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8959 

Vol. 72, No. 39 

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 22, 2007. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13. Comments regarding (a) 

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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology should be 

addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Equine Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0227. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objective of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare 

and issue current official State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, and prices. 

Services such as statistical consultation, 

data collection, summary tabulation, 

and analysis are performed for other 

Federal and State agencies on a 

reimbursable basis as the need arises. In 

the past, equine surveys have been 

conducted in twelve States where 

equine is a significant portion of their 

agriculture. The results are used to 

provide an assessment of the equine 

industry’s contribution to the State’s 

economy in terms of infrastructure and 

value. 

Need and use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on 

equine inventories, by category; equine 

revenue, by activity; and equine related 

expenditures, by purpose. In addition, 

these surveys will provide NASS with 

names and addresses of equine 

operations that can be used for Census 

of Agriculture enumeration and for the 

NASS program that seeks to cover 99 

percent of U.S. agricultural cash 

receipts. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 37,917. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

One-time. 

Total Burden Hours: 15,360. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3483 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0006] 

Ventria Bioscience; Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment for Field 

Tests of Rice Genetically Engineered 

To Express Lactoferrin, Lysozyme, or 

Serum Albumin 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment for confined 

field plantings of rice plants genetically 

engineered to express the human 

proteins lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum 

albumin. This environmental 

assessment is available for public 

review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

received on or before March 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

lower ‘‘Search Regulations and Federal 

Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’’ from the 

agency drop-down menu, and then click 

on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column, 

select APHIS–2007–0006 to submit or 

view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instruction for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0006, 

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. APHIS– 

2007–0006. 

Reading Room: You may read the 

environmental assessment (EA) and any 

comments 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. The EA is available on the 

internet at the following links: http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/ 

06_27801r_ea.pdf, http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/ 

06_27802r_ea.pdf, http:// 


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