80 FR 10046 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 37 (February 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10046-10047]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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