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programs is available on the Internet at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn, 

Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 84, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7833. 

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: Animal Welfare. 

OMB Number: 0579–0036. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare 

Act (AWA or Act) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et 

seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to promulgate standards and 

other requirements governing the 

humane handling, housing, care, 

treatment, and transportation of certain 

animals by dealers, research facilities, 

exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate 

handlers. The Secretary of Agriculture 

has delegated the authority for 

enforcement of the AWA to the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). 

The regulations in 9 CFR parts 1 

through 3 were promulgated under the 

AWA to ensure the humane handling, 

care, treatment, and transportation of 

regulated animals under the Act. The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 2 require 

documentation of specified information 

by dealers, research institutions, 

exhibitors, carriers (including foreign air 

carriers), and intermediate handlers. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 also 

require that facilities that use animals 

for regulated purposes obtain a license 

or register with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). Before being issued 

a USDA license, individuals are 

required to undergo prelicense 

inspections; once licensed, a licensee 

must periodically renew the license. 

To help ensure compliance with the 

AWA regulations, APHIS performs 

unannounced inspections of regulated 

facilities. A significant component of 

the inspection process is review of 

records that must be established and 

maintained by regulated facilities. The 

information contained in these records 

is used by APHIS inspectors to ensure 

that dealers, research facilities, 

exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and 

carriers comply with the Act and 

regulations. 

Facilities must make and maintain 

records that contain official 

identification for all dogs and cats and 

certification of those animals received 

from pounds, shelters, and private 

individuals. These records are used to 

ensure that stolen pets are not used for 

regulated activities. Dealers, exhibitors, 

and research facilities that acquire 

animals from nonlicensed persons are 

required to have the owners of the 

animals sign a certification statement 

verifying the owner’s exemption from 

licensing under the Act. Records must 

also be maintained for animals other 

than dogs and cats when the animals are 

used for purposes regulated under the 

Act. 

Research facilities must also make 

and maintain additional records for 

animals covered under the Act that are 

used for teaching, testing, and 

experimentation. This information is 

used by APHIS personnel to review the 

research facility’s animal care and use 

program. 

APHIS needs the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements contained 

in 9 CFR part 2 to enforce the Act and 

regulations. APHIS also uses the 

collected information to provide a 

mandatory annual report of animal 

welfare activities to Congress. 

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 

0.9502381 hours per response. 

Respondents: Dealers, research 

facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and 

intermediate handlers; persons exempt 

from licensing under the AWA. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 9,985. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 9.6081822. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 95,937. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 91,163 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 6th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14426 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0045] 

Notice of Revision and Request for 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Swine Health 

Protection 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision and 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 

revise an information collection 

associated with regulations to prevent 

the interstate spread of swine diseases 

and to request extension of approval of 

the information collection to protect 

swine health. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 9, 

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– 

2011–0045 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–2011–0045, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

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20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0045. 

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 swine health 

protection program, contact Dr. Dave 

Pyburn, Staff Veterinarian, Aquaculture, 

Swine, Equine, and Poultry Programs, 

VS, APHIS, 210 Walnut Street, Room 

891, Des Moines, IA 50309; (515) 284– 

4122. 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: Swine Health Protection. 

OMB Number: 0579–0065. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of approval 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 U.S. Department 

of Agriculture is authorized, among 

other things, to prohibit or restrict the 

interstate movement of animals and 

animal products to prevent the 

dissemination within the United States 

of animal diseases and pests of livestock 

and to conduct programs to detect, 

control, and eradicate pests and diseases 

of livestock. 

The Swine Health Protection Act (the 

Act) prohibits the feeding of garbage to 

swine unless the garbage has been 

treated to kill disease organisms. 

Untreated garbage is one of the primary 

media through which numerous 

infectious and communicable diseases 

can be transmitted to swine. APHIS’ 

regulations promulgated under the Act, 

which are located at 9 CFR part 166, 

require that, before garbage may be fed 

to swine, it must be treated at a facility 

holding a valid permit to treat the 

garbage and must be treated according 

to the regulations. 

APHIS requires certain information in 

order to license (issue a permit to) a 

facility to operate and in order to 

monitor the facility for compliance with 

the regulations. This information is 

collected from applications for a license 

to operate a garbage treatment facility, 

records of the destination and date of 

removal of all food waste or garbage 

from the treatment facility, and food 

waste reports. With this information, we 

are able to carefully monitor garbage 

treatment facilities to ensure that they 

are meeting our requirements. We are 

revising the current collection by adding 

an activity for tracking of cancellation of 

licenses by licensees and no longer 

requiring licensees to acknowledge 

receipt of the Act and regulations. The 

information provided by the combined 

activities is critical in preventing the 

interstate spread of various swine 

diseases and, therefore, plays a vital role 

in our swine health protection program. 

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 

0.8802 hours per response. 

Respondents: Owners/operators 

(licensees) of garbage treatment 

facilities, State animal health 

authorities, and herd owners. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,715. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 7.5009. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 12,864. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 11,323 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 6th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14427 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0042] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Interstate Movement of Sheep and 

Goats 

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 interstate movement 

of sheep and goats to control the spread 

of scrapie. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 9, 

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– 

2011–0042 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–2011–0042, 

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– 

2011–0042. 

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., 

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