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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 134
Thursday, July 12, 2018

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.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0032]

Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Welfare
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the Animal Welfare Act
regulations for the humane handling,
care, treatment, and transportation of
certain animals by dealers, research
facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and
intermediate handlers.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0032.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0032, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0032 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

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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) 799–7039 before
coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Animal Welfare Act
regulations, contact Dr. Kay CarterCorker, Director, National Policy Staff,
Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–3748. 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: Animal Welfare.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0036.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare
Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), the
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
promulgate standards and other
requirements governing the humane
handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of certain animals by
dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction
sales, research facilities, carriers and
intermediate handlers. The Secretary
has delegated responsibility for
administering the AWA to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Animal Care.
Definitions, regulations, and
standards established under the AWA
are contained in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and
3 (referred to below as the regulations).
Part 1 contains definitions for terms
used in parts 2 and 3. Part 2 provides
administrative requirements and sets
forth institutional responsibilities for
regulated parties, including licensing
requirements for dealers, exhibitors, and
operators of auction sales. Dealers,
exhibitors, and operators of auction
sales are required to comply in all
respects with the regulations and
standards (9 CFR 2.100(a)) and to allow
APHIS officials access to their place of
business, facilities, animals, and records
to inspect for compliance (9 CFR 2.126).
Part 3 provides standards for the
humane handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of covered animals. Part
3 consists of subparts A through E,
which contain specific standards for
dogs and cats, guinea pigs and hamsters,
rabbits, nonhuman primates, and

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marine mammals, respectively, and
subpart F, which sets forth general
standards for warmblooded animals not
otherwise specified in part 3.
Administering the AWA requires the
use of several information collection
activities such as license applications
and renewals, which now include a
request to identify whether the business
mailing address is a personal residence
or not a personal residence; registration
applications and updates; annual
reports; acknowledgement of regulations
and standards; inspections; requests;
notifications; agreements; plans; written
program of veterinary care and health
records; itineraries; applications and
permits; records of acquisition,
disposition, or transport of animals;
official identification; variances;
protocols; health certificates;
complaints; marking requirements; and
recordkeeping.
These information collection activity
requirements provide APHIS with the
data necessary for the review and
evaluation of program compliance by
regulated facilities, and they provide a
workable enforcement system to carry
out the requirements of the AWA and
the intent of Congress without resorting
to more detailed and stringent
regulations and standards that could be
more burdensome to regulated facilities.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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.

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2018 / Notices
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.31 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
farms; and State, local, and Tribal
governments.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 9,112.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 128.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,164,553.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 366,021 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 9th day of
July 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–14945 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act
Bitterroot National Forest,
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of new fee sites.
AGENCY:

The Bitterroot National Forest
is proposing to implement new fees at
two campgrounds and one rental cabin.
These fees are only proposed and will
be determined upon further analysis
and public comment.
DATES: Send any comments about these
fee proposals by August 13, 2018 so
comments can be compiled, analyzed,
and shared with the Western Montana
Bureau of Land Management Resource
Advisory Committee. The effective date
of implementation of proposed new fees
will be no earlier than six months after
publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Julie King, Forest
Supervisor, Bitterroot National Forest,
1801 N First, Hamilton, MT 59840 or
Email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erica Strayer, Recreation Program
Manager, Darby Ranger District, at 406–
821–4252 or [email protected].
Information about proposed fee changes

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can also be found at www.fs.usda.gov/
goto/r1recfee.
The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed
the Secretary of Agriculture to publish
a six month advance notice in the
Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established.
These new fees will be reviewed by the
Western Montana Bureau of Land
Management Resource Advisory
Committee prior to a final decision and
implementation.
The Forest proposes a $50/night fee
for Lost Horse Guard Station, which
would open this site for public rental.
The Forest also proposes a $10/night fee
for both Slate Creek and Sam Billings
Memorial campgrounds. Lost Horse
Guard Station was built in 1935 and
listed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1989. It lies at the
head of Lost Horse Creek, near the
Montana/Idaho divide. It is near a
variety of recreation opportunities such
as hiking, camping, horseback riding,
non-motorized water sports, hunting,
backcountry skiing, and snowmobiling
at Twin Lakes. The rustic guard station
can sleep up to eight people.
Slate Creek Campground also has a
new group gathering area and Sam
Billings Memorial Campground has new
horse camping sites. Reasonable fees,
paid by users of these sites and services,
will help ensure that the Forest can
continue maintaining and improving the
sites for future generations.
A business analysis of the proposed
new fee sites listed has shown that
people desire having a variety of
recreation opportunities and
experiences on the Bitterroot National
Forest, such as group camping, cabin
and lookout rentals and single family
camping. A market analysis of
surrounding recreation sites with
similar amenities indicates that the
proposed fees are comparable and
reasonable.
Advance reservations for the Lost
Horse Guard Station will be available
through www.recreation.gov or by
calling 1–877–444–6777. The National
Recreation Reservation Service charges
a $10 fee for reservations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: May 17, 2018.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
[FR Doc. 2018–14910 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Proposed New Fee Site;
Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act
Flathead National Forest,
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of new fee site.
AGENCY:

The Flathead National Forest
is proposing to charge a new fee at the
Lindbergh Lake Campground. Funds
generated at the site will be used for the
operation and maintenance, upkeep of
facilities, and improvements as feasible.
This fee is only proposed and will be
determined upon further analysis and
public comment.
DATES: Send any comments about these
fee proposals by August 13, 2018 so
comments can be compiled, analyzed,
and shared with the Western Montana
Bureau Land Management (BLM)
Resource Advisory Council. The
effective date of implementation of this
fee would be no earlier than six months
after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Chip Weber, Forest
Supervisor, Flathead National Forest,
650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901
or Email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Prew, Recreation Program
Manager, Flathead National Forest, at
406–758–3538 or [email protected].
Information about proposed fee changes
can also be found at www.fs.usda.gov/
goto/r1recfee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed
the Secretary of Agriculture to publish
a six month advance notice in the
Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established. This
new fee will be reviewed by the Western
Montana BLM Resource Advisory
Council prior to a final decision and
implementation.
The Flathead National Forest is
proposing to charge a $10 per night fee
at Lindbergh Lake Campground.
Lindbergh Lake Campground offers
breathtaking views of the Mission and
Swan Mountain Ranges and has a
concrete boat ramp for ease of lake
access and enjoyment. The lake offers
boating, swimming, and fishing
opportunities and is located in close
proximity to the Mission Mountains
Wilderness, which offers excellent
hiking opportunities. The campground
has 21 individual camp sites and
features a new toilet facility and other
site improvements.
SUMMARY:

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