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] 

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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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may be viewed at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0057 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 Cooperative StateFederal Brucellosis Eradication 

Program, contact Dr. Debbi Donch, 

Brucellosis Program Manager, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3559. 

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: State-Federal Brucellosis 

Eradication Program. 

OMB Number: 0579–0047. 

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 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. Brucellosis has caused 

devastating losses to farmers in the 

United States over the last century. 

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, 

surveillance programs, extensive 

epidemiological investigations, and 

other measures to prevent its spread and 

eradicate the disease. 

These measures require the use of 

many information collection activities 

and associated forms, including 

applications for validated brucellosisfree herd or brucellosis classification or 

reclassification of a State or area; 

monthly reports of brucellosis 

eradication activities and surveillance 

activities; quarterly reports of swine 

brucellosis eradication activities; 

brucellosis test records; reports of 

backtags applied; brucellosis ring test 

rack charts and patron lists; calfhood 

vaccination records; field investigations 

of brucellosis market test reactors; logs 

for market cattle test reactors; reports of 

epidemiologic investigations of 

brucellosis reactor herds; permits for 

movement of animals; appraisals and 

indemnity claims for animals destroyed; 

justifications for herd depopulation; and 

agreements for complete herd 

depopulation. 

These information collection 

activities are essential in determining 

the brucellosis status of an area and 

helping herd owners by allowing the 

timely detection and elimination of a 

serious disease. 

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 

0.260594393 hours per response. 

Respondents: Commercial livestock 

farm owners and/or managers; animal 

agriculture-related business owners 

and/or managers; accredited 

veterinarians; animal agriculture-related 

agencies and organizations; breed 

registry agencies; agriculture extension 

agents; fair and exhibition officials; 

owners, operators, and/or managers of 

livestock markets; livestock dealers, 

owners, operators, and/or managers of 

slaughter establishments and dairy 

plants; and State animal health officials 

and laboratory personnel. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 89,464. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10.79981892. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 966,195. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 251,785 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. 2012–17544 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0045] 

General Conference Committee of the 

National Poultry Improvement Plan; 

Solicitation for Membership 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting 

nominations for the election of regional 

membership for the General Conference 

Committee of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to 

nominations received on or before 

September 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Completed nomination 

forms should be sent to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

C. Stephen Roney, Senior Coordinator, 

National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, 

APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300, 

Conyers, GA 30094–5173, (770) 922– 

3496. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

General Conference Committee (the 

Committee) of the National Poultry 

Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the 


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