82 FR 44986 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 186 (September 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-20619
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 21, 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 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 October 
27, 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 Animal Health Monitoring System; Emergency 
Epidemiologic Investigations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0376.
    Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal 
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements for examining and 
reporting on animal disease control methods were further mandated by 7 
U.S.C. 8308, 8314 of the Animal Health Protection Act, ``Detection, 
Control, and Eradication of Disease and Pests,'' May 13, 2002. 
Emergency epidemiologic investigations will allow Veterinary Services 
Officials to rapidly implement prevention and control measures, keep 
the public informed, and keep international markets open.
    Need and Use of the Information: The primary objective of the 
National Animal Health Monitoring System's emergency epidemiologic 
investigations are to provide for the prevention and control of animal 
disease and protect the U.S. livestock and poultry populations from the 
introduction and spread of domestic, emerging, zoonotic, and foreign 
animal disease. APHIS will collect information using a questionnaire, 
telephone interview, or direct interview. APHIS will use the data 
collected to: (1) Identify the scope of the problem (2) Define and 
describe the affected population and the susceptible population; (3) 
Predict or detect trends in disease occurrence and movement; (4) 
Understand the risk factors for disease; (5) Estimate the cost of 
disease control and develop intervention options; (6) Make 
recommendations for disease control; (7) Provide parameters for animal 
disease spread models; (8) Provide lessons learned and guidance on the 
best ways to avoid future outbreaks based on thorough analysis of data 
from current outbreak(s); and (9) Identify areas for further research 
e.g. mechanisms of disease transfer, vaccine technology, and diagnostic 
testing needs.
    Description of Respondents: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments; and Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,798.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20619 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to mechanisms of disease transfer, vaccine
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such technology, and diagnostic testing
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to needs.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it Description of Respondents: Private
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Governments; and Individuals or
number.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
Households.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Number of Respondents: 8,000.
examples of documents appearing in this Service
section. Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Title: National Animal Health On occasion.
Monitoring System; Emergency Total Burden Hours: 5,798.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Epidemiologic Investigations. Ruth Brown,
OMB Control Number: 0579–0376.
Summary of Collection: Collection Departmental Information Collection
Submission for OMB Review; Clearance Officer.
Comment Request and dissemination of animal health data
[FR Doc. 2017–20619 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am]
and information is mandated by 7
September 21, 2017. U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
The Department of Agriculture has 1884, which established the precursor of
submitted the following information the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
collection requirement(s) to OMB for Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
review and clearance under the the Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal Food and Nutrition Service
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, requirements for examining and
Public Law 104–13. Comments are reporting on animal disease control Agency Information Collection
requested regarding whether the methods were further mandated by 7 Activities: Proposed Collection;
collection of information is necessary U.S.C. 8308, 8314 of the Animal Health Comment Request—Third National
for the proper performance of the Protection Act, ‘‘Detection, Control, and Survey of WIC Participants (NSWP–III)
functions of the agency, including Eradication of Disease and Pests,’’ May
whether the information will have 13, 2002. Emergency epidemiologic AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
practical utility; the accuracy of the investigations will allow Veterinary (FNS), Department of Agriculture
agency’s estimate of burden including Services Officials to rapidly implement (USDA).
the validity of the methodology and prevention and control measures, keep ACTION: Notice and request for
assumptions used; ways to enhance the the public informed, and keep comments.
quality, utility and clarity of the international markets open.
information to be collected; and ways to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Need and Use of the Information: The
minimize the burden of the collection of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
primary objective of the National
information on those who are to notice invites the general public and
Animal Health Monitoring System’s
respond, including through the use of other public agencies to comment on
emergency epidemiologic investigations
appropriate automated, electronic, this proposed information collection.
are to provide for the prevention and
mechanical, or other technological This collection is a new collection to
control of animal disease and protect
collection techniques or other forms of conduct the Third National Survey of
the U.S. livestock and poultry
information technology. WIC Participants (NSWP–III).
populations from the introduction and
Comments regarding this information spread of domestic, emerging, zoonotic, DATES: Written comments must be
collection received by October 27, 2017 and foreign animal disease. APHIS will received on or before November 27,
will be considered. Written comments collect information using a 2017.
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for questionnaire, telephone interview, or ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Agriculture, Office of Information and direct interview. APHIS will use the Anthony Panzera, Food and Nutrition
Regulatory Affairs, Office of data collected to: (1) Identify the scope Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Management and Budget (OMB), New of the problem (2) Define and describe 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Executive Office Building, 725 17th the affected population and the Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. susceptible population; (3) Predict or also be submitted via fax to the attention
Commenters are encouraged to submit detect trends in disease occurrence and of Anthony Panzera at 703–305–2576, or
their comments to OMB via email to: movement; (4) Understand the risk via email to Anthony.Panzera@
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or factors for disease; (5) Estimate the cost fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental of disease control and develop accepted through the Federal
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Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail intervention options; (6) Make eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– recommendations for disease control; www.regulations.gov and follow the
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may (7) Provide parameters for animal online instructions for submitting
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. disease spread models; (8) Provide comments electronically.
An agency may not conduct or lessons learned and guidance on the All responses to this notice will be
sponsor a collection of information best ways to avoid future outbreaks summarized and included in the request
unless the collection of information based on thorough analysis of data from for Office of Management and Budget
displays a currently valid OMB control current outbreak(s); and (9) Identify approval. All comments will be a matter
number and the agency informs areas for further research e.g. of public record.

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FR Citation		82 FR 44986