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12107 

Vol. 74, No. 54 

Monday, March 23, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 18, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: Information Collection for 

Document Delivery Services. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0027. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Agricultural Library (NAL) accepts 

requests from libraries and other 

organizations in accordance with the 

national and international interlibrary 

loan code and guidelines. In its national 

role, NAL collects and supplies copies 

or loans of agricultural materials not 

found elsewhere. 7 U.S.C. 3125a and 7 

CFR part 505 gives NAL the authority to 

collect this information. NAL provides 

photocopies and loans of materials 

directly to USDA staff, other Federal 

agencies, libraries and other 

institutions, and indirectly to the public 

through their libraries. The Library 

charges for some of these activities 

through a fee schedule. In order to fill 

a request for reproduction or loan of 

items the library must have the name, 

mailing address, phone number of the 

respondent initiating the request, and 

may require either a fax number, e-mail 

address, or Ariel IP address. The 

collected information is used to deliver 

the material to the respondent, bill for 

and track payment of applicable fees, 

monitor the return to NAL of loaned 

material, identify and locate the 

requested material in NAL collections, 

and determine whether the respondent 

consents to the fees charged by NAL. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

NAL document delivery staff uses the 

information collected to identify the 

protocol for processing the request. The 

information collected determines 

whether the respondent is charged or 

exempt from any charges and what 

process the recipient uses to make 

payment if the request is chargeable. 

The staff also uses the information 

provided to process/package the 

reproduction or loan for delivery. 

Without the requested information NAL 

has no way to locate and deliver the 

loan or reproduction to the respondent, 

and thus cannot meet its mandate to 

supply agricultural material. 

Description of Respondents: Federal 

Government; not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local or Tribal Government; 

business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 1,525. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 506. 

Agricultural Research Service 

Title: Meeting the Information 

Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 

Workshop Registration Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0518–0033. 

Summary of Collection: The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, National 

Agricultural Library (NAL), Animal 

Welfare Information Center conducts a 

workshop titled ‘‘Meeting the 

Information Requirements of the Animal 

Welfare Act’’. The registration form 

collects information from interested 

parties necessary to register them for the 

workshop. The information includes: 

workshop data preferences, signature, 

name, title, organization name, mailing 

address, phone and fax numbers and email address. The information will be 

collected using online and printed 

versions of the form. Also forms can be 

faxed or mailed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NAL will collect information to register 

participants, contact them regarding 

schedule changes, control the number of 

participants due to limited resources 

and training space, and compile and 

customize class materials to meet the 

needs of the participants. Failure to 

collect the information would prohibit 

the delivery of the workshop and 

significantly inhibit NAL’s ability to 

provide up-to-date information on the 

requirements of the Animal Welfare Act. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit Institutions; business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local, 

or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 34. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6251 Filed 3–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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