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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 training related to
animal diseases, contact Ms. Leslie
Bolton, Program Specialist, Professional
Development Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 27, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–3624. 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: Nomination Request Form;
Animal Disease Training.
OMB Number: 0579–xxxx.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to prohibit or
restrict the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the introduction
into and dissemination within the
United States of animal diseases and
pests and for eradicating such diseases
when feasible. In connection with this
mission, the Veterinary Services (VS)
program of APHIS provides vital
training to State, industry, and academic
personnel to prepare them to respond to
an animal disease event, including
disease eradication activities and
sample collection.
Individuals who wish to attend
animal disease-related training must
submit a Nomination Request Form
(VS–1–5) to VS to help the program
coordinate courses and select
participants. VS develops rosters with
course participants’ names and their
contact information to notify them of
future training courses and to encourage
contact among participants throughout
their careers. We are asking the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity 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
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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
1.275985663 hours per response.
Respondents: State, industry, and
academic personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 552.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.010869565.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 558.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 712 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 27th day of
February 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–4145 Filed 3–3–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0021]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of
Indemnity
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
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request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the payment of
indemnity due to infectious salmon
anemia.
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before May 5,
2008.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–
2008–0021 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0021,
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–
2008–0021.
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 regulations for the
payment of indemnity due to infectious
salmon anemia, contact Dr. Stephen
Ellis, Assistant Area Veterinarian in
Charge, Infectious Salmon Anemia
Program, Aquaculture, Swine, Equine
and Poultry Programs, VS, APHIS, 16
Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME 04631;
(207) 853–2581. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia;
Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579–0192.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized
ADDRESSES:
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to prevent the interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
within the United States and to
eradicate such diseases and pests from
the United States when feasible. In
connection with this mission, APHIS
established regulations in 9 CFR part 53
to pay indemnity to salmon producers
in Maine whose fish are destroyed
because of infectious salmon anemia
(ISA).
ISA is a foreign animal disease of
Atlantic salmon, caused by an
orthomyxovirus. The disease affects
both wild and farmed Atlantic salmon.
ISA poses a substantial threat to the
economic viability and sustainability of
salmon aquaculture in the United
States.
In order to take part in the indemnity
program, producers must enroll in the
cooperative ISA control program
administered by APHIS and the State of
Maine. Program participants must
inform the ISA Program Veterinarian in
writing of the name of their accredited
veterinarian; develop biosecurity
protocols and a site-specific ISA action
plan; submit fish inventory and
mortality information; assist APHIS or
State officials with on-site disease
surveillance, testing, and biosecurity
audits; and complete an appraisal and
indemnity claim form.
Payment is subject to the availability
of funding.
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
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information is estimated to average
2.981481481 hours per response.
Respondents: Program participants
(salmon producers) and their
employees, accredited veterinarians,
and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 108.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 216.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 644 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 27th day of
February 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–4152 Filed 3–3–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Revise and Extend an Information
Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to seek approval to revise and
extend a currently approved
information collection, the Agricultural
Resources Management Survey and
Chemical Use Surveys. The following
two scheduling changes will be
requested. First, chemical use surveys
are only requested for fall 2010 to
include fruit and postharvest. Thus, no
vegetable chemical use survey will be
requested. Second, in 2008 only, in lieu
of the fall ARMS Phase II Survey,
additional questions will be requested
for the ARMS Phase III Cost and Returns
Report. These questions will focus on a)
bio-energy crop adoption and
production expenses, and b) impact of
tobacco program changes on tobacco
marketing. Thus, in 2009, NASS will
not publish the 2008 Field Crops
Chemical Use report which would have
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resulted from a 2008 ARMS Phase II
Survey.
Comments on this notice must be
received by May 5, 2008 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0235,
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (202) 720–6396.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CDROM submissions to: NASS Clearance
Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 5336 A, Mail Stop 2024, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
A South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agricultural Resources
Management Survey and Chemical Use
Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0218.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Intent to revise and
extend a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Resource
Management Survey (ARMS) is the
primary source of information for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture on a
broad range of issues related to
agricultural resource use and costs and
farm sector financial conditions. ARMS
is the only source of information
available for objective evaluation of
many critical issues related to
agriculture and the rural economy, such
as: whole farm finance data including
data sufficient to construct estimates of
income for farms by; type of operation,
loan commodities, income for operator
households, credit, structure, and
organization; marketing information,
and other economic data on input usage,
production practices, and crop
substitution possibilities.
Data from ARMS are used to produce
estimates of net farm income by type of
commercial producer as required in 7
U.S.C. 7998 and estimates of enterprise
production costs as required in 7 U.S.C.
1441(a). Data from ARMS are also used
as weights in the development of the
Prices Paid Index, a component of the
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[FR Doc No: E8-4152]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0021]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity
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 regulations for the payment of indemnity due
to infectious salmon anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0021 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0021, 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-2008-0021.
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 regulations for the
payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Dr.
Stephen Ellis, Assistant Area Veterinarian in Charge, Infectious Salmon
Anemia Program, Aquaculture, Swine, Equine and Poultry Programs, VS,
APHIS, 16 Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME 04631; (207) 853-2581. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579-0192.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized
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to prevent the interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of
livestock within the United States and to eradicate such diseases and
pests from the United States when feasible. In connection with this
mission, APHIS established regulations in 9 CFR part 53 to pay
indemnity to salmon producers in Maine whose fish are destroyed because
of infectious salmon anemia (ISA).
ISA is a foreign animal disease of Atlantic salmon, caused by an
orthomyxovirus. The disease affects both wild and farmed Atlantic
salmon. ISA poses a substantial threat to the economic viability and
sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States.
In order to take part in the indemnity program, producers must
enroll in the cooperative ISA control program administered by APHIS and
the State of Maine. Program participants must inform the ISA Program
Veterinarian in writing of the name of their accredited veterinarian;
develop biosecurity protocols and a site-specific ISA action plan;
submit fish inventory and mortality information; assist APHIS or State
officials with on-site disease surveillance, testing, and biosecurity
audits; and complete an appraisal and indemnity claim form.
Payment is subject to the availability of funding.
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 2.981481481 hours per response.
Respondents: Program participants (salmon producers) and their
employees, accredited veterinarians, and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 108.
Estimated annual number of responses: 216.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 644 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 27th day of February 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-4152 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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