[Federal Register: May 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 97)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 16, 2007.
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: U.S. Origin Health Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0020.
Summary of Collection: As part of its mission to facilitate the
export of U.S. animals and products, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
Veterinary Services (VS), maintains information regarding the import
health requirements of other countries for animals and animal products
exported from the United States. Most countries require a certification
that the animals are disease free. The VS form 17-140, U.S. Origin
Health Certificate, is used to meet these requirements. The form is
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 112.
Need and Use of the Information: The U.S. Origin Health Certificate
is used in connection with the exportation of animals to foreign
countries and is completed and authorized by APHIS veterinarian. The
information collected is used to: (1) Establish that the animals are
moved in compliance with USDA regulations, (2) verify that the animals
destined for export are listed on the health certificate by means of an
official identification, (3) verify to the consignor and consignee that
the animals are healthy, (4) prevent unhealthy animals from being
exported and (5) satisfy the import requirements of receiving
countries. The collection of this information helps to prevent
unhealthy animals from being exported from the United States. If these
certifications were not provided, other countries would not accept
animals from the United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,067.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 30,024.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Interstate Movement of Certain Tortoises.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0156.
Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) regulates the importation and interstate movement of
certain animals and animal products to prevent the introduction into or
dissemination within the United States of pests and diseases of
livestock. The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit the importation of
the leopard tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, and the Bell's
hingeback tortoise to prevent the introduction and spread of exotic
ticks known to be vectors of heartwater disease, an acute, infectious
disease of cattle and other ruminants. The regulations in 9 CFR part 74
prohibit the interstate movement of those tortoises that are already in
the United States unless the tortoises are accompanied by a health
certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure that the interstate movement of these tortoises poses no risk of
spreading exotic ticks within the United States. The collected
information is used for the purposes of identifying each specific
tortoise and documenting the State of its health so that the animals
can be transported across State and national boundaries. If the
information is not collected APHIS would be forced to continue their
complete ban on the interstate movement of leopard, African spurred,
and Bell's hingeback tortoises, a situation that could prove
economically disastrous for a number of U.S. tortoises breeders..
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 249.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-9691 Filed 5-18-07; 8:45 am]
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