondents of the site
monitor survey is estimated at 4 minutes for 19 respondents for one
response each.
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Number of
Description Number of responses per Hours per Total hours
respondents respondent response
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Sponsor Survey.................................. 55 1 0.333 18.33
Site Supervisor Survey.......................... 232 1 0.250 58.00
Sponsor Survey.................................. 19 1 0.066 1.27
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Total Annual Burden......................... .............. .............. .............. 78
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 306.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 306.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 78 hours.
Dated: May 4, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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