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(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 

0.945142857 hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants from 

agricultural companies. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 121. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 29. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,500. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 3,308 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 6th day of 

December 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29882 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0085] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; APHIS Online 

Reporting Form 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

that allows the public to report sightings 

of plant pests and diseases. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2012– 

0085–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0085, 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–2012–0085 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 APHIS Online 

Reporting Form, contact Ms. Heather 

Curlett, Outreach and Risk 

Communications Coordinator, PPQ, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 130, 

Riverdale MD 20737; (301) 851–2294. 

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 Online Reporting Form. 

OMB Number: 0579–0311. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by the Plant 

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

(PPA), the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS), either 

independently or in cooperation with 

States, may carry out operations or 

measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, 

control, prevent, or retard the spread of 

plant pests and diseases that are new to 

or not widely distributed within the 

United States. This authority allows 

APHIS to establish control programs for 

a number of pests and diseases of 

concern, including Asian longhorned 

beetle (ALB), emerald ash borer beetle, 

and citrus greening, to name a few. 

APHIS relies on the public to report 

sightings of pests of concern or 

suspicious signs of pest or disease 

damage they may see in their local area. 

This reporting is currently done through 

a simple voluntary online form 

currently used to obtain reports from the 

public on sightings or signs of ALB. 

Reports can come from areas that are 

under regulatory oversight and those 

areas where no regulatory oversight 

currently exists. Surveys performed by 

members of the general public, nature 

organizations, school groups, garden 

clubs, and others help APHIS uncover 

unknown infestations. In fact, surveys 

conducted by the public supplement the 

work done by the Agency’s surveyors. 

The current online form is used to 

obtain reports from the public on signs 

or sightings of ALB. This information 

collection activity was approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under control number 0579– 

0311. However, since the form allows 

the public to only enter information 

concerning ALB, APHIS is expanding 

the form to enable the public to submit 

reports about a variety of pests and 

diseases. This information will be used 

to identify new or expanded outbreaks 

of pests and diseases of concern. The 

reports, as they are collected, will be 

transmitted to the appropriate officials 

in APHIS’ Plant Protection and 

Quarantine program for follow-up, 

including onsite inspections by APHIS 

officials or State department of 

agriculture plant pest experts. Followup questions or details on location will 

be obtained by contacting the 

respondent for more information and 

directions. 

We are asking 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 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 


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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 

0.083 hours per response. 

Respondents: General public, nature 

organizations, school groups, and 

garden clubs. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 5,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 415 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 6th day of 

December 2012. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29886 Filed 12–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2012–0086] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Permanent, Privately Owned Horse 

Quarantine Facilities 

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 

regulations for permanent, privately 

owned horse quarantine facilities. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=APHIS–2012– 

0086–0001. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2012–0086, 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–2012–0086 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 

permanent, privately owned horse 

quarantine facilities, contact Dr. Ellen 

Buck, Staff Veterinary Medical Officer, 

Equine Imports, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, 4700 River Road 

Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 

851–3361. 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: Permanent, Privately Owned 

Horse Quarantine Facilities. 

OMB Number: 0579–0313. 

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 United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit or 

restrict the importation and interstate 

movement of animals and animal 

products to prevent the introduction 

into and dissemination within the 

United States of livestock diseases and 

pests. To carry out this mission, APHIS 

regulates the importation of animals and 

animal products into the United States 

based on the regulations in parts 92 

through 98 of Title 9, Code of Federal 

Regulations (9 CFR). 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

require, among other things, that certain 

animals, as a condition of entry, be 

quarantined upon arrival in the United 

States. APHIS operates animal 

quarantine facilities and also authorizes 

the use of quarantine facilities that are 

privately owned and operated for 

certain animal importations. 

The regulations in subpart C of part 

93 pertain to the importation of horses 

and include requirements for privately 

owned quarantine facilities for horses. 

For permanent, privately owned 

quarantine facilities, these requirements 

entail certain information collection 

activities, including environmental 

certification, application for facility 

approval, service agreements, requests 

to APHIS concerning withdrawal of 

approval, notification to APHIS of 

facility closure, compliance agreements, 

security procedures, alarm notification, 

lists of personnel, signed statements, 

daily logs, and requests for variance. 

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 

0.80952 hours per response. 

Respondents: Applicants who apply 

for facility approval; owners and 

operators of permanent, privately 

owned horse quarantine facilities; 

facility employees; authorities who 

issue environmental certifications; and 

employees of security companies. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 6. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 3.5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 21. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 17 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. 


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