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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 117 

Friday, June 19, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights; Notice of Intent To Seek 

Approval of a New Information 

Collection; Correction 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

May 13, 2009, concerning request for 

comments on the notice of intent to seek 

approval of a new information 

collection. The published document 

requires clarification on what 

demographic information is being 

collected from the public and the 

method used to collect that data. The 

collection of information has been 

narrowed to focus only on race, 

ethnicity, and gender and will not 

include national origin, age, or 

disability. Further, the information 

collection process will not include a 

tear-off form as stated in the May 13, 

2009, document. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by July 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Winona Scott, Acting Director, 

Planning, Performance and 

Accountability Division, phone (202) 

401–3648. 

In the Federal Register of May 13, 

2009, in FR Doc E9 –11109, on page 

22509, make the following corrections: 

In the first column, correct paragraph 

one, line 11 to read: 

‘‘* * * consolidating the race, ethnicity 

and sex data for agencies within the 

* * *’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the second column, correct 

paragraph four, to read: 

The goal of this data collection is to 

obtain information from agricultural 

landowners and producers, in 

particular, socially disadvantaged 

farmers and ranchers that will be used 

to improve the operation of this 

program, to help USDA design 

additional opportunities for program 

participation, and to monitor 

enforcement of laws that require equal 

access to this program for eligible 

persons. 

In the second column, delete 

paragraphs five and six. 

In the third column, delete paragraph 

one. 

In the third column, correct paragraph 

five, line one to read: 

Abstract: The purpose of the 

collection is to enable the agency heads 

to report annually to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on the collection of race, 

ethnicity and sex data for all 

agricultural producers and landowners. 

In the third column, correct paragraph 

six, line three to read: 

‘‘* * * estimated burden is 2 minutes 

per * * *’’ 

In the third column, correct paragraph 

nine, line two to read: 

Respondents: 466,666 hours. 

Dated: June 15, 2009. 

Joe Leonard, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. 

[FR Doc. E9–14444 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–98–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0027] 

National Animal Identification System; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 

public of an addition to the schedule of 

upcoming meetings to discuss 

stakeholder concerns related to the 

implementation of the National Animal 

Identification System. The additional 

meeting is being organized by the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

30, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Embassy Suites Omaha—La 

Vista Hotel & Conference Center, 12520 

Westport Parkway, La Vista, NE. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and 

Identification Programs, National Center 

for Animal Health Programs, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 200, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–3752. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its ongoing efforts to safeguard animal 

health, the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) initiated 

implementation of a National Animal 

Identification System (NAIS) in 2004. 

The NAIS is a cooperative State-Federalindustry program administered by 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS). The 

purpose of the NAIS is to provide a 

streamlined information system that 

will help producers and animal health 

officials respond quickly and effectively 

to animal disease events in the United 

States. 

The ultimate long-term goal of the 

NAIS is to provide State and Federal 

officials with the capability to identify 

all animals and premises that have had 

direct contact with a disease of concern 

within 48 hours after discovery. Meeting 

that goal requires a comprehensive 

animal-disease traceability 

infrastructure. An NAIS User Guide and 

a Business Plan, both available on our 

Web site at http:// 

animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/ 

animal_id/index.shtml, provide detailed 

information about our plans for 

implementing the system. 

Despite concerted efforts, APHIS has 

not been able to fully implement the 

NAIS. Many of the same issues that 

producers originally had with the 

system, such as the cost and impact on 

small farmers, privacy and 

confidentiality, and liability, continue 

to cause concern. 

In order to provide individuals and 

organizations an opportunity to discuss 

their concerns regarding the NAIS and 

offer potential solutions, we have held 

several public meetings and plan to 

hold several more, and we are soliciting 

comments via our Web site. This notice 

is to inform the public that we are 

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