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Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA,

compiles essential epidemiologic and

diagnostic data that are used to define

foreign animal diseases and their risk

factors. When a potential foreign animal

disease incident is reported, APHIS

dispatches a foreign animal disease

veterinary diagnostician to the site to

conduct an investigation.

The diagnostician obtains vital

epidemiologic data by conducting field

investigations and by interviewing the

owner or manager of the premises being

investigated.

These important data include such

items as the number of sick or dead

animals on the premises, the results of

necropsy examinations, vaccination

information on the animals in the flock

or herd, the level of biosecurity

practiced at the site, whether any

animals were recently moved out of the

herd or flock, whether any new animals

were recently introduced into the herd

or flock, and detailed geographic data

concerning premises location.

The diagnostician records this

information on VS Form 12–27.

Information from this form is then

entered into our Field Epidemiology

Data System (FEDS).

VS Form 12–27 is used for both task

force emergency disease investigations

and all suspect foreign animal disease

investigations. After laboratory

confirmation of a specific foreign animal

disease, the information collected on the

form ensures prompt attention and

follow-up by a disease eradication

specialist.

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: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average .5

hours per response.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of livestock and poultry producing

operations, State personnel who assist

with information collection.

Estimated number of respondents:

260.

Estimated annual number of

responses per respondent: 1.615.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 420.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 210 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 9th day of

December 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–32660 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–112–1]

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

Swine Health Protection Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by February 13, 1998 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.

97–112–1, 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 97–112–1.

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 Swine Health

Protection Program, contact Dr. Arnold

Taft, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231, (301) 734–4916. For copies

of more detailed information on the

information collection, contact Ms.

Cheryl Groves, Information Collection

Coordinator, at (301) 734–5086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Swine Health Protection.

OMB Number: 0579–0065.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

1998.

Type of Request: Extension of

approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The United States

Department of Agriculture is

responsible for preventing the spread of

contagious, infectious, or communicable

diseases of livestock or poultry from one

State to another, and for eradicating

such diseases from the United States

when feasible.

The Swine Health Protection Act

prohibits the feeding of garbage to swine

unless the garbage has been treated to

kill disease organisms. Untreated

garbage is one of the primary media

through which numerous infections and

communicable diseases are transmitted

to swine. The garbage must be treated at

a facility holding a valid permit to treat

the garbage. The garbage must be treated

in accordance with regulations

promulgated by the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

APHIS requires certain information in

order to license (issue a permit to) a

facility to operate and in order to

monitor the facility for compliance with

the regulations.

Information collection activities

include the submission of an

application for a license to operate a

garbage treatment facility, the recording

of the destination and date of removal

of all food waste or garbage from the

treatment facility, and the submission of

food waste reports.

With this information we are able to

carefully monitor garbage treatment

facilities to ensure that they are

adhering to our requirements.

The information provided by these

information gathering activities is
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critical to our ability to prevent the

interstate spread of various swine

diseases, and, therefore, plays a vital

role in our Swine Health Protection

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: The public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average .890

hours per response.

Respondents: Operators of garbage

treatment facilities.

Estimated number of respondents:

264.

Estimated annual number of

responses per respondent: 2.48.

Estimated annual number of

responses: 656.

Estimated total annual burden on

respondents: 584 hours. (Due to

rounding, the total annual burden hours

may not equal the product of the annual

number of responses multiplied by the

average 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 9th day of

December 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–32661 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: 1998 Annual Demographic

Survey—Supplement to the Current

Population Survey.

Form Number(s): CPS–580, -589(SP),

-676, 676(SP).

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0354.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with

change, of an expired collection.

Burden: 20,410 hours.

Number of Respondents: 50,500.

Avg Hours Per Response: 24 and one

half minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Bureau of the

Census conducts the Annual

Demographic Survey (ADS) every year

in March as a supplement to the Current

Population Survey (CPS). The Bureau of

the Census, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics, and the Department of Health

and Human Services sponsor this

supplement. In the ADS, we collect

information on work experience,

migration, personal income and

noncash benefits, household noncash

benefits, and race.

The work experience items in the

ADS provide a unique measure of the

dynamic nature of the labor force as

viewed over a one-year period. The

income data from the ADS are used by

social planners, economists,

Government officials, and market

researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the Nation as a whole, and

selected population groups of interest.

Researchers evaluate March income data

not only to determine poverty levels,

but also to determine whether

Government programs are reaching

eligible households.

We have made question changes,

additions, and deletions to the 1998

supplement to address changes caused

by the recent welfare reform and

changes recommended by interviewers,

data users, and others.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Section 182 and Title 29 U.S.C.,

Sections 1–9.

OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32686 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 934]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 15:

Kansas City, Missouri, Area (Carthage,

Missouri, Site)

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

Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone,

Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 15,

Kansas City, Missouri, area, for

authority to expand FTZ 15 to include

an additional site in Carthage, Missouri,

was filed by the Board on February 11,

1997 (FTZ Docket 7–97, 62 FR 8422, 2/

25/97);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in Federal Register

and the application has been processed

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations; and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to expand FTZ 15 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including Section

400.28, and subject to the standard

2,000-acre activation limit for the

overall zone project.