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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0102] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Nomination Request Form; Animal 

Disease Training 

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 

training related to animal diseases. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 9, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0102. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0102, 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-2014-0102 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 on the training related to 

animal diseases, contact Ms. Alicia D. 

Love, Training Technician, Professional 

Development Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 27, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3425. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Ms. 

Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Nomination Request Form; 

Animal Disease Training. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0353. 

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 U.S. Department 

of Agriculture is authorized, among 

other things, to protect the health of 

U.S. livestock and poultry populations 

by preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and by eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS’ Veterinary Services 

(VS) program provides vital animal 

disease training to State, Tribal, 

military, international, university, and 

industry personnel. 

Individuals who wish to attend 

animal disease-related training must 

submit a Nomination Request Form (VS 

Form 1–5) to VS to help the program 

coordinate courses and select 

participants. VS develops rosters with 

course participants’ names and contact 

information to notify them of future 

training courses and to encourage 

contact among participants throughout 

their careers. 

Since the last extension of approval 

for this information collection activity, 

APHIS has increased the estimated 

annual number of respondents and 

responses from 100 to 350 due to an 

increase in the number of training 

courses APHIS offers. As a result, the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased from 30 

hours to 116 hours. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity 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, such as 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, Tribal, military, 

international, university, and industry 

personnel. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 350. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 350. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 116 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 31st day of 

December 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30930 Filed 1–5–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0108] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Animal Welfare 

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 extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations for the humane handling, 

care, treatment, and transportation of 

certain animals by dealers, research 

facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and 

intermediate handlers. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 9, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0108. 


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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0108, 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-2014-0108 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 on the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn, 

Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3751. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Animal Welfare. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0036. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare 

Act (AWA or Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), 

the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to promulgate standards and 

other requirements governing the 

humane handling, housing, care, 

treatment, and transportation of certain 

animals by dealers, research facilities, 

exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate 

handlers. The Secretary of Agriculture 

has delegated the authority for 

enforcement of the AWA to the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS). 

The regulations in 9 CFR parts 1 

through 3 were promulgated under the 

AWA to ensure the humane handling, 

care, treatment, and transportation of 

regulated animals under the Act. The 

regulations in 9 CFR part 2 require 

documentation of specified information 

by dealers, research institutions, 

exhibitors, carriers (including foreign air 

carriers), and intermediate handlers. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 also 

require that facilities that use animals 

for regulated purposes obtain a license 

or register with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). Before being issued 

a USDA license, individuals are 

required to undergo prelicense 

inspections; once licensed, a licensee 

must periodically renew the license. 

To help ensure compliance with the 

AWA regulations, APHIS performs 

unannounced inspections of regulated 

facilities. A significant component of 

the inspection process is review of 

records that must be established and 

maintained by regulated facilities. The 

information contained in these records 

is used by APHIS inspectors to ensure 

that dealers, research facilities, 

exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and 

carriers comply with the Act and 

regulations. 

Facilities must make and maintain 

records that contain official 

identification for all dogs and cats and 

certification of those animals received 

from pounds, shelters, and private 

individuals. These records are used to 

ensure that stolen pets are not used for 

regulated activities. Dealers, exhibitors, 

and research facilities that acquire 

animals from nonlicensed persons are 

required to have the owners of the 

animals sign a certification statement 

verifying the owner’s exemption from 

licensing under the Act. Records must 

also be maintained for animals other 

than dogs and cats when the animals are 

used for purposes regulated under the 

Act. 

Research facilities must also make 

and maintain additional records for 

animals covered under the Act that are 

used for teaching, testing, and 

experimentation. This information is 

used by APHIS personnel to review the 

research facility’s animal care and use 

program. 

APHIS needs the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements contained 

in 9 CFR part 2 to enforce the Act and 

regulations. APHIS also uses the 

collected information to provide a 

mandatory annual report of animal 

welfare activities to Congress. 

In addition to the above information 

collection activities approved under 

0579–0036, APHIS is combining to this 

collection the burden from 0579–0361, 

Submission of Itineraries, and 0579– 

0392, Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores 

and Licensing Exemptions. Upon 

approval of this collection by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB), 

APHIS will retire numbers 0579–0361 

and 0579–0392. 

We are asking OMB to approve our 

use of these information collection 

activities, as described, 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 0.63 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Dealers, research 

facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and 

intermediate handlers; and persons 

exempt from licensing under the AWA. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 13,985. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 15. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 216,171. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 136,364 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 31st day of 

December 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30929 Filed 1–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed 

Loans for Fiscal Year 2015; Maximum 

Portion of Guarantee Authority 

Available for Fiscal Year 2015;Annual 

Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2015 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As set forth in 7 CFR 

4279.107, the Agency has the authority 

to charge an initial guarantee fee and an 


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