Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement Restrictions and Indemnity Program, 43649-43650 [2011-18412]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
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[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0067]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate
Movement Restrictions and Indemnity
Program
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
SUMMARY:
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notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the interstate movement
of sheep and goats and an indemnity
program to control the spread of scrapie.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-00670001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0067, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0067 or
in our reading room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on domestic regulations to
control the spread of scrapie, contact Dr.
Diane Sutton, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–4913.
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: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats;
Interstate Movement Restrictions and
Indemnity Program.
OMB Number: 0579–0101.
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 prohibit or restrict the
interstate movement of animals and
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animal products to prevent the
dissemination within the United States
of animal diseases and pests of livestock
and to conduct programs to detect,
control, and eradicate pests and diseases
of livestock.
Scrapie is a progressive, degenerative,
and eventually fatal disease affecting the
nervous system of sheep and goats. Its
control is complicated because the
disease has an extremely long
incubation period without clinical signs
of disease and no known treatment.
APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 79
restrict the interstate movement of
certain sheep and goats to control the
spread of scrapie, and 9 CFR part 54
contains regulations for an indemnity
program, flock cleanup, testing, and a
Scrapie Flock Certification Program
(SFCP).
The scrapie disease control program
information collection activities include
cooperative agreements; grants;
memorandums of understanding; APHIS
forms for inspection and epidemiology
data; applications to participate in the
SFCP; flock plans; post-exposure
management and monitoring plans;
scrapie test records; applications for
indemnity payments; certificates,
permits, and owner statements for the
interstate movement of certain sheep
and goats; applications for premises
identification numbers; and
applications for official APHIS
identification, along with other
program-related activities.
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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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
1.2158064 hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners; market
owners, operators, or managers; dealers;
slaughter plant owners, operators, or
managers; feedlot owners, operators, or
managers; tag manufacturers; managers
of producer organizations; accredited
veterinarians; and State animal health
authorities.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 112,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 6.587625.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 737,814.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 897,039 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 14th day of
July 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–18412 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0064]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of
Indemnity
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
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AGENCY:
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 for the payment of
indemnity due to infectious salmon
anemia.
SUMMARY:
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15:00 Jul 20, 2011
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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-00640001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0064, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0064 or
in our reading Room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for the
payment of indemnity due to infectious
salmon anemia, contact Dr. William G.
Smith, Area Veterinarian in Charge, VS,
APHIS, USDA, 160 WorcesterProvidence Road, Sutton Square Plaza,
Suite 20, Sutton, MA 01590–9998; (508)
363–2290. 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: Infectious Salmon Anemia;
Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Number: 0579–0192.
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 United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized
to prevent the interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
within the United States and to
eradicate such diseases and pests from
the United States when feasible. In
connection with this mission, APHIS
established regulations in 9 CFR part 53
to pay indemnity to salmon producers
in Maine whose fish are destroyed
because of infectious salmon anemia
(ISA).
ISA is a foreign animal disease of
Atlantic salmon, caused by an
orthomyxovirus. The disease affects
both wild and farmed Atlantic salmon.
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ISA poses a substantial threat to the
economic viability and sustainability of
salmon aquaculture in the United
States.
In order to take part in the indemnity
program, producers must enroll in the
cooperative ISA control program
administered by APHIS and the State of
Maine. Program participants must
inform the ISA Program Veterinarian in
writing of the name of their accredited
veterinarian; develop biosecurity
protocols and a site-specific ISA action
plan; submit fish inventory and
mortality information; assist APHIS or
State officials with onsite disease
surveillance, testing, and biosecurity
audits; and complete an appraisal and
indemnity claim form. Payment is
subject to the availability of funding.
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
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
1.97911 hours per response.
Respondents: ISA program
participants, such as certain aquaculture
industry business owners, managers,
site employees, accredited veterinarians,
or laboratory personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 16.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 44.875.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 718.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,421 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
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[FR Doc No: 2011-18412]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0067]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement
Restrictions and Indemnity 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 regulations for the interstate movement of
sheep and goats and an indemnity program to control the spread of
scrapie.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0067-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0067, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0067 or in our reading room, which 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on domestic
regulations to control the spread of scrapie, contact Dr. Diane Sutton,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-4913. 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: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement Restrictions
and Indemnity Program.
OMB Number: 0579-0101.
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
prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the dissemination within the United States of
animal diseases and pests of livestock and to conduct programs to
detect, control, and eradicate pests and diseases of livestock.
Scrapie is a progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal
disease affecting the nervous system of sheep and goats. Its control is
complicated because the disease has an extremely long incubation period
without clinical signs of disease and no known treatment.
APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 79 restrict the interstate movement
of certain sheep and goats to control the spread of scrapie, and 9 CFR
part 54 contains regulations for an indemnity program, flock cleanup,
testing, and a Scrapie Flock Certification Program (SFCP).
The scrapie disease control program information collection
activities include cooperative agreements; grants; memorandums of
understanding; APHIS forms for inspection and epidemiology data;
applications to participate in the SFCP; flock plans; post-exposure
management and monitoring plans; scrapie test records; applications for
indemnity payments; certificates, permits, and owner statements for the
interstate movement of certain sheep and goats; applications for
premises identification numbers; and applications for official APHIS
identification, along with other program-related activities.
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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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 1.2158064 hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners; market owners, operators, or managers;
dealers; slaughter plant owners, operators, or managers; feedlot
owners, operators, or managers; tag manufacturers; managers of producer
organizations; accredited veterinarians; and State animal health
authorities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 112,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6.587625.
Estimated annual number of responses: 737,814.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 897,039 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 14th day of July 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18412 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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