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minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

The information collection 

requirements concerning the 

nomination process have been 

previously cleared by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control No. 0505–0001. 

Dated: April 3, 2007 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–6532 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0040] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Export Health Certificate for Animal 

Products 

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 export of animal products from the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 8, 

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–2007–

0040 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–2007–0040, 

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–

2007–0040. 

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 on an information 

collection associated with the export of 

animal products from the United States, 

contact Dr. Joyce Bowling-Heyward, 

Assistant Director, Technical Trade 

Services-Products, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–3278. 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: Export Health Certificate for 

Animal Products. 

OMB Number: 0579–0256. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of a new information 

collection. 

Abstract: The export of agricultural 

commodities, including animals and 

animal products, is a major business in 

the United States and contributes to a 

favorable balance of trade. To facilitate 

the export of U.S. animals and products, 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), maintains 

information regarding the import health 

requirements of other countries for 

animals and animal products exported 

from the United States. 

Many countries that import animal 

products from the United States require 

a certification from APHIS that the 

United States is free of certain diseases. 

These countries may also require that 

our certification statement contain 

additional declarations regarding the 

U.S. animal products being exported. 

This certification must carry the USDA 

seal and be endorsed by an APHIS 

representative (e.g., a Veterinary 

Medical Officer). Veterinary Services 

Form 16–4, Health Certificate-Export 

Certificate-Animal Products, is used to 

meet these requirements. 

Regulations pertaining to export 

certification of animals and animal 

products are contained in 9 CFR parts 

91 and 156. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this form 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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: U.S. exporters of animal 

products. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 33,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 4. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 132,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 66,000 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 3rd day of 

April 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–6596 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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