Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 20, 2010 / Notices 20559 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 10. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 5 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 14th day 

of April 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9053 Filed 4–19–10: 10:29 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0009] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Communicable Diseases in Horses 

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 the interstate movement 

of horses that have tested positive for 

equine infectious anemia. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 21, 

2010. 

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=APHIS2010-0009) 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-2010-0009, 

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. APHIS2010-0009. 

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 the 

interstate movement of horses that have 

tested positive for equine infectious 

anemia, contact Dr. Jill Rolland, 

Assistant Director, Aquaculture, Swine, 

Equine, and Poultry Programs, VS, 4700 

River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734-7727. 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: Communicable Diseases in 

Horses. 

OMB Number: 0579-0127. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the authority of the 

Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

regulates the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products, and conducts various other 

activities to protect the health of our 

Nation’s livestock and poultry. 

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an 

infectious and potentially fatal viral 

disease of equines. There is no vaccine 

or treatment for the disease. It is often 

difficult to differentiate from other 

fever-producing diseases, including 

anthrax, influenza, and equine 

encephalitis. 

The regulations in 9 CFR 75.4 govern 

the interstate movement of equines that 

have tested positive to an official test for 

EIA (EIA reactors) and provide for the 

approval of laboratories, diagnostic 

facilities, and research facilities. The 

regulations require the use of an official 

EIA test, a certificate for the interstate 

movement of an EIA reactor, and proper 

identification of the reactor, as well as 

recordkeeping by accredited and State 

veterinarians; laboratory, diagnostic, 

and research facility personnel; and 

stockyard personnel. 

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 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 

0.00831674 hours per response. 

Respondents: Accredited and State 

veterinarians; laboratory, diagnostic, 

and research facility personnel; 

stockyard personnel; and owners and 

shippers of horses. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 10,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 197,124. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,971,240. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 163,944 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 14th day 

of April 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9054 Filed 4–19–10: 8:45 am] 

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