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Vol. 74, No. 119 

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0045] 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Poultry 2010 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: New 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 

initiate an information collection to 

support the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 24, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2009-0045 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0045, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0045. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Poultry 2010 Study, 

contact Ms. Sandra Warnken, 

Management and Program Analyst, 

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study. 

OMB Number: 0579–xxxx. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

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 United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to protect the health 

of our Nation’s livestock and poultry 

populations by preventing the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

serious diseases and pests of livestock 

and for eradicating such diseases from 

the United States when feasible. In 

connection with this mission, the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) operates the National 

Animal Health Monitoring System 

(NAHMS), which collects nationally 

representative, statistically valid, and 

scientifically sound data on the 

prevalence and economic importance of 

livestock diseases and associated risk 

factors. 

NAHMS’ national studies have 

evolved into a collaborative industry 

and government initiative to help 

determine the most effective means of 

preventing and controlling diseases of 

livestock, including poultry. APHIS is 

the only agency responsible for 

collecting data on poultry health. 

Participation in any NAHMS study is 

voluntary, and all data are confidential. 

APHIS plans to conduct the Poultry 

2010 Study as part of an ongoing series 

of NAHMS studies on the U.S. poultry 

population. The purpose of the study is 

to collect information through 

questionnaires and biologic sampling to: 

• Describe the structure of 

commercial poultry industries, 

including interactions, movements, and 

biosecurity practices. Describe farmlevel practices for chicken primary 

breeder and multiplier flocks. Identify 

critical management practices 

associated with exclusion of disease 

(such as Mycoplasma). 

• Estimate the prevalence and 

identify risk factors associated with 

clostridial dermatitis (cellulitis/ 

gangrenous dermatitis) on turkey grower 

farms. 

• Estimate the size of the urban 

chicken population in four States. 

Describe bird health, movement, and 

biosecurity practices of urban chicken 

flocks. 

The 51 companies targeted for the 

study account for approximately 85 

percent of broiler meat, 71 percent of 

layers, and 76 percent of turkeys 

slaughtered for human consumption. 

The study will consist of an online 

company-level questionnaire; an online 

farm-level questionnaire regarding 

chicken primary breeder and multiplier 

flocks; and an on-farm questionnaire, 

including biologic sampling for turkey 

grower flocks, completed by either a 

company veterinarian or farm manager. 

Additionally, an APHIS employee or 

APHIS-designated representative will 

conduct a phone survey to estimate the 

size of the urban chicken population in 

California, Colorado, Florida, and New 

York, and make available a 

questionnaire addressing health and 

management practices to consumers 

purchasing chicken feed at feed and/or 

pet supply stores in those States. 

Information from this study will be 

analyzed and organized into descriptive 

reports, and information sheets will be 

derived from those reports. Information 

sheets will be disseminated to and used 

by poultry producers, animal health 

officials, private veterinary 

practitioners, animal industry groups, 

policymakers, public health officials, 

multimedia, academia, and others to 

improve poultry productivity and 

competitiveness. The data will help 

APHIS address emerging issues and 

inform poultry disease spread 

simulation models. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

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approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 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 

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 

0.050099 hours per response. 

Respondents: U.S. poultry producers, 

urban chicken owners, consumers who 

purchase chicken feed, company 

veterinarians, farm managers, APHISdesignated representatives. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 52,651. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1.04178. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 54,851. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,748 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 17th day of 

June 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14714 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0044] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Beetle Busters Survey; Asian 

Longhorned Beetle Cooperative 

Eradication Program 

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 Asian longhorned beetle cooperative 

eradication program. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 24, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/

component/main?main=DocketDetail&

d=APHIS-2009-0044 to submit or view 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0044, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0044. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 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) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Beetle Busters 

Survey, contact Ms. Suzanne Bond, 

Assistant Director, Public Affairs, LPA, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 51, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5175. 

For copies of more detailed information 

on the information collection, contact 

Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ 

Information Collection Coordinator, at 

(301) 851–2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Beetle Busters Survey; Asian 

Longhorned Beetle Cooperative 

Eradication Program. 

OMB Number: 0579–0311. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Asian longhorned 

beetle (ALB, Anoplophora 

glabripennis), an insect native to China, 

Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan, is 

a destructive pest of hardwood trees. It 

attacks many healthy hardwood trees, 

including maple, horse chestnut, birch, 

poplar, willow, and elm. The beetle 

bores into the heartwood of a host tree, 

eventually killing the tree. Immature 

beetles bore into tree trunks and 

branches, causing heavy sap flow from 

wounds and sawdust accumulation at 

tree bases. They feed on, and overwinter in, the interiors of trees. Adult 

beetles emerge in the spring and 

summer months from round holes 

approximately three-eighths of an inch 

in diameter (about the size of a dime) 

that they bore through branches and 

trunks of trees. After emerging, adult 

beetles feed for 2 to 3 days and then 

mate. Adult females then lay eggs in 

oviposition sites that they make on the 

branches of trees. A new generation of 

ALB is produced each year. If this pest 

moves into the hardwood forests of the 

United States, the nursery, maple syrup, 

and forest product industries could 

experience severe economic losses. In 

addition, urban and forest ALB 

infestations will result in environmental 

damage, aesthetic deterioration, and a 

reduction in public enjoyment of 

recreational spaces. If the ALB were to 

become established in North America, 

approximately 1.2 billion trees would be 

at risk of being infested, resulting in 

potential losses of up to $669 billion. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) has administered an 

ALB Cooperative Eradication Program 

(the program) since 1996 to eradicate 

this destructive pest from the United 

States. Areas found to be infested are 

quarantined, and the movement of host 

material from the area is restricted to 

prevent the spread of the ALB. Infested 

host material is removed or treated. 

Successful eradication efforts have 

resulted in a number of infested areas 

being removed from quarantine, and, 

over the years, the program has made 

steady progress. However, the ALB