42256 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0054] 

Notice of Request for a Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Specimen 

Collection 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and an extension 

of approval of an information collection 

associated with livestock disease 

surveillance programs. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0054- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0054, 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-2012-0054 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) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding livestock disease 

surveillance programs, contact Dr. Matt 

Messenger, Staff Entomologist, VS– 

NAHPP, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 

43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851– 

3421. 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: Specimen Submission. 

OMB Number: 0579–0090. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: The United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

responsible for, among other things, 

preventing the interstate spread of 

livestock diseases and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. 

In connection with this mission, the 

Veterinary Services (VS) program of the 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service conducts disease 

surveillance programs. The VS Form 

10–4 and its supplemental sheet (VS 

Form 10–4A) are critical components of 

these programs. They are routinely used 

whenever specimens (such as blood, 

milk, tissue, or urine) from any animal 

(including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, 

horses, and poultry) are submitted to 

our National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories for disease testing. 

VS Form 5–38, Parasite Submission 

Form, is also being added to this 

collection. The Cattle Fever Tick 

Eradication Program and the National 

Tick Surveillance Program rely on the 

information submitted on VS Form 5– 

38, which was inadvertently omitted 

from previous submissions. 

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 0.33 

hours per response. 

Respondents: State veterinarians, 

accredited veterinarians, animal health 

technicians, other State personnel who 

are qualified and authorized to collect 

and submit specimens for laboratory 

analysis, and herd owners. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 3,208. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 8.7594. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 28,100. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 9,273 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 12th day of 

July 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17541 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0057] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Brucellosis Program 

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 

the Cooperative State-Federal 

Brucellosis Eradication Program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0057- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0057, 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 


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