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combines the burden for the three
collections under a single collection
(number 0579–0036), the Department
will retire numbers 0579–0247 and
0579–0254.
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
0.9737631 hours per response.
Respondents: Dealers, research
facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and
intermediate handlers; persons exempt
from licensing under the AWA.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 7,402.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 13.145906.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 97,306.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 94,753 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 15th day of
December 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0130]
Notice of Request for Revision and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Poultry Improvement Plan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision and extension of
approval 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 approval of a revision and
extension of an information collection
associated with regulations for the
National Poultry Improvement Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
17, 2009.
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–
2008–0130 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–2008–0130,
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–
2008–0130.
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 associated
with the National Poultry Improvement
Plan, contact Mr. Andrew Rhorer,
Senior Coordinator, National Poultry
Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, 1498
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Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA
30094; (770) 922–3496. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Poultry Improvement
Plan.
OMB Number: 0579–0007.
Type of Request: Revision and
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 to, among
other things, administer the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the
primary purpose of which is to protect
the health of the U.S. poultry
population. NPIP is a voluntary FederalState-industry cooperative program for
the improvement of poultry flocks and
products through disease control
techniques. Participation in all Plan
programs is voluntary, but flocks,
hatcheries, and dealers of breeding
poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S.
Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a
condition for participation in the other
Plan programs. The NPIP regulations are
contained in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146,
and 147.
In administering the Plan, APHIS
requires a number of information
collection activities and forms,
including VS Forms 1–23/1–23A,
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim for
Animals Destroyed or Materials
Destroyed/Continuation Sheet; VS Form
9–3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs,
Chicks, and Poults; VS Form 9–4,
Summary of Breeding Flock, Table-Egg
Layer Flocks, Meat-Type Chicken and
Turkey Slaughter Plants Participation;
VS Form 9–5, Report of Hatcheries,
Dealers, and Independent Flocks, TableEgg Producers, Meat-Type Chicken and
Turkey Slaughter Plants Participating in
the NPIP; VS Form 9–6, Report of
Salmonella Isolations to NPIP Official
State Agencies; VS Form 9–7,
Investigation of Salmonella Isolations in
Poultry; VS Form 9–8, Flock Inspection
and Check Testing Report; VS Form 9–
9, Hatchery Inspection Form; VS Form
10–3, Request for Salmonella
Serotyping; banding of sentinel birds for
identification prior to flock vaccination;
memorandums of understanding;
recordkeeping; and printing and mailing
to States, upon request, of computerized
printouts of interstate sales by hatchery
operators who ship large numbers of
small chick orders.
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We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
This notice includes a description of
the information collection requirements
currently approved by OMB under
numbers 0579–0007 (National Poultry
Improvement Plan) and 0579–0305
(Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza;
Voluntary Control Program and
Payment of Indemnity). After OMB
approves and combines the burden for
both collections under a single
collection (number 0579–0007), the
Department will retire number 0579–
0305.
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
0.6159046 hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners, breeders,
hatchery operators, commercial tableegg layer producers, meat-type chicken
slaughter plants, turkey slaughter
plants, and State veterinary medical
officers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 12,222.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 13.772541.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 168,328.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 103,674 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.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:29 Dec 18, 2008
Jkt 217001
Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of
December 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8–30215 Filed 12–18–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0134]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Revision of Fruits and Vegetables
Import Regulations
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 associated with
regulations to allow importation of new
fruits and vegetables into the United
States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
17, 2009.
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=APHIS2008-0134 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–2008–0134,
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–
2008–0134.
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.
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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 importation of new
fruits and vegetables, contact Ms. Donna
West, Senior Import Specialist,
Commodity Import Analysis and
Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; (301) 734–8758. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS* Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Revision of Fruits and
Vegetables Import Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0293.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture may
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of any plant, plant
product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or
other article if the Secretary determines
that the prohibition or restriction is
necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced
into or disseminated within the United
States. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, which
administers regulations to implement
the PPA.
The regulations in Subpart—Fruits
and Vegetables (7 CFR 319.56–1 through
319.56–47) allow a number of fruits and
vegetables to be imported into the
United States, under specified
conditions, from certain parts of the
world. The regulations in §§ 319.56–4
and 319.56–5 provide for a notice-based
process for recognizing pest-free areas
and for approving the importation of
certain new commodities that, based on
the findings of a pest risk analysis, can
be safely imported into the United
States subject to designated
phytosanitary measures. Importation of
new commodities under this process
requires the use of information
collection activities, including the
issuance of permits and phytosanitary
certificates.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0130]
Notice of Request for Revision and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision and 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 approval of a revision and extension of an
information collection associated with regulations for the National
Poultry Improvement Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 17, 2009.
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-2008-0130 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-2008-0130, 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-2008-0130.
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
associated with the National Poultry Improvement Plan, contact Mr.
Andrew Rhorer, Senior Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan,
VS, APHIS, 1498 Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-
3496. For copies of more detailed information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Poultry Improvement Plan.
OMB Number: 0579-0007.
Type of Request: Revision and 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 to, among
other things, administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP),
the primary purpose of which is to protect the health of the U.S.
poultry population. NPIP is a voluntary Federal-State-industry
cooperative program for the improvement of poultry flocks and products
through disease control techniques. Participation in all Plan programs
is voluntary, but flocks, hatcheries, and dealers of breeding poultry
must first qualify as ``U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' as a condition
for participation in the other Plan programs. The NPIP regulations are
contained in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146, and 147.
In administering the Plan, APHIS requires a number of information
collection activities and forms, including VS Forms 1-23/1-23A,
Appraisal and Indemnity Claim for Animals Destroyed or Materials
Destroyed/Continuation Sheet; VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching
Eggs, Chicks, and Poults; VS Form 9-4, Summary of Breeding Flock,
Table-Egg Layer Flocks, Meat-Type Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Plants
Participation; VS Form 9-5, Report of Hatcheries, Dealers, and
Independent Flocks, Table-Egg Producers, Meat-Type Chicken and Turkey
Slaughter Plants Participating in the NPIP; VS Form 9-6, Report of
Salmonella Isolations to NPIP Official State Agencies; VS Form 9-7,
Investigation of Salmonella Isolations in Poultry; VS Form 9-8, Flock
Inspection and Check Testing Report; VS Form 9-9, Hatchery Inspection
Form; VS Form 10-3, Request for Salmonella Serotyping; banding of
sentinel birds for identification prior to flock vaccination;
memorandums of understanding; recordkeeping; and printing and mailing
to States, upon request, of computerized printouts of interstate sales
by hatchery operators who ship large numbers of small chick orders.
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We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
This notice includes a description of the information collection
requirements currently approved by OMB under numbers 0579-0007
(National Poultry Improvement Plan) and 0579-0305 (Low Pathogenic Avian
Influenza; Voluntary Control Program and Payment of Indemnity). After
OMB approves and combines the burden for both collections under a
single collection (number 0579-0007), the Department will retire number
0579-0305.
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 0.6159046 hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners, breeders, hatchery operators, commercial
table-egg layer producers, meat-type chicken slaughter plants, turkey
slaughter plants, and State veterinary medical officers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 12,222.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 13.772541.
Estimated annual number of responses: 168,328.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 103,674 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 15th day of December 2008.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E8-30215 Filed 12-18-08; 8:45 am]
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