[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16624-16625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07119]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 24, 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,
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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 April
29, 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.
Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats; Recordkeeping for
Approved Livestock Marketing Facilities and Slaughtering and Rendering
Establishments.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0258.
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, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. Disease surveillance and prevention is the most effective
method for maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the
ability of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to
help U.S. producers compete in the world market of animal and animal
product trade. The Veterinary Services (VS) program of APHIS is the
unit responsible for carrying out the disease prevention mission. One
of the APHIS disease eradication programs addresses scrapie. Scrapie is
a progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal disease affecting the
central nervous system of sheep and goats. APHIS' regulations 9 CFR
71.20 and 9 CFR 71.21 regarding the movement of livestock to require
approved livestock auction market facilities, slaughtering
establishments, and rendering establishments to maintain certain
records for 5 years (2 years if the records regard only swine or
poultry).
APHIS is merging the information collection 0579-0342,
Recordkeeping for Approved Livestock Facilities, Slaughtering, and
Rendering Establishments, into this package 0579-0258. These
collections include the same regulations; therefore, it will be more
efficient to have them consolidated into one collection. Collection
0579-0342 will be discontinued once this collection is approved.
Need and Use of the Information: In order for APHIS' Disease
prevention program to be effective, its animal identification,
recordkeeping, and other requirements must be carried out at livestock
facilities that handle livestock and poultry moving in interstate
commerce. The individual legally responsible for the day-to-day
operation of the facility must execute an Approval of Livestock
Facilities Agreement with APHIS. The information restricts the
interstate movement of livestock within the United States to control
diseases of concern and approve livestock facilities and slaughtering
and rendering establishments that handle livestock moving in interstate
commerce.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 234.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 604.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07119 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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