82 FR 31283 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-14169
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)
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[FR Doc No: 2017-14169]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 30, 2017.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by August 
7, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0297.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The APHA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18 
of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture 
broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of 
livestock or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) is the agency charged with carrying out this disease prevention 
mission. For APHIS to conduct all its disease prevention tasks, it 
utilizes APHIS-certified private veterinarians to work cooperatively 
with Federal and State animal health authorities on the Agency's 
behalf. Their certification is obtained through the APHIS National 
Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) which has an application and 
renewal process.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use VS form 1-36A, 
National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form to collect 
information to certify private practitioners to work cooperatively with 
Federal and State animal health authorities as accredited private 
veterinarians on various approaches for disease prevention and 
proactive disease surveillance. Applicants may appeal denial, 
revocation, or suspension of accredited status. The written appeal is 
prepared in letter format and signed by the denied veterinarian. If 
information from accredited veterinarians was collected less frequently 
or not collected, APHIS would lose access to professional and 
demographic data for more than 100,000 cooperators, and APHIS coverage 
of veterinary, plant, and agricultural activities would be 
proportionately reduced.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 23,800.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,901.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-14169 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Number of Respondents: 23,800.
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to On occasion.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it Total Burden Hours: 11,901.
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Ruth Brown,
number.
petitions and applications and agency Departmental Information Collection
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection Clearance Officer.
examples of documents appearing in this Service [FR Doc. 2017–14169 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
section.
Title: National Veterinary BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
Accreditation Program Application
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Form.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0297. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 2002 Forest Service
Comment Request
is the primary Federal law governing the
June 30, 2017. Eastern Region Recreation Resource
protection of animal health. The APHA
The Department of Agriculture has Advisory Committee
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
submitted the following information Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
collection requirement(s) to OMB for 171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security ACTION: Notice of meeting.
review and clearance under the and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, law gives the Secretary of Agriculture SUMMARY: The Eastern Region
Public Law 104–13. Comments are broad authority to detect, control, or Recreation Resource Advisory
requested regarding (1) whether the eradicate pests or diseases of livestock Committee (Recreation RAC) is
collection of information is necessary or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health scheduled to meet via conference call.
for the proper performance of the Inspection Service (APHIS) is the The Recreation RAC is authorized
functions of the agency, including agency charged with carrying out this pursuant with the Federal Lands
whether the information will have disease prevention mission. For APHIS Recreation Enhancement Act (the Act)
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the to conduct all its disease prevention and the Federal Advisory Committee
agency’s estimate of burden including tasks, it utilizes APHIS-certified private Act (FACA). Information for the
the validity of the methodology and veterinarians to work cooperatively with Recreation RAC may be found by
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Federal and State animal health visiting the Web site at: http://
the quality, utility and clarity of the authorities on the Agency’s behalf. www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/recreation/
information to be collected; and (4) Their certification is obtained through racs.
ways to minimize the burden of the the APHIS National Veterinary DATES: The meeting will be held on
collection of information on those who Accreditation Program (NVAP) which Thursday, September 28, 2017, from
are to respond, including through the has an application and renewal process. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
use of appropriate automated, Need and Use of the Information: Time.
electronic, mechanical, or other APHIS will use VS form 1–36A, All Recreation RAC meetings are
technological collection techniques or National Veterinary Accreditation subject to cancellation. For status of the
other forms of information technology. Program Application Form to collect meeting prior to attendance, please
Comments regarding this information information to certify private contact the person listed under the FOR
collection received by August 7, 2017 practitioners to work cooperatively with FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
will be considered. Written comments Federal and State animal health
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
authorities as accredited private
Agriculture, Office of Information and veterinarians on various approaches for via teleconference. Participants who
Regulatory Affairs, Office of disease prevention and proactive would like to attend by teleconference
Management and Budget (OMB), New disease surveillance. Applicants may should contact the person listed under
Executive Office Building, 725 17th FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
appeal denial, revocation, or suspension
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Written comments may be submitted
of accredited status. The written appeal
Commenters are encouraged to submit as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
is prepared in letter format and signed
INFORMATION. All comments, including
their comments to OMB via email to: by the denied veterinarian. If
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or information from accredited names and addresses, when provided,
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental veterinarians was collected less are placed in the record and available
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail frequently or not collected, APHIS for public inspection and copying. The
public may inspect comments received
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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– would lose access to professional and
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may demographic data for more than 100,000 at the Eastern Region, Regional Office,
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. cooperators, and APHIS coverage of 626 East Wisconsin Avenue,
An agency may not conduct or veterinary, plant, and agricultural Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please call 541–
sponsor a collection of information activities would be proportionately 860–8048 to facilitate entry into the
unless the collection of information reduced. building.
displays a currently valid OMB control Description of Respondents: Business FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
number and the agency informs or other for-profit. Joanna Wilson, Eastern Region

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FR Citation		82 FR 31283