Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 3 / Tuesday, January 6, 2015 / Notices 485 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0102] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Nomination Request Form; Animal 

Disease Training 

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 associated with 

training related to animal diseases. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 9, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0102. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2014–0102, 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/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0102 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 training related to 

animal diseases, contact Ms. Alicia D. 

Love, Training Technician, Professional 

Development Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 27, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3425. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Ms. 

Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Nomination Request Form; 

Animal Disease Training. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0353. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture is authorized, among 

other things, to protect the health of 

U.S. livestock and poultry populations 

by preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and by eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS’ Veterinary Services 

(VS) program provides vital animal 

disease training to State, Tribal, 

military, international, university, and 

industry personnel. 

Individuals who wish to attend 

animal disease-related training must 

submit a Nomination Request Form (VS 

Form 1–5) to VS to help the program 

coordinate courses and select 

participants. VS develops rosters with 

course participants’ names and contact 

information to notify them of future 

training courses and to encourage 

contact among participants throughout 

their careers. 

Since the last extension of approval 

for this information collection activity, 

APHIS has increased the estimated 

annual number of respondents and 

responses from 100 to 350 due to an 

increase in the number of training 

courses APHIS offers. As a result, the 

estimated total annual burden on 

respondents has increased from 30 

hours to 116 hours. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity 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, such as electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.33 

hours per response. 

Respondents: State, Tribal, military, 

international, university, and industry 

personnel. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 350. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 350. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 116 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 31st day of 

December 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30930 Filed 1–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0108] 

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 March 9, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0108. 


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