81 FR 7284 - Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02751 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 7284] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02751] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 28 / Thursday, February 11, 2016 / Notices [[Page 7284]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2015-0095] Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 associated with livestock disease surveillance programs. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0095. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2015-0095, 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- 0095 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 regarding livestock disease surveillance programs, contact Dr. Thomas Kasari, Veterinary Medical Officer, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494- 7351. 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: Specimen Submission. OMB Control Number: 0579-0090. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for, among other things, preventing the interstate spread of livestock diseases and for eradicating such diseases from the United States when feasible. In connection with this mission, Veterinary Services (VS) within USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) conducts numerous disease surveillance programs. A critical operational component of any surveillance program is the ability to systematically track the presence of disease pathogens as well as any vectors germane to the transmission of these pathogens. VS Forms 10-4/10-4A and VS Form 5-38 are a means to facilitate this tracking capability whenever specimens are submitted to APHIS' National Veterinary Services Laboratories for diagnostic testing. The VS Form 10-4 and its supplemental sheet (VS Form 10-4A) are routinely used whenever requests are made to perform laboratory diagnostic tests to identify disease pathogens in specimens, such as blood, milk, urine, or other tissues(s) collected from any animal, including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, cervids, fish, and poultry. The VS Form 5-38, Parasite Submission Form, is used to track submission of ticks for identification as to their genus and species. The ticks are collected under the auspices of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the National Tick Surveillance Program. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information 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 0.315 hours per response. Respondents: State veterinarians and other State personnel whom are qualified and authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory analysis, accredited veterinarians, private veterinarians, animal health technicians, herd owners, private laboratories, and research institutions. Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,240. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.278. Estimated annual number of responses: 27,659. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,715 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 5th day of February 2016. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The purpose of this notice is to solicit
contains documents other than rules or information regarding livestock disease comments from the public (as well as
proposed rules that are applicable to the surveillance programs, contact Dr. affected agencies) concerning our
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Thomas Kasari, Veterinary Medical information collection. These comments
committee meetings, agency decisions and Officer, Surveillance, Preparedness, and will help us:
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
Response Services, APHIS, 2150 Centre (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
statements of organization and functions are Avenue, Bldg B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; information is necessary for the proper
examples of documents appearing in this (970) 494–7351. For copies of more performance of the functions of the
section. detailed information on the information Agency, including whether the
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, information will have practical utility;
APHIS’ Information Collection
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727.
estimate of the burden of the collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: of information, including the validity of
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Specimen Submission. the methodology and assumptions used;
Service
OMB Control Number: 0579–0090. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0095] Type of Request: Extension of clarity of the information to be
Notice of Request for an Extension of approval of an information collection. collected; and
Approval of an Information Collection; Abstract: The United States (4) Minimize the burden of the
Specimen Submission Department of Agriculture (USDA) is collection of information on those who
responsible for, among other things, are to respond, through use, as
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health preventing the interstate spread of appropriate, of automated, electronic,
Inspection Service, USDA. livestock diseases and for eradicating mechanical, and other collection
ACTION: Extension of approval of an such diseases from the United States technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
information collection; comment when feasible. submission of responses.
request. In connection with this mission, Estimate of burden: The public
Veterinary Services (VS) within USDA’s reporting burden for this collection of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this information is estimated to average
Service (APHIS) conducts numerous 0.315 hours per response.
notice announces the Animal and Plant disease surveillance programs. A critical
Health Inspection Service’s intention to Respondents: State veterinarians and
operational component of any
request an extension of approval of an other State personnel whom are
surveillance program is the ability to
information collection associated with qualified and authorized to collect and
systematically track the presence of
livestock disease surveillance programs. submit specimens for laboratory
disease pathogens as well as any vectors
DATES: We will consider all comments analysis, accredited veterinarians,
germane to the transmission of these
that we receive on or before April 11, private veterinarians, animal health
pathogens. VS Forms 10–4/10–4A and
2016. technicians, herd owners, private
VS Form 5–38 are a means to facilitate
laboratories, and research institutions.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments this tracking capability whenever
specimens are submitted to APHIS’ Estimated annual number of
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to National Veterinary Services respondents: 5,240.
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Laboratories for diagnostic testing. The Estimated annual number of
Detail;D=APHIS–2015–0095. VS Form 10–4 and its supplemental responses per respondent: 5.278.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: sheet (VS Form 10–4A) are routinely Estimated annual number of
Send your comment to Docket No. used whenever requests are made to responses: 27,659.
APHIS–2015–0095, Regulatory Analysis perform laboratory diagnostic tests to Estimated total annual burden on
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station identify disease pathogens in respondents: 8,715 hours. (Due to
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, specimens, such as blood, milk, urine, averaging, the total annual burden hours
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. or other tissues(s) collected from any may not equal the product of the annual
Supporting documents and any animal, including cattle, swine, sheep, number of responses multiplied by the
comments we receive on this docket goats, horses, cervids, fish, and poultry. reporting burden per response.)
may be viewed at http://www. The VS Form 5–38, Parasite Submission
Form, is used to track submission of All responses to this notice will be
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
ticks for identification as to their genus summarized and included in the request
APHIS–2015–0095 or in our reading
and species. The ticks are collected for OMB approval. All comments will
room, which is located in room 1141 of
under the auspices of the Cattle Fever also become a matter of public record.
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the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW., Tick Eradication Program and the Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of
Washington, DC. Normal reading room National Tick Surveillance Program. February 2016.
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday We are asking the Office of Kevin Shea,
through Friday, except holidays. To be Management and Budget (OMB) to Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
sure someone is there to help you, approve our use of these information Inspection Service.
please call (202) 799–7039 before collection activities for an additional 3 [FR Doc. 2016–02751 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April 11, 2016. | |
| Contact | For information regarding livestock disease surveillance programs, contact Dr. Thomas Kasari, Veterinary Medical Officer, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494- 7351. 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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