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approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
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
0.050099 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. poultry producers,
urban chicken owners, consumers who
purchase chicken feed, company
veterinarians, farm managers, APHISdesignated representatives.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 52,651.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.04178.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 54,851.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,748 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 17th day of
June 2009.
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–2009–0044]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Beetle Busters Survey; Asian
Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program
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
the Asian longhorned beetle cooperative
eradication program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
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-2009-0044 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–2009–0044,
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–
2009–0044.
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 the Beetle Busters
Survey, contact Ms. Suzanne Bond,
Assistant Director, Public Affairs, LPA,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 51,
PO 00000
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Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5175.
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: Beetle Busters Survey; Asian
Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program.
OMB Number: 0579–0311.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Asian longhorned
beetle (ALB, Anoplophora
glabripennis), an insect native to China,
Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan, is
a destructive pest of hardwood trees. It
attacks many healthy hardwood trees,
including maple, horse chestnut, birch,
poplar, willow, and elm. The beetle
bores into the heartwood of a host tree,
eventually killing the tree. Immature
beetles bore into tree trunks and
branches, causing heavy sap flow from
wounds and sawdust accumulation at
tree bases. They feed on, and overwinter in, the interiors of trees. Adult
beetles emerge in the spring and
summer months from round holes
approximately three-eighths of an inch
in diameter (about the size of a dime)
that they bore through branches and
trunks of trees. After emerging, adult
beetles feed for 2 to 3 days and then
mate. Adult females then lay eggs in
oviposition sites that they make on the
branches of trees. A new generation of
ALB is produced each year. If this pest
moves into the hardwood forests of the
United States, the nursery, maple syrup,
and forest product industries could
experience severe economic losses. In
addition, urban and forest ALB
infestations will result in environmental
damage, aesthetic deterioration, and a
reduction in public enjoyment of
recreational spaces. If the ALB were to
become established in North America,
approximately 1.2 billion trees would be
at risk of being infested, resulting in
potential losses of up to $669 billion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) has administered an
ALB Cooperative Eradication Program
(the program) since 1996 to eradicate
this destructive pest from the United
States. Areas found to be infested are
quarantined, and the movement of host
material from the area is restricted to
prevent the spread of the ALB. Infested
host material is removed or treated.
Successful eradication efforts have
resulted in a number of infested areas
being removed from quarantine, and,
over the years, the program has made
steady progress. However, the ALB
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continues to be a serious threat, and
APHIS believes that public support is
crucial to eradication efforts.
In this regard, APHIS enlists the
public’s assistance in reporting the
presence or absence of the ALB in their
local areas. APHIS invites members of
the public to report the results of any
surveys they conduct using a simple online form on the Internet to record
sightings and nonsightings. Such reports
of surveys for the ALB conducted by
members of the general public, nature
organizations, school groups, garden
clubs, and others help APHIS develop a
history of the ALB’s presence and
activity in particular areas and
supplement the work done by the
program’s surveyors. If the public
reports signs of the ALB, APHIS takes
appropriate steps to determine whether
the ALB is indeed present in the area
and to what extent. In turn, negative
reports help APHIS affirm the absence
of ALB in a particular area and facilitate
progress towards deregulation of the
area.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (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
0.1129774 hours per response.
Respondents: General public, nature
organizations, school groups, and
garden clubs.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 5,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.0002.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 5,001.
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Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 565 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 17th day of
June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9–14715 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0038]
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 the Catfish 2010 Study,
contact Ms. Sandra Warnken,
Management and Program Analyst,
Centers for Epidemiology and Animal
Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. For
copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Catfish 2010 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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
initiate an information collection to
support the National Animal Health
Monitoring System Catfish 2010 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
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–2009–0038 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–2009–0038,
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–
2009–0038.
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
PO 00000
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Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Catfish 2010 Study.
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 (USDA) is
authorized, among other things, to
protect the health of our Nation’s
livestock and poultry populations by
preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States
when feasible. In connection with this
mission, APHIS operates the National
Animal Health Monitoring System
(NAHMS), which collects nationally
representative, statistically valid, and
scientifically sound data on the
prevalence and economic importance of
livestock diseases and associated risk
factors.
NAHMS’ national studies have
evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help
determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of
livestock, including farm-raised fish.
APHIS is the only agency responsible
for collecting data on aquaculture
health. Participation in any NAHMS
study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Catfish
2010 study (Catfish 2010) as part of an
ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the
U.S. aquaculture population. The
purpose of Catfish 2010 is to support the
catfish farming industry by providing
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0044]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Beetle Busters Survey; Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program
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 the Asian longhorned beetle cooperative
eradication program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 24, 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-2009-0044 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-2009-0044, 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-2009-0044.
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 the Beetle Busters
Survey, contact Ms. Suzanne Bond, Assistant Director, Public Affairs,
LPA, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 51, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-
5175. 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: Beetle Busters Survey; Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program.
OMB Number: 0579-0311.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora
glabripennis), an insect native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Isle of
Hainan, is a destructive pest of hardwood trees. It attacks many
healthy hardwood trees, including maple, horse chestnut, birch, poplar,
willow, and elm. The beetle bores into the heartwood of a host tree,
eventually killing the tree. Immature beetles bore into tree trunks and
branches, causing heavy sap flow from wounds and sawdust accumulation
at tree bases. They feed on, and over-winter in, the interiors of
trees. Adult beetles emerge in the spring and summer months from round
holes approximately three-eighths of an inch in diameter (about the
size of a dime) that they bore through branches and trunks of trees.
After emerging, adult beetles feed for 2 to 3 days and then mate. Adult
females then lay eggs in oviposition sites that they make on the
branches of trees. A new generation of ALB is produced each year. If
this pest moves into the hardwood forests of the United States, the
nursery, maple syrup, and forest product industries could experience
severe economic losses. In addition, urban and forest ALB infestations
will result in environmental damage, aesthetic deterioration, and a
reduction in public enjoyment of recreational spaces. If the ALB were
to become established in North America, approximately 1.2 billion trees
would be at risk of being infested, resulting in potential losses of up
to $669 billion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) has administered an ALB Cooperative
Eradication Program (the program) since 1996 to eradicate this
destructive pest from the United States. Areas found to be infested are
quarantined, and the movement of host material from the area is
restricted to prevent the spread of the ALB. Infested host material is
removed or treated. Successful eradication efforts have resulted in a
number of infested areas being removed from quarantine, and, over the
years, the program has made steady progress. However, the ALB
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continues to be a serious threat, and APHIS believes that public
support is crucial to eradication efforts.
In this regard, APHIS enlists the public's assistance in reporting
the presence or absence of the ALB in their local areas. APHIS invites
members of the public to report the results of any surveys they conduct
using a simple on-line form on the Internet to record sightings and
nonsightings. Such reports of surveys for the ALB conducted by members
of the general public, nature organizations, school groups, garden
clubs, and others help APHIS develop a history of the ALB's presence
and activity in particular areas and supplement the work done by the
program's surveyors. If the public reports signs of the ALB, APHIS
takes appropriate steps to determine whether the ALB is indeed present
in the area and to what extent. In turn, negative reports help APHIS
affirm the absence of ALB in a particular area and facilitate progress
towards deregulation of the area.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 0.1129774 hours per response.
Respondents: General public, nature organizations, school groups,
and garden clubs.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.0002.
Estimated annual number of responses: 5,001.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 565 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 17th day of June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-14715 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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