81 FR 91900 - Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Interstate Movement of Certain Land Tortoises
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)
| Page Range | 91900-91900 | |
| FR Document | 2016-30458 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 91900] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30458] ======================================================================== 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. 81, No. 243 / Monday, December 19, 2016 / Notices [[Page 91900]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2016-0095] Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Interstate Movement of Certain Land Tortoises 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 regulations for the interstate movement of certain land tortoises. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0095. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0095, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737- 1238. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016- 0095 or in our reading room, which 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) 7997039 before coming. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the interstate movement of certain land tortoises, contact Dr. Christa Speekmann, Import-Export Specialist-Aquaculture, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 851-3365. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at 301-851- 2483. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Interstate Movement of Certain Land Tortoises. OMB Control Number: 0579-0156. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of animals and animal products to prevent the dissemination within the United States of animal diseases and pests. APHIS' regulations currently prohibit the importation and restrict the interstate movement of certain land tortoises. The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 prohibit the importation of the leopard tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, and the Bell's hingeback tortoise to prevent the introduction and spread of exotic ticks known to be vectors of heartwater disease, an acute, infectious disease of cattle and other ruminants. The regulations in 9 CFR part 74 prohibit the interstate movement of those tortoises that are already in the United States unless they are accompanied by a health certificate that must be signed by a Federal or accredited veterinarian, and must state that the tortoises have been examined by that veterinarian and found free of ticks. Animal owners may use one of several different types of State health certificates that are issued at the State level. All documents request the same data and can be used and submitted to APHIS. The tortoises are usually moved interstate for sale, health care, adoption, or export to another country. We are asking 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 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 collection of information, 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 collection of information 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 1.5 hours per response. Respondents: U.S. tortoise breeders, members of tortoise adoption organizations, and Federal or accredited veterinarians. Estimated annual number of respondents: 50. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5. Estimated annual number of responses: 250. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 375 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 13th day of December 2016. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2016-30458 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information collection. These comments
contains documents other than rules or information on the interstate movement will help us:
proposed rules that are applicable to the of certain land tortoises, contact Dr.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Christa Speekmann, Import-Export information is necessary for the proper
committee meetings, agency decisions and Specialist-Aquaculture, NIES, VS,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of performance of the functions of the
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39,
petitions and applications and agency Agency, including whether the
statements of organization and functions are Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 851–3365.
information will have practical utility;
examples of documents appearing in this For copies of more detailed information
section. on the information collection, contact (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ estimate of the burden of the collection
Information Collection Coordinator, at of information, including the validity of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 301–851–2483. the methodology and assumptions used;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Title: Interstate Movement of Certain clarity of the information to be
Service Land Tortoises. collected; and
[Docket No. APHIS–2016–0095] OMB Control Number: 0579–0156.
Type of Request: Extension of (4) Minimize the burden of the
Notice of Request for an Extension of approval of an information collection. collection of information on those who
Approval of an Information Collection; Abstract: Under the Animal Health are to respond, through use, as
Interstate Movement of Certain Land Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Tortoises the Animal and Plant Health Inspection mechanical, and other collection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health submission of responses.
Inspection Service, USDA. of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the Estimate of burden: The public
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
interstate movement of animals and reporting burden for this collection of
information collection; comment
animal products to prevent the information is estimated to average 1.5
request.
dissemination within the United States hours per response.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the of animal diseases and pests.
APHIS’ regulations currently prohibit Respondents: U.S. tortoise breeders,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
the importation and restrict the members of tortoise adoption
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to interstate movement of certain land organizations, and Federal or accredited
request an extension of approval of an tortoises. The regulations in 9 CFR part veterinarians.
information collection associated with 93 prohibit the importation of the Estimated annual number of
the regulations for the interstate leopard tortoise, the African spurred respondents: 50.
movement of certain land tortoises. tortoise, and the Bell’s hingeback Estimated annual number of
DATES: We will consider all comments tortoise to prevent the introduction and
responses per respondent: 5.
that we receive on or before February spread of exotic ticks known to be
17, 2017. vectors of heartwater disease, an acute, Estimated annual number of
infectious disease of cattle and other responses: 250.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods: ruminants. The regulations in 9 CFR Estimated total annual burden on
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to part 74 prohibit the interstate movement respondents: 375 hours. (Due to
http://www.regulations.gov/# of those tortoises that are already in the averaging, the total annual burden hours
!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0095. United States unless they are may not equal the product of the annual
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: accompanied by a health certificate that number of responses multiplied by the
Send your comment to Docket No. must be signed by a Federal or reporting burden per response.)
APHIS–2016–0095, Regulatory Analysis accredited veterinarian, and must state
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station that the tortoises have been examined All responses to this notice will be
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, by that veterinarian and found free of summarized and included in the request
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. ticks. Animal owners may use one of for OMB approval. All comments will
Supporting documents and any several different types of State health also become a matter of public record.
comments we receive on this docket certificates that are issued at the State Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
may be viewed at http:// level. All documents request the same December 2016.
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail; data and can be used and submitted to Kevin Shea,
D=APHIS-2016-0095 or in our reading APHIS. The tortoises are usually moved
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[FR Doc. 2016–30458 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am]
and Independence Avenue SW., We are asking OMB to approve our
Washington, DC. Normal reading room use of these information collection BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday activities for an additional 3 years.
through Friday, except holidays. To be The purpose of this notice is to solicit
sure someone is there to help you, comments from the public (as well as
please call (202) 7997039 before coming. affected agencies) concerning our
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 17, 2017. | |
| Contact | For information on the interstate movement of certain land tortoises, contact Dr. Christa Speekmann, Import-Export Specialist-Aquaculture, NIES, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 851-3365. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at 301-851- 2483. | |
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