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Vol. 62, No. 18

Tuesday, January 28, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 96–100–1]

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Approved information

collection extension; 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 a currently

approved information collection in

support of current review and revision

of the standards for marine mammals in

the Animal Welfare Act regulations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by March 31, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the accuracy of burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden (such as the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology),

or any other aspect of this collection of

information to: Docket No. 96–100–1,

Regulatory Analysis and Development,

PPD, APHIS, suite 3C03, 4700 River

Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1238. Please send an original and three

copies, and state that your comments

refer to Docket 96–100–1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA,

room 1141, South Building, 14th Street

and Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For

information regarding the support of

current review and revision of the

Animal Welfare Act regulations and

standards for marine mammals, contact

Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700

River Road, Unit 84, Riverdale, MD

20737–1234, (301) 734–7833. For copies

of more detailed information on the

information collection, contact Ms.

Cheryl Jenkins, APHIS’ Information

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

5360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Animal Welfare.

OMB Number: 0579–0115.

Expiration Date of Approval: March

31, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Animal Welfare Act

(the Act) regulations and standards have

been promulgated to promote and

ensure the humane care and treatment

of regulated animals under the Act. Title

9, part 3, subpart E, of the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) addresses

specific care and handling regulations

for marine mammals. The Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

initiated review and revision of subpart

E through use of negotiated rulemaking.

Consensus language for §§ 3.104(b)

through 3.104(f) was not agreed upon

during the negotiated rulemaking

process. In order to develop revised

regulatory language concerning space

requirements and supporting economic

analysis, APHIS needs accurate, up-todate information on the current space

provided at all regulated marine

mammal facilities. It is proposed that

APHIS inspectors collect enclosure

dimensions and inventory marine

mammal facilities at that time to aid the

Agency in developing a proposed rule

for space requirements and the

supporting economic analysis.

The above information collection does

not mandate the use of any official

government form or place any

additional burden on the public.

The information collection of 9 CFR

part 3, subpart E, is necessary to enforce

regulations intended to ensure the

humane care and treatment of marine

mammals.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

comments from the public (as well as

affected agencies) concerning our

information collection. We need this

outside input to help us:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

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 proposed

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: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.5 hours per

response.

Respondents: USDA licensed/

registered marine mammal facility

representatives.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

135.

Estimated Numbers of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 68 hours.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval of the information

collection.

Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of

January 1997.

Donald W. Luchsinger,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2039 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 867]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 105

Providence/Warwick, Rhode Island

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, an application from the

State of Rhode Island Department of