82_FR_15378 82 FR 15320 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Disease Traceability

82 FR 15320 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Disease Traceability

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 58 (March 28, 2017)

Page Range15320-15321
FR Document2017-06094

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 animal disease traceability.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15320-15321]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06094]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0009]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Animal Disease Traceability

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 animal disease traceability.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0009, 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-2017-
0009 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 animal disease 
traceability, contact Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, Program Manager, Animal 
Disease Traceability, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (240) 463-0098. For copies of more detailed information 
on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Animal Disease Traceability.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0327.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under 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 is authorized, among other things, to 
prevent the introduction into and the dissemination within the United 
States of any pest or disease of livestock or poultry.
    Within APHIS, Veterinary Services (VS) safeguards U.S. animal 
health through a variety of activities, including disease control. One 
important part of disease control is animal disease traceability. 
Animal disease traceability provides the ability to document the 
movement history of an animal throughout its life. Knowing where 
diseased and at-risk animals have been and are located, as well as when 
they have been there, is indispensable during an emergency response and 
important for ongoing disease programs. Epidemiologists use this 
information to determine the potential spread of a disease. In fact, 
having the ability to plot locations within a radius of an infected 
premises helps to determine the potential magnitude of a contagious 
disease and the resources needed to contain it. Furthermore, as 
diseases are controlled or eradicated, it is important

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to document areas, States, or regions of the country that are free from 
disease. Traceability helps APHIS determine those disease-free zones, 
thus enhancing the marketability of U.S. livestock.
    The regulations for animal disease traceability are located in 9 
CFR part 86. Under the regulations, unless specifically exempted, 
livestock moved interstate must be officially identified and 
accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or 
other documentation. The regulations specify approved forms of official 
identification for each species but allow livestock to be moved between 
any two States or Tribes with another form of identification as agreed 
upon by animal health officials in the two jurisdictions. This 
identification requirement improves APHIS' ability to trace livestock 
if a disease is detected.
    Development and implementation of the animal disease traceability 
framework continues to be a partnership involving APHIS, States, 
Tribes, and industry. States and Tribes enter into cooperative 
agreements with APHIS to implement their traceability activities. Also, 
within the animal disease traceability framework, the National Uniform 
Eartagging System (NUES) gives a nationally unique identification 
number for animals that need official identification. To distribute and 
use official identification eartags using the NUES, APHIS requires 
several information collection activities that we are including in this 
information collection.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
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 0.09 hours per response.
    Respondents: State, Tribal, and territorial animal health 
officials; accredited veterinarians; breed and registry associations; 
producers; livestock market operators; and harvest facility employees.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 197,302.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 53.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 10,513,557.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 939,085 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 22nd day of March 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06094 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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15320 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices swine, pork, and pork products from technologies; e.g., permitting electronic APHIS–2017–0009, Regulatory Analysis Brazil, Chile, and Mexico do not submission of responses. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station introduce CSF into the United States, Estimate of burden: The public 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, the regulations include information reporting burden for this collection of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. collection activities, such as certificates, information is estimated to average 1.0 Supporting documents and any compliance agreements, and cooperative hour per response. comments we receive on this docket service agreements. Respondents: Federal animal health may be viewed at http:// Certificates, which are issued by officials of the Governments of Brazil, www.regulations.gov/ salaried veterinary officers of the Chile, and Mexico. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0009 or Governments of Brazil, Chile, and Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in Mexico, must accompany swine, pork, respondents: 11. room 1141 of the USDA South Building, and pork products from their respective Estimated annual number of 14th Street and Independence Avenue regions, and must certify that the live responses per respondent: 273.55. SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading Estimated annual number of swine, pork, and pork products have room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., responses: 3,009. met the specified requirements in part Monday through Friday, except Estimated total annual burden on 94. respondents: 3,009 hours. (Due to holidays. To be sure someone is there to A compliance agreement is required averaging, the total annual burden hours help you, please call (202) 799–7039 from the operators of the processing may not equal the product of the annual before coming. establishment and states that: All meat number of responses multiplied by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For processed for importation to the United reporting burden per response.) information on animal disease States will be processed in accordance All responses to this notice will be traceability, contact Mr. Neil with the requirements in part 94; a full- summarized and included in the request Hammerschmidt, Program Manager, time, salaried meat inspection official of for OMB approval. All comments will Animal Disease Traceability, VS, the national government of the region in also become a matter of public record. APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, which the processing facility is located Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (240) 463– Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of will supervise the processing and March 2017. 0098. For copies of more detailed examination of the product and certify information on the information Jere L. Dick, that it has been processed in accordance collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant with the section; and APHIS personnel Health Inspection Service. APHIS’ Information Collection or other persons authorized by the Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. [FR Doc. 2017–06090 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] Administrator may enter the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 3410–34–P establishment, unannounced, to inspect Title: Animal Disease Traceability. the establishment and its records. OMB Control Number: 0579–0327. A cooperative service agreement, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Type of Request: Revision to and which is required by APHIS from the extension of approval of an information processing establishment, or a party on Animal and Plant Health Inspection collection. its behalf, is an agreement with APHIS Service Abstract: Under the Animal Health to pay all expenses incurred by APHIS Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), for the initial evaluation of the [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0009] the Animal and Plant Health Inspection processing establishment and Notice of Request for Revision to and Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department periodically thereafter. Extension of Approval of an of Agriculture is authorized, among We are asking the Office of Information Collection; Animal Disease other things, to prevent the introduction Management and Budget (OMB) to Traceability into and the dissemination within the approve our use of these information United States of any pest or disease of collection activities for an additional 3 AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health livestock or poultry. years. Inspection Service, USDA. Within APHIS, Veterinary Services The purpose of this notice is to solicit ACTION: Revision to and extension of (VS) safeguards U.S. animal health comments from the public (as well as approval of an information collection; through a variety of activities, including affected agencies) concerning our comment request. disease control. One important part of information collection. These comments disease control is animal disease will help us: SUMMARY: In accordance with the traceability. Animal disease traceability (1) Evaluate whether the collection of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this provides the ability to document the information is necessary for the proper notice announces the Animal and Plant movement history of an animal performance of the functions of the Health Inspection Service’s intention to throughout its life. Knowing where Agency, including whether the request a revision to and extension of diseased and at-risk animals have been information will have practical utility; approval of an information collection and are located, as well as when they (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our associated with animal disease have been there, is indispensable during estimate of the burden of the collection traceability. an emergency response and important of information, including the validity of DATES: We will consider all comments for ongoing disease programs. the methodology and assumptions used; that we receive on or before May 30, Epidemiologists use this information to (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 2017. determine the potential spread of a sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES: You may submit comments disease. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 28, 2017 / Notices 15321 to document areas, States, or regions of Estimate of burden: The public • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: the country that are free from disease. reporting burden for this collection of Send your comment to Docket No. Traceability helps APHIS determine information is estimated to average 0.09 APHIS–2017–0013, Regulatory Analysis those disease-free zones, thus enhancing hours per response. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station the marketability of U.S. livestock. Respondents: State, Tribal, and 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, The regulations for animal disease territorial animal health officials; Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. traceability are located in 9 CFR part 86. accredited veterinarians; breed and Supporting documents and any Under the regulations, unless registry associations; producers; comments we receive on this docket specifically exempted, livestock moved livestock market operators; and harvest may be viewed at http:// interstate must be officially identified facility employees. www.regulations.gov/ and accompanied by an interstate Estimated annual number of #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0013 or certificate of veterinary inspection or respondents: 197,302. in our reading room, which is located in other documentation. The regulations Estimated annual number of room 1141 of the USDA South Building, specify approved forms of official responses per respondent: 53. 14th Street and Independence Avenue identification for each species but allow Estimated annual number of SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading livestock to be moved between any two responses: 10,513,557. room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., States or Tribes with another form of Estimated total annual burden on Monday through Friday, except identification as agreed upon by animal respondents: 939,085 hours. (Due to holidays. To be sure someone is there to health officials in the two jurisdictions. averaging, the total annual burden hours help you, please call (202) 799–7039 This identification requirement may not equal the product of the annual before coming. improves APHIS’ ability to trace number of responses multiplied by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For livestock if a disease is detected. reporting burden per response.) information on the swine health Development and implementation of All responses to this notice will be protection program, contact Dr. John the animal disease traceability summarized and included in the request Korslund, Staff Epidemiologist, framework continues to be a partnership for OMB approval. All comments will Surveillance, Preparedness, and involving APHIS, States, Tribes, and also become a matter of public record. Response, Veterinary Services, APHIS, industry. States and Tribes enter into Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, cooperative agreements with APHIS to March 2017. MD 20737; (301) 851–3468. For copies implement their traceability activities. Michael C. Gregoire, of more detailed information on the Also, within the animal disease information collection, contact Ms. Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant traceability framework, the National Health Inspection Service. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Uniform Eartagging System (NUES) Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– [FR Doc. 2017–06094 Filed 3–27–17; 8:45 am] gives a nationally unique identification 2483. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P number for animals that need official identification. To distribute and use SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: official identification eartags using the Title: Swine Health Protection. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0065. NUES, APHIS requires several information collection activities that we Type of Request: Revision to and Animal and Plant Health Inspection extension of approval of an information are including in this information Service collection. collection. We are asking the Office of [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0013] Abstract: Under the Animal Health Management and Budget (OMB) to Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), approve these information collection Notice of Request for Revision to and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection activities, as described, for an additional Extension of Approval of an Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department 3 years. Information Collection; Swine Health of Agriculture is authorized, among The purpose of this notice is to solicit Protection other things, to prohibit or restrict the comments from the public (as well as interstate movement of animals and AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health affected agencies) concerning our animal products to prevent the Inspection Service, USDA. information collection. These comments dissemination within the United States ACTION: Revision to and extension of of animal diseases and pests of livestock will help us: approval of an information collection; (1) Evaluate whether the collection of and to conduct programs to detect, comment request. control, and eradicate pests and diseases information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the of livestock. Agency, including whether the The Swine Health Protection Act (the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this information will have practical utility; Act) prohibits the feeding of garbage to notice announces the Animal and Plant (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our swine intended for interstate movement Health Inspection Service’s intention to estimate of the burden of the collection or foreign commerce or that request a revision to and extension of of information, including the validity of substantially affect such commerce approval of an information collection the methodology and assumptions used; unless the garbage has been treated to associated with the swine health (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and kill disease organisms. Untreated protection program. clarity of the information to be garbage is one of the primary media DATES: We will consider all comments through which numerous infectious and sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the that we receive on or before May 30, communicable diseases can be collection of information on those who 2017. transmitted to swine. APHIS’ are to respond, through use, as ADDRESSES: You may submit comments regulations promulgated under the Act, appropriate, of automated, electronic, by either of the following methods: which are located at 9 CFR part 166, mechanical, and other collection • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to require that garbage intended to be fed technologies; e.g., permitting electronic http://www.regulations.gov/ to swine must be treated at a facility that submission of responses. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0013. holds a valid permit to treat the garbage VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Mar 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1


Document Created: 2017-03-28 00:32:13
Document Modified: 2017-03-28 00:32:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 May 30, 2017.
ContactFor information on animal disease traceability, contact Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, Program Manager, Animal Disease Traceability, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (240) 463-0098. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation82 FR 15320 
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