Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations, 39610-39611 [E9-18988]
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Independence Avenue, SW.,
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through Friday, except holidays. To be
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Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding plant pest,
noxious weed, and garbage regulations,
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contact Dr. Shirley Wager-Page, Chief,
Pest Permit Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–8453. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Plant Pest, Noxious Weed, and
Garbage Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0054.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
authorized, among other things, to
prohibit the importation and interstate
movement of plants, animals, plant and
animal products, noxious weeds, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction into and dissemination
within the United States of plant and
animal pests and diseases and noxious
weeds.
In connection with this mission,
APHIS regulates the importation and
interstate movement of plant pests,
noxious weeds, and waste material
derived from plant or animal matter
(commonly referred to as garbage) under
7 CFR parts 330 and 360 and 9 CFR part
94.
These regulations contain information
collection requirements, including
requirements to apply for permits to
import regulated articles (e.g., plant
pests, noxious weeds, or soil) or to move
regulated articles interstate,
requirements for facilities to be
approved by APHIS to dispose of
regulated garbage, and requirements for
any person engaged in the business of
handling or disposing of regulated
garbage to first enter into a compliance
agreement with APHIS. These
requirements are necessary to ensure
that importation and interstate
movement of regulated articles, and
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disposal of regulated garbage, occur
under appropriate conditions to prevent
the dissemination of plant and animal
pests and diseases and noxious weeds.
This information collection includes
information collection requirements
currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
control numbers 0579–0054, ‘‘Plant
Pest, Noxious Weed, and Garbage
Regulations,’’ and 0579–0306,
‘‘Interstate Movement of Garbage from
Hawaii.’’ After OMB approves and
combines the burden for both
collections under a single collection
(0579–0054), the Department will retire
number 0579–0306.
We are asking 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
0.500398 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers and shippers
of plant pests, noxious weeds, and other
regulated articles; State plant health
authorities; owners/operators of
regulated garbage-handling facilities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents : 25,755.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.2193748.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 31,405.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 15,715 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
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
August 2009.
William H. Clay,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and
Regulations
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 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and
regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 6,
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–
2009–0043 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–2009–0043,
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–
2009–0043.
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,
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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 Virus-Serum-Toxin
Act and regulations, contact Dr. Albert
Morgan, Section Leader, Operational
Support Staff, Center for Veterinary
Biologics, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 148, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
734–8245. 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:
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and
Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0318.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Virus-SerumToxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture has authority to
administer the regulations in 9 CFR,
chapter I, subchapter E, to ensure that
veterinary biological products are pure,
safe, potent, and effective. Veterinary
biological products are defined as all
viruses, serums, toxins (excluding
substances that are selectively toxic to
microorganisms, e.g., antibiotics, or
analogous products at any stage of
production, shipment, distribution, or
sale, which are intended for use in the
treatment of animals and which act
primarily through the direct
stimulation, supplementation,
enhancement, or modulation of the
immune system or immune response.
The term ‘‘biological products’’
includes, but is not limited to, vaccines,
bacterins, allergens, antibodies,
antitoxins, toxoids, immunostimulants,
certain cytokines, antigenic or
immunizing components of live
organisms, and diagnostic components
that are of natural or synthetic origin or
that are derived from synthesizing or
altering various substances or
components of substances, such as
microorganisms, genes or genetic
sequences, carbohydrates, proteins,
antigens, allergens, or antibodies.
In accordance with the regulations in
9 CFR 105.3 and 115.2, APHIS may
notify a veterinary biologics licensee or
permittee to stop the preparation,
importation, and/or distribution and
sale of a serial or a subserial of a
veterinary biologic if, at any time, it
appears that such product may be
worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or
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harmful in the treatment of animals.
This notification triggers two
information collection activities: (1)
After being contacted by APHIS,
veterinary biologics licensees or
permittees must immediately, but no
later than 2 days, send stop distribution
and sale notifications to any
wholesalers, jobbers, dealers, foreign
consignees, or other persons known to
have such veterinary biologic in their
possession, and (2) veterinary biologics
licensees and permittees must account
for the remaining quantity of each serial
or subserial of any such veterinary
biologic at each location in the
distribution channel known to the
licensee or permittee.
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 these
information collection activities. 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
1.7666 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. establishments that
produce and/or import veterinary
biological products, and their
wholesalers, dealers, jobbers, foreign
consignees, or other persons known to
have any such worthless, contaminated,
dangerous, or harmful veterinary
biological product in their possession.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 55.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.09.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 60.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 106 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
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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 3rd day of
August 2009.
William H. Clay,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9–18988 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Lolo National Forest; MT; Cedar-Thom
EIS
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposal to
implement restoration activities, fuel
reduction treatments, and recreation
enhancements within the Cedar and
Thompson Creek drainages, Lolo
National Forest, Superior Ranger
District, Mineral County, Montana.
This EIS will tier to the Lolo National
Forest Plan Final EIS (April 1986).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by no
later than 30 days from date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The draft environmental
impact statement is expected July 2010
and the final environmental impact
statement is expected March 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Cedar-Thom Project Leader, USDA
Forest Service, P.O. Box 429, Plains,
Montana 59859. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to: comments-northernlolo-superior@fs.fed.us.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat
Partyka, Project Leader, (406) 826–4314.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0043]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations
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 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 6, 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-2009-0043 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-2009-0043, 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-2009-0043.
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,
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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 Virus-Serum-
Toxin Act and regulations, contact Dr. Albert Morgan, Section Leader,
Operational Support Staff, Center for Veterinary Biologics, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 148, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-8245. 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: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and
Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579-0318.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture has authority to administer the regulations
in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter E, to ensure that veterinary biological
products are pure, safe, potent, and effective. Veterinary biological
products are defined as all viruses, serums, toxins (excluding
substances that are selectively toxic to microorganisms, e.g.,
antibiotics, or analogous products at any stage of production,
shipment, distribution, or sale, which are intended for use in the
treatment of animals and which act primarily through the direct
stimulation, supplementation, enhancement, or modulation of the immune
system or immune response. The term ``biological products'' includes,
but is not limited to, vaccines, bacterins, allergens, antibodies,
antitoxins, toxoids, immunostimulants, certain cytokines, antigenic or
immunizing components of live organisms, and diagnostic components that
are of natural or synthetic origin or that are derived from
synthesizing or altering various substances or components of
substances, such as microorganisms, genes or genetic sequences,
carbohydrates, proteins, antigens, allergens, or antibodies.
In accordance with the regulations in 9 CFR 105.3 and 115.2, APHIS
may notify a veterinary biologics licensee or permittee to stop the
preparation, importation, and/or distribution and sale of a serial or a
subserial of a veterinary biologic if, at any time, it appears that
such product may be worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful in
the treatment of animals. This notification triggers two information
collection activities: (1) After being contacted by APHIS, veterinary
biologics licensees or permittees must immediately, but no later than 2
days, send stop distribution and sale notifications to any wholesalers,
jobbers, dealers, foreign consignees, or other persons known to have
such veterinary biologic in their possession, and (2) veterinary
biologics licensees and permittees must account for the remaining
quantity of each serial or subserial of any such veterinary biologic at
each location in the distribution channel known to the licensee or
permittee.
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 these information collection
activities. 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 1.7666 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. establishments that produce and/or import
veterinary biological products, and their wholesalers, dealers,
jobbers, foreign consignees, or other persons known to have any such
worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful veterinary biological
product in their possession.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 55.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.09.
Estimated annual number of responses: 60.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 106 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 3rd day of August 2009.
William H. Clay,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18988 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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