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countries for animals and animal 

products exported from the United 

States. 

Many countries that import animals 

or animal products from the United 

States require a certification that the 

United States is free of certain diseases. 

These countries may also require the 

certification statement to contain 

additional declarations regarding the 

U.S. animals or products being 

exported. 

The regulations governing the export 

of animals and products from the 

United States are contained in 9 CFR 

part 91, subchapter D, ‘‘Exportation and 

Importation of Animals (Including 

Poultry) and Animal Products,’’ and 

apply to farm-raised aquatic animals 

and products, as well as other livestock 

and products. These regulations are 

authorized by the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.). 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, and the Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. 

Department of the Interior, as well as 

APHIS, have legal authorities and 

responsibilities related to aquatic 

animal health in the United States. All 

three agencies have, therefore, entered 

into a memorandum of understanding 

delineating their respective 

responsibilities in the issuance of health 

certificates for the export of live aquatic 

animals and animal products. 

As a result of these shared 

responsibilities, three health certificates 

were developed that bear the logo of all 

three agencies. The certificates can be 

used by all three agencies for export 

health certifications for live crustaceans, 

finfish, mollusks, and their related 

products from the United States. In 

order for the agencies to complete these 

certificates, exporters must provide the 

names of the species being exported 

from the United States, their age and 

weight, if applicable, whether they are 

cultured stock or wild stock, their place 

of origin, their country of destination, 

and the date and method of transport. 

The certificates are completed by an 

accredited inspector (in the case of FWS 

or NMFS) or accredited veterinarian (in 

the case of APHIS) and must be signed 

by either the accredited inspector or 

accredited veterinarian who inspects the 

animals or products prior to their 

departure from the United States, as 

well as the appropriate Federal official 

(from either APHIS, FWS, or NMFS) 

who certifies the health status of the 

shipment being exported. 

By endorsing the health certificates, 

these officials are certifying that (1) the 

aquatic animals or products in the 

consignment have been produced in a 

country, zone, or aquaculture 

establishment that has been subjected 

either to a health surveillance scheme 

recommended by the World 

Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 

or one recommended by the American 

Fisheries Society/Fish Health Section’s 

Standard Procedures for Aquatic 

Animal Health Inspections (also known 

as the ‘‘Blue Book’’); and (2) the 

country, zone, or aquaculture 

establishment is officially recognized as 

being free from all of the pathogens 

causing the diseases identified on the 

specific health certificate being 

endorsed. (Each of the three health 

certificates lists a variety of diseases, 

depending on whether the certificate is 

for crustaceans, finfish, or mollusks.) 

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 this 

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 0.5 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Accredited inspectors 

or accredited veterinarians who 

complete the health certificates and 

producers who provide information for 

the health certificates to the accredited 

inspectors or accredited veterinarians. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 40. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 200. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 100 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 24th day of 

July 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17474 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2008–0065] 

Notice of Decision To Issue Permits for 

the Importation of Dragon Fruit From 

Vietnam Into the Continental United 

States 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public of 

our decision to begin issuing permits for 

the importation into the continental 

United States of dragon fruit from 

Vietnam. Based on the findings of a pest 

risk analysis, which we made available 

to the public for review and comment 

through a previous notice, we believe 

that the application of one or more 

designated phytosanitary measures will 

be sufficient to mitigate the risks of 

introducing or disseminating plant pests 

or noxious weeds via the importation of 

dragon fruit from Vietnam. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 30, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alex Belano, Import Specialist, 

Commodity Import Analysis and 

Operation Staff, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1231; (301) 734–5333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 

through 319.56–47, referred to below as 

the regulations), the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits or restricts the importation of 

fruits and vegetables into the United 

States from certain parts of the world to 

prevent plant pests from being 

introduced into and spread within the 

United States. 

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1To view the notice, the pest risk analysis, and 

the comment we received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–2008–0065. 

Section 319.56–4 of the regulations 

contains a performance-based process 

for approving the importation of 

commodities that, based on the findings 

of a pest risk analysis, can be safely 

imported subject to one or more of the 

designated phytosanitary measures 

listed in paragraph (b) of that section. 

Under that process, APHIS publishes a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the availability of the pest 

risk analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation of a 

particular fruit or vegetable. Following 

the close of the 60-day comment period, 

APHIS may begin issuing permits for 

importation of the fruit or vegetable 

subject to the identified designated 

measures if: (1) No comments were 

received on the pest risk analysis; (2) 

the comments on the pest risk analysis 

revealed that no changes to the pest risk 

analysis were necessary; or (3) changes 

to the pest risk analysis were made in 

response to public comments, but the 

changes did not affect the overall 

conclusions of the analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk. 

In accordance with that process, we 

published a notice 1 in the Federal 

Register on May 9, 2008 (73 FR 26360–

26361, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0065), 

in which we announced the availability, 

for review and comment, of a pest risk 

analysis that evaluates the risks 

associated with the importation into the 

continental United States of dragon fruit 

from Vietnam. We solicited comments 

on the notice for 60 days ending on July 

8, 2008. We received one comment by 

that date, from a private citizen. The 

commenter did not provide any 

information regarding the pest risk 

analysis. No changes to the pest risk 

analysis are necessary based on that 

comment. 

Therefore, in accordance with the 

regulations in § 319.56–4(c)(2)(ii), we 

are announcing our decision to begin 

issuing permits for the importation into 

the continental United States of dragon 

fruit from Vietnam subject to the 

following phytosanitary measures: 

• The dragon fruit must be irradiated 

with a minimum absorbed dose of 400 

gray. 

• Each consignment of dragon fruit 

must be accompanied by a 

phytosanitary certificate issued by the 

national plant protection organization 

(NPPO) of Vietnam. The phytosanitary 

certificate must document that the 

dragon fruit has been inspected by the 

NPPO of Vietnam and that the 

consignment received the required 

irradiation treatment or that the 

consignment will receive the required 

treatment upon arrival in the 

continental United States, should an 

APHIS-approved facility exist. 

• The dragon fruit may be imported 

to the United States in commercial 

consignments only. 

These conditions will be listed in the 

fruits and vegetables manual (available 

at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

import_export/plants/manuals/ports/ 

downloads/fv.pdf). In addition to those 

specific measures, dragon fruit from 

Vietnam will be subject to the general 

requirements listed in § 319.56–3 that 

are applicable to the importation of all 

fruits and vegetables. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

July 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17476 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Report of the 

Child and Adult Care Food Program 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collections. The 

proposed collection is an extension of a 

currently approved collection. The 

purpose of the Report of the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program is to collect 

Program activity information from 

eligible programs that provide nutritious 

meals and snacks to Program 

participants. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted by September 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) 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; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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. 

Comments maybe sent to: Ms. Cynthia 

Long, Director, Child Nutrition Division, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 638, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302. Comments will also be 

accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval, and will become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instructions should be 

directed to: Ms. Cynthia Long at (703) 

305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Report of the Child and Adult 

Care Food Program. 

OMB Number: 0584–0078. 

Form Number: FNS–44. 

Expiration Date: March 31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The purpose of the Report of 

the Child and Adult Care Food Program 

is to collect information from eligible 

programs that provide nutritious meals 

and snacks to Program participants. The 

Child and Adult Care Food Program is 

mandated by Section 17 of the Richard 

B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1766). Program implementing 

regulations are contained in 7 CFR part 

226. In accordance with 226.7(d), State 

agencies must submit a monthly report 

of program activity in order to receive 

Federal reimbursement for meals served 

to eligible participants. 

Affected Public: State Agencies. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 

respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 12 

responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,980 annual burden 

hours. 

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