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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 9th day of 

March 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5957 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0001] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Needs Assessments 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New information collection; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

announces the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s intention to initiate 

an information collection to support the 

research and development phase of 

surveys entitled National Animal Health 

Monitoring System needs assessments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 16, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2011-0001 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0001, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0001. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Needs Assessment 

study, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, 

Industry Analyst, Centers for 

Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, 

APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B 

MS 2E7, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 

494–7207. 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: 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System; Needs Assessments. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

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. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS operates the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System 

(NAHMS), which collects nationally 

representative, statistically valid, and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock diseases and associated risk 

factors. These data will be used by the 

NAHMS program to: 

• Identify the highest priority issues 

to examine during subsequent 

commodity surveys; 

• Understand current knowledge gaps 

in the industry; 

• Determine the proper scope of 

future NAHMS studies for each 

commodity; 

• Set objectives for upcoming 

NAHMS studies; 

• Increase response rates through the 

inclusion of important and timely 

issues; and 

• Improve final report quality and 

relevance to industry/respondent needs. 

Collection and dissemination of 

animal and poultry health data is 

mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 

Industry Act of 1884, which established 

the precursor of APHIS. In connection 

with the mission, APHIS, Veterinary 

Services is requesting approval to 

perform multiple needs assessments to 

help plan upcoming studies. 

The purpose of administering needs 

assessments prior to the design phase of 

NAHMS studies is to gather producer, 

veterinary, and industry representatives’ 

opinions, which help determine the 

focus and scope of NAHMS’ studies. 

This will help strengthen the NAHMS 

program through collection of timely 

and relevant information. Needs 

assessments ensure that the NAHMS 

program is driven by producer and 

industry interests and that the studies 

and reports produced by NAHMS are 

meeting the needs of the public. No 

other entity/source is collecting and 

analyzing data to identify important 

information needs to be addressed by 

NAHMS studies. 

Needs assessments may be 

administered to focus groups, industry 

groups, veterinary associations, or 

special interest groups. Assessments 

may be done in person (focus groups), 

via U.S. mail or via the Internet. 

Depending on the specific 

circumstances of the industry being 

surveyed and the best method to contact 

respondents, one or more of these 

methods may be used. 

NAHMS will use the information 

collected during these needs assessment 

studies to focus on the objectives of its 

national studies. Producer, veterinary, 

and industry representatives’ 

summarized opinions may be published 

in information sheets announcing the 

upcoming study and objectives of the 

study. Participation in all NAHMS 

studies is voluntary. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the use of these needs 

assessment surveys for three 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, 


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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 

0.740909 hours per response. 

Respondents: Focus groups, industry 

groups, veterinary associations, or 

special interest groups involved with 

the swine and dairy industries. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,200. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 0.12136. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 163 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 9th day of 

March 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5955 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0123] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Black Stem Rust; Identification 

Requirements for Addition of RustResistant Varieties 

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 

the black stem rust quarantine and 

regulations. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 16, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2010-0123 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0123, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2010–0123. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the black stem 

rust quarantine and regulations, contact 

Dr. Prakash Hebbar, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 160, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 734–5717. 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: Black Stem Rust; Identification 

Requirements for Addition of RustResistant Varieties. 

OMB Number: 0579–0186. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or 

restrict the importation, entry, or 

interstate movement of plants and plant 

products to prevent the introduction of 

plant pests into the United States or 

their dissemination within the United 

States. 

Black stem rust is one of the most 

destructive plant diseases of small 

grains that is known to exist in the 

United States. The disease is caused by 

a fungus that reduces the quality and 

yield of infected wheat, oat, barley, and 

rye crops by robbing host plants of food 

and water. In addition to infecting small 

grains, the fungus lives on a variety of 

alternate host plants that are species of 

the genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and 

Mahonia. The fungus is spread from 

host to host by wind-borne spores. 

The black stem rust quarantine and 

regulations, contained in 7 CFR 301.38 

through 301.38–8 (referred to below as 

the regulations), quarantine the 

conterminous 48 States and the District 

of Columbia and govern the interstate 

movement of certain plants of the 

genera Berberis, Mahoberberis, and 

Mahonia, known as barberry plants. The 

species of these plants are categorized as 

either rust-resistant or rust-susceptible. 

Rust-resistant plants do not pose a risk 

of spreading black stem rust or of 

contributing to the development of new 

races of the rust; rust-susceptible plants 

do pose such risks. 

Persons who request the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service to add 

a variety to the list of rust-resistant 

barberry varieties in the regulations 

must provide the Agency with a 

description of the variety, including a 

written description and color pictures 

that can be used by State nursery 

inspectors to clearly identify the variety 

and distinguish it from other varieties. 

This requirement helps to ensure that 

State plant inspectors can clearly 

determine whether plants moving into 

or through their States are rust-resistant 

varieties listed in 7 CFR 301.38–2. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity 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 4 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Nurseries. 


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