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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0046]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring
System; Small Enterprise Chicken
Study 2007
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 activity to
support the National Animal Health
Monitoring System’s national Small
Enterprise Chicken Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 9,
2007.
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 APHIS–2007–
0046 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)
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to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0046,
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–
2007–0046.
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 Small Enterprise
Chicken Study, contact Mrs. Sandra
Warnken, Management and Program
Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and
Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, 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; Small Enterprise
Chicken Study 2007.
OMB Number: 0579–0260.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the United States Department of
Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to protect the health of our
Nation’s livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the
introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases of poultry and for
eradicating such diseases from the
United States when feasible. In
connection with this mission, 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
diseases and associated risk factors.
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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
poultry. APHIS is the only agency
responsible for collecting national data
on poultry health. Participation in any
NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data
are confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Small
Enterprise Chicken Study for operations
with 1,000 to 19,999 chickens as part of
an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on
the U.S. poultry population. The
purpose of this study is to collect
information, through a questionnaire, in
order to:
• Describe characteristics of small
enterprise operations, including bird
species on hand, seasonal inventory,
and marketing of free-range chickens or
eggs, and organic or other niche-market
products.
• Describe movements of animals,
people, waste products, vehicles, and
equipment on and off operations, and
estimate the distances associated with
these movements.
• Examine biosecurity practices,
including bird access to the outdoors.
The questionnaire will be
administered via postal mail, with
followup telephone interviews for those
who do not respond.
The information collected through the
Small Enterprise Chicken 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 may be
used by a variety of constituents,
including producers, stakeholders,
academia, and others. This information
will be used to develop parameters for
the North American Animal Disease
Spread Model (NAADSM), the
Multiscale Epidemiologic/Economic
Simulation and Analysis (MESA)
model, and possibly other models.
These disease simulation models
examine how a contagious disease may
spread in an animal population. The
information collected from this study
will also be used to develop background
information on the small enterprise
segment of the poultry industry. The
potential benefit to the industry is a
scientifically valid description of
management, marketing, and biosecurity
practices of the Nation’s small
enterprise chicken industry. The study
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will assist in understanding the
mechanisms of disease spread by
developing background information on
the small enterprise chicken industry.
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 0.5
hours per response.
Respondents: Producers with 1,000 to
19,999 chickens.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,500.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,500.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,250 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
May 2007.
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: Direct Verification
Pilot Study
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection for
purposes of the National School Lunch
Program’s Direct Verification Pilot
Study.
Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before July 9,
2007.
DATES:
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions 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
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Steven
Carlson, Acting Director, Office of
Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Steven Carlson at
(703) 305–2576 or via e-mail to
Steven.Carl son@fns.usda.gov.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 1014.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be also become a matter of public
record.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
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should be directed to Steven Carlson
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Direct Verification Evaluation Study.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Form Number: ‘‘N/A’’.
Expiration Date: To be determined.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition and
WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub.
L. 108–265) expanded authorization for
local education agencies (LEAs) to
directly verify eligibility for the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
without contacting households, using
data from other means-tested programs
such as the Food Stamp Program (FSP),
Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF), Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations
(FDPIR), Medicaid, and the State
Children’s Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP). Direct verification is intended
to reduce burden on households and
LEAs, improve program operations, and
reduce the number of children losing
NSLP benefits due to household nonresponse to verification requests.
In an effort to understand the methods
of direct verification and their
effectiveness, the Direct Verification
Pilot Study will systematically collect
data from eight States. Currently, there
is limited information on the feasibility
and effectiveness of direct verification.
The information to be collected is
necessary to understand and assess the
effectiveness of direct verification;
compare different implementation
methods; and inform States about best
practices and cost savings.
Respondents: State Child Nutrition
Agency officials, State Medicaid Agency
officials, and Local Education Agency
school food service directors.
Estimate of Burden: State Child
Nutrition Agency Initial Interview:
Public burden for respondents of the
State Child Nutrition Agency initial
interview is estimated at 210 minutes
(3.5 hours) for 8 respondents for one
response each.
State Child Nutrition Agency Followup Interview: Public burden for
respondents of the State Child Nutrition
Agency follow-up interview is estimated
at 150 minutes (2.5 hours) for 8
respondents for one response each.
State Medicaid Agency Interview:
Public burden for respondents of the
State Medicaid Agency Interview is
estimated at 75 minutes (1.25 hours) for
8 respondents for one response each.
State Medicaid Agency Follow-up
Interview: Public burden for
respondents of the State Medicaid
Agency follow-up interview is estimated
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0046]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Small Enterprise
Chicken Study 2007
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 activity to support the National Animal Health Monitoring
System's national Small Enterprise Chicken Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
9, 2007.
ADDRESSES: 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 APHIS-2007-0046 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-
2007-0046, 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-2007-0046.
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 Small
Enterprise Chicken Study, contact Mrs. Sandra Warnken, Management and
Program Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, 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; Small Enterprise
Chicken Study 2007.
OMB Number: 0579-0260.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to protect the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases of poultry and for eradicating such diseases from the
United States when feasible. In connection with this mission, 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 diseases and associated 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 poultry. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting national data on poultry health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Small Enterprise Chicken Study for
operations with 1,000 to 19,999 chickens as part of an ongoing series
of NAHMS studies on the U.S. poultry population. The purpose of this
study is to collect information, through a questionnaire, in order to:
Describe characteristics of small enterprise operations,
including bird species on hand, seasonal inventory, and marketing of
free-range chickens or eggs, and organic or other niche-market
products.
Describe movements of animals, people, waste products,
vehicles, and equipment on and off operations, and estimate the
distances associated with these movements.
Examine biosecurity practices, including bird access to
the outdoors.
The questionnaire will be administered via postal mail, with
followup telephone interviews for those who do not respond.
The information collected through the Small Enterprise Chicken
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 may be used by a variety of constituents,
including producers, stakeholders, academia, and others. This
information will be used to develop parameters for the North American
Animal Disease Spread Model (NAADSM), the Multiscale Epidemiologic/
Economic Simulation and Analysis (MESA) model, and possibly other
models. These disease simulation models examine how a contagious
disease may spread in an animal population. The information collected
from this study will also be used to develop background information on
the small enterprise segment of the poultry industry. The potential
benefit to the industry is a scientifically valid description of
management, marketing, and biosecurity practices of the Nation's small
enterprise chicken industry. The study
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will assist in understanding the mechanisms of disease spread by
developing background information on the small enterprise chicken
industry.
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 0.5 hours per response.
Respondents: Producers with 1,000 to 19,999 chickens.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,500.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,500.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,250 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 May 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-8801 Filed 5-7-07; 8:45 am]
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