[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59590-59591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23969]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0063]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; National Animal Health Reporting System
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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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 National Animal Health Reporting System.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0063-0001.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2012-0063, 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-2012-
0063 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the National Animal
Health Reporting System, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Management and
Program Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8117;
(970) 494-7207. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Reporting System (NAHRS).
OMB Number: 0579-0299.
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 Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
authorized, among other things, to prohibit or restrict the importation
and interstate movement of animals and other articles to prevent the
introduction and interstate spread of livestock diseases and to
eradicate such diseases from the United States when feasible. In
connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal Health
Reporting System (NAHRS), which collects, on a national basis, data
monthly from State veterinarians on the presence or absence of diseases
of interest to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
As a member country of OIE, the United States must submit reports
to the OIE on the status of certain diseases in specific livestock,
poultry, and aquaculture species. Reportable diseases are diseases that
have the potential for rapid spread, irrespective of national borders,
that are of serious socioeconomic or public health consequence, and
that are of major importance in the international trade of animals and
animal products. The potential benefits to trade of accurate reporting
on the health status of the U.S. commercial livestock, poultry, and
aquaculture industries include expansion of those industries into new
export markets, and preservation of existing markets through increased
confidence in quality and disease freedom. This data collection is
unique in terms of the type, quantity, and frequency; no other entity
is collecting and reporting data to the OIE on the health status of
U.S. livestock, poultry, and aquaculture.
The number of NAHRS reportable diseases has increased approximately
from 120 to 150 diseases in 2012 in part due to the expansion of
information collected on aquaculture diseases. In addition, States have
expanded their laboratory resources through improved laboratory
information management systems, the information collected regarding
equine infectious anemia has been expanded, and increased efforts are
being made by APHIS to validate the information collected from States.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 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 8 hours per response.
Respondents: State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 52.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 12.
Estimated annual number of responses: 624.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,992 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.)
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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 24th day of September 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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