80_FR_30307 80 FR 30206 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys for the National Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories

80 FR 30206 - Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys for the National Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)

Page Range30206-30207
FR Document2015-12760

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 to conduct customer/stakeholder satisfaction surveys for the National Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-12760]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0034]


Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information 
Collection; Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys for the National 
Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary Services 
Laboratories

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 to conduct customer/stakeholder satisfaction surveys for the 
National Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary 
Services Laboratories.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0034.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0034, 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-2015-
0034 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 Customer/
Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry 
Analyst, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 
Centre Ave., Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80524; (970) 494-7207. For 
copies of more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, 
at (301) 851-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys for the National 
Animal Health Monitoring System and the National Veterinary Services 
Laboratories.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0339.
    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 Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health 
of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United 
States by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious 
diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating such diseases from 
the United States when feasible. This authority has been delegated to 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
    In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal 
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis, 
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and 
economic importance of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture disease risk 
factors.
    NAHMS national studies are a collaborative industry and government 
initiative that helps determine the most effective means of preventing 
and controlling diseases of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. APHIS 
is the only agency responsible for collecting national data on 
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture health. Participating in any NAHMS 
study (including these surveys) is voluntary.
    The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) assists NAHMS 
by providing testing services for many of the NAHMS projects. Primary 
functions of NVSL also include providing diagnostic support for 
domestic diseases, potential foreign animal diseases, import/export 
programs, disease surveillance, and disease eradication efforts. The 
efforts of NVSL are an essential part of preventing and controlling 
diseases of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture.
    Information from the NAHMS studies is disseminated to and used by 
producers, animal health officials, private practitioners, animal 
industry groups, policy makers, public health officials, media, and 
educational institutions to improve the health and welfare, quality, 
and marketability of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture in the 
United States.
    The purpose of customer/stakeholder satisfaction surveys is:
     To gather information from producers and other information 
users on the usefulness of studies and reports;
     To minimize producer burden;
     To increase response rates;
     To improve report quality and relevance to producers' and 
stakeholders' needs; and
     To improve laboratory performance.
    Producers and stakeholders participate in the NAHMS program, 
utilize information from NVSL, and/or read NAHMS reports. Therefore, 
administration of customer/stakeholder satisfaction surveys will 
benefit the study process and provide NAHMS and NVSL with information 
to make the programs more effective with timely and relevant 
information.
    NAHMS staff plan to obtain feedback from recipients of the U.S. 
Animal Health Report, NAHMS Study Participant Surveys, and NAHMS 
Descriptive Reports. Feedback from recipients will be used to improve 
the U.S. Animal Health Report and the NAHMS Descriptive Reports and to 
evaluate customer/stakeholder satisfaction in an effort to increase 
participation rates for NAHMS studies. NVSL staff plan to obtain 
feedback using annual NVSL Performance Surveys. The NVSL surveys will 
help NVSL monitor performance.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information

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collection activities for an additional 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 0.243 hours per response.
    Respondents: Livestock producers and bison, cervid, equid, and 
dairy farmers; information users; NAHMS Descriptive Report recipients; 
U.S. Animal Health Report recipients; practicing veterinarians; animal 
importers/exporters; and State and independent laboratories.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 18,500.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 0.278.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 5,150.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,236 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.)
    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 20th day of May 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-12760 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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30206 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 101 Wednesday, May 27, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Washington, DC. Normal reading room The National Veterinary Services contains documents other than rules or hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday Laboratories (NVSL) assists NAHMS by proposed rules that are applicable to the through Friday, except holidays. To be providing testing services for many of public. Notices of hearings and investigations, sure someone is there to help you, the NAHMS projects. Primary functions committee meetings, agency decisions and please call (202) 799–7039 before of NVSL also include providing rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency coming. diagnostic support for domestic statements of organization and functions are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For diseases, potential foreign animal examples of documents appearing in this information on the Customer/ diseases, import/export programs, section. Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys, disease surveillance, and disease contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry eradication efforts. The efforts of NVSL Analyst, Science, Technology, and are an essential part of preventing and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Analysis Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 controlling diseases of livestock, Centre Ave., Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO poultry, and aquaculture. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Information from the NAHMS studies Service 80524; (970) 494–7207. For copies of more detailed information on the is disseminated to and used by [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0034] information collection, contact Ms. producers, animal health officials, Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information private practitioners, animal industry Notice of Request for Extension of Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– groups, policy makers, public health Approval of an Information Collection; 2727. officials, media, and educational Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction institutions to improve the health and Surveys for the National Animal Health SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: welfare, quality, and marketability of Monitoring System and the National Title: Customer/Stakeholder the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture Veterinary Services Laboratories Satisfaction Surveys for the National in the United States. Animal Health Monitoring System and The purpose of customer/stakeholder AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health the National Veterinary Services satisfaction surveys is: Inspection Service, USDA. Laboratories. • To gather information from ACTION: Extension of approval of an OMB Control Number: 0579–0339. producers and other information users information collection; comment Type of Request: Extension of on the usefulness of studies and reports; request. approval of an information collection. • To minimize producer burden; Abstract: Under the Animal Health • To increase response rates; SUMMARY: In accordance with the Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), • To improve report quality and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this the Secretary of Agriculture is relevance to producers’ and notice announces the Animal and Plant authorized to protect the health of the stakeholders’ needs; and Health Inspection Service’s intention to livestock, poultry, and aquaculture • To improve laboratory performance. request an extension of approval of an populations in the United States by Producers and stakeholders information collection to conduct preventing the introduction and participate in the NAHMS program, customer/stakeholder satisfaction interstate spread of serious diseases and utilize information from NVSL, and/or surveys for the National Animal Health pests of livestock and for eradicating read NAHMS reports. Therefore, Monitoring System and the National such diseases from the United States administration of customer/stakeholder Veterinary Services Laboratories. when feasible. This authority has been satisfaction surveys will benefit the DATES: We will consider all comments delegated to the Animal and Plant study process and provide NAHMS and that we receive on or before July 27, Health Inspection Service (APHIS). NVSL with information to make the 2015. In connection with this mission, programs more effective with timely and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments APHIS operates the National Animal relevant information. by either of the following methods: Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), NAHMS staff plan to obtain feedback • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to which collects, on a national basis, from recipients of the U.S. Animal http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket statistically valid and scientifically Health Report, NAHMS Study Detail;D=APHIS-2015-0034. sound data on the prevalence and Participant Surveys, and NAHMS • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: economic importance of livestock, Descriptive Reports. Feedback from Send your comment to Docket No. poultry, and aquaculture disease risk recipients will be used to improve the APHIS–2015–0034, Regulatory Analysis factors. U.S. Animal Health Report and the and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station NAHMS national studies are a NAHMS Descriptive Reports and to 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, collaborative industry and government evaluate customer/stakeholder Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. initiative that helps determine the most satisfaction in an effort to increase mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Supporting documents and any effective means of preventing and participation rates for NAHMS studies. comments we receive on this docket controlling diseases of livestock, NVSL staff plan to obtain feedback may be viewed at http://www. poultry, and aquaculture. APHIS is the using annual NVSL Performance regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= only agency responsible for collecting Surveys. The NVSL surveys will help APHIS-2015-0034 or in our reading national data on livestock, poultry, and NVSL monitor performance. room, which is located in room 1141 of aquaculture health. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 27, 2015 / Notices 30207 collection activities for an additional 3 CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD standards, and safety management years. INVESTIGATION BOARD systems. The purpose of this notice is to solicit Public Comment Sunshine Act Meeting comments from the public (as well as The time provided for public affected agencies) concerning our TIME AND DATE: June 10, 2015, 9 a.m.–5 statements will depend upon the information collection. These comments p.m. EDT. number of people who wish to speak. will help us: PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Speakers should assume that their (1) Evaluate whether the collection of 2175 K St. NW., 4th Floor Conference presentations will be limited to five information is necessary for the proper Room, Washington, DC 20037. minutes or less, but commenters may performance of the functions of the STATUS: Open to the public. submit written statements for the Agency, including whether the record. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The information will have practical utility; Chemical Safety and Hazard Contact Person for Further Information (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Investigation Board (CSB) will convene Hillary J. Cohen, Communications estimate of the burden of the collection a public meeting on June 10, 2015, Manager, hillary.cohen@csb.gov or (202) of information, including the validity of starting at 9 a.m. at the CSB’s 446–8094. Further information about the methodology and assumptions used; headquarters, located at 2175 K St. NW., this public meeting can be found on the 4th Floor Conference Room, CSB Web site at: www.csb.gov. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Washington, DC 20037. The first part of clarity of the information to be Dated: May 21, 2015. the public meeting (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) collected; and Mark Griffon, will focus on a discussion with (4) Minimize the burden of the stakeholders and provide an Board Member. collection of information on those who opportunity for public comment [FR Doc. 2015–12822 Filed 5–22–15; 11:15 am] are to respond, through use, as regarding emerging safety issues and BILLING CODE 6350–01–P appropriate, of automated, electronic, CSB’s investigations and mechanical, and other collection recommendations programs. The technologies; e.g., permitting electronic morning agenda may also include Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE submission of responses. discussion and vote(s) on motions related to Board governance when there Submission for OMB Review; Estimate of burden: The public is a vacancy in the Chairperson Comment Request reporting burden for this collection of position. information is estimated to average The Department of Commerce will In the afternoon part of the public 0.243 hours per response. submit to the Office of Management and meeting (starting at 1:30 p.m.), the Respondents: Livestock producers Budget (OMB) for clearance the Board will consider and may vote on the and bison, cervid, equid, and dairy following proposal for collection of final report of the CSB’s investigation information under the provisions of the farmers; information users; NAHMS into the 2009 incident at the CAPECO Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Descriptive Report recipients; U.S. petroleum tank farm in Puerto Rico. Chapter 35). Animal Health Report recipients; Following the staff presentation, the Agency: International Trade practicing veterinarians; animal Board will hear comments from the Administration (ITA). importers/exporters; and State and public. All staff presentations are Title: Watch Duty-Exemption and independent laboratories. preliminary and are intended solely to 7113 Jewelry Duty-Refund Program. allow the Board to consider in a public OMB Control Number: 0625–0134. Estimated annual number of forum the issues and factors involved in Form Number(s): ITA–340P, ITA– respondents: 18,500. the case. No factual analyses, 360P, ITA–361P. Estimated annual number of conclusions, or findings presented by Type of Request: Regular submission responses per respondent: 0.278. staff should be considered final. At the (extension of a currently approved Estimated annual number of conclusion of the staff presentation, the information collection). responses: 5,150. Board may vote on the final product(s). Number of Respondents: 1. Average Hours per Response: 6 Estimated total annual burden on Additional Information minutes for Form ITA–340P; 10 minutes respondents: 1,236 hours. (Due to The meeting is free and open to the for Form ITA–361P; and 1 minute to averaging, the total annual burden hours public. If you require a translator or transfer a certificate using Form ITA– may not equal the product of the annual interpreter, please notify the individual 360P. number of responses multiplied by the listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for Burden Hours: 4. reporting burden per response.) Further Information,’’ at least three Needs and Uses: Public Law 97–446 All responses to this notice will be business days prior to the meeting. as amended requires the Department of summarized and included in the request The CSB is an independent federal Commerce and Department of the for OMB approval. All comments will agency charged with investigating Interior to administer the distribution of also become a matter of public record. accidents and hazards that result, or watch duty exemptions and watch and may result, in the catastrophic release of jewelry duty refunds to program Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES extremely hazardous substances. The producers in the U.S. insular May 2015. agency’s Board Members are appointed possessions (American Samoa, Guam, Kevin Shea, by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Senate. CSB investigations look into all Mariana Islands). Form ITA–340P Inspection Service. aspects of chemical accidents and provides the data to assist in the [FR Doc. 2015–12760 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] hazards, including physical causes such verification of duty-free shipments and BILLING CODE 3410–34–P as equipment failure as well as make certain the allocations are not inadequacies in regulations, industry exceeded. Form ITA–360P and ITA– VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 May 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 27, 2015.
ContactFor information on the Customer/ Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry Analyst, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80524; (970) 494-7207. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
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