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Vol. 75, No. 242 

Friday, December 17, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0110] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction 

Surveys for the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System and the National 

Veterinary Services Laboratories 

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 to conduct 

surveys of customer/stakeholder 

satisfaction for both the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System and 

the National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

15, 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– 

2010–0110 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–2010–0110, 

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– 

2010–0110. 

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 Customer/ 

Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys, 

contact Ms. Sandra Warnken, 

Management and Program Analyst, 

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. 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: 

Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction 

Surveys for the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System and the National 

Veterinary Services Laboratories. 

OMB Number: 0579–0339. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

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

the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to protect the health of our 

Nation’s livestock, poultry, and 

aquaculture 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. This 

authority has been delegated to the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS). 

In connection with this mission, 

APHIS operates the National Animal 

Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), 

which collects, on a national basis, 

statistically valid and scientifically 

sound data on the prevalence and 

economic importance of livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture disease risk 

factors. 

NAHMS national studies have 

evolved into a collaborative industry 

and government initiative to help 

determine the most effective means of 

preventing and controlling diseases of 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. 

APHIS is the only agency responsible 

for collecting national data on livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture health. 

Participation in any NAHMS study 

(including these surveys) is voluntary, 

and all data are confidential. 

The National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories (NVSL) assists the NAHMS 

by providing testing services for many 

of the NAHMS projects. Primary 

functions of the NVSL also include 

providing diagnostic support for 

domestic diseases, potential foreign 

animal diseases, import/export 

programs, disease surveillance, and 

disease eradication efforts. The efforts of 

the NVSL are an essential part of 

preventing and controlling diseases of 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. 

Information from the NAHMS studies 

is disseminated to and used by 

producers, animal health officials, 

private practitioners, animal industry 

groups, policymakers, public health 

officials, media, and educational 

institutions to improve the health and 

welfare, quality, and marketability of 

our Nation’s livestock, poultry, and 

aquaculture. 

Customer/stakeholder surveys are 

used to: 

• Gather information from producers 

and other information users on the 

usefulness of studies and reports, 

• Minimize producer burden, 

• Increase response rates, 

• Improve report quality and 

relevance to producers’ and 

stakeholders’ needs, and 

• Improve laboratory performance. 

The NAHMS staff will obtain 

feedback from Study Participant 

Surveys and NAHMS Descriptive 

Reports Surveys, and NVSL staff will 

obtain feedback from the annual NVSL 

Performance Surveys. Feedback from 

these surveys will be used to improve 

NAHMS Descriptive Reports and to 

evaluate customer/stakeholder 

satisfaction in an effort to increase 

participation rates for NAHMS studies. 

The NVSL surveys will help to monitor 

the NVSL’s performance. Producers and 

stakeholders who participate in the 

NAHMS program, customers who 

utilize information from the NVSL, and 

customers who read NAHMS reports 

will benefit from more effective 


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programs and timely, relevant 

information. 

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 burden on 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 

0.24870 hours per response. 

Respondents: Livestock, poultry, and 

catfish producers; information users; 

NAHMS Descriptive Report Recipients; 

Animal Health Report recipients; 

practicing veterinarians; animal 

importers/exporters; State and 

independent laboratories. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 22,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 0.31666. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 7,125. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,772 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 13th day of 

December, 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31705 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Dixie Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Dixie Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet in Cedar City, 

Utah. The committee is meeting as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 110–343) and 

in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of this meeting is to make 

recommendations for Title II projects. 

DATES: January 20, 2011, 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: January 20, 2011 meeting 

will be held at Paiute Tribe of Utah 

Headquarters, 440 North Paiute Drive 

(200 East), Cedar City, Utah. The public 

is invited to attend the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenton Call, RAC Coordinator, Dixie 

National Forest, (435) 865–3730; e-mail: 

ckcall@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Welcome and committee 

introductions; (2) Review of project 

proposals; (3) Category discussion of 

proposals; (4) RAC discussion and 

decision on proposals, and (5) Public 

comment on any propopals. Persons 

who wish to bring related matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. Public 

input will be accepted by the RAC 

during the meetings. 

Dated: December 10, 2010. 

Robert G. MacWhorter, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31673 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Del Norte Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Del Norte Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Crescent City, California. The committee 

meeting is authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination (SRS) Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

11, 2011, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Del Norte County Unified School 

District, Redwood Room, 301 West 

Washington Boulevard, Crescent City, 

California 95531. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Dellinger, Committee 

Coordinator, Six Rivers National Forest, 

at (707) 441–3569; e-mail 

adellinger@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Through 

presentations and/or revised proposals, 

the public will present clarification on 

previously submitted Title II project 

proposals to the RAC. The RAC will 

vote on projects to recommend for 

funding. There will also be a public 

comment opportunity. 

Dated: December 10, 2010. 

Tyrone Kelley, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31788 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: 2009 Management and 

Organizational Practices Survey. 

Form Number(s): MP–10002. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Burden Hours: 25,000. 

Number of Respondents: 50,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau 

plans to conduct the Management and 

Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS) 

as a one time inquiry with possible 

future annual data collection pending 

funding. This survey will utilize the 

Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) 

survey panel collecting information on 

management and organizational 

practices at the establishment level. 

Data obtained from the survey will 


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