```

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 101 (Thursday, May 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 25479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12341]

========================================================================
Notices
                                                Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

========================================================================


Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 101 / Thursday, May 28, 2009 / 
Notices

[[Page 25479]]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 21, 2009.
    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), [email protected] 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: Standards for Privately Owned Quarantine Facilities for 
Ruminants.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0232.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act, the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized among 
other things, to prohibit or restrict the importation of animals, 
animal products, and other articles into the United States to prevent 
the introduction of animal diseases and pests. The regulations in 9 CFR 
part 93 govern the importation into the United States of specified 
animals and animal products in order to help prevent the introduction 
of various animal diseases into the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the following 
information to determine if permission will be granted to establish and 
operate a private quarantine facility for ruminants: (1) Application 
Letter; (2) Compliance Agreement; (3) Daily Log; and (4) Request for 
Variance. Without the information, APHIS would be forced to discontinue 
its program of allowing the operation of privately owned quarantine 
facilities for ruminants, a development that would hamper U.S. animal 
import activities.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit: State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 170.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12341 Filed 5-27-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
```