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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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August 25, 2008.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Phytosanitary Export
Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0052.
Summary of Collection: The Animal &
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
among other things provides export
certification services to assure other
countries that the plants and plant
products they are receiving from the
United States are free of plant pests
specified by the receiving country. The
Federal Plant Pest Act authorizes the
Department to carry out this mission.
APHIS will collect information using
several forms.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use the information
collected to locate shipments, guide
inspection, and issue a certificate to
meet the requirements of the importing
country. Failure to provide this
information would have an impact on
many U.S. exporters who would no
longer be able to engage in the business
of exporting plants and plant products
overseas.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 14,900.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,775,880.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection
Service
Title: Foreign Animal Disease
(Emerging Disease Investigation (FAD/
ED) Database).
OMB Control Number: 0579–0071.
Summary of Collection: Title 7, U.S.C.
8301, The Animal Health Protection
Act, authorizes the Secretary to prevent,
control, and eliminate contagious,
infectious, and communicable diseases.
Through the Foreign Animal Disease
Surveillance Program, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
compiles essential epidemiological and
diagnostic data that are used to define
foreign animal diseases (FAD) and their
risk factors. The data is compiled
through the Veterinary Services
Emergency Management Response
System, a Web-based database for
reporting investigations of suspected
FAD occurrences.
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Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS collects information such as the
purpose of the diagnostician’s visit to
the site, the name and address of the
owner/manager, the type of operation
being investigated, the number of and
type of animals on the premises,
whether any animals have been moved
to or from the premises and when this
movement occurred, number of sick or
dead animals, the results of physical
examinations of the affected animals,
the results of postmortem examinations,
and the number and kinds of samples
taken, and the name of the suspected
disease. This information assists APHIS
personnel in detecting and eradicating
foreign animal disease incursions.
Without the information, APHIS has no
way to detect and monitor foreign
animal disease outbreaks in the United
States.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number Of Respondents: 2,640.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,640.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: ISA—Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0192.
Summary of Collection: Federal
regulation contained in 9 CFR
Subchapter B governs cooperative
programs to control and eradicate
communicable diseases of livestock
from the United States. Infectious
Salmon Anemia (ISA) poses a
substantial threat to the economic
viability and sustainability of salmon
aquaculture in the United States and
abroad. ISA is the clinical disease
resulting from infection with the ISA
virus; signs include hemorrhaging,
anemia, and lethargy. The Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
will collect information using VS Form
1–22 ISA Program Enrollment Form and
VS Form 1–23 All Species Appraisal &
Indemnity Claim Form.
Need and Use of the Information:
Each program participant must sign an
ISA Program Enrollment Form in which
they agree to participate fully in USDA’s
and the State of Maine’s ISA Program.
APHIS will collect the owner’s name
and address, the number of fish for
which the owner is seeking payment,
and the appraised value of each fish.
The owner must also certify as to
whether the fish are subject to a
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mortgage. Without the information it
would be impossible for APHIS to
launch its program to contain and
prevent ISA outbreaks in the United
States.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 644.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
August 25, 2008.
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
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:32 Aug 28, 2008
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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Report of Acreage.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0004.
Summary of Collection: 7 U.S.C.
7333(b)(3) specifically requires, for
crops and commodities covered by the
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP), annual reports of
acreage planted and prevented from
being planted, as required by the
Secretary, by the designated acreage
reporting data for the crop and location
as established by the Secretary. The
report of acreage is conducted on an
annual basis and is used by the Farm
Service Agency (FSA) county offices to
determine eligibility for benefits that are
available to producers on the farm.
Respondents must provide the
information each year because variables
such as previous year experience,
weather occurrences and projections,
market demand, new farming
techniques and personal preferences
affect the amount of land being farmed,
the mix of crops planted, and the
projected harvest. Prior year information
is not sufficient on its own. Therefore,
respondents must supply current data
on a program year basis by the final
reporting date established for their
country to qualify for NAP assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: FSA
will collect information verbally from
the producers during visits to the
county offices. FSA will collect one or
more of the following data elements, as
required: Crop planted, planting date,
crop’s intended use, type or variety,
practice (irrigated or non-irrigated),
acres, location of the crop (tract and
field), and the producer’s percent share
in the crop along with the names of
other producers having an interest in
the crop. Once the information is
collected and eligibility established, the
information is used throughout the crop
year to ensure the producer remains
compliant with program provisions. If
information is not reported, FSA has no
basis to calculate APH, losses could not
be determined, and information for crop
insurance expansion could not be
provided to RMA.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 291,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 619,438.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Offer Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0177.
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Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, as amended,
(Title II, Pub. L. 480), Section 416(b) of
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as
amended (Section 416(b)), and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended
(for Food for Progress) authorizes
International Procurement Division to
procure, sell, and transport agricultural
commodities, and obtain discharge/
delivery survey information.
Contractors, vendors, and steamship
companies submit competitive offers for
agricultural commodities and services.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will
collect information using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will enable
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO)
to evaluate offers impartially, purchase
or sell commodities, and obtain services
to meet domestic and export program
needs. Without the information KCCO
could not meet program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 949.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Weekly; Semi-annually;
Monthly; Annually; Other (Bi-weekly &
Bi-monthly).
Total Burden Hours: 3,405.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders
Regarding the Establishment of the
Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative (AFRI)
Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for stakeholder input.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) is creating a new
research, education, and extension
program called the Agriculture and
Food Research Initiative (AFRI). By this
notice, CSREES is designated to act on
behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture in
soliciting public comment from
interested persons regarding the
implementing regulation to be
developed for this new program as
required under section 7406 of the
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 25, 2008.
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: Phytosanitary Export Certification.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0052.
Summary of Collection: The Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) among other things provides export certification services to
assure other countries that the plants and plant products they are
receiving from the United States are free of plant pests specified by
the receiving country. The Federal Plant Pest Act authorizes the
Department to carry out this mission. APHIS will collect information
using several forms.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the information
collected to locate shipments, guide inspection, and issue a
certificate to meet the requirements of the importing country. Failure
to provide this information would have an impact on many U.S. exporters
who would no longer be able to engage in the business of exporting
plants and plant products overseas.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 14,900.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,775,880.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Foreign Animal Disease (Emerging Disease Investigation (FAD/
ED) Database).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
Summary of Collection: Title 7, U.S.C. 8301, The Animal Health
Protection Act, authorizes the Secretary to prevent, control, and
eliminate contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases. Through
the Foreign Animal Disease Surveillance Program, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) compiles essential epidemiological
and diagnostic data that are used to define foreign animal diseases
(FAD) and their risk factors. The data is compiled through the
Veterinary Services Emergency Management Response System, a Web-based
database for reporting investigations of suspected FAD occurrences.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS collects information such as
the purpose of the diagnostician's visit to the site, the name and
address of the owner/manager, the type of operation being investigated,
the number of and type of animals on the premises, whether any animals
have been moved to or from the premises and when this movement
occurred, number of sick or dead animals, the results of physical
examinations of the affected animals, the results of postmortem
examinations, and the number and kinds of samples taken, and the name
of the suspected disease. This information assists APHIS personnel in
detecting and eradicating foreign animal disease incursions. Without
the information, APHIS has no way to detect and monitor foreign animal
disease outbreaks in the United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number Of Respondents: 2,640.
Frequency Of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,640.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: ISA--Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
Summary of Collection: Federal regulation contained in 9 CFR
Subchapter B governs cooperative programs to control and eradicate
communicable diseases of livestock from the United States. Infectious
Salmon Anemia (ISA) poses a substantial threat to the economic
viability and sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the United States
and abroad. ISA is the clinical disease resulting from infection with
the ISA virus; signs include hemorrhaging, anemia, and lethargy. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will collect
information using VS Form 1-22 ISA Program Enrollment Form and VS Form
1-23 All Species Appraisal & Indemnity Claim Form.
Need and Use of the Information: Each program participant must sign
an ISA Program Enrollment Form in which they agree to participate fully
in USDA's and the State of Maine's ISA Program. APHIS will collect the
owner's name and address, the number of fish for which the owner is
seeking payment, and the appraised value of each fish. The owner must
also certify as to whether the fish are subject to a
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mortgage. Without the information it would be impossible for APHIS to
launch its program to contain and prevent ISA outbreaks in the United
States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 644.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-20059 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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