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unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: 2008 Aquaculture Grant 

Program—Recovery Act. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0262. 

Summary of Collection: Section 

102(d) of the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act) authorizes $50 million for a 2008 

Aquaculture Grant Program (AGP). As 

required by the Recovery Act, 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

funds will be used to provide block 

grants to State Departments of 

Agriculture that agree to provide AGP 

assistance to eligible aquaculture 

producers for losses associated with 

high feed input costs during the 2008 

calendar year. The Recovery Act 

requires the States to complete and 

submit a 2008 AGP Financial Report to 

CCC. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

States must submit to CCC, a report that 

describes: (1) The manner in which the 

State provided assistance; (2) the 

amounts of assistance provided per 

species of aquaculture; and (3) the 

process by which the state determines 

the levels of assistance to eligible 

aquaculture producers. The collected 

information will be used to ensure that 

an eligible aquaculture producer that 

receives assistance under AGP is not 

eligible to receive any other assistance 

under the supplemental agricultural 

disaster assistance program established 

under section 531 of the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act and section 901 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 for any losses in 2008 

relating to the same species of 

aquaculture. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 37. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (Once). 

Total Burden Hours: 28. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23935 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0006] 

Notice of Availability of a Bovine 

Brucellosis Program Concept Paper 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is making a concept 

paper describing a new direction for the 

bovine brucellosis program available for 

public review and comment. The 

cooperative Federal-State-industry effort 

to eradicate bovine brucellosis from 

cattle in the United States has made 

significant progress since the program’s 

inception in 1934. However, unique 

challenges impede eradication. The 

concept paper we are making available 

presents our current thinking about 

changes we are planning to address 

these challenges. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before 

December 4, 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=APHIS2009-0006 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–2009–0006, 

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– 

2009–0006. 

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: Dr. 

Lee Ann Thomas, Director, Ruminant 

Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 734–6954. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Brucellosis is a contagious disease 

affecting animals and humans, caused 

by bacteria of the genus Brucella. 

The brucellosis regulations, contained 

in 9 CFR part 78, currently provide a 

system for classifying States or portions 

of States according to the rate of 

Brucella infection present and the 

general effectiveness of a brucellosis 

control and eradication program. The 

current State classifications are Class 

Free, Class A, Class B, and Class C. 

States or areas that do not meet the 

minimum standards for Class C are 

required to be placed under Federal 

quarantine. 

This document announces the 

availability of a concept paper for a new 

direction for the bovine brucellosis 

program. Bovine brucellosis has 

significant animal health, public health, 

and international trade consequences. 

The cooperative Federal-State-industry 

effort to eradicate this disease from 

cattle in the United States has made 

significant progress since the program’s 

inception in 1934. However, unique 

challenges impede eradication. This 

concept paper presents the current 

thinking of the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’s Veterinary Services 

(VS) program about changes we are 

planning to address these challenges. 

The concept paper provides an action 

plan that: 

1. Effectively demonstrates the 

disease-free status of the United States 

through a national status-based program 

supported by a national surveillance 

strategy; 

2. Enhances efforts to mitigate disease 

transmission from wildlife; 

3. Enhances disease response and 

control measures; 

4. Modernizes the regulatory 

framework to allow VS to address risks 

quickly and sensibly; and 

5. Implements a risk-based disease 

management area concept. 

The bovine brucellosis concept paper 

may be viewed on the Internet at the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see 

ADDRESSES above for instructions on 

accessing Regulations.gov). You may 

request paper copies of the document by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

document when requesting copies. The 

document is also available for review in 

our reading room (information on the 

location and hours of the reading room 


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is listed under the heading ADDRESSES at 

the beginning of this notice). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23947 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0073] 

Notice of Availability of a Bovine 

Tuberculosis Program Concept Paper 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service is making a concept 

paper describing a new direction for the 

bovine tuberculosis program available 

for public review and comment. The 

cooperative Federal-State-industry effort 

to eradicate bovine tuberculosis from 

cattle in the United States has made 

significant progress since the program’s 

inception in 1917. However, several 

challenges impede eradication. The 

concept paper we are making available 

presents our current thinking about 

changes we are considering for the 

bovine tuberculosis to address these 

challenges. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before 

December 4, 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=APHIS2009-0073 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–2009–0073, 

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– 

2009–0073. 

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: Dr. 

Alecia Naugle, National Tuberculosis 

Program Coordinator, Ruminant Health 

Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

734–6954. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a 

contagious and infectious 

granulomatous disease caused by the 

bacterium Mycobacterium bovis. 

Although commonly defined as a 

chronic debilitating disease, bovine TB 

can occasionally assume an acute, 

rapidly progressive course. While any 

body tissue can be affected, lesions are 

most frequently observed in the lymph 

nodes, lungs, intestines, liver, spleen, 

pleura, and peritoneum. Although cattle 

are considered to be the true hosts of M. 

bovis, the disease has been reported in 

several other species of both domestic 

and nondomestic animals, as well as in 

humans. 

At the beginning of the past century, 

bovine TB caused more losses of 

livestock than all other livestock 

diseases combined. This prompted the 

establishment in the United States of the 

National Cooperative State/Federal 

Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication 

Program for bovine TB in livestock. 

In carrying out the national 

eradication program, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

issues and enforces regulations. The 

regulations require the testing of cattle, 

bison, and captive cervids for bovine 

TB, define the Federal bovine TB status 

levels for States or zones (accreditedfree, modified accredited advanced, 

modified accredited, accreditation 

preparatory, and nonaccredited), 

provide the criteria for attaining and 

maintaining those status levels, and 

contain testing and movement 

requirements for cattle, bison, and 

captive cervids leaving States or zones 

of a particular status level. These 

regulations are contained in 9 CFR part 

77 and in the Bovine Tuberculosis 

Eradication Uniform Methods and 

Rules, 1999, which is incorporated by 

reference into the regulations. 

This document announces the 

availability of a concept paper, ‘‘A New 

Approach for Managing Bovine 

Tuberculosis: Veterinary Services’ 

Proposed Action Plan.’’ Bovine TB has 

significant animal health, public health, 

and international trade consequences. 

The cooperative Federal-State-industry 

effort to eradicate this disease from 

cattle in the United States has made 

significant progress since the program’s 

inception in 1917. However, several 

challenges impede eradication. This 

concept paper presents the current 

thinking of the APHIS’ Veterinary 

Services (VS) about changes we are 

considering for the TB program to 

address these challenges. 

The concept paper provides an action 

plan that: 

1. Enhances efforts to mitigate disease 

transmission from wildlife and 

imported animals; 

2. Enhances bovine TB surveillance 

through a comprehensive national 

surveillance plan and accelerated 

development of new diagnostic tests; 

3. Expands disease management 

options and control strategies; 

4. Modernizes the regulatory 

framework to allow VS to better focus 

resources; and 

5. Transitions the bovine TB program 

from a State classification system to a 

science-based zoning approach. 

The bovine TB concept paper may be 

viewed on the Internet at the 

Regulations.gov Web site (see 

ADDRESSES above for instructions on 

accessing Regulations.gov). You may 

request paper copies of the document by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

document when requesting copies. The 

document is also available for review in 

our reading room (information on the 

location and hours of the reading room 

is listed under the heading ADDRESSES at 

the beginning of this notice). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

September 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23948 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Continental Divide National Scenic 

Trail Comprehensive Plan; FSM 2350 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of final amendments to 

comprehensive plan and final 

directives. 


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