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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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September 17, 2009.
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
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: WIC Federal and State
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0332.
Summary of Collection: The Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) and the
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(FMNP) are carried out by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture under
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
(CNA) of 1966, as amended. Form FNS–
339, Federal-State Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program Agreement, is the
agreement between USDA and the State
agency. The agreement empowers USDA
to release funds to the State agency to
operate the WIC, FMNP and the Senior
Farmers’ Market Nutrition (SFMNP)
Programs.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service will collect
information to authorize payment of
cash grants to State agencies, which
operate the programs locally through
nonprofit organizations and must ensure
coordination of the Programs among the
appropriate agencies and organizations.
Each FMNP, WIC or SFMNP State
agency desiring to administer the
programs shall annually enter into a
written agreement with USDA for
administration of the program in the
jurisdiction of the State agency. If the
information is not collected Federal
funds cannot be provided to the State
agency without a signed agreement.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 143.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 36.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–22863 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
September 17, 2009.
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,
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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: Tuberculosis.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0146.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107–
171, May 13 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The
law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or
eradicate pests or diseases of livestock
or poultry. In connection with this
mission, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) participates
in the Cooperative State-Federal Bovine
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Tuberculosis Eradication Program,
which is a national program to eliminate
bovine tuberculosis from the United
States. This program is conducted under
the authorities of the various States
supplemented by Federal authorities
regulating interstate movement of
affected animals.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the following
information for zoning, testing and
animal movement: (1) Submission of a
Tuberculosis Management Plan for
eradicating the disease within a State or
zone, thus avoiding a downgrade in the
State or zone TB status; (2) submission
of a formal request that a zone within
a given State is given a different
tuberculosis status than the rest of the
State, (3) an epidemiological review of
reports of all testing for all zones within
the State within 30 days of testing, (4)
the submission of an annual report to
APHIS in order to qualify for renewal of
State or zone status, (5) the completion
of a certificate of tuberculin test that
must accompany certain regulated
animals that are moved interstate, (6)
the retention, for 2 years of any
certificates documenting the movement
of regulated animals into and out of
zones; and (7) a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with APHIS in
which the States agrees to adhere to any
conditions for zone recognition
particular in that request. Without the
information APHIS would not be able to
operate an effective tuberculosis
surveillance, containment, and
eradication program.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,585.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,807.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–22864 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121]
Notice of Determination of the Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype
H5N1 Status of Saxony, Germany
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of
our determination regarding the highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
subtype H5N1 status of Saxony,
Germany, following an outbreak in
2008. Based on our assessment of the
animal health status of Saxony,
Germany, which we made available to
the public for review and comment
through a previous notice, the
Administrator has determined that the
importation of live birds, poultry
carcasses, parts or products of poultry
carcasses, and eggs (other than hatching
eggs) of poultry, game birds, and other
birds from Saxony, Germany, presents a
low risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 into
the United States.
DATES: Effective Date: This
determination will be effective on
October 8, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Julia Punderson, Regionalization
Evaluation Services Staff, National
Center for Import and Export, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
4356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 12, 2009, we published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 28008–28009,
Docket No. APHIS–2008–0121) a
notice 1 in which we announced the
availability for review and comment of
an assessment of the animal health
status of Saxony, Germany, relative to
highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) subtype H5N1. In the
assessment, titled ‘‘APHIS’ Evaluation
of the Status of High Pathogenicity
Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) in
Saxony, Germany’’ (February 2009), we
presented the results of our evaluation
of the prevalence of HPAI H5N1 in
domestic poultry in light of the actions
taken by German animal health
authorities during and since the
outbreak of HPAI H5N1 that occurred in
Saxony in 2008.
Our assessment concluded that
Germany had adequate detection and
control measures in place at the time of
the outbreak, that they have been able
to effectively control and eradicate
HPAI H5N1 in their domestic poultry
populations at that time, and that
German animal health authorities have
control measures in place to rapidly
identify, control, and eradicate the
disease should it be reintroduced into
Germany in either wild birds or
domestic poultry.
1 To view the notice and the assessment, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0121.
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In our June 2009 notice we stated that
if, after the close of the comment period,
we could identify no additional risk
factors that would indicate that
domestic poultry in Saxony, Germany,
continue to be affected with HPAI
H5N1, we would conclude that the
importation of live birds, poultry
carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs
(other than hatching eggs) of poultry,
game birds, or other birds from Saxony,
Germany, presents a low risk of
introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United
States.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 30 days ending on July 13, 2009. We
received no comments on our
assessment by that date. Therefore we
are removing certain restrictions on the
importation of these products from
Saxony, Germany, into the United
States. Specifically:
• We are no longer requiring that
processed poultry products from
Saxony, Germany, be accompanied by a
Veterinary Service import permit and
government certification confirming that
the products have been treated
according to APHIS requirements;
• We are allowing unprocessed
poultry products from Saxony,
Germany, to enter the United States in
passenger luggage; and
• We are removing restrictions
regarding Saxony, Germany, from which
processed poultry products may
originate in order to be allowed entry
into the United States in passenger
luggage.
However, live birds from Saxony,
Germany, are still subject to the
inspections at ports of entry and postimportation quarantines set forth in 9
CFR part 93, unless granted an
exemption by the Administrator or
destined for diagnostic purposes and
accompanied by a limited permit.
Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of
September 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–2009–0015]
Notice of Determination of the Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype
H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk
Counties in England
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 17, 2009.
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: Tuberculosis.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0146.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The AHPA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18
of Public Law 107-171, May 13 2002, the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of
livestock or poultry. In connection with this mission, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) participates in the Cooperative
State-Federal Bovine
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Tuberculosis Eradication Program, which is a national program to
eliminate bovine tuberculosis from the United States. This program is
conducted under the authorities of the various States supplemented by
Federal authorities regulating interstate movement of affected animals.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following
information for zoning, testing and animal movement: (1) Submission of
a Tuberculosis Management Plan for eradicating the disease within a
State or zone, thus avoiding a downgrade in the State or zone TB
status; (2) submission of a formal request that a zone within a given
State is given a different tuberculosis status than the rest of the
State, (3) an epidemiological review of reports of all testing for all
zones within the State within 30 days of testing, (4) the submission of
an annual report to APHIS in order to qualify for renewal of State or
zone status, (5) the completion of a certificate of tuberculin test
that must accompany certain regulated animals that are moved
interstate, (6) the retention, for 2 years of any certificates
documenting the movement of regulated animals into and out of zones;
and (7) a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APHIS in which the
States agrees to adhere to any conditions for zone recognition
particular in that request. Without the information APHIS would not be
able to operate an effective tuberculosis surveillance, containment,
and eradication program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,585.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,807.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22864 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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