70 FR 39 pg. 9913 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 39Page: 9913
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-3900 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 24, 2005.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collectionrequirement(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 necessaryfor 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 ofthe methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of theinformation to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information onthose who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of informationtechnology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information andRegulatory 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 regardingthese information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection ofinformation displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potentialpersons 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: CWD in Cervids; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0189.
Summary of Collection: Federal regulations contained in 9 CFR Subchapter B governcooperative programs to control and eradicate communicable diseases of livestock from the UnitedStates. Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal populationand enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ability to complete inexporting animals and animal products. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiformencephalopathy (TSE) of elk and deer typified by chronic weight loss leading to death. The presenceof CWD disease in cervids causes significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. APHISwill collect information using VS Form 1-23, Appraisal Indemnity Claim form.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect the owner's name and address, thenumber of animals for which the owner is seeking payment, and the appraised value of each animal.The owner must also certify as to whether the animals are subject to a mortgage. If there is a mortgagethe form must be signed by the owner and each person holding a mortgage. Failure to collect thisinformation would make it impossible for APHIS to effectively sustain their program to accelerate theeradication of CWD from the United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms; business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 20.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-3900 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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