Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 185 / Wednesday, September 24, 1997 / Notices 49959

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–089–1]

Notice of Request for Extension of

Approval of an Information Collection

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 in support of the

Pseudorabies Eradication Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by November 24, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the accuracy of burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden (such as through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology), or any other aspect of this

collection of information to: Docket No.

97–089–1, 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 97–089–1.

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 Pseudorabies

Eradication Program, contact Dr. Arnold

Taft, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 37, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231, (301) 734–4916; or e-mail

Ataft@aphis.usda.gov. For copies of

more detailed information on the

information collection, contact Mr.

Gregg Ramsey, Agency Support Service

Specialist, at (301) 734–5582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Pseudorabies.

OMB Number: 0579–0070.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

1998.

Type of Request: Extension of

approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of

the U.S. Department of Agriculture is

responsible for preventing the spread of

contagious, infectious, or communicable

animal diseases from one State to

another, and for eradicating such

diseases from the United States when

feasible.

In connection with this mission,

APHIS regulates the interstate

movement of swine in order to carefully

control the movement of swine that are

infected with or exposed to

pseudorabies. The most common

method of pseudorabies transmission is

the movement of infected swine from

one herd to another.

Regulating the interstate movement of

these animals requires the use of certain

information gathering activities,

including the completion of documents

attesting to the health status of the

swine being moved, the number of

swine being moved in a particular

shipment, the shipment’s point of

origin, and the shipment’s destination.

With this information we are able to

carefully monitor the location of

infected or exposed animals and prevent

them from coming into contact with

healthy animals.

These documents also provide useful

‘‘traceback’’ information in the event an

infected animal is discovered and an

investigation must be launched to

determine where the animal originated,

as well as the number and location of

other animals with which it may have

had contact during its interstate

movement.

The information provided by these

documents is critical to our ability to

prevent the interstate spread of

pseudorabies, and therefore plays a vital

role in our Pseudorabies Eradication

Program.

We are asking the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

approve the continued use of this

information collection activity.

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 .0208 hours per

response.

Respondents: U.S. producers,

shippers, State animal protection

authorities.

Estimated number of respondents:

30,050.

Estimated number of responses per

respondent: 2.6689.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 80,200.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 1,668 hours.

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 18th day of

September 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–25328 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Amendment of system of

records to include new routine uses.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), the

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

(USCCR) is issuing notice of our intent

to amend the system of records entitled

the Personnel Records—CRC–007 to

include new routine uses. We invite

public comment on this publication.

DATES: The changes will become

effective as proposed, on October 1,

1997, unless comments which would

warrant our preventing the changes

from taking effect are received on or

before 30 days from the date of this

notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to Myrna Hernandez—U.S. Commission

on Civil Rights—624 9th Street NW.,

Suite 510, Washington, DC 20425. All

comments received will be available for

public inspection at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Myrna Hernandez, U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, 624 9th Street NW., Suite

510, Washington, DC 20425.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion of Proposed Changes to

Routine Use

Pursuant to the Pub. L. 104–193, the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

will disclose data from its USDA Payroll

Personnel System-National Finance

Center to the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Administration for

Children and Families, Department of

Health and Human Services for use in

its Federal Parent Locator System

(FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset System,

DHHS/OCSE No. 09–90–0074.

Information on this system was last

published at 61 FR 38754, July 25, 1996.

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and/or their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

securing support.

Effective October 1, 1997, the FPLS

will be enlarged to include the National

Directory of New Hires, a database

containing information on employees

commencing employment, quarterly

wage data on private and public sector

employees, and information on

unemployment compensation benefits.

Effective October 1, 1998, the FPLS will

be expanded to include a Federal Case

Registry. The Federal Case Registry will

contain abstracts on all participants

involved in child support enforcement

cases. When the Federal Case Registry is

instituted, its files will be matched on

an ongoing basis against the files in the

National Directory of New Hires to

determine if an employee is a

participant in a child support case

anywhere in the country. If the FPLS

identifies a person as being a participant

in a State child support case, that State

will be notified of the participant’s

current employer. State requests to the

FPLS for location information will also

continue to be processed after October

1, 1998.

The data to be disclosed by the U.S.

Commission on Civil Rights to the FPLS

include: name, address, social security

number and name and address of the

agency.

In addition, names and social security

numbers submitted by the U.S.

Commission on Civil Rights to the FPLS

will be disclosed by the Office of Child

Support Enforcement to the Social

Security Administration for verification

to ensure that the social security

number provided is correct.

The data disclosed by the U.S.

Commission on Civil Rights to the FPLS

will also be disclosed by the Office of

Child Support Enforcement to the

Secretary of the Treasury for use in

verifying claims for the advance

payment of the earned income tax credit

or to verify a claim of employment on

a tax return.

II. Compatibility of Proposed Routine

Uses

We are proposing these routine uses

in accordance with the Privacy Act (5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)). The Privacy Act

permits the disclosure of information

about individuals without their consent

for a routine use where the information

will be used for a purpose which is

compatible with the purpose for which

the information was originally collected.

The Office of Management and Budget

has indicated that a ‘‘compatible’’ use is

a use which is necessary and proper.

See OMB Guidelines, 51 FR 18982,

18985 (1986). Since the proposed uses

of the data are required by Pub. L. 104–

193, they are clearly necessary and

proper uses, and therefore ‘‘compatible’’

uses which meet Privacy Act

requirements.

III. Effect of the Proposed Changes on

Individuals

We will disclose information under

the proposed routine uses only as

required by Pub. L. 104–193 and as

permitted by the Privacy Act.

Accordingly, the Personnel Records

system notice originally published at FR

vol. 40, no. 171, September 3, 1975, is

amended as set forth below.

CRC–007

SYSTEM NAME:

Personnel Records.

* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

(1) To the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Administration for

Children and Families, Department of

Health and Human Services Federal

Parent Locator System (FPLS) and

Federal Tax Offset System for use in

locating individuals and identifying

their income sources to establish

paternity, establish and modify orders of

support and for enforcement action.

(2) To the Office of Child Support

Enforcement for release to the Social

Security Administration for verifying

social security numbers in connection

with the operation of the FPLS by the

Office of Child Support Enforcement.

(3) To Office of Child Support

Enforcement for release to the

Department of the Treasury for purposes

of administering the Earned Income Tax

Credit Program (Section 32, Internal

Revenue Code of 1986) and verifying a

claim with respect to employment on a

tax return.

* * * * *

Ruby G. Moy,

Staff Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25273 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 091597C]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

scientific research permit (1067).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the California Department of Fish and

Game in Sacramento, CA (CDFG) has

applied in due form for a permit that

would authorize takes of a threatened

species for scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before October

24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301–713–

1401); and

Protected Species Division, NMFS,

777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa

Rosa, CA 95404–6528 (707 575–6066).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing should be submitted to

the Protected Species Division in Santa

Rosa, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CDFG

requests a five-year permit under the

authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

227), for takes of adult and juvenile,

threatened, central California coast coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

associated with fishery studies in

drainages throughout the Evolutionarily

Significant Unit. Five CDFG workplans

are defined in this application. These