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Vol. 83, No. 134 

Thursday, July 12, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0032] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Animal Welfare 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations for the humane handling, 

care, treatment, and transportation of 

certain animals by dealers, research 

facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and 

intermediate handlers. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0032. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2018–0032, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0032 or in our 

reading room, which 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) 799–7039 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Animal Welfare Act 

regulations, contact Dr. Kay CarterCorker, Director, National Policy Staff, 

Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 

Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

851–3748. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Animal Welfare. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0036. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare 

Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), the 

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 

promulgate standards and other 

requirements governing the humane 

handling, care, treatment, and 

transportation of certain animals by 

dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction 

sales, research facilities, carriers and 

intermediate handlers. The Secretary 

has delegated responsibility for 

administering the AWA to the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), Animal Care. 

Definitions, regulations, and 

standards established under the AWA 

are contained in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 

3 (referred to below as the regulations). 

Part 1 contains definitions for terms 

used in parts 2 and 3. Part 2 provides 

administrative requirements and sets 

forth institutional responsibilities for 

regulated parties, including licensing 

requirements for dealers, exhibitors, and 

operators of auction sales. Dealers, 

exhibitors, and operators of auction 

sales are required to comply in all 

respects with the regulations and 

standards (9 CFR 2.100(a)) and to allow 

APHIS officials access to their place of 

business, facilities, animals, and records 

to inspect for compliance (9 CFR 2.126). 

Part 3 provides standards for the 

humane handling, care, treatment, and 

transportation of covered animals. Part 

3 consists of subparts A through E, 

which contain specific standards for 

dogs and cats, guinea pigs and hamsters, 

rabbits, nonhuman primates, and 

marine mammals, respectively, and 

subpart F, which sets forth general 

standards for warmblooded animals not 

otherwise specified in part 3. 

Administering the AWA requires the 

use of several information collection 

activities such as license applications 

and renewals, which now include a 

request to identify whether the business 

mailing address is a personal residence 

or not a personal residence; registration 

applications and updates; annual 

reports; acknowledgement of regulations 

and standards; inspections; requests; 

notifications; agreements; plans; written 

program of veterinary care and health 

records; itineraries; applications and 

permits; records of acquisition, 

disposition, or transport of animals; 

official identification; variances; 

protocols; health certificates; 

complaints; marking requirements; and 

recordkeeping. 

These information collection activity 

requirements provide APHIS with the 

data necessary for the review and 

evaluation of program compliance by 

regulated facilities, and they provide a 

workable enforcement system to carry 

out the requirements of the AWA and 

the intent of Congress without resorting 

to more detailed and stringent 

regulations and standards that could be 

more burdensome to regulated facilities. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 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. 


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Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.31 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions; 

farms; and State, local, and Tribal 

governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 9,112. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 128. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,164,553. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 366,021 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 9th day of 

July 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14945 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act 

AGENCY: Bitterroot National Forest, 

Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee sites. 

SUMMARY: The Bitterroot National Forest 

is proposing to implement new fees at 

two campgrounds and one rental cabin. 

These fees are only proposed and will 

be determined upon further analysis 

and public comment. 

DATES: Send any comments about these 

fee proposals by August 13, 2018 so 

comments can be compiled, analyzed, 

and shared with the Western Montana 

Bureau of Land Management Resource 

Advisory Committee. The effective date 

of implementation of proposed new fees 

will be no earlier than six months after 

publication of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Julie King, Forest 

Supervisor, Bitterroot National Forest, 

1801 N First, Hamilton, MT 59840 or 

Email to jkking@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Strayer, Recreation Program 

Manager, Darby Ranger District, at 406– 

821–4252 or estrayer@fs.fed.us. 

Information about proposed fee changes 

can also be found at www.fs.usda.gov/ 

goto/r1recfee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

These new fees will be reviewed by the 

Western Montana Bureau of Land 

Management Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. 

The Forest proposes a $50/night fee 

for Lost Horse Guard Station, which 

would open this site for public rental. 

The Forest also proposes a $10/night fee 

for both Slate Creek and Sam Billings 

Memorial campgrounds. Lost Horse 

Guard Station was built in 1935 and 

listed on the National Register of 

Historic Places in 1989. It lies at the 

head of Lost Horse Creek, near the 

Montana/Idaho divide. It is near a 

variety of recreation opportunities such 

as hiking, camping, horseback riding, 

non-motorized water sports, hunting, 

backcountry skiing, and snowmobiling 

at Twin Lakes. The rustic guard station 

can sleep up to eight people. 

Slate Creek Campground also has a 

new group gathering area and Sam 

Billings Memorial Campground has new 

horse camping sites. Reasonable fees, 

paid by users of these sites and services, 

will help ensure that the Forest can 

continue maintaining and improving the 

sites for future generations. 

A business analysis of the proposed 

new fee sites listed has shown that 

people desire having a variety of 

recreation opportunities and 

experiences on the Bitterroot National 

Forest, such as group camping, cabin 

and lookout rentals and single family 

camping. A market analysis of 

surrounding recreation sites with 

similar amenities indicates that the 

proposed fees are comparable and 

reasonable. 

Advance reservations for the Lost 

Horse Guard Station will be available 

through www.recreation.gov or by 

calling 1–877–444–6777. The National 

Recreation Reservation Service charges 

a $10 fee for reservations. 

Dated: May 17, 2018. 

Glenn Casamassa, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14910 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Site; 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act 

AGENCY: Flathead National Forest, 

Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee site. 

SUMMARY: The Flathead National Forest 

is proposing to charge a new fee at the 

Lindbergh Lake Campground. Funds 

generated at the site will be used for the 

operation and maintenance, upkeep of 

facilities, and improvements as feasible. 

This fee is only proposed and will be 

determined upon further analysis and 

public comment. 

DATES: Send any comments about these 

fee proposals by August 13, 2018 so 

comments can be compiled, analyzed, 

and shared with the Western Montana 

Bureau Land Management (BLM) 

Resource Advisory Council. The 

effective date of implementation of this 

fee would be no earlier than six months 

after publication of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Chip Weber, Forest 

Supervisor, Flathead National Forest, 

650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901 

or Email to cweber@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Prew, Recreation Program 

Manager, Flathead National Forest, at 

406–758–3538 or chrisprew@fs.fed.us. 

Information about proposed fee changes 

can also be found at www.fs.usda.gov/ 

goto/r1recfee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. This 

new fee will be reviewed by the Western 

Montana BLM Resource Advisory 

Council prior to a final decision and 

implementation. 

The Flathead National Forest is 

proposing to charge a $10 per night fee 

at Lindbergh Lake Campground. 

Lindbergh Lake Campground offers 

breathtaking views of the Mission and 

Swan Mountain Ranges and has a 

concrete boat ramp for ease of lake 

access and enjoyment. The lake offers 

boating, swimming, and fishing 

opportunities and is located in close 

proximity to the Mission Mountains 

Wilderness, which offers excellent 

hiking opportunities. The campground 

has 21 individual camp sites and 

features a new toilet facility and other 

site improvements. 


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