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Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture maintains
information regarding the import health
requirements of other countries for
animals and animal products exported
from the United States.
Many countries that import animals
from the United States require a
certification that the United States is
free of certain diseases. These countries
may also require the certification
statement to contain additional
declarations regarding the U.S. animals
or products being exported. U.S. trading
partners are increasing import
requirements, which must be addressed
using one of the three Veterinary
Services export health certificates or
country specific export health
certificates. The current collection
includes VS Form 17–141, and we are
revising the collection to add VS Form
17–140 and APHIS Form 7001.
The certificates are completed by an
accredited veterinarian and must be
signed by the accredited veterinarian
who inspects the animals prior to their
departure from the United States, and
endorsed by APHIS.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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 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 1.5
hours per response.
Respondents: Accredited
veterinarians who complete the health
certificates and producers who provide
information for the health certificates to
the accredited veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 69.
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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 24.63768116.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,700.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,550 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 12th day of
December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–32312 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0108]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Emergency Management Response
System
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
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the Emergency Management Response
System.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01080001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0108, 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/
DATES:
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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 the Emergency
Management Response System, contact
Dr. Steven Finch, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Preparedness and Incident
Coordination Staff, NCAHEM, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–0823.
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: Emergency Management
Response System.
OMB Number: 0579–0071.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, administers
regulations intended to prevent foreign
diseases of livestock or poultry from
being introduced into the United States,
conducts surveillance for the early
detection of such foreign animal
diseases, and conducts eradication
programs if such foreign diseases are
detected.
Through our automated Emergency
Management Response System (EMRS),
APHIS helps manage and investigate
potential incidents of foreign animal
diseases in the United States.
When a potential foreign animal
disease incident is reported, APHIS
dispatches a foreign animal disease
veterinary diagnostician to the site to
conduct an investigation. The
diagnostician obtains vital
epidemiologic data by conducting field
investigations, including sample
collection, and by interviewing the
owner or manager of the premises being
investigated. These important data,
submitted electronically by the
diagnostician into EMRS, include such
items as the number of sick or dead
animals on the premises, the results of
necropsy examinations, vaccination
information on the animals in the flock
or herd, biosecurity practices at the site,
whether any animals were recently
moved out of the herd or flock, whether
any new animals were recently
introduced into the herd or flock, and
detailed geographic data concerning
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premises location. The web-based
system allows epidemiological and
diagnostic data to be documented and
transmitted more efficiently.
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
hour per response.
Respondents: Owners and operators
of livestock and poultry facilities and
State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 471.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 4.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,884.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,884 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 12th day of
December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–32315 Filed 12–15–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0105]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus
Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate
Movement Regulations
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
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations to prevent the spread of
citrus greening and its vector, Asian
citrus psyllid, to noninfested areas of
the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-01050001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0105, 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-2011-0105 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
interstate movement of regulated
articles to prevent the spread of citrus
greening and its vector, contact Ms.
Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Program
Manager, Emergency and Domestic
Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
734–7228. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
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collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Citrus Greening and Asian
Citrus Psyllid; Quarantine and Interstate
Movement Regulations.
OMB Number: 0579–0363.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture,
either independently or in cooperation
with States, may carry out operations or
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress,
control, prevent, or retard the spread of
plant pests and diseases that are new to
or not widely distributed within the
United States. Under the Act, the
Secretary may also issue regulations
requiring plants and plant products
moved in interstate commerce to be
subject to remedial measures
determined necessary to prevent the
spread of the pest or disease, or
requiring the objects to be accompanied
by a permit issued by the Secretary prior
to movement. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
which administers regulations to
implement the PPA.
Citrus greening, also known as
Huanglongbing disease of citrus, is
considered to be one of the most serious
citrus diseases in the world. Citrus
greening is a bacterial disease, caused
by strains of the bacterial pathogen
‘‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’’ that
attacks the vascular system of host
plants. Citrus greening greatly reduces
production, destroys the economic
value of the fruit, and can kill trees.
Once infected, there is no cure for a tree
with citrus greening disease. In areas of
the world where the disease is endemic,
citrus trees decline and die within a few
years and may never produce usable
fruit.
In accordance with the regulations in
‘‘Subpart—Citrus Greening and Asian
Citrus Psyllid’’ (7 CFR 301.76 through
301.76–11), APHIS restricts the
interstate movement of regulated
articles from quarantined areas to
control the artificial spread of citrus
greening and the insect vector, Asian
citrus psyllid, to noninfested areas of
the United States. The regulations
contain requirements that involve
information collection activities,
including a compliance agreement,
limited permit, Federal certificate,
recordkeeping, labeling statement, the
attachment of a tag to consignee’s
waybill, and 72-hour inspection
notification.
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[FR Doc No: 2011-32315]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0108]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Emergency Management Response System
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 Emergency Management Response System.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0108-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0108, 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-
0108 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 the Emergency
Management Response System, contact Dr. Steven Finch, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Preparedness and Incident Coordination Staff, NCAHEM, VS,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0823.
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: Emergency Management Response System.
OMB Number: 0579-0071.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
among other things, administers regulations intended to prevent foreign
diseases of livestock or poultry from being introduced into the United
States, conducts surveillance for the early detection of such foreign
animal diseases, and conducts eradication programs if such foreign
diseases are detected.
Through our automated Emergency Management Response System (EMRS),
APHIS helps manage and investigate potential incidents of foreign
animal diseases in the United States.
When a potential foreign animal disease incident is reported, APHIS
dispatches a foreign animal disease veterinary diagnostician to the
site to conduct an investigation. The diagnostician obtains vital
epidemiologic data by conducting field investigations, including sample
collection, and by interviewing the owner or manager of the premises
being investigated. These important data, submitted electronically by
the diagnostician into EMRS, include such items as the number of sick
or dead animals on the premises, the results of necropsy examinations,
vaccination information on the animals in the flock or herd,
biosecurity practices at the site, whether any animals were recently
moved out of the herd or flock, whether any new animals were recently
introduced into the herd or flock, and detailed geographic data
concerning
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premises location. The web-based system allows epidemiological and
diagnostic data to be documented and transmitted more efficiently.
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 hour per response.
Respondents: Owners and operators of livestock and poultry
facilities and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 471.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4.
Estimated annual number of responses: 1,884.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,884 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 12th day of December 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-32315 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]
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