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Vol. 74, No. 77 

Thursday, April 23, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Correction 

April 20, 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. 

Animal Plant and Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Brucellosis Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0047. 

Summary of Collection: Brucellosis is 

a contagious animal disease that causes 

loss of young through spontaneous 

abortion or birth of weak offspring, 

reduced milk production, and 

infertility. It is mainly a disease of 

cattle, bison and swine. There is no 

economically feasible treatment for 

brucellosis in livestock. Veterinary 

Services, a division with USDA’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS), is responsible for 

administering regulations intended to 

prevent the dissemination of animal 

diseases, such as brucellosis, within the 

United States. These regulations are 

found in Part 78 of Title 9, Code of 

Federal Regulations. The continued 

presence of brucellosis in a herd 

seriously threatens the health of other 

animals. APHIS will collect information 

using various forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will use the information 

collected from the forms to continue to 

search for other infected herds, maintain 

identification of livestock, monitor 

deficiencies in identification of animals 

for movement, and monitor program 

deficiencies in suspicious and infected 

herds. This information will be used to 

determine brucellosis area status and 

aids herd owners by speeding up the 

detection and elimination of serious 

disease conditions in their herds. 

Without the data, APHIS’ Brucellosis 

Eradication Program would be severely 

crippled. 

Description of Respondents: Business; 

State, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 117,446. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 440,584. 

Animal & Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Citrus from Peru. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0289. 

Summary of Collection: The Plant 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to restrict the importation, entry, or 

interstate movement of plants, plant 

products, and other articles to prevent 

the introduction of plant pests into the 

United States or their dissemination 

within the United States. The Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) amended the fruits and 

vegetables regulations to allow the 

importation, under certain conditions of 

fresh commercial citrus fruit (grapefruit, 

limes, mandarin oranges, or tangerines, 

sweet oranges, and tangelos) from 

approved areas of Peru into the United 

States. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information that 

includes inspections by national plant 

protection organization officials from 

Peru, grower registration and agreement, 

fruit fly trapping, monitoring, 

recordkeeping, and phytosanitary 

certificate. Without the information 

APHIS could not verify that fruit was 

treated, verify that citrus canker, fruit 

flies, and other pests were destroyed by 

treatment, or that the treatment was 

adequate to prevent the risk of plant 

pests from entering the United States. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,080. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–9319 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 20, 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 


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