14726 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 13, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0122] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Swine and Swine 

Products From the European Union 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Extension of approval of an 

information collection; comment 

request. 

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 importation of swine 

and swine products from the European 

Union. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 14, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0122- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0122, 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0122 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 

importation of swine and swine 

products from the European Union, 

contact Dr. Langston Hull, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, Technical Trade Services 

Team—Animals, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3300. 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: Importation of Swine and Swine 

Products from the European Union. 

OMB Number: 0579–0265. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to, among other things, prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into or dissemination within the United 

States of animal diseases and pests. 

Regulations governing the importation 

of animals and animal products into the 

United States are contained in 9 CFR 

parts 92 through 98. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

certain animals and animal products, 

including live swine, pork and pork 

products into the United States to 

prevent the introduction into U.S. 

livestock population of certain animal 

diseases, including classical swine fever 

(CSF), rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 

disease, swine vesicular disease, and 

African swine fever. 

Section 94.24 deals specifically with 

the importation of pork and pork 

products from regions where CSF exists. 

The regulations allow, under specified 

conditions, the importation of pork, 

pork products, and swine from the 

APHIS-defined European Union CSF 

region. These requirements necessitate 

the use of several information collection 

activities, including certification 

statements for the importation of pork, 

pork products, and swine; and the 

placing of seals on certain conveyances. 

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 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Foreign animal health 

officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 15. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 456.4. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 6,846. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 6,846 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 7th day of 

March 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5999 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Information Collection Request; 

Economic Assessment of 

Conservation Reserve Program Lands 

for Hunting 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and 

Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

are requesting comments from all 

interested individuals and organizations 

on a new information collection request 

associated with the Economic 

Assessment of Conservation Reserve 

Program (CRP) Lands for Hunting. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by May 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comments, include date, OMB control 

number, volume, and page number of 

this issue of the Federal Register. You 

may submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

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