Proposed Rules. Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request
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BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S 72 54 Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0179] Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Interstate Movement of Swine Within a Production System 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 regulations for the interstate movement of swine within a production system.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 21, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* Go to *http://www.regulations.gov* , select “Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service” from the agency drop-down menu, then click “Submit.” In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0179 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's “User Tips” link. • *Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:* Please send four copies of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No.
APHIS-2006-0179, 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-2006-0179. *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 regarding an information collection associated with regulations for the interstate movement of swine within a production system, contact Dr. John Korslund, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National Center for Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;
(301)734-5914. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301)734-7477. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Interstate Movement of Swine Within a Production System. *OMB Number:* 0579-0161. *Type of Request:* Extension of approval of an information collection. *Abstract:* The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to prevent 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, APHIS prohibits or restricts the interstate movement of livestock that have, or have been exposed to, certain diseases. APHIS regulations in title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, chapter I, subchapter C, govern the interstate movement of animals and other articles to prevent the spread of pests and diseases of livestock within the United States. The regulations in part 71 of subchapter C contain requirements for moving swine interstate within a swine production system. A production system consists of separate farms that each specialize in a different phase of swine production-sow herds, nursery herds, and finishing herds. These separate farms, all members of the same production system, may be located in more than one State. Our regulations facilitate the interstate movement of swine within a single production system while continuing to provide protection against the interstate spread of swine diseases. Moving swine interstate within a swine production system involves the use of two information collection activities: A swine production health plan and an interstate swine movement report. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget
(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 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 0.081967 hours per response. *Respondents:* Swine producers operating within swine production systems. *Estimated annual number of respondents:* 1,200. *Estimated annual number of responses per respondent:* 10.166. *Estimated annual number of responses:* 12,200. *Estimated total annual burden on respondents:* 1,000 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 15th day of March 2007. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E7-5108 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0037] Wildlife Services; Publication of NEPA Legal Notices AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that will normally be used by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to publish legal notices in accordance with the Agency's National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)implementing procedures, including notices announcing the availability, for public comment, of documents regarding environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and subsequent final decisions. We are also providing the address of an Internet Web site address where those notices will also be posted. We are publishing this notice to inform interested members of the public which newspapers Wildlife Services will most likely use to publish legal notices in connection with its NEPA-related activities, which we believe will enhance the public's opportunity to read and comment on our NEPA documents and decisions by providing clear, timely, and consistent notice of their availability. DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers and the posting of those notices on the Internet will begin with the first such notice made after the date of publication of this notice. The Web address and list of newspapers will remain in effect until another notice is published in the **Federal Register** FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David S. Reinhold, National Environmental Manager, Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737-1235;
(301)734-7921. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice lists the newspapers that will normally be used by the Wildlife Services
(WS)program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to publish legal notices in accordance with the Agency's National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)implementing procedures in 7 CFR part 372. We are publishing this notice to inform interested members of the public which newspapers APHIS-WS will most likely use to publish legal notices in connection with its NEPA-related activities, which we believe will enhance the public's opportunity to read and comment on our NEPA documents and decisions by providing clear, timely, and consistent notice of their availability. Newspaper notices will be published in the State newspaper of record specific to the State in which the APHIS-WS NEPA-related activities will take place. Additional newspapers, or different newspapers, may occasionally have to be used, depending upon the geographic area or areas covered or affected by a particular APHIS-WS NEPA document, as well as on the subject matter and courses of proposed action or actions identified in the NEPA document. In addition to the notice provided through publication in newspapers, APHIS-WS will also post its NEPA-related legal notices on the Internet. The following Web address will be used: *http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nepa.shtml* . The newspapers we expect to routinely use are listed below by State: Alabama, Montgomery; Montgomery County: *Montgomery Advertiser,* published daily. Arizona, Phoenix; Maricopa County: *The Arizona Republic,* published daily. Arkansas, Little Rock; Pulaski County: *Arkansas Democrat Gazette,* published daily. California, Sacramento; Sacramento County: *Sacramento Bee* , published daily. Colorado, Denver; Denver County: *Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News,* published daily. Connecticut, Hartford; Hartford County: *Hartford Courant,* published daily. Delaware, Dover; Kent County: *Delaware State News,* published daily. Florida, Tallahassee; Leon County: *Tallahassee Democrat,* published daily. Georgia, Atlanta; Fulton County: *Atlanta Journal and Constitution,* published daily. Guam, Hagatna: *Pacific Daily News,* published daily. Hawaii, Honolulu; Oahu County: *Honolulu Advertiser,* published daily. Idaho, Boise; Ada County: *The Idaho Statesman,* published daily. Illinois, Springfield; Sangamon County: *State Journal-Register,* published daily. Indiana, Indianapolis; Marion County: *Indianapolis Star,* published daily. Iowa, Des Moines; Polk County: *Des Moines Register,* published daily. Kansas, Topeka; Shawnee County: *Topeka Capital Star,* published daily. Kentucky, Frankfort; Franklin County: *The State Journal,* published daily. Louisiana, Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge Parish: *The Advocate,* published daily. Maine, Augusta; Kennebec County: *Kennebec Journal,* published daily. Maryland, Annapolis; Anne Arundel County: *Capitol-Gazette,* published daily. Massachusetts, Boston; Suffolk County: *Boston Herald,* published daily. Michigan, Lansing; Ingham County: *Lansing State Journal,* published daily. Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul; Hennepin County: *Star Tribune,* published daily. Mississippi, Jackson; Hinds County: *Clarion Ledger,* published daily. Missouri, Jefferson City; Cole County: *Jefferson City News Tribune,* published daily. Montana, Helena; Lewis and Clark County: *Helena Independent Record,* published daily. Nebraska, Lincoln; Lancaster County: *Lincoln Journal Star,* published daily. Nevada, Carson City; Carson County: *Nevada Appeal,* published daily. New Hampshire, Concord; Merrimack County: *Concord Monitor,* published daily. New Jersey, Trenton; Mercer County: *The Times of Trenton,* published daily. New Mexico, Santa Fe; Santa Fe County: *The Santa Fe New Mexican,* published daily. New York, Albany; Albany County: *The Times Union,* published daily. North Carolina, Raleigh; Wake County: *The News and Observer,* published daily. North Dakota, Bismarck; Burleigh County: *Bismarck Tribune,* published daily. Ohio, Columbus; Franklin County: *Columbus Dispatch,* published daily. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Oklahoma County: *The Daily Oklahoman,* published daily. Oregon, Salem; Marion County: *Statesman Journal,* published daily. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg; Dauphin County: *The Patriot News,* published daily. Puerto Rico, San Juan; San Juan Municipality: *San Juan Star,* published daily. Rhode Island, Providence; Providence County: *Providence Journal,* published daily. South Carolina, Columbia; Richland County: *The State Newspaper,* published daily. South Dakota, Pierre; Hughes County: *Capital Journal,* published weekdays. Tennessee, Nashville; Davidson County: *The Tennessean,* published daily. Texas, Austin; Travis County: *The Austin Statesman,* published daily. Utah, Salt Lake City; Salt Lake County: *Salt Lake Tribune,* published daily. Vermont, Montpelier; Washington County: *Times Argus,* published daily. Virginia, Richmond; (No County): *Richmond Times Dispatch,* published daily. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie; St. Thomas: *Virgin Islands Daily News,* published daily. Washington, Olympia; Thurston County: *The Olympian,* published daily. Washington, DC: *Washington Times,* published daily. West Virginia, Charleston; Kanawha County: *Charleston Newspapers,* published daily. Wisconsin, Madison; Dane County: *Wisconsin State Journal,* published daily. Wyoming, Cheyenne; Laramie County: *Wyoming Tribune Eagle,* published daily. Supplemental notices may be placed in any newspaper, but timeframes/deadlines will be calculated based upon the date of publication of notices in the newspapers of record listed above. Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of March 2007. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E7-5110 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Intermountain Region; Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the ranger districts, forests and regional office of the Intermountain Region to publish legal notices required under 36 CFR 215, 217, and 218. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers the Forest Service will use to publish notices of proposed actions and notices of decision. this will provide the public with constructive notice of Forest Service proposals and decisions, provide information on the procedures to comment or appeal, and establish the date that the Forest Service will use to determine if comments or appeals were timely. DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers will begin on or after April 1, 2007. The list of newspapers will remain in effect until October 1, 2007, when another notice will be published in the **Federal Register.** FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priscilla McLain, Regional Appeals Coordinator Intermountain Region, 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401, and phone
(801)625-5146. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The administrative procedures at 36 CFR parts 215, 217, and 218 require the Forest Service to publish notices in a newspaper of general circulation. The content of the notices is specified in 36 CFR parts 215, 217 and 218. In general, the notices will identify: the decision or project, by title or subject matter; the name and title of the official making the decision; how to obtain additional information; and where and how to file comments or appeals. The date the notice is published will be used to establish the official date for the beginning of the comment or appeal period. The newspapers to be used are as follows: Regional Forester, Intercountain Region Regional Forester decisions affecting National Forests in Idaho: *Idaho Statesman.* Regional Forester decisions affecting National Forests in Nevada: *Reno Gazette-Journal.* Regional Forester decisions affecting National Forests in Wyoming: *Casper Star-Tribune.* Regional Forester decisions affecting National Forests in Utah: *Salt Lake Tribune.* Regional Forester decisions affecting National Forests in the Intermountain Region: *Salt Lake Tribune.* Ashley National Forest Ashley Forest Supervisor decisions: *Vernal Express.* District Ranger decisions for Duchesne, Roosevelt: *Uintah Basin Standard.* Flaming Gorge District Ranger for decisions affecting Wyoming: *Rocket Miner.* Flaming Gorge and Vernal District Ranger for decisions affecting Utah: *Vernal Express.* Boise National Forest Boise Forest Supervisor decisions: *Idaho Statesman.* Cascade District Ranger decisions: *Long Valley Advocate.* Emmett District Ranger decisions: *Messenger-Index.* District Ranger decisions for Idaho City and Mountain Home *Idaho Statesman.* Lowman District Ranger decisions: *Idaho World.* Bridger-Teton National Forest Bridger-Teton Forest Supervisor and District Ranger decisions: *Casper Star-Tribune.* Caribou-Targhee National Forest Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor decisions for the Caribou portion: *Idaho State Journal.* Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor decisions for the Targhee portion: *Post Register.* District Ranger decisions for Ashton, Dubois, Island Park, Palisades and Teton Basin: *Post Register.* District Ranger decisions for Montpelier, Soda Springs and Westside: *Idaho State Journal.* Dixie National Forest Dixie Forest Supervisor decision: *Daily Spectrum.* District Ranger decisions for Cedar City, Escalante, Pine Valley and Powell: *Daily Spectrum.* Fremont (formerly Teasdale) District Ranger decisions: *Richfield Reaper.* Fishlake National Forest Fishlake Forest Supervisor and District Ranger decisions: *Richfield Reaper* . Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Supervisor decisions that encompass all or portions of both the Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests: *Reno Gazette-Journal.* Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Supervisor decisions for the Humboldt portion: *Elko Daily Free Press.* Humboldt-Toiyabe Forest Supervisor decisions for the Toiyabe portion: *Reno Gazette-Journal.* Austin District Ranger decisions: *The Battle Mountain Bugle.* Bridgeport and Carson District Ranger decisions: *Reno Gazette-Journal.* Ely District Ranger decisions: *The Ely Times.* District Ranger decisions for Jarbidge, Mountain City and Ruby Mountains: *Elko Daily Free Press.* Santa Rosa District Ranger decisions: *Humboldt Sun.* Spring Mountains National Recreation Area District Ranger decisions: *Las Vegas Review Journal.* Tonopah District Ranger decisions: *Tonopah Times Bonanza-Goldfield News.* Manti-Lasal National Forest Manti-LaSal Forest Supervisor decisions: *Sun Advocate.* Ferron District Ranger decisions: *Emery County Progress.* Moab District Ranger decisions: *Times Independent.* Monticello District Ranger decisions: *San Juan Record.* Price District Ranger decisions: *Sun Advocate.* Sanpete District Ranger decisions: *Sanpete Messenger.* Payette National Forest Payette Forest Supervisor decisions: *Idaho Statesman.* Council District Ranger decisions: *Adams County Record.* District Ranger decisions for Krassel, McCall and New Meadows: *Star News.* Weiser District Ranger decisions: *Signal American.* Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon-Challis Forest Supervisor decisions for the Salmon portion: *The Recorder-Herald.* Salmon-Challis Forest Supervisor decisions for the Challis portion: *The Challis Messenger.* District Ranger decisions for Lost River, Middle Fork and Challis-Yankee Fork: *The Challis Messenger.* District Ranger decisions for Leadore, North Fork and Salmon-Cobalt: *The Recorder-Herald.* Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth Forest Supervisor decisions: *The Times News.* District Ranger decisions for Fairfield and Minidoka: *The Times News.* Ketchum District Ranger decisions: *Idaho Mountain Express.* Sawtooth National Recreation Area: *The Challis Messenger.* Uinta National Forest Uinta Forest Supervisor and District Ranger decisions: *The Daily Herald.* Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wasatch-Cache Forest Supervisor decisions: *Salt Lake Tribune.* District Ranger decisions for Evanston and Mountain View: *Uinta County Herald.* District Ranger decisions for Kamas and Salt Lake: *Salt Lake Tribune.* Logan District Ranger decisions: *Logan Herald Journal.* Ogden District Ranger decisions: *Standard Examiner.* Dated: March 15, 2007. Jack G. Troyer, Regional Forester. [FR Doc. 07-1369 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am]
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