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engage in product research and 

development. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 200. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 108.63. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 21,726. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 74,381 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 20th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15888 Filed 6–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0062] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Used Farm Equipment 

From Regions Affected With Foot-andMouth Disease 

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 

regulations for the importation of used 

farm equipment into the United States 

from regions affected with foot-andmouth disease. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 23, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0062- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2011–0062, 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-2011-0062 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) 690–2817 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the 

importation of used farm equipment 

from regions affected with foot-andmouth disease, contact Dr. Tracye 

Butler, Assistant Director, Technical 

Trade Services Team—Products, NCIE, 

VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 40, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–3277. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Used Farm 

Equipment From Regions Affected With 

Foot-and-Mouth Disease. 

OMB Number: 0579–0195. 

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 of the United States Department 

of Agriculture is authorized, among 

other things, to prohibit or restrict the 

importation of animals, animal 

products, and other articles into the 

United States to prevent the 

introduction of animal diseases and 

pests. These regulations are contained 

in 9 CFR parts 92 through 98. 

In part 94, § 94.1 prohibits the 

importation of used farm equipment 

into the United States from regions in 

which foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or 

rinderpest exists, unless the equipment 

has been steam-cleaned prior to export 

to the United States so that it is free of 

exposed dirt and other particulate 

matter. Such equipment must be 

accompanied to the United States by an 

original certificate, signed by an 

authorized official of the national 

animal health service of the exporting 

region, stating that the farm equipment, 

after its last use and prior to export, was 

steam-cleaned free of all exposed dirt 

and other particulate matter. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.2 hours per response. 

Respondents: Exporters of used farm 

equipment and foreign animal health 

officials in FMD-affected regions. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 150. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6.666. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 200 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 20th day of 

June 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15892 Filed 6–23–11; 8:45 am] 

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