81_FR_62877 81 FR 62701 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Communicable Diseases in Horses

81 FR 62701 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Communicable Diseases in Horses

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)

Page Range62701-62702
FR Document2016-21840

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine infectious anemia.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0063]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Communicable Diseases in Horses

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection associated with the regulations for the 
interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine 
infectious anemia.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
November 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0063.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0063, 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-2016-
0063 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 regulations for 
the interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine 
infectious anemia, contact Dr. Rory Carolan, National Equine Programs, 
Surveillance, Preparedness and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3558. 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: Communicable Diseases in Horses.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0127.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Animal Health Protection Act 
(7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates the 
importation and interstate movement of animals and animal products, and 
conducts various other activities to protect the health of U.S. 
livestock and poultry.
    Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially 
fatal viral disease of equines. There is no vaccine or treatment for 
the disease. It is often difficult to differentiate from other fever-
producing diseases, including anthrax, influenza, and equine 
encephalitis.
    The regulations in 9 CFR 75.4 govern the interstate movement of 
equines that have tested positive to an official test for EIA (EIA 
reactors) and provide for the approval of laboratories, diagnostic 
facilities, and research facilities. Ensuring the safe movement of 
these horses requires the use of information collection activities, 
including an EIA laboratory test form, a certificate or permit for the 
interstate movement of an EIA reactor, a supplemental investigation 
form if a horse tests positive for EIA, agreements, request for 
hearing, and written notification of withdrawal of approval.
    The regulations also require laboratories conducting an official 
EIA test to be approved by the APHIS Administrator in consultation with 
the appropriate State animal health officials of the State. Approval of 
a laboratory requires the collection of information, such as the name 
of the director, location, facilities, appropriate resources, and 
training and proficiency of employees. This information helps us 
determine a laboratory's capacity to conduct accurate and reliable 
testing and to meet the requirements in the regulations. In addition, a 
laboratory must enter an agreement with APHIS and undergo regular 
inspections to receive and maintain approval. We are adding these 
activities to this collection.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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 0.083 hours per response.
    Respondents: Producers, veterinarians, State veterinarians, and 
laboratory directors.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 235,005.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 6.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 1,416,075.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 118,010 hours. (Due 
to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product 
of the annual

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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 6th day of September 2016.
Jere L. Dick,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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                                                This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    p.m., Monday through Friday, except                   Administrator in consultation with the
                                                contains documents other than rules or                  holidays. To be sure someone is there to              appropriate State animal health officials
                                                proposed rules that are applicable to the               help you, please call (202) 799–7039                  of the State. Approval of a laboratory
                                                public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         before coming.                                        requires the collection of information,
                                                committee meetings, agency decisions and                                                                      such as the name of the director,
                                                rulings, delegations of authority, filing of            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                petitions and applications and agency                   information on the regulations for the                location, facilities, appropriate
                                                statements of organization and functions are            interstate movement of horses that have               resources, and training and proficiency
                                                examples of documents appearing in this                 tested positive for equine infectious                 of employees. This information helps us
                                                section.                                                anemia, contact Dr. Rory Carolan,                     determine a laboratory’s capacity to
                                                                                                        National Equine Programs, Surveillance,               conduct accurate and reliable testing
                                                                                                        Preparedness and Response Services,                   and to meet the requirements in the
                                                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46,                   regulations. In addition, a laboratory
                                                                                                        Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3558.                  must enter an agreement with APHIS
                                                Animal and Plant Health Inspection                      For copies of more detailed information               and undergo regular inspections to
                                                Service                                                 on the information collection, contact                receive and maintain approval. We are
                                                [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0063]                            Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’                            adding these activities to this collection.
                                                                                                        Information Collection Coordinator, at                   We are asking the Office of
                                                Notice of Request for Revision to and                   (301) 851–2727.                                       Management and Budget (OMB) to
                                                Extension of Approval of an                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            approve our use of these information
                                                Information Collection; Communicable                      Title: Communicable Diseases in                     collection activities, as described, for an
                                                Diseases in Horses                                      Horses.                                               additional 3 years.
                                                                                                          OMB Control Number: 0579–0127.                         The purpose of this notice is to solicit
                                                AGENCY:  Animal and Plant Health                                                                              comments from the public (as well as
                                                Inspection Service, USDA.                                 Type of Request: Revision to and
                                                                                                        extension of approval of an information               affected agencies) concerning our
                                                ACTION: Revision to and extension of                    collection.                                           information collection. These comments
                                                approval of an information collection;                    Abstract: Under the authority of the                will help us:
                                                comment request.                                        Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C.                   (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
                                                                                                        8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant                   information is necessary for the proper
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                                                                        Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of                  performance of the functions of the
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
                                                                                                        the U.S. Department of Agriculture                    Agency, including whether the
                                                notice announces the Animal and Plant
                                                                                                        (USDA) regulates the importation and                  information will have practical utility;
                                                Health Inspection Service’s intention to
                                                                                                        interstate movement of animals and                       (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
                                                request a revision to and extension of
                                                                                                        animal products, and conducts various                 estimate of the burden of the collection
                                                approval of an information collection
                                                                                                        other activities to protect the health of             of information, including the validity of
                                                associated with the regulations for the
                                                                                                        U.S. livestock and poultry.                           the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                interstate movement of horses that have
                                                                                                          Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an                   (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                tested positive for equine infectious
                                                                                                        infectious and potentially fatal viral                clarity of the information to be
                                                anemia.
                                                                                                        disease of equines. There is no vaccine               collected; and
                                                DATES:  We will consider all comments                   or treatment for the disease. It is often                (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                that we receive on or before November                   difficult to differentiate from other                 collection of information on those who
                                                14, 2016.                                               fever-producing diseases, including                   are to respond, through use, as
                                                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      anthrax, influenza, and equine                        appropriate, of automated, electronic,
                                                by either of the following methods:                     encephalitis.                                         mechanical, and other collection
                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                     The regulations in 9 CFR 75.4 govern                technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
                                                http://www.regulations.gov/                             the interstate movement of equines that               submission of responses.
                                                #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0063.                       have tested positive to an official test for             Estimate of burden: The public
                                                  • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:                    EIA (EIA reactors) and provide for the                reporting burden for this collection of
                                                Send your comment to Docket No.                         approval of laboratories, diagnostic                  information is estimated to average
                                                APHIS–2016–0063, Regulatory Analysis                    facilities, and research facilities.                  0.083 hours per response.
                                                and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station                    Ensuring the safe movement of these                      Respondents: Producers,
                                                3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,                      horses requires the use of information                veterinarians, State veterinarians, and
                                                Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.                               collection activities, including an EIA               laboratory directors.
                                                  Supporting documents and any                          laboratory test form, a certificate or                   Estimated annual number of
                                                comments we receive on this docket                      permit for the interstate movement of an              respondents: 235,005.
                                                may be viewed at http://                                                                                         Estimated annual number of
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                                                                                                        EIA reactor, a supplemental
                                                www.regulations.gov/                                    investigation form if a horse tests                   responses per respondent: 6.
                                                #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0063 or                     positive for EIA, agreements, request for                Estimated annual number of
                                                in our reading room, which is located in                hearing, and written notification of                  responses: 1,416,075.
                                                Room 1141 of the USDA South                             withdrawal of approval.                                  Estimated total annual burden on
                                                Building, 14th Street and Independence                    The regulations also require                        respondents: 118,010 hours. (Due to
                                                Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal                      laboratories conducting an official EIA               averaging, the total annual burden hours
                                                reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30                   test to be approved by the APHIS                      may not equal the product of the annual


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                                                number of responses multiplied by the                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:              Joe     validity of the methodology and
                                                reporting burden per response.)                         Lewis Jr., (202) 720–0795.                            assumptions used;
                                                  All responses to this notice will be                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                summarized and included in the request                     Title: Application for Payment of                  clarity of the information to be
                                                for OMB approval. All comments will                     Amounts Due Persons Who Have Died,                    collected;
                                                also become a matter of public record.                  Disappeared, or Have Been Declared                      (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                  Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of               Incompetent.                                          collection of information on those who
                                                September 2016.                                            OMB Control Number: 0560–0026.                     are to respond, including through the
                                                Jere L. Dick,                                              Expiration Date: December 31, 2016.                use of appropriate automated,
                                                Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
                                                                                                           Type of Request: Extension.                        electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                Health Inspection Service.                                 Abstract: Persons desiring to claim                technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                        payments earned, but not yet paid to a                other forms of information technology.
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–21840 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        person who has died, disappeared, or                    All responses to this notice, including
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                                                                                                        has been declared incompetent must                    name and addresses when provided,
                                                                                                        complete form FSA–325, Application                    will be summarized and included in the
                                                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               for Payment of Amounts Due Persons                    request for OMB approval. All
                                                                                                        Who Have Died, Disappeared, or Have                   comments will also become a matter of
                                                Commodity Credit Corporation                            Been Declared Incompetent. This                       public record.
                                                                                                        information required by form FSA–325
                                                                                                                                                              Val Dolcini,
                                                Farm Service Agency                                     is used by FSA county office employees
                                                                                                        to document the relationship of heirs,                Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
                                                                                                                                                              Corporation, and Administrator, Farm
                                                Information Collection Request;                         beneficiaries, or others who claim
                                                                                                                                                              Service Agency.
                                                Application for Payment of Amounts                      payment that was earned, but not yet
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2016–21654 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Due Persons Who Have Died,                              paid to the person who died,
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 3410–05–P
                                                Disappeared, or Have Been Declared                      disappeared, or who has been declared
                                                Incompetent                                             incompetent, and to determine the share
                                                                                                        and order of precedence for disbursing
                                                AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                        payments to such persons.
                                                and Farm Service Agency, USDA.                             Information is obtained only when a
                                                ACTION: Notice; request for comments.                                                                         Food Safety and Inspection Service
                                                                                                        person claims that they are due a
                                                                                                        payment that was earned, but not paid                 [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0029]
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                    to a producer that has died,
                                                                                                        disappeared, or has been declared                     Codex Alimentarius Commission:
                                                Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)                                                                            Meeting of the Codex Committee on
                                                and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) are                   incompetent, and documentation is
                                                                                                        needed to determine if any individuals                Food Hygiene
                                                requesting comments from all interested
                                                individuals and organizations on an                     are entitled to receive such payments or              AGENCY:  Office of the Deputy Under
                                                extension of a currently approved                       disbursements.                                        Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
                                                information collection. CCC and FSA                        The formula used to calculate the                  ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
                                                use the information to determine                        total burden hours is the estimated                   request for comments.
                                                whether representatives or survivors of                 average time per response times total
                                                a producer are entitled to receive                      annual responses.                                     SUMMARY:   The Office of the Deputy
                                                                                                           Estimate of Burden: Public reporting               Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
                                                payments earned by a producer who
                                                                                                        burden for this collection of information             Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
                                                dies, disappears, or is declared
                                                                                                        is estimated to average 1.5 hours per                 the Food and Drug Administration
                                                incompetent before receiving payments
                                                                                                        response. The average travel time,                    (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
                                                or other disbursements.
                                                                                                        which is included in the total annual                 Human Services (HHS), are sponsoring
                                                DATES: We will consider comments that
                                                                                                        burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per                 a public meeting on October 11, 2016.
                                                we receive by November 14, 2016.                        respondent.                                           The objective of the public meeting is to
                                                ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit                         Respondents: Producers.                            provide information and receive public
                                                comments on this notice. In your                           Estimated Number of Respondents:                   comments on agenda items and draft
                                                comments, include date, volume, and                     2,000.                                                United States (U.S.) positions to be
                                                page number of this issue of the Federal                   Estimated Annual Number of                         discussed at the 48th Session of the
                                                Register. You may submit comments by                    Responses per Respondent: 1.                          Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
                                                any of the following methods:                              Estimated Total Annual Responses:                  (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius
                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   2,000.                                                Commission (Codex), taking place in
                                                http://regulations.gov. Follow the online                  Estimated Average Time per                         Los Angeles, CA, November 7–11, 2016.
                                                instructions for submitting comments.                   Responses: 1.5 hours.
                                                  • Mail: Joe Lewis Jr., Agricultural                                                                         The Deputy Under Secretary for Food
                                                                                                           Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                Program Specialist, USDA, FSA STOP                                                                            Safety and the FDA recognize the
                                                                                                        Hours on Respondents: 3,000.
                                                0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,                                                                           importance of providing interested
                                                                                                           We are requesting comments on all
                                                Washington, DC 20250–0572.                                                                                    parties the opportunity to obtain
                                                                                                        aspects of this information collection to
                                                  You may also send comments to the                                                                           background information on the 48th
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                                                                                                        help us to:
                                                Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of                    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of             Session of the CCFH and to address
                                                Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     information is necessary for the proper               items on the agenda.
                                                Office of Management and Budget,                        performance of the functions of FSA,                  DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
                                                Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the                     including whether the information will                for Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from
                                                information collection may be requested                 have practical utility;                               1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
                                                by contacting Joe Lewis Jr. at the above                   (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s                 ADDRESSES: The public meeting will
                                                address.                                                estimate of burden including the                      take place at the USDA, Jamie L.


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRevision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before November 14, 2016.
ContactFor information on the regulations for the interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine infectious anemia, contact Dr. Rory Carolan, National Equine Programs, Surveillance, Preparedness and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3558. 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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