Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 24, 2013 / Notices 44521 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0050] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Veterinary Services Customer Service 

Survey 

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 to evaluate 

service delivery by Veterinary Services 

to the public. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0050- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0050, 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-2013-0050 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 Veterinary Services 

customer service survey, contact Mr. 

Randy Snyder, Administrative Officer, 

VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, 

Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606. 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: Veterinary Services Customer 

Service Survey. 

OMB Number: 0579–0334. 

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, 

among other things, regulates and 

provides services related to the 

importation, interstate movement, and 

exportation of animals, animal products, 

and other articles to prevent the spread 

of pests and diseases of livestock. 

APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS) is the 

program unit that carries out these 

activities to protect animal health. 

After performing a service for an 

individual or business, VS conducts a 

survey to evaluate its customer service. 

The survey consists of a short 

questionnaire in which respondents are 

asked to identify the type of customer 

they are (e.g., pet owners, farm owners, 

animal/animal product producer, 

animal importer/exporter), and then to 

rate the services received in terms of 

courtesy, timeliness, helpfulness, etc. 

Respondents are also asked to rate and 

provide comments concerning their 

overall experience. Completion of the 

questionnaire is voluntary and 

responses do not identify the individual 

respondent. 

VS uses the information collected to 

identify areas in which VS can improve 

service delivery to the public and more 

efficiently meet the needs and 

expectations of customers. 

We are asking 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; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.083 hours per response. 

Respondents: Members of the public 

who receive services from Veterinary 

Services. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,500. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 2,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 208 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 18th day of 

July 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17806 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0100] 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Proposed Cattle Fever Tick Control 

Barrier in South Texas 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft 

environmental impact statement; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared a draft 

environmental impact statement (DEIS) 

to analyze the effects that may result 

from installing game fencing as a barrier 

to keep animals that carry cattle fever 

ticks and southern cattle ticks out of 

areas which are free of them and which 

are beyond the permanent tick 

quarantine zone in South Texas. We are 

seeking public comment on the DEIS 

and our evaluation of the alternatives 

we have identified as they relate to 

potential effects on the human 

environment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 30, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0100- 

0001. 


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