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Vol. 87, No. 129 

Thursday, July 7, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0041] 

Notice of Request for an Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Interstate Movement of Certain Land 

Tortoises 

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 interstate 

movement of certain land tortoises. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2022–0041 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2022–0041, 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 regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 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 land tortoises 

program, contact Dr. Alexandra 

MacKenzie, Senior Veterinary Medical 

Officer, Live Animal Imports, Strategy & 

Policy, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 851–3411. For information 

on the information collection process, 

contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ 

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, 

at (301) 851–2483; joseph.moxey@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Interstate Movement of Certain 

Land Tortoises. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0156. 

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 of animal diseases and 

pests within the United States. 

Currently, 9 CFR part 74 restricts the 

interstate movement of three tortoises: 

The leopard tortoise (Geochelone 

pardalis), African spurred tortoise 

(Geochelone sulcata), and Bell’s 

hingeback tortoise (Kinixys belliana). 

APHIS implemented these restrictions 

in 2001 to prevent the introduction and 

spread of exotic ticks known to be 

vectors of heartwater disease, an acute, 

infectious disease of cattle and other 

ruminants. 

Leopard, African spurred, and Bell’s 

hingeback tortoises can be moved 

interstate for sale, health care, adoption, 

or export to another country only if they 

are accompanied by a health certificate 

or a certificate of veterinary inspection. 

The health certificate or certificate of 

veterinary inspection must be signed by 

a Federal or accredited veterinarian and 

must state that the tortoises have been 

examined by that veterinarian and 

found free of ticks within 30 days prior 

to movement. Animal owners may use 

one of several different types of health 

certificates that are issued at the State 

level. These documents request the 

same information, and any may be used 

and submitted to APHIS. 

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 1.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Accredited 

veterinarians, business owners, and 

individuals. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 50. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 250. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 375 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 1st day of 

July 2022. 

Anthony Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14467 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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