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practice referred to as ‘‘soring.’’ This
practice causes a horse to suffer pain in
any of its limbs for the purpose of
affecting the horse’s performance in
competition. All breeds of horses are
covered under the Act, although
enforcement emphasis has historically
been placed on Tennessee Walking
horses and other gaited breeds due to
the prevalence of soring documented in
that industry.
To carry out the Act, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
administers and enforces regulations at
9 CFR part 11. The regulations prohibit
devices and methods that might sore
horses. They also contain provisions
under which show management may, to
avoid liability for any sore horses that
are shown, hire private individuals
trained to conduct preshow inspections.
These individuals are referred to as
designated qualified persons (DQPs).
DQPs must be trained and licensed
under USDA-certified and monitored
programs that are sponsored by horse
industry organizations (HIOs).
Enforcement of the Act and its
regulations relies on horse inspections
conducted by APHIS veterinarians and
by DQPs. To ensure that DQP
enforcement and USDA-certified DQP
programs are effective, APHIS requires
DQPs, HIOs, and horse show
management to maintain or submit to
APHIS records related to these
inspections, their DQP programs, and
the horse events. No official government
form is necessary for the reporting and
recordkeeping required.
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 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
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.6280487 hours per response.
Respondents: Designated qualified
persons, horse industry organizations,
and horse show management.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,514.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.3830911.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 3,608.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,266 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 31st day of
March 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9–7625 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0019]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Peer Reviewer’s Certification
Regarding Conflict of Interest
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection related to peer
review of scientific information
disseminated to the public by the
Agency.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 5,
2009.
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&
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d=APHIS-2009-0019 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–2009–0019,
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–
2009–0019.
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 APHIS’ peer review
process or the peer reviewer’s
certification regarding conflict of
interest, contact Dr. Natalie Roberts,
APHIS Peer Review Officer, Planning
Evaluation and Monitoring, PPD,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 120,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8937.
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: APHIS Peer Reviewer’s
Certification Regarding Conflict of
Interest.
OMB Number: 0579–0304.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
protects and promotes U.S. agricultural
health, administers the Animal Welfare
Act, and carries out wildlife damage
management activities. In carrying out
its mission, APHIS collects, generates,
and disseminates a wide variety of
scientific information.
Some of the information APHIS
disseminates is ‘‘influential’’—that is, it
has a clear and substantial impact on
important public policies or important
private sector decisions. A very small
portion of APHIS’ scientific information
takes the form of ‘‘highly influential
scientific assessments,’’ which have a
potential impact of more than $500
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million in any year, or are novel,
controversial, precedent-setting, or of
significant interagency interest.
In order to ensure the objectivity and
highest level of quality of such scientific
information, APHIS arranges for these
documents to be peer reviewed in
accordance with the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
‘‘Final Information Quality Bulletin for
Peer Review,’’ which is available on the
Web at https://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/fedreg/2005/011405_peer.pdf.
To ensure the effectiveness and
integrity of the peer review process,
APHIS pays careful attention to
potential conflicts of interest when
selecting peer reviewers. APHIS has
developed a standard letter to
prospective peer reviewers, which,
among other things, asks them to
consider whether they may have a
conflict of interest related to review of
a specific scientific document and, if no,
asks them to sign a form certifying that
they have no conflicting interests.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of this information collection
activity 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 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 0.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Peer reviewers for
agency scientific documents.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 50.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 12.5 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
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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 31st day of
March 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9–7626 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0012]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Specimen Submission
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
livestock disease surveillance programs.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before June 5,
2009.
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=APHIS2009-0012 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–2009–0012,
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–
2009–0012.
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
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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 regarding livestock disease
surveillance programs, contact Ms.
Connie J. Osmundson, Financial
Analyst, National Veterinary Services
Laboratories, VS, APHIS, P.O. Box 844,
Ames, IA 50010; (515) 663–7571. 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: Specimen Submission.
OMB Number: 0579–0090.
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 U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to carry out activities to
detect, control, and eradicate pests and
diseases of livestock within the United
States.
In connection with this mission,
APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS)
conducts disease surveillance programs.
The VS form 10–4 and its supplemental
sheet (VS form 10–4A) are critical
components of these programs. They are
routinely used whenever specimens
(such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine)
from any animal (including cattle,
swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry)
are submitted to our National Veterinary
Services Laboratories for testing.
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 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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0019]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Peer Reviewer's Certification Regarding Conflict of
Interest
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 related to peer review of scientific information
disseminated to the public by the Agency.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
5, 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-2009-0019 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-2009-0019, 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-2009-0019.
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 APHIS' peer review
process or the peer reviewer's certification regarding conflict of
interest, contact Dr. Natalie Roberts, APHIS Peer Review Officer,
Planning Evaluation and Monitoring, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
120, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8937. 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: APHIS Peer Reviewer's Certification Regarding Conflict of
Interest.
OMB Number: 0579-0304.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
protects and promotes U.S. agricultural health, administers the Animal
Welfare Act, and carries out wildlife damage management activities. In
carrying out its mission, APHIS collects, generates, and disseminates a
wide variety of scientific information.
Some of the information APHIS disseminates is ``influential''--that
is, it has a clear and substantial impact on important public policies
or important private sector decisions. A very small portion of APHIS'
scientific information takes the form of ``highly influential
scientific assessments,'' which have a potential impact of more than
$500
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million in any year, or are novel, controversial, precedent-setting, or
of significant interagency interest.
In order to ensure the objectivity and highest level of quality of
such scientific information, APHIS arranges for these documents to be
peer reviewed in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB's) ``Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review,'' which
is available on the Web at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/2005/011405_peer.pdf.
To ensure the effectiveness and integrity of the peer review
process, APHIS pays careful attention to potential conflicts of
interest when selecting peer reviewers. APHIS has developed a standard
letter to prospective peer reviewers, which, among other things, asks
them to consider whether they may have a conflict of interest related
to review of a specific scientific document and, if no, asks them to
sign a form certifying that they have no conflicting interests.
We are asking OMB to approve our use of this information collection
activity 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
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 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Peer reviewers for agency scientific documents.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12.5 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 31st day of March 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7626 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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