82_FR_27908 82 FR 27792 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals

82 FR 27792 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)

Page Range27792-27793
FR Document2017-12643

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 its efforts to control Johne's disease in the United States.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27792-27793]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12643]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0045]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals

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 its efforts to control Johne's 
disease in the United States.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or August 18, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0045.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0045, 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-
0045 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 Johne's disease, 
contact Dr. Michael Carter, Assistant Director, Cattle Health Center, 
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-
3510. 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: Johne's Disease in Domestic Animals.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0338.
    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 United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, 
among other things, to prohibit or restrict the importation and 
interstate movement of animals and animal products to prevent the 
introduction into and dissemination within the United States of 
livestock diseases and pests.
    Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a 
healthy animal population and for enhancing APHIS' ability to compete 
in the world market of animal and animal product trade. Johne's disease 
affects cattle, sheep, goats, and other ruminants. It is an incurable 
and contagious disease that results in progressive wasting and eventual 
death. The disease is nearly always introduced into a healthy herd by 
an infected animal that is not showing symptoms of the disease.
    The regulations in 9 CFR part 80 pertain specifically to the 
interstate movement of domestic animals that are positive to an 
official test for Johne's disease. These regulations provide that 
cattle, sheep, goats, and other domestic animals that are positive to 
an official test for Johne's disease may generally be moved interstate 
only to a recognized slaughtering establishment or to an approved 
livestock facility for sale to such an establishment. However, they may 
also be moved for purposes other than slaughter under certain 
conditions. Moving Johne's-positive livestock interstate for slaughter 
or for other purposes without increasing the risk of disease spread 
requires a movement permit or an owner-shipper statement, official ear 
tags, and a permission to move request. Permission may also be sought, 
in writing, for movement of animals that do not have a permit, owner-
shipper statement, or ear tags.
    To more accurately reflect the current activities, APHIS has 
revised the title of this information collection from ``Voluntary 
Bovine Johne's Disease Control Program'' to ``Johne's Disease in 
Domestic Animals.''
    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

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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 0.69 hours per response.
    Respondents: Accredited veterinarians, herd owners, and livestock 
shippers.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 7.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 13.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 9 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 13th day of June 2017.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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27792 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices amounts from countries where we have ACTION:Revision to and extension of Disease prevention is the most import history to determine the approval of an information collection; effective method for maintaining a presence of other quarantine pests. We comment request. healthy animal population and for are not, however, exempting any plant enhancing APHIS’ ability to compete in material less than 10mm in diameter SUMMARY: In accordance with the the world market of animal and animal from an ALB or CLB host taxon from the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this product trade. Johne’s disease affects NAPPRA category, as NAPPRA listing notice announces the Animal and Plant cattle, sheep, goats, and other does not address mitigation measures Health Inspection Service’s intention to ruminants. It is an incurable and for pests. In order to authorize the request a revision to and extension of contagious disease that results in importation of plant material from a approval of an information collection progressive wasting and eventual death. new source, we would need to conduct associated with its efforts to control The disease is nearly always introduced a PRA to analyze all the relevant risks Johne’s disease in the United States. into a healthy herd by an infected associated with their importation. A DATES: We will consider all comments animal that is not showing symptoms of PRA is required to determine all that we receive on or August 18, 2017. the disease. quarantine pests that would follow that ADDRESSES: You may submit comments The regulations in 9 CFR part 80 host pathway and to determine by either of the following methods: pertain specifically to the interstate appropriate phytosanitary measures, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to movement of domestic animals that are including size exemptions, for all pests http://www.regulations.gov/ positive to an official test for Johne’s of concern. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0045. disease. These regulations provide that • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: cattle, sheep, goats, and other domestic Summary of Changes Send your comment to Docket No. animals that are positive to an official Therefore, in accordance with the APHIS–2017–0045, Regulatory Analysis test for Johne’s disease may generally be regulations in § 319.37–2a(b)(2), we are and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station moved interstate only to a recognized adding 22 taxa of plants for planting 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, slaughtering establishment or to an that are quarantine pests and 34 taxa of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. approved livestock facility for sale to plants for planting that are hosts of 8 Supporting documents and any such an establishment. However, they quarantine pests to the list of taxa comments we receive on this docket may also be moved for purposes other whose importation is NAPPRA. These may be viewed at http:// than slaughter under certain conditions. taxa include all taxa listed in the May www.regulations.gov/ Moving Johne’s-positive livestock 2013 notice except for Callistephus, #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0045 or interstate for slaughter or for other Chrysanthemum, and Eustoma spp., in our reading room, which is located in purposes without increasing the risk of which we are removing from the room 1141 of the USDA South Building, disease spread requires a movement NAPPRA list. A complete list of taxa 14th Street and Independence Avenue permit or an owner-shipper statement, added to the NAPPRA list and the SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading official ear tags, and a permission to restrictions placed on their importation room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., move request. Permission may also be can be found at the address in footnote Monday through Friday, except sought, in writing, for movement of 1 of this document or on the PPQ Web holidays. To be sure someone is there to animals that do not have a permit, site at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ help you, please call (202) 799–7039 owner-shipper statement, or ear tags. import_export/plants/plant_imports/ before coming. To more accurately reflect the current Q37/nappra/index.shtml. We are also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For activities, APHIS has revised the title of exempting Hibiscus spp. from Denmark information on Johne’s disease, contact this information collection from and Annona, Camellia, Cercidiphyllum, Dr. Michael Carter, Assistant Director, ‘‘Voluntary Bovine Johne’s Disease and Pennisetum spp. from Canada from Cattle Health Center, VS, APHIS, 4700 Control Program’’ to ‘‘Johne’s Disease in NAPPRA listing. River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD Domestic Animals.’’ Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 20737; (301) 851–3510. For copies of We are asking the Office of 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR more detailed information on the Management and Budget (OMB) to 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. information collection, contact Ms. approve our use of these information Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information collection activities, as described, for an June 2017. Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– additional 3 years. Michael C. Gregoire, 2483. The purpose of this notice is to solicit Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments from the public (as well as Health Inspection Service. Title: Johne’s Disease in Domestic affected agencies) concerning our [FR Doc. 2017–12646 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] Animals. information collection. These comments BILLING CODE 3410–34–P OMB Control Number: 0579–0338. will help us: Type of Request: Revision to and (1) Evaluate whether the collection of extension of approval of an information information is necessary for the proper DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE collection. performance of the functions of the Abstract: Under the authority of the Agency, including whether the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. information will have practical utility; Service 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of estimate of the burden of the collection [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0045] the United States Department of of information, including the validity of Notice of Request for Revision to and Agriculture is authorized, among other the methodology and assumptions used; Extension of Approval of an things, to prohibit or restrict the (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Information Collection; Johne’s importation and interstate movement of clarity of the information to be animals and animal products to prevent collected; and Disease in Domestic Animals the introduction into and dissemination (4) Minimize the burden of the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health within the United States of livestock collection of information on those who Inspection Service, USDA. diseases and pests. are to respond, through use, as VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices 27793 appropriate, of automated, electronic, • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: APHIS conducts an equine mechanical, and other collection Send your comment to Docket No. herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy technologies; e.g., permitting electronic APHIS–2017–0008, Regulatory Analysis (EHM) study as part of an ongoing series submission of responses. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock Estimate of burden: The public 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, population. The purpose of this study is reporting burden for this collection of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. to collect information using information is estimated to average 0.69 Supporting documents and any questionnaires to identify risk factors for hours per response. comments we receive on this docket EHM, the neurologic form of equine Respondents: Accredited may be viewed at http:// herpesvirus (EHV–1) in horses. EHV–1 veterinarians, herd owners, and www.regulations.gov/ is an infection of horses that can cause livestock shippers. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0008 or respiratory disease, abortion in mares, Estimated annual number of in our reading room, which is located in neonatal foal death, and/or neurologic respondents: 7. Room 1141 of the USDA South disease. The virus can spread through Estimated annual number of Building, 14th Street and Independence direct horse-to-horse contact, through responses per respondent: 2. Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Normal the air in equine environments, and on Estimated annual number of reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 contaminated equipment, clothing, and responses: 13. p.m., Monday through Friday, except hands. EHM is endemic to the United Estimated total annual burden on holidays. To be sure someone is there to States and outbreaks are usually respondents: 9 hours. (Due to averaging, help you, please call (202) 799–7039 handled by the States affected; USDA the total annual burden hours may not before coming. becomes involved in cases involving equal the product of the annual number FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For multiple States or interstate movement of responses multiplied by the reporting information on the Equine Herpesvirus of horses. burden per response.) Study, contact Mr. Bill Kelley, All responses to this notice will be In person or by telephone interview, Supervisory Analyst, Centers for APHIS-designated data collectors will summarized and included in the request Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, for OMB approval. All comments will administer questionnaires to horse APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B owners and trainers of horses infected also become a matter of public record. MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) with EHV–1 during outbreaks that Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 494–7270. For copies of more detailed include cases of EHM and horses that June 2017. information on the information are noninfected to serve as case Michael C. Gregoire, collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, controls. The information collected is Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant APHIS’ Information Collection used to understand the risk factors for Health Inspection Service. Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. EHM, make recommendations for [FR Doc. 2017–12643 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: disease control, and provide guidance BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Title: National Animal Health on the best ways to avoid future Monitoring System; Equine Herpesvirus outbreaks based on a thorough analysis Study. of the data. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0399. We are asking the Office of Type of Request: Reinstatement of an Management and Budget (OMB) to Animal and Plant Health Inspection approved information collection. approve our use of these information Service Abstract: Under the Animal Health collection activities for 3 years. [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0008] Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection The purpose of this notice is to solicit Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department comments from the public (as well as Notice of Request for Reinstatement of affected agencies) concerning our an Information Collection; National of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among other things, to protect the health information collection. These comments Animal Health Monitoring System; will help us: Equine Herpesvirus Study of U.S. livestock and poultry populations by preventing the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health introduction and interstate spread of information is necessary for the proper Inspection Service, USDA. serious diseases and pests of livestock performance of the functions of the ACTION: Reinstatement of an information and for eradicating such diseases from Agency, including whether the collection; comment request. the United States when feasible. In information will have practical utility; connection with this mission, APHIS (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our SUMMARY: In accordance with the operates the National Animal Health estimate of the burden of the collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Monitoring System (NAHMS), which of information, including the validity of notice announces the Animal and Plant collects nationally representative, the methodology and assumptions used; Health Inspection Service’s intention to statistically valid, and scientifically (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and request the reinstatement of an sound data on the prevalence and clarity of the information to be information collection for a National economic importance of livestock collected; and Animal Health Monitoring System diseases and associated risk factors. (4) Minimize the burden of the Equine Herpesvirus Study to support NAHMS’ epidemiologic investigations collection of information on those who the equine industry in the United States. are to respond, through use, as asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES are a collaborative industry and DATES: We will consider all comments government initiative to help determine appropriate, of automated, electronic, that we receive on or before August 18, the most effective means of preventing mechanical, and other collection 2017. and controlling livestock disease technologies; e.g., permitting electronic ADDRESSES: You may submit comments outbreaks. APHIS is the only agency submission of responses. by either of the following methods: responsible for collecting data on Estimate of burden: The public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to livestock health. Participation in any reporting burden for this collection of http://www.regulations.gov/ NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data information is estimated to average 0.79 #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0008. are confidential. hours per response. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1


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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 August 18, 2017.
ContactFor information on Johne's disease, contact Dr. Michael Carter, Assistant Director, Cattle Health Center, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851- 3510. 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 27792 
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