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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 8, 2006 / Notices
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0165]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; Dairy 2007
Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information
collection; comment request.
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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 a reinstatement of an
information collection to support the
National Animal Health Monitoring
System’s national Dairy 2007 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 8,
2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://regulations.gov, select ‘‘Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service’’
from the agency drop-down menu, then
click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID
column, select APHIS–2006–0165 to
submit or view public comments and to
view supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0165,
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. APHIS–
2006–0165.
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: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
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For
information on the Dairy 2007 Study,
contact Ms. Sandra Warnken,
Management and Program Analyst,
Centers for Epidemiology and Animal
Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E6, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. 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: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Dairy 2007 Study.
OMB Number: 0579–0205.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Abstract: The United States
Department of Agriculture is
responsible for protecting the health of
our Nation’s livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the
introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible. In
connection with this mission, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) operates the National
Animal Health Monitoring System
(NAHMS), which collects, on a national
basis, statistically valid and
scientifically sound data on the
prevalence and economic importance of
livestock and poultry disease risk
factors.
NAHMS’ national studies have
evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help
determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of
livestock. APHIS is the only agency
responsible for collecting national data
on livestock health. Participation in any
NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data
are confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Dairy
2007 Study as part of an ongoing series
of NAHMS studies on the U.S. dairy
population. The purpose of this fourth
dairy study is to collect information,
through questionnaires and biologic
sampling, to:
Describe trends in dairy cattle health
and management practices.
Evaluate management factors related
to cow comfort and removal rates.
Describe dairy calf health and
nutrition from birth to weaning and
evaluate heifer disease prevention
practices.
Estimate the prevalence of herds
infected with bovine viral diarrhea
virus.
Describe current milking procedures
and estimate the prevalence of
contagious mastitis pathogens.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Estimate the herd-level prevalence
and associated costs of Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis.
Describe current biosecurity practices
and determine producer motivation for
implementing or not implementing
biosecurity practices.
Determine the prevalence of specific
food safety pathogens and describe
antimicrobial resistance patterns.
This information will help the United
States detect trends in the management,
production, and health status of the
nation’s dairy industry over time.
The study will take place in the top
17 dairy producing States: California,
Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wisconsin. The study will consist
of a series of on-farm questionnaires,
with biologic sampling, which will be
administered by APHIS-designated data
collectors. The information collected
through the Dairy 2007 Study will be
analyzed and organized into descriptive
reports. Information sheets will be
derived from these reports, and the data
will be disseminated to and used by a
variety of constituents, including
producers, veterinarians, stakeholders,
academia, and others. The data will
help APHIS address emerging issues
and examine the economic impact of
selected health management practices.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for 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
0.9137215 hours per response.
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Respondents: Dairy producers in 17
States.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.46875.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 9,875.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 9,023 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 2nd day of
November 2006.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6–18859 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0172]
Interstate Movement of Garbage From
Hawaii; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and a Pest
Risk Assessment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a sitespecific environmental assessment and
a pest risk assessment relative to a
request to allow the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to a
landfill in the State of Washington. The
environmental assessment contains a
general assessment of the potential
environmental effects associated with
moving garbage interstate from Hawaii
to Washington, subject to certain pest
risk mitigation measures and documents
our review and analysis of the
environmental impacts associated with,
and alternatives to, the proposed action.
The pest risk assessment evaluates the
risks associated with the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to
Washington. We are making these
assessments available to the public for
review and comment.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
8, 2006.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:11 Nov 07, 2006
Jkt 211001
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select Docket No.
APHIS–2006–0172 to submit or view
public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0172,
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. APHIS–
2006–0172.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on the
assessments 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: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Shannon Hamm, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, Policy and Program
Development, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 20, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;
(301) 734–4957.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
The importation and interstate
movement of garbage is regulated by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) under 7 CFR 330.400
and 9 CFR 94.5 (referred to below as the
regulations) in order to protect against
the introduction into and dissemination
within the United States of plant and
animal pests and diseases.
APHIS is advising the public that we
have prepared a site-specific
environmental assessment and a pest
risk assessment relative to a request to
allow the interstate movement of
garbage from Hawaii to the State of
Washington.
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The environmental assessment, titled
‘‘Movement of Plastic-baled Municipal
Solid Waste from Honolulu, Hawaii to
Roosevelt Regional Landfill,
Washington’’ (October 2006), contains a
general assessment of the potential
environmental effects associated with
moving garbage interstate from Hawaii
to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill in
Klickitat County, WA, subject to certain
pest risk mitigation measures. The
environmental assessment documents
our review and analysis of
environmental impacts associated with,
and alternatives to, the proposed action.
The pest risk assessment, titled ‘‘The
Risk of Introduction of Pests to
Washington State via Plastic-Baled
Municipal Solid Waste from Hawaii’’
(September 2006), evaluates the plant
pest risks associated with the interstate
movement of garbage from Hawaii to the
Roosevelt Regional Landfill.
We are making these assessments
available to the public for review and
comment. We will consider all
comments that we receive on or before
the date listed under the heading DATES
at the beginning of this notice. The
environmental assessment and pest risk
assessment may be viewed on the
Internet on the Regulations.gov Web site
or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES
above for instructions for accessing
Regulations.gov and information on the
location and hours of the reading room).
You may request paper copies of the
documents by calling or writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the
title of the document(s) you wish to
receive when requesting copies.
The environmental assessment has
been prepared in accordance with: (1)
The National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
November 2006.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6–19027 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0165]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection;
Dairy 2007 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a reinstatement of an information collection to
support the National Animal Health Monitoring System's national Dairy
2007 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 8, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://regulations.gov, select
``Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service'' from the agency drop-
down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select
APHIS-2006-0165 to submit or view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials available electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close
of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips''
link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0165,
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. APHIS-2006-0165.
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: 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 the Dairy 2007
Study, contact Ms. Sandra Warnken, Management and Program Analyst,
Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7193. 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Dairy 2007 Study.
OMB Number: 0579-0205.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture is
responsible for protecting the health of our Nation's livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the introduction and interstate
spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States when feasible. In connection with
this mission, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
operates the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which
collects, on a national basis, statistically valid and scientifically
sound data on the prevalence and economic importance of livestock and
poultry disease risk factors.
NAHMS' national studies have evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting national data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Dairy 2007 Study as part of an ongoing
series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. dairy population. The purpose of
this fourth dairy study is to collect information, through
questionnaires and biologic sampling, to:
Describe trends in dairy cattle health and management practices.
Evaluate management factors related to cow comfort and removal
rates.
Describe dairy calf health and nutrition from birth to weaning and
evaluate heifer disease prevention practices.
Estimate the prevalence of herds infected with bovine viral
diarrhea virus.
Describe current milking procedures and estimate the prevalence of
contagious mastitis pathogens.
Estimate the herd-level prevalence and associated costs of
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.
Describe current biosecurity practices and determine producer
motivation for implementing or not implementing biosecurity practices.
Determine the prevalence of specific food safety pathogens and
describe antimicrobial resistance patterns.
This information will help the United States detect trends in the
management, production, and health status of the nation's dairy
industry over time.
The study will take place in the top 17 dairy producing States:
California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The study will consist of a series
of on-farm questionnaires, with biologic sampling, which will be
administered by APHIS-designated data collectors. The information
collected through the Dairy 2007 Study will be analyzed and organized
into descriptive reports. Information sheets will be derived from these
reports, and the data will be disseminated to and used by a variety of
constituents, including producers, veterinarians, stakeholders,
academia, and others. The data will help APHIS address emerging issues
and examine the economic impact of selected health management
practices.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 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 0.9137215 hours per response.
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Respondents: Dairy producers in 17 States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.46875.
Estimated annual number of responses: 9,875.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9,023 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 2nd day of November 2006.
W. Ron DeHaven,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E6-18859 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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