The Swine Health Protection Act
prohibits the feeding of garbage to swine unless the garbage has
been treated to kill disease organisms. Untreated garbage is one of
the primary media through which numberous infectious and
communicable disease are transmitted to swine. Therefore, APHIS
regulations promulgated under the Swine Health Protection Act
require that before garbage may be fed to swine, it must be treated
at a facility holding a valid permit to treat garbage and must be
treated according to the regulations.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.