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25093 

Vol. 79, No. 85 

Friday, May 2, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0024] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System; Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations 

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 for 

Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations, an information collection 

to support the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 1, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2014–0024. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0024, 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–2014–0024 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 Emergency 

Epidemiologic Investigations, contact 

Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry Analyst, 

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. 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: 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System; Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0376. 

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 operates the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System 

(NAHMS), which collects nationally 

representative, statistically valid, and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock diseases and associated risk 

factors. 

APHIS NAHMS officials are often 

asked by State and local animal health 

officials to carry out epidemiological 

investigations as diseases impact animal 

health populations. Emergency 

Epidemiological Investigations will be 

used to collect information on: 

• Outbreaks of animal diseases with 

unknown etiology and transmission, 

that are highly contagious, and that have 

high case fatality. 

• Outbreaks of known animal 

diseases that are highly contagious, 

virulent, and have unknown source of 

infection or mode of transmission. 

• Outbreaks of emerging, zoonotic, or 

foreign animal diseases within the 

United States. 

• Outbreaks in which a delay in data 

collection could result in the loss of 

epidemiologic information essential to 

assist laboratory investigations and/or 

disease control efforts. 

These investigations will normally 

consist of an on-farm questionnaire 

administered by APHIS-designated data 

collectors. The information collected 

through Emergency Epidemiologic 

Investigations will be analyzed and used 

to: 

• Identify the scope of the problem. 

• Define and describe the affected 

population and susceptible population. 

• Predict or detect trends in disease 

emergence and movement. 

• Understand the risk factors for 

disease. 

• Estimate the cost of disease control 

and develop intervention options. 

• Make recommendations for disease 

control. 

• Provide parameters for animal 

disease spread models. 

• Provide lessons learned and 

guidance on the best ways to avoid 

future outbreaks based on thorough 

analysis of data from current 

outbreak(s). 

• Identify areas for further research, 

e.g. mechanisms of disease transfer, 

vaccine technology, and diagnostic 

testing needs. 

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. 

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25094 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 85 / Friday, May 2, 2014 / Notices 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.725 hours per response. 

Respondents: Livestock owners and 

State and local animal health officials. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 4,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,999. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,901 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 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10028 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0020] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Fruits and Vegetables 

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 regulations for the importation of 

certain fruits and vegetables into the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 1, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS–2014–0020. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0020, 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–2014–0020 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 importation of fruits 

and vegetables, contact Dr. Jo-Ann 

Bentz-Blanco, Trade Director, PIM, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2091. 

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: Importation of Fruits and 

Vegetables. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0128. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act 

(PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes 

the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict 

the importation, entry, or interstate 

movement of plants, plant products, and 

other articles to prevent the 

introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. As authorized 

by the PPA, the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation of certain 

fruits and vegetables in accordance with 

the regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and 

Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 

319.56–66). 

Section 319.56–25 provides the 

requirements for the importation of 

papayas from certain regions of Brazil, 

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama into 

the continental United States, Alaska, 

Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

The importation of these papayas 

requires the use of certain information 

collection activities, including 

phytosanitary certificates, maintaining 

fruit fly monitoring records, and 

labeling of boxes. 

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 

0.222 hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers and exporters 

of fruits and vegetables and national 

plant protection organizations of 

exporting countries. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 135. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6.659. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 899. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 200 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 28th day of 

April 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10026 Filed 5–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0004] 

Field Release of Aphelinus rhamni for 

the Biological Control of the Soybean 

Aphid in the Continental United States; 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

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