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Vol. 78, No. 111 

Monday, June 10, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0028] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Interstate Movement of Certain Land 

Tortoises 

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 certain land tortoises. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 9, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=APHIS-2013-0028-0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0028, 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-2013-0028 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 regulations for the 

interstate movement of certain land 

tortoises, contact Dr. Christa 

Speekmann, Import/Export SpecialistAquatic Animals, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road, Unit 39, Riverdale MD 

20737; (301) 851–3365. 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: Interstate Movement of Certain 

Land Tortoises. 

OMB Number: 0579–0156. 

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) regulates the 

importation and interstate movement of 

certain animals and animal products to 

prevent the introduction into or 

dissemination within the United States 

of pests and diseases of livestock. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

prohibit the importation of the leopard 

tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, 

and the Bell’s hingeback tortoise to 

prevent the introduction and spread of 

exotic ticks known to be vectors of 

heartwater disease, an acute, infectious 

disease of cattle and other ruminants. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 74 

prohibit the interstate movement of 

those tortoises that are already in the 

United States unless the tortoises are 

accompanied by a health certificate or 

certificate of veterinary inspection. The 

certificate must be signed by an APHIS 

accredited veterinarian and must state 

that the tortoises have been examined 

by that veterinarian and found free of 

ticks. 

Since the last extension of approval 

for these information collection 

activities, APHIS has refined the 

number of responses collected, resulting 

in a decrease of the estimated annual 

number of responses from 500 to 250. 

The number of responses fell because of 

more accurate estimates by APHIS of the 

actual number of health certificates 

requested and prepared. As a result, the 

estimated total annual burden hours has 

decreased from 1,000 hours to 500 

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; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 2.0 

hours per response. 

Respondents: APHIS accredited 

veterinarians, U.S. tortoise breeders, 

members of tortoise adoption 

organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 50. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 250. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 500 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 5th day of 

June 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13682 Filed 6–7–13; 8:45 am] 

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