Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 13, 2012 / Notices 14725 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3 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. 2012–5996 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0123] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Standards for Privately Owned 

Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants 

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 privately owned 

quarantine facilities for ruminants. 

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/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2011-0123-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0123, 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-2011-0123 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 privately 

owned quarantine facilities for 

ruminants, 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: Standards for Privately Owned 

Quarantine Facilities for Ruminants. 

OMB Number: 0579–0232. 

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 into the United States to 

prevent the introduction of animal 

diseases and pests. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

govern the importation into the United 

States of specified animals and animal 

products in order to help prevent the 

introduction of various animal diseases 

into the United States. The regulations 

in part 93 require, among other things, 

that certain animals, as a condition of 

entry, be quarantined upon arrival in 

the United States. APHIS operates 

animal quarantine facilities and also 

authorizes the use of quarantine 

facilities that are privately owned and 

operated for certain animal 

importations. 

The regulations at subpart D of part 93 

(9 CFR 93.400 through 93.436) pertain 

to the importation of ruminants. 

Ruminants include all animals that 

chew the cud, such as cattle, buffaloes, 

sheep, goats, deer, antelopes, camels, 

llamas, and giraffes. Ruminants 

imported into the United States must be 

quarantined upon arrival for at least 30 

days, with certain exceptions. 

Ruminants from Canada and Mexico are 

not subject to this quarantine. 

Regulations for privately owned 

quarantine facilities for ruminants 

require the use of certain information 

collection activities, including 

applications for facility approval, 

compliance agreements explaining the 

conditions under which the facility 

must be operated, certifications that the 

facility meets all applicable 

environmental regulations, requests for 

variance, and maintenance of certain 

records covering quarantine operations. 

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 16 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Owners/operators of 

privately owned quarantine facilities for 

ruminants. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 4. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 64 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. 2012–5997 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

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