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and implemented under regulations 

issued at 7 CFR Part 1437. The NAP is 

administered under the general 

supervision of the Executive VicePresident of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) (who also serves as 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency 

(FSA)), and is carried out by the FSA 

State and County committees. NAP is 

intended to reduce financial losses that 

occur when natural disasters cause a 

catastrophic loss of production or 

prevented planting of an eligible crop by 

providing coverage equivalent to the 

catastrophic risk protection level of 

Federal Crop Insurance. NAP provides 

assistance for losses of floriculture, 

ornamental nursery, Christmas tree 

crops, turfgrass sod, seed crops, 

aquaculture (including ornamental fish), 

sea oats and sea grass, and industrial 

crops. FSA will collect information 

using several forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is necessary to 

determine whether a producer and crop 

or commodity meet applicable 

conditions for assistance and to 

determine compliance with existing 

rules. Producers must annually: (1) 

Request NAP coverage by completing an 

application for coverage and paying a 

service fee by the CCC-established 

application closing date; (2) file a 

current crop-year report of acreage for 

the covered crop or commodity; and (3) 

certify production of each covered crop 

or commodity. The information 

collected allows CCC to provide 

assistance under NAP for losses of 

commercial crops or other agricultural 

commodities (except livestock) for 

which catastrophic risk protection 

under 7 U.S.C. Section 1508 is not 

available, and that are produced for food 

or fiber. If information is not collected 

FSA will not be able to identify and 

determine eligible participants and 

crops being planted or produced, or 

provide assistance to agricultural 

producers who as a result of natural 

disaster have suffered catastrophic 

losses of agricultural crops or 

commodities. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 291,500. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Weekly; Monthly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,119,280. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: 7 CFR 766, Direct Loan 

Servicing—Special. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0233. 

Summary of Collection: Authority to 

establish the regulatory requirements 

contained in 7 CFR 766 is provided 

under 5 U.S.C. 301 which provides that 

‘‘The head of an Executive department 

or military department may prescribe 

regulations for the government of his 

department, the distribution and 

performance of its business * * *’’ The 

Secretary delegated authority to 

administer the provisions of the Act 

applicable to the Farm Loan Program 

(FLP) to the Under Secretary for Farm 

and Foreign Agricultural Service in 

section 2.16 of 7 CFR part 2. FLP 

provides loans to family farmers to 

purchase real estate equipment and 

finance agricultural production. The 

regulations covered by this information 

collection package describes the policies 

and procedures for the Farm Service 

Agency’s (FSA) servicing of financially 

distressed or delinquent direct loan 

borrowers in accordance with the 

provisions of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (Act) (Pub. 

L. 87–128), as amended. FSA’s loan 

servicing options include disaster setaside, primary loan servicing (including 

reamortization, rescheduling, deferral, 

write down and conservation contracts), 

buyout at market value, and homestead 

protection. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information collections are submitted by 

FLP direct loan borrowers to the local 

FSA office serving the country in which 

their business is headquartered. The 

collected information is necessary to 

evaluate a borrower’s request for 

consideration of the special servicing 

actions. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 14,505. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 15,236. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0092] 

Notice of Revision and Request for 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Johne’s 

Disease 

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 the interstate movement 

of animals affected with Johne’s disease 

and to request extension of approval of 

the information collection to protect the 

U.S. animal population. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before January 18, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdms

public/component/main?main=Docket

Detail&d=APHIS-2010-0092 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–2010–0092, 

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– 

2010–0092. 

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 interstate movement 

of animals affected with Johne’s Disease, 

contact Dr. Michael Carter, Assistant 

Director, Ruminant Health Programs, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–4914. 

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: Johne’s Disease. 

OMB Number: 0579–0338. 

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 


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Service (APHIS) is authorized, among 

other things, to prevent the introduction 

and interstate spread of serious diseases 

and pests of livestock and for 

eradicating such diseases from the 

United States when feasible. In support 

of this mission, Veterinary Services 

(VS), APHIS, prohibits or restricts the 

interstate movement of livestock that 

have, or have been exposed to, certain 

diseases. 

Johne’s disease, also known as 

paratuberculosis, is caused by 

Mycobacterium avium subspecies 

paratuberculosis and primarily affects 

cattle, sheep, goats, and other domestic, 

exotic, and wild ruminants. The disease 

is a chronic and contagious enteritis that 

results in progressive wasting and 

eventual death. It is nearly always 

introduced into a healthy herd by an 

infected animal that is not showing 

symptoms of the disease. 

The regulations in 9 CFR, chapter I, 

subchapter C, govern the interstate 

movement of animals to prevent the 

dissemination of livestock and poultry 

diseases in the United States. 

Subchapter C, part 71, contains general 

provisions for the interstate movement 

of animals, poultry, and their products, 

while part 80 pertains specifically to the 

interstate movement of domestic 

animals that are positive to an official 

test for Johne’s disease. 

These regulations provide that cattle, 

sheep, goats, and other domestic 

animals that are positive to an official 

test for Johne’s disease may generally be 

moved interstate only to a recognized 

slaughtering establishment or to an 

approved livestock facility for sale to 

such an establishment. Supplementing 

the regulations are standards outlined in 

the document, ‘‘Uniform Program 

Standards for the Voluntary Bovine 

Johne’s Disease Control Program’’ 

(VBJDCP). The voluntary, cooperative 

program is administered by the States 

and supported by industry and APHIS. 

As part of the Agency’s efforts to 

protect the U.S. animal population and 

prevent the interstate spread of Johne’s 

disease, VS uses certain information 

collection activities, including Johne’s 

Disease Control Program Annual 

Reports (VS Form 4–29), quarterly 

reports, Johne’s Vaccination Records 

(VS Forms 4–27 and 4–27A), VBJDCP 

test records (VS Forms 4–30 and 4– 

30A), Herd Enrollment forms (VS Form 

4–28), Risk Assessment and Herd 

Management for Dairy Cattle forms (VS 

Form 4–32), Risk Assessment and Herd 

Management for Beef Cattle forms (VS 

Form 4–35), owner-shipper statements 

(VS Form 1–27), and official eartags. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 

3 years. 

This information collection includes 

information collection requirements 

currently approved by OMB control 

numbers 0579–0148, ‘‘Johne’s Disease in 

Domestic Animals; Interstate 

Movement,’’ and 0579–0338, ‘‘Voluntary 

Bovine Johne’s Disease Control 

Program.’’ After OMB approves and 

combines the burden for both 

collections under a single collection 

titled ‘‘Johne’s Disease’’ (0579–0338), the 

Department will retire number 0579– 

0148. 

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 

0.57767189 hours per response. 

Respondents: State animal health 

officials; State personnel performing 

VBJDCP activities; herd owners; 

producers; livestock shippers; Johne’scertified veterinarians; and accredited 

veterinarians. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 9,125. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 7.244387. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 66,105. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 38,187 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, November 15, 

2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29254 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0106] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

South American Cactus Moth; 

Quarantine and Regulations 

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 extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

regulations for the interstate movement 

of regulated articles to prevent the 

spread of South American cactus moth. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before January 18, 

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–2010–0106 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–2010–0106, 

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– 

2010–0106. 

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. 


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