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information collection may be requested 

by contacting Candance Thompson at 

the above addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Peterson, Branch Chief, Disaster 

Assistance Branch, (202) 720–5172. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Information Collection 

Title: Disaster Assistance Program 

(General). 

OMB Number: 0560–0170. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is necessary for FSA to effectively 

administer the regulations relating to 

identifying disaster areas for the 

purpose of making emergency loans and 

administering the SURE program. These 

programs are available to qualified and 

eligible farmers and ranchers who have 

suffered weather-related physical or 

production losses or both in such areas. 

Before emergency loans or payments 

under SURE can be made, the 

information needs to be collected to 

determine if the disaster areas meet the 

criteria of having a qualifying loss in 

order to be considered as an eligible 

County. 

Estimated of Burden: Average 0.483 

hour per response. 

Type of Respondents: Farmers and 

ranchers. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,831. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 883. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection, 

including the following to help us to: 

(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 the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

3, 2009. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–22116 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0068] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Permanent, Privately Owned Horse 

Quarantine Facilities 

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 permanent, privately 

owned horse quarantine facilities. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

16, 2009. 

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– 

2009–0068 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0068, 

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– 

2009–0068. 

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 regulations for 

permanent, privately owned horse 

quarantine facilities, contact Dr. Ellen 

Buck, Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, 

Equine Imports, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

734–5097. 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: Permanent, Privately Owned 

Horse Quarantine Facilities. 

OMB Number: 0579–0313. 

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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into and dissemination within the 

United States of livestock diseases and 

pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS 

regulates the importation of animals and 

animal products into the United States. 

The regulations are contained in title 9, 

parts 92 through 98, of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

The regulations in 9 CFR 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 in subpart C of part 

93 pertain to the importation of horses 

and include requirements for privately 

owned quarantine facilities for horses. 

These requirements entail certain 

information collection activities, 

including environmental certification, 

application for facility approval, service 

agreements, requests to APHIS 

concerning withdrawal of approval, 

notification to APHIS of facility closure, 

compliance agreements, security 

procedures, alarm notification, lists of 

personnel, signed statements, daily logs, 

and requests for variance. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 


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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 0.75 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants who apply 

for facility approval; owners/operators 

of permanent, privately owned horse 

quarantine facilities; facility employees; 

authorities who issue environmental 

certifications; employees of security 

companies. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 11. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2.5454. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 28. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 21 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 4th day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22226 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0037] 

Determination of Pest-Free Areas in 

the Republic of South Africa; Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for our notice that 

would recognize 16 additional 

magisterial districts in 3 provinces as 

pest-free areas for citrus black spot in 

the Republic of South Africa. This 

action will allow interested persons 

additional time to prepare and submit 

comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 13, 

2009. 

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– 

2009–0037 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0037, 

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– 

2009–0037. 

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: Mr. 

Phillip B. Grove, Regulatory 

Coordination Specialist, Regulatory 

Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 141, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–6280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

27, 2009, we published in the Federal 

Register (74 FR 36999–37000, Docket 

No. APHIS–2009–0037) a notice of 

determination to recognize 16 

additional magisterial districts in 3 

provinces as pest-free areas for citrus 

black spot in the Republic of South 

Africa. 

Comments on the notice were 

required to be received on or before 

September 25, 2009. We are extending 

the comment period on Docket No. 

APHIS–2009–0037 until October 13, 

2009. This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22225 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Proposed Change to Section 

IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS 

State Technical Guide for review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the 

NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia 

that changes must be made in the NRCS 

State Technical Guide specifically in 

practice standard: #528, Prescribed 

Grazing. This practice will be used to 

plan and install conservation practices. 

DATES: Comments will be received for a 

30-day period commencing with this 

date of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

A. Bricker, State Conservationist, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS), 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 

209, Richmond, Virginia 23229–5014; 

Telephone number (804) 287–1691; Fax 

number (804) 287–1737. Copies of the 

practice standards will be made 

available upon written request to the 

address shown above or on the Virginia 

NRCS Web site: http:// 

www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ 

draftstandards.html. 


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