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Vol. 72, No. 88 

Tuesday, May 8, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0046] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System; Small Enterprise Chicken 

Study 2007 

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 activity to 

support the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System’s national Small 

Enterprise Chicken Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 9, 

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– 

0046 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–2007–0046, 

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– 

2007–0046. 

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 the Small Enterprise 

Chicken Study, contact Mrs. Sandra 

Warnken, Management and Program 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. 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: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Small Enterprise 

Chicken Study 2007. 

OMB Number: 0579–0260. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture is authorized, among other 

things, to protect the health of our 

Nation’s livestock and poultry 

populations by preventing the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

serious diseases of poultry and for 

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, on a national basis, statistically 

valid and scientifically sound data on 

the prevalence and economic 

importance of livestock and poultry 

diseases and associated risk factors. 

NAHMS’ national studies have 

evolved into a collaborative industry 

and government initiative to help 

determine the most effective means of 

preventing and controlling diseases of 

poultry. APHIS is the only agency 

responsible for collecting national data 

on poultry health. Participation in any 

NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data 

are confidential. 

APHIS plans to conduct the Small 

Enterprise Chicken Study for operations 

with 1,000 to 19,999 chickens as part of 

an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on 

the U.S. poultry population. The 

purpose of this study is to collect 

information, through a questionnaire, in 

order to: 

• Describe characteristics of small 

enterprise operations, including bird 

species on hand, seasonal inventory, 

and marketing of free-range chickens or 

eggs, and organic or other niche-market 

products. 

• Describe movements of animals, 

people, waste products, vehicles, and 

equipment on and off operations, and 

estimate the distances associated with 

these movements. 

• Examine biosecurity practices, 

including bird access to the outdoors. 

The questionnaire will be 

administered via postal mail, with 

followup telephone interviews for those 

who do not respond. 

The information collected through the 

Small Enterprise Chicken Study will be 

analyzed and organized into descriptive 

reports. Information sheets will be 

derived from these reports, and the data 

will be disseminated to and may be 

used by a variety of constituents, 

including producers, stakeholders, 

academia, and others. This information 

will be used to develop parameters for 

the North American Animal Disease 

Spread Model (NAADSM), the 

Multiscale Epidemiologic/Economic 

Simulation and Analysis (MESA) 

model, and possibly other models. 

These disease simulation models 

examine how a contagious disease may 

spread in an animal population. The 

information collected from this study 

will also be used to develop background 

information on the small enterprise 

segment of the poultry industry. The 

potential benefit to the industry is a 

scientifically valid description of 

management, marketing, and biosecurity 

practices of the Nation’s small 

enterprise chicken industry. The study 


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will assist in understanding the 

mechanisms of disease spread by 

developing background information on 

the small enterprise chicken industry. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Producers with 1,000 to 

19,999 chickens. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,250 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 2nd day of 

May 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8801 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: Direct Verification 

Pilot Study 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection for 

purposes of the National School Lunch 

Program’s Direct Verification Pilot 

Study. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before July 9, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Steven 

Carlson, Acting Director, Office of 

Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Steven Carlson at 

(703) 305–2576 or via e-mail to 

Steven.Carl son@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302, Room 1014. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be also become a matter of public 

record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Steven Carlson 

(703) 305–2017. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Direct Verification Evaluation Study. 

OMB Number: Not yet assigned. 

Form Number: ‘‘N/A’’. 

Expiration Date: To be determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Child Nutrition and 

WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. 

L. 108–265) expanded authorization for 

local education agencies (LEAs) to 

directly verify eligibility for the 

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 

without contacting households, using 

data from other means-tested programs 

such as the Food Stamp Program (FSP), 

Temporary Assistance to Needy 

Families (TANF), Food Distribution 

Program on Indian Reservations 

(FDPIR), Medicaid, and the State 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(SCHIP). Direct verification is intended 

to reduce burden on households and 

LEAs, improve program operations, and 

reduce the number of children losing 

NSLP benefits due to household nonresponse to verification requests. 

In an effort to understand the methods 

of direct verification and their 

effectiveness, the Direct Verification 

Pilot Study will systematically collect 

data from eight States. Currently, there 

is limited information on the feasibility 

and effectiveness of direct verification. 

The information to be collected is 

necessary to understand and assess the 

effectiveness of direct verification; 

compare different implementation 

methods; and inform States about best 

practices and cost savings. 

Respondents: State Child Nutrition 

Agency officials, State Medicaid Agency 

officials, and Local Education Agency 

school food service directors. 

Estimate of Burden: State Child 

Nutrition Agency Initial Interview: 

Public burden for respondents of the 

State Child Nutrition Agency initial 

interview is estimated at 210 minutes 

(3.5 hours) for 8 respondents for one 

response each. 

State Child Nutrition Agency Followup Interview: Public burden for 

respondents of the State Child Nutrition 

Agency follow-up interview is estimated 

at 150 minutes (2.5 hours) for 8 

respondents for one response each. 

State Medicaid Agency Interview: 

Public burden for respondents of the 

State Medicaid Agency Interview is 

estimated at 75 minutes (1.25 hours) for 

8 respondents for one response each. 

State Medicaid Agency Follow-up 

Interview: Public burden for 

respondents of the State Medicaid 

Agency follow-up interview is estimated 


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