Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program, 3434-3435 [2012-1310]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0032]
RIN 0579–AB35
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; Chronic
Wasting Disease Herd Certification
Program
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement 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 a reinstatement of an
information collection to help eliminate
chronic wasting disease from farmed or
captive cervid herds in the United
States.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 26,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-00320001.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0032, 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-2011-0032 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 chronic wasting disease
in the United States, contact Dr. Patrice
N. Klein, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP,
VS, APHIS, 4700 Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–0738.
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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Title: Chronic Wasting Disease Herd
Certification Program.
OMB Number: 0579–0237.
Type of Request: Reinstatement 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 (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.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of cervids, which
include elk, deer, and moose, typified
by chronic weight loss leading to death.
The presence of CWD in cervids causes
significant economic and market losses
to U.S. producers. In an effort to
accelerate the control and limit the
spread of this disease, APHIS initiated
rulemaking to create a cooperative,
voluntary Federal-State-private sector
CWD Herd Certification Program
designed to actively identify farmed or
captive herds infected with CWD and
provide for the management of these
herds to prevent further disease spread.
On July 21, 2006, APHIS published a
final rule in the Federal Register (71 FR
41682–41707, Docket No. 00–108–1–3)
establishing regulations in 9 CFR part 55
for a Chronic Wasting Disease Herd
Certification Program to help eliminate
CWD from farmed or captive cervid
herds in the United States and in 9 CFR
part 81 for interstate movement
requirements to prevent CWD spread.
After publication of the CWD 2006
final rule, and before its effective date
of October 19, 2006, APHIS received
three petitions requesting consideration
of several requirements of the rule. On
September 8, 2006, we published a
document in the Federal Register (71
FR 52983, Docket No. 00–108–4) that
delayed the effective date of the final
rule while APHIS considered those
petitions. On November 3, 2006, we
published another document in the
Federal Register (71 FR 64650–64651,
Docket No. 00–108–5) that described the
nature of the petitions and made the
petitions available for public review and
comment, with a comment period
closing on December 4, 2006. We
subsequently extended that comment
period until January 3, 2007, in a
Federal Register document published
on November 21, 2006 (71 FR 67313,
Docket No. 001086).
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As part of the 2006 final rule, the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approved information collection
activities associated with the voluntary
CWD program requirements (OMB
number 0579–0237). Because the final
rule never went into effect, APHIS did
not collect information related to the
voluntary CWD program, and OMB’s
approval of the information collection
was discontinued in April 2009.
After reviewing the merits of the
petitions and public comments received
in response to them, APHIS proposed
changes to the 2006 final rule on March
31, 2009 (74 FR 14495–14506, Docket
No. 00–108–7), with a comment period
closing June 1, 2009. APHIS is in the
process of developing rulemaking that
would, if adopted, implement a
voluntary CWD herd certification
program and any approved information
collection activities for the program.
Further, reinstatement of the
information collection for a CWD
program would involve a memorandum
of understanding between APHIS and
participating States; requests by
businesses (VS forms 11–1/11–1A) and
States to participate in the program;
wild cervid identification for interstate
movement; farmed cervid identification;
reporting of cervid escapes,
disappearances, and deaths;
recordkeeping (herd records);
certificates and/or animal identification
documents to move cervids interstate; a
letter to appeal suspension; a herd plan;
and a laboratory submission form.
We are requesting OMB to approve for
3 years the reinstatement of information
collection activities for the voluntary
CWD program, if implemented, to help
eliminate CWD from farmed or captive
cervid herds in the United States.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
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.,
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permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
3.4897877 hours per response.
Respondents: State animal health
officials; attending veterinarians; and
owners/producers of elk, deer, and
moose herds.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,390.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 18.887866.
Estimated annual number of response
hours: 45,142.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 157,536 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 18th day of
January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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General Conference Committee of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan;
Cancellation of Meeting
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation of
meeting.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that the
meeting of the General Conference
Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan scheduled for
January 25, 2012, has been canceled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
C. Stephen Roney, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS,
APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300,
Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
document published in the Federal
Register on January 9, 2012 (77 FR
1051–1052, Docket No. APHIS–2011–
0115), we announced that there would
be a meeting of the General Conference
Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan in Atlanta, GA, on
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of Rural Development,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
Rural Development’s estimate of the
burden to collect the required
information, including the validity of
the strategy used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (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.
Comments on the paperwork burden
may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Rural
Development, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0742. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Request for Extension of
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural
Development’s intention to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
program for 7 CFR part 4284, subpart K,
Agriculture Innovation Demonstration
Centers.
SUMMARY:
Mr.
Chadwick O. Parker, Deputy
Administrator, Cooperative Programs,
Rural Development, USDA, STOP 3252,
Room 4016-South, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
3252. Telephone: (202) 720–7558,
Email: chad.parker@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Agriculture Innovation Centers.
OMB Number: 0570–0045.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2012.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Agriculture Innovation
Center applicants must provide required
information to demonstrate eligibility
for the program and compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
Grantees are required to provide
progress reports for the duration of the
grant agreement to ensure continued
compliance and to measure the success
of the program.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 107.5 hours per response.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Comments on this notice must be
received by March 26, 2012 to be
considered.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 12.
Estimated Number of Responses: 24.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 58.5 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, (202) 692–0040.
DATES:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUMMARY:
January 25, 2012. Due to circumstances
beyond our control, we must cancel the
meeting. We regret any inconvenience
caused by the cancellation.
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Dated: January 13, 2012.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Funding Availability: Rural
Development Voucher Program
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Notice of Rural Development
Voucher Program Availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) in Fiscal Year 2006
established a demonstration Rural
Development Voucher Program, as
authorized under Section 542 of the
Housing Act of 1949 as amended,
(without regard to Section 542(b)). This
Notice informs the public that funding
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0032]
RIN 0579-AB35
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection;
Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement 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 a reinstatement of an information collection to
help eliminate chronic wasting disease from farmed or captive cervid
herds in the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0032-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0032, 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-
0032 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 chronic wasting
disease in the United States, contact Dr. Patrice N. Klein, Senior
Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP, VS, APHIS, 4700
Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-0738. 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: Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program.
OMB Number: 0579-0237.
Type of Request: Reinstatement 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 (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.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of cervids, which include elk, deer, and moose, typified
by chronic weight loss leading to death. The presence of CWD in cervids
causes significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. In an
effort to accelerate the control and limit the spread of this disease,
APHIS initiated rulemaking to create a cooperative, voluntary Federal-
State-private sector CWD Herd Certification Program designed to
actively identify farmed or captive herds infected with CWD and provide
for the management of these herds to prevent further disease spread.
On July 21, 2006, APHIS published a final rule in the Federal
Register (71 FR 41682-41707, Docket No. 00-108-1-3) establishing
regulations in 9 CFR part 55 for a Chronic Wasting Disease Herd
Certification Program to help eliminate CWD from farmed or captive
cervid herds in the United States and in 9 CFR part 81 for interstate
movement requirements to prevent CWD spread.
After publication of the CWD 2006 final rule, and before its
effective date of October 19, 2006, APHIS received three petitions
requesting consideration of several requirements of the rule. On
September 8, 2006, we published a document in the Federal Register (71
FR 52983, Docket No. 00-108-4) that delayed the effective date of the
final rule while APHIS considered those petitions. On November 3, 2006,
we published another document in the Federal Register (71 FR 64650-
64651, Docket No. 00-108-5) that described the nature of the petitions
and made the petitions available for public review and comment, with a
comment period closing on December 4, 2006. We subsequently extended
that comment period until January 3, 2007, in a Federal Register
document published on November 21, 2006 (71 FR 67313, Docket No.
001086).
As part of the 2006 final rule, the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approved information collection activities associated with the
voluntary CWD program requirements (OMB number 0579-0237). Because the
final rule never went into effect, APHIS did not collect information
related to the voluntary CWD program, and OMB's approval of the
information collection was discontinued in April 2009.
After reviewing the merits of the petitions and public comments
received in response to them, APHIS proposed changes to the 2006 final
rule on March 31, 2009 (74 FR 14495-14506, Docket No. 00-108-7), with a
comment period closing June 1, 2009. APHIS is in the process of
developing rulemaking that would, if adopted, implement a voluntary CWD
herd certification program and any approved information collection
activities for the program.
Further, reinstatement of the information collection for a CWD
program would involve a memorandum of understanding between APHIS and
participating States; requests by businesses (VS forms 11-1/11-1A) and
States to participate in the program; wild cervid identification for
interstate movement; farmed cervid identification; reporting of cervid
escapes, disappearances, and deaths; recordkeeping (herd records);
certificates and/or animal identification documents to move cervids
interstate; a letter to appeal suspension; a herd plan; and a
laboratory submission form.
We are requesting OMB to approve for 3 years the reinstatement of
information collection activities for the voluntary CWD program, if
implemented, to help eliminate CWD from farmed or captive cervid herds
in the United States.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as 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.,
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permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 3.4897877 hours per response.
Respondents: State animal health officials; attending
veterinarians; and owners/producers of elk, deer, and moose herds.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,390.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 18.887866.
Estimated annual number of response hours: 45,142.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 157,536 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 18th day of January 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-1310 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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