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credit account approval for 

reimbursable services. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0073- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0073, 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-2013-0073 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 credit account approval 

for reimbursable services, contact Mrs. 

Kris Caraher, Accountant, Financial 

Management Division, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 55, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–2834. 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: Credit Account Approval for 

Reimbursable Services. 

OMB Number: 0579–0055. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

provides the services of a Federal 

inspector to clear imported and 

exported agricultural commodities for 

animal and plant health purposes. 

These services are paid for by user fees 

during regular working hours. If an 

importer wishes to have shipments 

cleared at other hours, such services 

will usually be provided on a 

reimbursable overtime basis, unless 

already covered by a user fee. Exporters 

wishing cargo to be certified during 

nonworking hours may also utilize this 

procedure. 

Many importers and exporters who 

require inspection services are repeat 

customers who request that APHIS bill 

them. The Agency needs to collect 

certain information to conduct a credit 

check on prospective applicants to 

ensure creditworthiness prior to 

extending credit services and to prepare 

billings. Also, the Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996, as amended 

(31 U.S.C. 3332), requires that agencies 

collect tax identification numbers from 

all persons doing business with the 

Government for purposes of collecting 

delinquent debts. APHIS Form 192 

(Application for Credit Account) is used 

to collect this information and must be 

completed before credit is extended. 

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; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.25 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Importers, exporters, or 

brokers who wish to set up an account 

for billing of inspection services 

provided during nonworking hours. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 225. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 225. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 56 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 29th day of 

August 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21565 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0053] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Swine Health Protection 

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 

the swine health protection program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0053- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0053, 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-2013-0053 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 swine health 

protection program, contact Dr. David 

Pyburn, Swine Health Veterinarian, 

NCAHP, VS, APHIS, 210 Walnut St., 

Room 891, Des Moines, IA 50309; (515) 

284–4122. For copies of more detailed 


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information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Swine Health Protection. 

OMB Number: 0579–0065. 

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 prohibit or restrict the 

interstate movement of animals and 

animal products to prevent the 

dissemination within the United States 

of animal diseases and pests of livestock 

and to conduct programs to detect, 

control, and eradicate pests and disease 

of livestock. 

The Swine Health Protection Act (the 

Act) prohibits the feeding of garbage to 

swine intended for interstate movement 

or foreign commerce or that 

substantially affect such commerce 

unless the garbage has been treated to 

kill disease organisms. Untreated 

garbage is one of the primary media 

through which numerous infectious and 

communicable diseases can be 

transmitted to swine. APHIS’ 

regulations promulgated under the Act, 

which are located at 9 CFR part 166, 

require that garbage intended to be fed 

to swine must be treated at a facility that 

holds a valid permit to treat the garbage 

and must be treated in accordance with 

the regulations. 

APHIS requires certain information in 

order to license (issue a permit to) a 

facility to operate and to monitor the 

facility for compliance with the 

regulations. APHIS collects this 

information from applications for a 

license to operate a garbage treatment 

facility, records of the destination and 

date of removal of all food waste or 

garbage from the treatment facility, and 

food waste reports. With this 

information, APHIS is able to carefully 

monitor garbage treatment facilities to 

ensure that they are meeting the 

requirements. In addition, other 

required information collection 

activities, include acknowledgement of 

receipt of the Act and regulations by 

applicants, request for cancellation of a 

license, notification of illness or death 

of animals, request for hearing, and 

inspection. The information provided 

by the combined activities is critical in 

preventing the interstate spread of 

various swine diseases and, therefore, 

plays a vital role in our swine health 

protection program. 

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 0.88 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Owners/operators 

(licensees) of garbage treatment 

facilities, herd owners, food 

establishments, and State animal health 

authorities. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 2,110. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 12,897. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 11,333 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 29th day of 

August 2013. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21559 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0067] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Importation of Emerald Ash Borer Host 

Material From Canada 

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 

the regulations for the importation of 

emerald ash borer host material from 

Canada to prevent the introduction and 

spread of emerald ash borer in the 

United States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before November 

4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0067- 

0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2013–0067, 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-2013-0067 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 regulations for the 

importation of emerald ash borer host 

material from Canada, contact Mr. John 

T. Jones, Trade Director, PIM, PHP, 

PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 140, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2344. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 


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