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Vol. 72, No. 90 

Thursday, May 10, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

May 7, 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, 

Public Law 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) 720–8958. 

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. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Plum Pox Compensation. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0159. 

Summary of Collection: Plum Pox is 

an extremely serious viral disease of 

plants that can affect may stone fruit 

species, including plum, peach, apricot, 

almond, and nectarine. The United 

States Department of Agriculture is 

responsible for preventing plant pests 

and noxious weeds for entering the 

United States; preventing the spread of 

pests new to the United States and 

eradicating those imported pests and 

weeds when eradication is feasible. The 

regulations in 7 CFR 301.74–5 permit 

owners of commercial stone fruit 

orchards and owners of fruit tree 

nurseries to receive compensation under 

certain circumstances. Owners of 

commercial stone fruit orchards may 

receive compensation for losses 

associated with trees destroyed to 

control plum pox pursuant to an 

emergency action notification (EAN) 

issued by the Animal & Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS will 

collect information using form PPQ 651 

Application for Plum Pox 

Compensation. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect the owner’s name 

and address, a description of the 

owner’s property, and a certification 

statement that the trees removed from 

the owner’s property were stone fruit 

trees from commercial fruit orchards or 

fruit tree nurseries. The owner’s will 

also need to send APHIS a copy of the 

EAN ordering the destruction of their 

trees. If the information were not 

collected, APHIS would be unable to 

compensate eligible grove and nursery 

owners for the loss of their trees. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 7. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Interstate Movement of Swine 

Within a Production System. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0161. 

Summary of Collection: Disease 

prevention is the most effective method 

for maintaining a healthy animal 

population, and for enhancing the 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) ability to compete in 

the world market of animal and animal 

product trade. The Veterinary Services 

Division of APHIS is responsible for 

carrying out this disease prevention 

mission. The regulations under which 

APHIS conducts these disease 

prevention activities are contained in 

Title 9, Subchapter C of Chapter I, 

which governs the interstate movement 

of animals to prevent the dissemination 

of livestock and poultry diseases within 

the United States. Regulations in Part 71 

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.) Moving swine interstate within 

a swine production system involves the 

use of two information collection 

activities in the form of a Swine 

Production Health Plan and an 

Interstate Swine Movement Report. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Swine Production Health Plan is a 

document developed by participating 

swine producers, stating that all farms 

within the given swine production 

system will maintain the health of their 

swine and remain vigilant for any signs 

of communicable disease. The Interstate 

Swine Movement Report is a document 

initiated by swine producers to notify 

their accredited veterinarians, APHIS, 

and State regulatory officials in the 

States of origin and destination that a 

group of animals is being moved across 

State lines in a swine production 

system. Without the information, the 

movement of swine interstate within a 

swine production system would become 

less efficient and more time-consuming, 

consequently placing more financial 

and logistical burden on producers who 

regularly engage in this activity. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9017 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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