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Notices Federal Register

52504 

Vol. 75, No. 165 

Thursday, August 26, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0055] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Dairy Heifer Raiser 2010 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 

initiate an information collection to 

support the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System Dairy Heifer Raiser 

2010 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before October 25, 

2010. 

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-2010-0055) to 

submit or view comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. 

∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0055, 

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. APHIS2010-0055. 

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 the Dairy Heifer Raiser 

2010 Study, contact Ms. Sandra 

Warnken, Management and Program 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7193. 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: 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

System; Dairy Heifer Raiser 2010 Study. 

OMB Number: 0579-xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

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 United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

authorized, among other things, to 

protect the health of our Nation’s 

livestock and poultry populations by 

preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS operates the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System 

(NAHMS), which collects nationally 

representative, statistically valid, and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock diseases and associated risk 

factors. 

NAHMS’ national studies have 

evolved into a collaborative industry 

and government initiative to help 

determine the most effective means of 

preventing and controlling diseases of 

livestock. APHIS is the only agency 

responsible for collecting data on 

livestock health. Participation in any 

NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data 

are confidential. 

APHIS plans to conduct the Dairy 

Heifer Raiser 2010 Study in cooperation 

with the Dairy Calf and Heifer 

Association (DCHA) and participating 

States. Because the respondent universe 

or population cannot be precisely 

defined, APHIS has asked DCHA and 

participating States to assist in 

identifying and contacting dairy heifer 

raising operations. This is a small 

population that has never been studied 

previously. We believe this population, 

which includes small farm operations, 

is important because the movement of 

animals between these operations and 

commercial dairy operations could 

potentially facilitate the transmission of 

critically important diseases, such as 

tuberculosis (TB) and bovine viral 

diarrhea (BVD). The 17 States targeted 

for the study participated in the 

NAHMS Dairy 2007 Study and account 

for approximately 82 percent of the 

dairy cow population in the United 

States and 80 percent of U.S. operations 

with dairy cows. 

The purpose of this study is to collect 

information through a questionnaire to: 

∑ Provide preliminary information on 

animal health and management 

practices for dairy heifer raising 

operations. 

∑ Evaluate the biosecurity risks 

associated with the dairy heifer raising 

operations, e.g., commingling cattle 

from multiple operations and exposing 

young cattle to Mexican cattle. 

∑ Assist in the development of a 

biosecurity assessment that can be used 

to evaluate the risk of disease 

transmission, e.g., TB and BVD, on dairy 

heifer raising operations. 

The study will consist of a 

questionnaire to be mailed to and 

completed by participating producers or 

administered by APHIS-designated data 

collectors (primarily personnel from 

participating States). The information 

collected through the Dairy Heifer 

Raiser 2010 Study will be analyzed and 

organized into descriptive reports for 

DCHA members and each participating 

State and a summary report. Information 

will be disseminated to and used by a 

variety of constituents, including 

producers, veterinarians, stakeholders, 

academia, and others. The data will 

help APHIS address emerging issues 

and examine the impact of selected 

animal health management practices. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity for 3 years. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 165 / Thursday, August 26, 2010 / Notices 52505 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

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 

information collection, 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 

information collection 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 

0.878 hours per response. 

Respondents: Dairy heifer raisers in 

17 States. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 1,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 878 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 20th day 

of August 2010. 

Kevin Shea 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21292 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0073] 

Fiscal Year 2011 Veterinary Import/ 

Export Services, Veterinary Diagnostic 

Services, and Export Certification for 

Plants and Plant Products User Fees 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice pertains to user 

fees charged for import- and exportrelated services that we provide for 

animals, animal products, birds, germ 

plasm, organisms, and vectors; for 

certain veterinary diagnostic services; 

and for export certification of plants and 

plant products. The purpose of this 

notice is to remind the public of the 

user fees for fiscal year 2011 (October 1, 

2010, through September 30, 2011). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on Veterinary Diagnostic 

program operations, contact Dr. 

Elizabeth Lautner, Director, National 

Veterinary Services Laboratories, VS, 

APHIS, 1800 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 

50010; (515) 663-7301. 

For information on Veterinary 

Services import and export program 

operations, contact Ms. Carol A. 

Tuszynski, Director, Planning, Finance 

& Strategy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; 

(301) 734-0832. 

For information on plant and plant 

product export certification program 

operations, contact Mr. William E. 

Thomas, Director, Quarantine Policy, 

Analysis & Support, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1231; (301) 734-5214. 

For information concerning user fee 

rate development, contact Mrs. Kris 

Caraher, Section Head, User Fees 

Section, Financial Services Branch, 

FMD, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

734-0882. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Veterinary Import/Export User Fees 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 130 

(referred to below as the regulations) list 

user fees for import- and export-related 

services provided by the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

for animals, animal products, birds, 

germ plasm, organisms, and vectors. 

These user fees are authorized by 

section 2509(c)(1) of the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 

136a), which provides that the Secretary 

of Agriculture may establish and collect 

fees that will cover the cost of providing 

import- and export-related services for 

animals, animal products, birds, germ 

plasm, organisms, and vectors. 

The veterinary import/export user 

fees are found in §§ 130.2 through 

130.11 and §§ 130.20 through 130.30 of 

the regulations and cover the following: 

∑ Any service rendered by an APHIS 

representative for each animal or bird 

receiving standard housing, care, feed, 

and handling while quarantined in an 

APHIS-owned or -operated animal 

import center or quarantine facility; 

∑ Birds or poultry, including zoo birds 

or poultry, receiving nonstandard 

housing, care, or handling to meet 

special requirements while quarantined 

in an APHIS-owned or -operated animal 

import center or quarantine facility; 

∑ Exclusive use of space at APHIS 

Animal Import Centers; 

∑ Processing import permit 

applications; 

∑ Any service rendered by an APHIS 

representative for live animals 

presented for importation or entry into 

the United States through a land border 

port along the United States-Mexico 

border; 

∑ Any service rendered for live 

animals at land border ports along the 

United States-Canada border; 

∑ Miscellaneous services; 

∑ Pet birds quarantined in an animal 

import center or other APHIS-owned or 

supervised quarantine facility; 

∑ The inspection of various import 

and export facilities and establishments; 

∑ The endorsement of export health 

certificates that do not require the 

verification of tests or vaccinations; 

∑ The endorsement of export health 

certificates that require the verification 

of tests and vaccinations; and 

∑ Hourly rate and minimum user fees. 

On October 1, 2010, the veterinary 

import/export user fees for fiscal year 

2011 will take effect. You may view the 

regulations in 9 CFR part 130, which 

includes charts showing all of the fiscal 

year 2011 veterinary import/export user 

fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov, 

at (http://www.regulations.gov/

fdmspublic/component/main?main=

DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0073). 

Veterinary Diagnostic Services User 

Fees 

User fees to reimburse APHIS for the 

costs of providing veterinary diagnostic 

services are also contained in 9 CFR part 

130. These user fees are authorized by 

section 2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture, 

Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as 

amended (21 U.S.C. 136a), which 

provides that the Secretary of 

Agriculture may, among other things, 

prescribe regulations and collect fees to 

recover the costs of veterinary 

diagnostics relating to the control and 

eradication of communicable diseases of 

livestock and poultry within the United 

States. 

Veterinary diagnostics is the work 

performed in a laboratory to determine 

whether a disease-causing organism or 

chemical agent is present in body 

tissues or cells and, if so, to identify 

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