[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 45169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17925]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 22, 2013.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by August
26, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to:
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Animal Disease Traceability Information Systems, Agreements,
and Reports (formerly: National Animal Identification System).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0259.
Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) has the authority to issue orders and promulgate
regulations to prevent the introduction into the United States and the
dissemination within the United States of any pest or disease of
livestock. APHIS' regulations govern cooperative programs to control
and eradicate communicable diseases of livestock. The regulations also
establish requirements for the interstate movement of livestock to
prevent the dissemination of diseases of livestock within the United
States. Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they have
been, and when, is indispensable in emergency response and in ongoing
disease control and eradication programs. To provide a system that
could provide for animal traceability, APHIS developed the Animal
Disease Traceability (ADT) framework and ADT information systems. The
basic data APHIS acquires through the ADT information systems will help
APHIS obtain timely information on animal movement tracebacks and trace
forwards when responding to an animal disease of concern.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS' goal is to create an
effective, consistent, and efficient system which will allow traces of
animals to be completed in a timely manner, detection of disease, and
ensure rapid containment of disease. The ADT information systems
involve reporting and recordkeeping activities, including animal
identification; premises registration; nonproducer participant
registration; updates submitted by animal identification number
manufacturers and managers; cooperative agreements; cooperative
agreement applications; cooperator (State/Tribe) quarterly
accomplishment reports; an identification number management system; and
records associated with animal movement activities. Failing to collect
the needed information would make it impossible for APHIS to conduct a
timely traceback or trace forward of animals potentially exposed to
disease.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 60,315.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 47,054.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17925 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]
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