48118 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2011 / Notices 

Total Burden Hours: 1,759. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20007 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0063] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; Brucellosis 

First Point Testing of Cattle and Bison; 

Brucellosis Standard Card Test 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 approval of an information 

collection associated with the StateFederal Brucellosis Eradication 

Program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 7, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0063- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0063, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0063 or 

in our reading room, which 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on brucellosis first point 

testing of cattle and bison and the 

standard card test, contact Dr. Arnold A. 

Gertonson, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 

Ruminant Health Programs, NCAHP, 

NAHPP, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B, MSC 3E20, Fort 

Collins, CO 90526–8117; (970) 494– 

7363. 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: 

Brucellosis First Point Testing of Cattle 

and Bison; Brucellosis Standard Card 

Test. 

OMB Number: 0579-xxxx. 

Type of Request: 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 animal diseases and 

pests and for eradicating such diseases 

when feasible. 

Brucellosis is a contagious disease 

that primarily affects cattle, bison, and 

swine. It causes the loss of young 

through spontaneous abortion or birth of 

weak offspring, reduced milk 

production, and infertility. The 

continued presence of brucellosis in a 

herd seriously threatens the health of 

other animals and can cause devastating 

losses to farmers in the United States. 

The State-Federal Brucellosis 

Eradication Program, a national 

cooperative program, is working to 

eradicate this serious disease of 

livestock from the United States. The 

program uses a system of State and area 

classifications, movement restrictions, 

testing protocols, extensive 

epidemiological investigations, and 

other measures to prevent its spread and 

eradicate the disease. 

First point testing (FPT) is a key 

method for controlling brucellosis and 

is performed at a Veterinary Services 

(VS)-approved stockyard or other points 

of first concentration when livestock are 

moved from the farm of origin. The 

brucellosis standard card test is used as 

the official FPT brucellosis test for cattle 

or bison when a State animal health 

official has specifically designated it as 

the official test for cattle and bison at 

VS-approved stockyards in that State. 

The test is used to determine the 

brucellosis disease status of cattle and 

bison for interstate movement from the 

approved stockyards and at VSapproved brucellosis diagnostic 

laboratories. Only authorized State and 

Federal brucellosis program personnel 

and accredited veterinarians may 

conduct the brucellosis standard card 

test on cattle and bison at premises 

other than VS-approved livestock 

facilities. Card test authorization 

involves information collection 

activities, including a memorandum of 

understanding, a card test notice, and an 

authorization form. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 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 

0.1768953 hours per response. 

Respondents: State animal health 

officials and accredited veterinarians. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 57. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4.8596491. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 277. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 49 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 2nd day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20010 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] 

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