Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 26772 [E7-9119]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9119]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

 May 8, 2007.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA--Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Importation of Clementines, Mandarins, and Tangerines from 
Chile.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0242.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701-7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out 
operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, 
prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States 
or not known to be widely distributed throughout the United States. The 
regulations in ``Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables'' (7 CFR 319.56 through 
319.56-8) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables 
into the United States from certain parts of the world, to prevent the 
introduction and dissemination of plant pests, including fruit flies.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) requires that some plants or plant products 
are accompanied by a phytosanitary inspection certificate that is 
completed by plant health officials in the originating or transiting 
country. APHIS will use the information on this certificate to 
determine the pest condition of the shipment at the time of inspection 
in the foreign country. Without the information, all shipments would 
need to be inspected very thoroughly, thereby requiring considerable 
more time, this would slow the clearance of international shipments.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 147.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Inspection, Licensing, and Procurement of Animals.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0254.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 
et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate 
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, 
housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by 
dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate 
handlers. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has 
the responsibility to enforce the AWA and to regulate the humane care 
and handling of most warm-blooded animals used for research or 
exhibition purposes, sold as pets, or transported in commerce. APHIS 
will collect information using several forms.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect health 
certificates, program of veterinary care, application for license and 
record of acquisition, disposition and transportation of animals. The 
information is used to ensure those dealers, exhibitors, research 
facilities, carriers, etc., are in compliance with the Animal Welfare 
Act and regulations and standards promulgated under this authority of 
the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 89.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 41.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-9119 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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