[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10046-10047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03907]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
February 19, 2015.
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 March
27, 2015 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.
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Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 8301 et.seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) is authorized to among other things, administer the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP or the Plan), the primary purpose of
which is to protect the health of the U.S. poultry population. NPIP is
a voluntary Federal-State-industry cooperative program for the
improvement of poultry flocks and products through disease control
techniques. The NPIP regulations are contained in 9 CFR parts 56, 145,
146 and 147.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
using several forms to continually improve the health of the U.S.
poultry population and the quality of U.S. poultry products. If the
information were collected less frequently or not collected, APHIS
could not affectively monitor the health of the nation's poultry
population.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 18,097.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 104,311.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Control of Chronic Wasting Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0189.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, and eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry, and to pay claims arising from destruction of animals. Disease
prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy
animal population and enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) ability to complete in exporting animals and animal
products. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy (TSE) of elk, deer and moose typified by chronic weight
loss leading to death. The presence of CWD disease in cervids causes
significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. In an effort
to accelerate the control and limit the spread of this disease in the
United States, APHIS created a cooperative, voluntary Federal-State-
private sector CWD Herd Certification Program designed to identify
farmed or captive herds infected with CWD and provided for the
management of these herds in a way that reduces the risk of spreading
CWD. APHIS is combining 0579-0237 into this information collection
(0579-0189) and will retire 0579-0237 upon the approval of this renewal
of 0579-0189.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information
from owners of elk, deer, and moose herds who choose to participate in
the CWD Herd Certification program. They would need to follow program
requirements for animal identification, testing, herd management, and
movement of animals into and from herds. APHIS also established
requirements for the interstate movement of cervids to prevent movement
of elk, deer, and moose that pose a risk of spreading CWD. Carrying out
this program will entail the use of several information collection
activities: Memoranda of understandings; participation requests/
applications; sample collections and lab submissions; herd records;
cervid identification; reports of cervid disappearances, escapes, and
deaths; herd plans; annual reports; consistent State reviews;
epidemiological investigations; appraisal, destruction, and payment of
indemnity; letter to appeal suspension; Interstate Certificates of
Veterinary Inspection (ICVI); and wild cervid ICVI, and surveillance
data. Failure to collect this information would cripple APHIS' ability
to effectively sustain its CWD control program.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,735.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting and Recordkeeping: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 383,383.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03907 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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