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Vol. 72, No. 54 

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0179] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Interstate Movement of Swine Within a 

Production System 

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 swine within a production system. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 21, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, select 

‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select APHIS–2006– 

0179 to submit or view public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. Information on using 

Regulations.gov, including instructions 

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–2006–0179, 

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– 

2006–0179. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding an information 

collection associated with regulations 

for the interstate movement of swine 

within a production system, contact Dr. 

John Korslund, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, National Center for 

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, 

MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–5914. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734– 

7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Interstate Movement of Swine 

Within a Production System. 

OMB Number: 0579–0161. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

authorized, among other things, to 

prevent the introduction and interstate 

spread of serious diseases and pests of 

livestock and for eradicating such 

diseases from the United States when 

feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS prohibits or restricts the 

interstate movement of livestock that 

have, or have been exposed to, certain 

diseases. 

APHIS regulations in title 9 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, chapter I, 

subchapter C, govern the interstate 

movement of animals and other articles 

to prevent the spread of pests and 

diseases of livestock within the United 

States. 

The regulations in part 71 of 

subchapter C contain requirements for 

moving swine interstate within a swine 

production system. A production 

system consists of separate farms that 

each specialize in a different phase of 

swine production-sow herds, nursery 

herds, and finishing herds. These 

separate farms, all members of the same 

production system, may be located in 

more than one State. Our regulations 

facilitate the interstate movement of 

swine within a single production system 

while continuing to provide protection 

against the interstate spread of swine 

diseases. Moving swine interstate 

within a swine production system 

involves the use of two information 

collection activities: A swine 

production health plan and an interstate 

swine movement report. 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.081967 hours per response. 

Respondents: Swine producers 

operating within swine production 

systems. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,200. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 10.166. 


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Estimated annual number of 

responses: 12,200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,000 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 15th day of 

March 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5108 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0037] 

Wildlife Services; Publication of NEPA 

Legal Notices 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the 

newspapers that will normally be used 

by the Wildlife Services program of the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service to publish legal notices in 

accordance with the Agency’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

implementing procedures, including 

notices announcing the availability, for 

public comment, of documents 

regarding environmental assessments, 

environmental impact statements, and 

subsequent final decisions. We are also 

providing the address of an Internet 

Web site address where those notices 

will also be posted. We are publishing 

this notice to inform interested members 

of the public which newspapers 

Wildlife Services will most likely use to 

publish legal notices in connection with 

its NEPA-related activities, which we 

believe will enhance the public’s 

opportunity to read and comment on 

our NEPA documents and decisions by 

providing clear, timely, and consistent 

notice of their availability. 

DATES: Publication of legal notices in 

the listed newspapers and the posting of 

those notices on the Internet will begin 

with the first such notice made after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

Web address and list of newspapers will 

remain in effect until another notice is 

published in the Federal Register 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David S. Reinhold, National 

Environmental Manager, Operational 

Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1235; (301) 734–7921. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice lists the newspapers that will 

normally be used by the Wildlife 

Services (WS) program of the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) to publish legal notices in 

accordance with the Agency’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

implementing procedures in 7 CFR part 

372. We are publishing this notice to 

inform interested members of the public 

which newspapers APHIS–WS will 

most likely use to publish legal notices 

in connection with its NEPA-related 

activities, which we believe will 

enhance the public’s opportunity to 

read and comment on our NEPA 

documents and decisions by providing 

clear, timely, and consistent notice of 

their availability. Newspaper notices 

will be published in the State 

newspaper of record specific to the State 

in which the APHIS–WS NEPA-related 

activities will take place. Additional 

newspapers, or different newspapers, 

may occasionally have to be used, 

depending upon the geographic area or 

areas covered or affected by a particular 

APHIS–WS NEPA document, as well as 

on the subject matter and courses of 

proposed action or actions identified in 

the NEPA document. 

In addition to the notice provided 

through publication in newspapers, 

APHIS–WS will also post its NEPArelated legal notices on the Internet. The 

following Web address will be used: 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

wildlife_damage/nepa.shtml. 

The newspapers we expect to 

routinely use are listed below by State: 

Alabama, Montgomery; Montgomery County: 

Montgomery Advertiser, published daily. 

Arizona, Phoenix; Maricopa County: The 

Arizona Republic, published daily. 

Arkansas, Little Rock; Pulaski County: 

Arkansas Democrat Gazette, published 

daily. 

California, Sacramento; Sacramento County: 

Sacramento Bee, published daily. 

Colorado, Denver; Denver County: Denver 

Post/Rocky Mountain News, published 

daily. 

Connecticut, Hartford; Hartford County: 

Hartford Courant, published daily. 

Delaware, Dover; Kent County: Delaware 

State News, published daily. 

Florida, Tallahassee; Leon County: 

Tallahassee Democrat, published daily. 

Georgia, Atlanta; Fulton County: Atlanta 

Journal and Constitution, published daily. 

Guam, Hagatna: Pacific Daily News, 

published daily. 

Hawaii, Honolulu; Oahu County: Honolulu 

Advertiser, published daily. 

Idaho, Boise; Ada County: The Idaho 

Statesman, published daily. 

Illinois, Springfield; Sangamon County: State 

Journal-Register, published daily. 

Indiana, Indianapolis; Marion County: 

Indianapolis Star, published daily. 

Iowa, Des Moines; Polk County: Des Moines 

Register, published daily. 

Kansas, Topeka; Shawnee County: Topeka 

Capital Star, published daily. 

Kentucky, Frankfort; Franklin County: The 

State Journal, published daily. 

Louisiana, Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge 

Parish: The Advocate, published daily. 

Maine, Augusta; Kennebec County: Kennebec 

Journal, published daily. 

Maryland, Annapolis; Anne Arundel County: 

Capitol-Gazette, published daily. 

Massachusetts, Boston; Suffolk County: 

Boston Herald, published daily. 

Michigan, Lansing; Ingham County: Lansing 

State Journal, published daily. 

Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul; Hennepin 

County: Star Tribune, published daily. 

Mississippi, Jackson; Hinds County: Clarion 

Ledger, published daily. 

Missouri, Jefferson City; Cole County: 

Jefferson City News Tribune, published 

daily. 

Montana, Helena; Lewis and Clark County: 

Helena Independent Record, published 

daily. 

Nebraska, Lincoln; Lancaster County: Lincoln 

Journal Star, published daily. 

Nevada, Carson City; Carson County: Nevada 

Appeal, published daily. 

New Hampshire, Concord; Merrimack 

County: Concord Monitor, published daily. 

New Jersey, Trenton; Mercer County: The 

Times of Trenton, published daily. 

New Mexico, Santa Fe; Santa Fe County: The 

Santa Fe New Mexican, published daily. 

New York, Albany; Albany County: The 

Times Union, published daily. 

North Carolina, Raleigh; Wake County: The 

News and Observer, published daily. 

North Dakota, Bismarck; Burleigh County: 

Bismarck Tribune, published daily. 

Ohio, Columbus; Franklin County: Columbus 

Dispatch, published daily. 

Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma 

County: The Daily Oklahoman, published 

daily. 

Oregon, Salem; Marion County: Statesman 

Journal, published daily. 

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg; Dauphin County: 

The Patriot News, published daily. 

Puerto Rico, San Juan; San Juan 

Municipality: San Juan Star, published 

daily. 

Rhode Island, Providence; Providence 

County: Providence Journal, published 

daily. 

South Carolina, Columbia; Richland County: 

The State Newspaper, published daily. 

South Dakota, Pierre; Hughes County: Capital 

Journal, published weekdays. 

Tennessee, Nashville; Davidson County: The 

Tennessean, published daily. 

Texas, Austin; Travis County: The Austin 

Statesman, published daily. 

Utah, Salt Lake City; Salt Lake County: Salt 

Lake Tribune, published daily. 

Vermont, Montpelier; Washington County: 

Times Argus, published daily. 

Virginia, Richmond; (No County): Richmond 

Times Dispatch, published daily. 


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