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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 211 

Thursday, November 1, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 29, 2007. 

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 and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Title: Brucellosis in Sheep, Goats, 

Horses, and Payment of Indemnity. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0185. 

Summary of Collection: Title 7, U.S.C. 

8301, the Animal Health Protection Act, 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to take such measures as he deems 

proper to prevent the introduction or 

dissemination of any contagious or 

communicable disease of animals or live 

poultry from a foreign country into the 

United States or from one State to 

another. The agency charged with 

carrying out this disease prevention 

mission is the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS). Disease 

prevention is the most effective method 

for maintaining a healthy animal 

population and enhancing APHIS’ 

ability to compete in the world market 

of animal and animal product trade. 

Brucellosis is a contagious 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. Sheep, goats, 

and horses are also susceptible, but are 

rarely infected. There is no 

economically feasible treatment for 

brucellosis in livestock. APHIS will 

collect information using APHIS forms 

VS 1–23, Indemnity Claim, VS 4–33, 

Test Records, and VS 1–27, Permit for 

Movement of Restricted Animals. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

APHIS will collect information from the 

use of official seals and animal 

identification; indemnity claims, test 

records, and permits; and the 

submission of proof of destruction 

documentation and requests for 

extension of certain program-related 

deadlines. The information will provide 

indemnity to owners of sheep, goats, or 

horses destroyed because of brucellosis. 

Without the information, it would 

make it impossible for APHIS to 

effectively operate an indemnity 

program for sheet, goats, and horses 

destroyed because of brucellosis. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 3. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–21516 Filed 10–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket No. AMS–TM–07–0121; TM–07–10] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the Agricultural Marketing 

Service’s (AMS) intention to request 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget, for an extension of the 

currently approved information 

collection for OMB 0581–0229 ‘‘Form 

TM–28, USDA Farmers Market 

Application.’’ Copies of this one-time 

yearly application form to participate in 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Farmers Market at 12th Street & 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, may be obtained by 

calling the AMS Marketing Services 

Branch contact listed. 

DATES: Comments received by December 

31, 2007 will be considered. 

Additional Information Information 

or Comments: Contact Errol R. Bragg, 

Associate Deputy Administrator, 

Marketing Services Branch, 

Transportation and Marketing Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

USDA, Room 2646–South, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250; 202/720–8317, 

or fax 202/690–0031. 

Comments should reference docket 

number AMS–TM–07–0121, TM–07–10 

and be sent to Mr. Errol Bragg at the 

above address or via the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Farmers Market 

Application. 

OMB Number: 0581–0229. 

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Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2008. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs 

and authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct, assist, and foster 

research, investigation, and 

experimentation to determine the best 

methods of processing, preparation for 

market packaging, handling, 

transporting, distributing, and 

marketing agricultural products, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(a). Moreover, 7 U.S.C. 

1622(f) directs and authorizes the 

Secretary to conduct and cooperate in 

consumer education for more effective 

utilization and greater consumption of 

agricultural products. In addition, 7 

U.S.C. 1622(n) authorizes the Secretary 

to conduct services and to perform 

activities that will facilitate the 

marketing and utilization of agricultural 

products through commercial channels. 

On December 23, 2005, the AMS 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 76129) to implement 

established regulations and procedures 

under 7 CFR Part 170 for AMS to 

operate the USDA Farmers Market, 

specify vendor criteria and selection 

procedures, and define guidelines to be 

used for governing the USDA Farmers 

Market annually on 12th Street and 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC. A one-time yearly submission 

information collection in a required 

application form was also established. 

The information collection in Form 

TM–28, USDA Farmers Market 

Application is required by farms or 

businesses participating at the USDA 

Farmers Market. The information allows 

AMS the means of reviewing the type of 

products available for sale and selecting 

participants for the annual market 

season. The type of information within 

the application includes: (1) 

Certification the applicant is the owner 

or representative of the farm or 

business; (2) applicant contact 

information including name(s), address, 

phone number, and email address; (3) 

farm or business location; (4) types of 

products grown; (5) business practices; 

and (6) insurance coverage. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.08 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Farmers and/or vendors 

completing the application to 

participate in the USDA Farmers 

Market. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1.66 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Errol R. 

Bragg at the address listed under section 

‘‘Additional Information or Comments’’

or to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, Washington, DC 20503. 

Comments must be received by 

December 31, 2007. All comments 

received by AMS will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

at the same address; and can be viewed 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: October 29, 2007. 

Lloyd Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–5439 Filed 10–29–07; 2:40 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection: Measurement 

Service Requests 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of re-opening of a public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA) is reopening and extending the 

comment period for 30 days to allow 

any interested individuals and 

organizations to provide their comments 

on the amended estimated total annual 

burden for the new information 

collection associated with the 

Measurement Service Requests. The 

amended estimate adds the respondent’s 

travel time for the information 

collection associated with the 

Measurement Service Requests, which 

was inadvertently left out of the 

previous burden estimate. FSA 

published the original notice and 

request for comments in the Federal 

Register on Friday, May 11, 2007 (72 FR 

26774). FSA will accept all public 

comments received from May 11 to the 

closing date identified in this notice. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comment, include the volume, date, and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

E-Mail: Send comments to: 

Maryann.ball@wdc.usda.gov. 

Fax: (202) 720–5233. 

Mail: Farm Service Agency, USDA, 

Attn: Mary Ann Ball, Regulatory Review 

Group, USDA, FSA, STOP 0572, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20250–0572. 

Comments also should be sent to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Ann Ball, Regulatory Review 

Group, (202) 720–4283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The information collection is 

described in the notice published on 

May 11, 2007 (72 FR 26774). (See that 

notice for information in the following 

categories: OMB control number, type of 

request, and abstract.) The following 

information is provided to amend the 

estimated total annual burden and to 

include travel time in the estimated 

total annual burden and to correct the 

calculation of the estimated total annual 

burden on respondents. 

Title: Management Service Requests 

(FSA–409). 

Estimate of Annual Burden: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average .25 

hours (15 minutes) per response. The 

average travel time, which is included 

in the total annual burden, is estimated 

to be 1 hour per respondent. 

Respondents: Producers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

135,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 135,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 168,750. 

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