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tuberculosis program, contact Dr. 

Charles W. Hench, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, Ruminant Health 

Programs, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 320, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7378. 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: Tuberculosis. 

OMB Number: 0579–0146. 

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 (USDA) 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 and 

for conducting programs to detect, 

control, and eradicate pests and diseases 

of livestock. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS participates in the 

Cooperative State-Federal Bovine 

Tuberculosis Eradication Program, 

which is a national program to eliminate 

bovine tuberculosis from the United 

States. This program is conducted under 

various States’ authorities 

supplemented by Federal authorities 

regulating interstate movement of 

affected animals. 

The tuberculosis regulations 

contained in 9 CFR part 77 provide 

several levels of tuberculosis risk 

classifications to be applied to States 

and zones within States, and classify 

States and zones according to their 

tuberculosis risk. The regulations 

restrict the interstate movement of 

cattle, bison, and captive cervids from 

the various classes of States or zones to 

prevent the spread of tuberculosis. 

These regulations contain information 

collection activities, including 

requirements for epidemiological 

reviews, certificates for animals moved 

interstate, tuberculosis management 

plans, submission by States of requests 

to APHIS for State or zone status, and 

submission by States of an annual report 

to APHIS for renewal of State or zone 

status. 

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 

0.6433521 hours per response. 

Respondents: State animal health 

officials and accredited veterinarians. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 2,585. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2.4003868. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 6,205. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,992 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 

March 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7622 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0009] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Horse Protection Regulations 

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 Horse Protection Program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 5, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2009-0009 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0009, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0009. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on regulations for the Horse 

Protection Program, contact Dr. Rachel 

Cezar, Horse Protection National 

Coordinator, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238; (301) 734–5784. 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: Horse Protection Regulations. 

OMB Number: 0579–0056. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: In 1970, Congress passed the 

Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821 et 

seq.), referred to below as the Act, that 

prohibits the showing, sale, auction, 

exhibition, or transport of horses 

subjected to a cruel and inhumane 


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practice referred to as ‘‘soring.’’ This 

practice causes a horse to suffer pain in 

any of its limbs for the purpose of 

affecting the horse’s performance in 

competition. All breeds of horses are 

covered under the Act, although 

enforcement emphasis has historically 

been placed on Tennessee Walking 

horses and other gaited breeds due to 

the prevalence of soring documented in 

that industry. 

To carry out the Act, the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

administers and enforces regulations at 

9 CFR part 11. The regulations prohibit 

devices and methods that might sore 

horses. They also contain provisions 

under which show management may, to 

avoid liability for any sore horses that 

are shown, hire private individuals 

trained to conduct preshow inspections. 

These individuals are referred to as 

designated qualified persons (DQPs). 

DQPs must be trained and licensed 

under USDA-certified and monitored 

programs that are sponsored by horse 

industry organizations (HIOs). 

Enforcement of the Act and its 

regulations relies on horse inspections 

conducted by APHIS veterinarians and 

by DQPs. To ensure that DQP 

enforcement and USDA-certified DQP 

programs are effective, APHIS requires 

DQPs, HIOs, and horse show 

management to maintain or submit to 

APHIS records related to these 

inspections, their DQP programs, and 

the horse events. No official government 

form is necessary for the reporting and 

recordkeeping required. 

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 

0.6280487 hours per response. 

Respondents: Designated qualified 

persons, horse industry organizations, 

and horse show management. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,514. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2.3830911. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 3,608. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,266 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 

March 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7625 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0019] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Peer Reviewer’s Certification 

Regarding Conflict of Interest 

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 related to peer 

review of scientific information 

disseminated to the public by the 

Agency. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 5, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2009-0019 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0019, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0019. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room 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. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on APHIS’ peer review 

process or the peer reviewer’s 

certification regarding conflict of 

interest, contact Dr. Natalie Roberts, 

APHIS Peer Review Officer, Planning 

Evaluation and Monitoring, PPD, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 120, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8937. 

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: APHIS Peer Reviewer’s 

Certification Regarding Conflict of 

Interest. 

OMB Number: 0579–0304. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

protects and promotes U.S. agricultural 

health, administers the Animal Welfare 

Act, and carries out wildlife damage 

management activities. In carrying out 

its mission, APHIS collects, generates, 

and disseminates a wide variety of 

scientific information. 

Some of the information APHIS 

disseminates is ‘‘influential’’—that is, it 

has a clear and substantial impact on 

important public policies or important 

private sector decisions. A very small 

portion of APHIS’ scientific information 

takes the form of ‘‘highly influential 

scientific assessments,’’ which have a 

potential impact of more than $500 


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