82_FR_57428 82 FR 57197 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories Request Forms

82 FR 57197 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories Request Forms

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 231 (December 4, 2017)

Page Range57197-57197
FR Document2017-26059

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 safeguard the health of the U.S. livestock and poultry populations by the use of National Veterinary Services Laboratories request forms.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 57197]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26059]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0085]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories 
Request Forms

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 safeguard the 
health of the U.S. livestock and poultry populations by the use of 
National Veterinary Services Laboratories request forms.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0085.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0085, 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-
0085 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 National Veterinary 
Services Laboratories request forms, contact Ms. Lori Anderson, Chief 
of Staff, STAS, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337-
7405. 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: National Veterinary Services Laboratories Request Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0430.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) 
provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or 
restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry of 
any animal, article, or means of conveyance if the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary 
to prevent the introduction or spread of any pest or disease of 
livestock within the United States. Disease prevention is the most 
effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population.
    As an element of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) disease prevention mission, the National Veterinary Services 
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health by ensuring that 
timely and accurate laboratory support is provided through a nationwide 
animal health diagnostic system. NVSL's work necessitates the use of 
several information collection activities including requests for 
reagents or supplies, NVSL contact information updates, and NVSL 
applications for laboratory training.
    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 appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
    Respondents: Domestic and foreign diagnostic laboratories (Federal, 
State, university, or private), researchers (academia, private, 
government), and private veterinary practitioners.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 652.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 2,800.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 692 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, on November 29, 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2017 / Notices 57197 All responses to this notice will be please call (202) 799–7039 before (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and summarized and included in the request coming. clarity of the information to be for OMB approval. All comments will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For collected; and also become a matter of public record. information on National Veterinary (4) Minimize the burden of the Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of Services Laboratories request forms, collection of information on those who November 2017. contact Ms. Lori Anderson, Chief of are to respond, through use, as Kevin Shea, Staff, STAS, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton appropriate, of automated, electronic, Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337–7405. mechanical, and other collection Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. For copies of more detailed information technologies; e.g., permitting electronic on the information collection, contact submission of responses. [FR Doc. 2017–26060 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am] Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Estimate of burden: The public BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Information Collection Coordinator, at burden for this collection of information (301) 851–2483. is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents: Domestic and foreign Title: National Veterinary Services Animal and Plant Health Inspection diagnostic laboratories (Federal, State, Laboratories Request Forms. Service OMB Control Number: 0579–0430. university, or private), researchers Type of Request: Revision to and (academia, private, government), and [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0085] private veterinary practitioners. extension of approval of an information collection. Estimated annual number of Notice of Request for Revision to and respondents: 652. Extension of Approval of an Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) Estimated annual number of Information Collection; National responses per respondent: 4. Veterinary Services Laboratories provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or restrict, Estimated annual number of Request Forms responses: 2,800. through orders and regulations, the AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health importation or entry of any animal, Estimated total annual burden on Inspection Service, USDA. article, or means of conveyance if the respondents: 692 hours. (Due to U.S. Department of Agriculture averaging, the total annual burden hours ACTION: Revision to and extension of determines that the prohibition or may not equal the product of the annual approval of an information collection; number of responses multiplied by the comment request. restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any pest or reporting burden per response.) SUMMARY: In accordance with the disease of livestock within the United All responses to this notice will be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this States. Disease prevention is the most summarized and included in the request notice announces the Animal and Plant effective method for maintaining a for OMB approval. All comments will Health Inspection Service’s intention to healthy animal population. also become a matter of public record. request a revision to and extension of As an element of the Animal and Done in Washington, DC, on November 29, approval of an information collection Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 2017. associated with its efforts to safeguard disease prevention mission, the Kevin Shea, the health of the U.S. livestock and National Veterinary Services Administrator, Animal and Plant Health poultry populations by the use of Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. Inspection Service. National Veterinary Services animal health by ensuring that timely [FR Doc. 2017–26059 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am] Laboratories request forms. and accurate laboratory support is BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DATES: We will consider all comments provided through a nationwide animal that we receive on or before February 2, health diagnostic system. NVSL’s work 2018. necessitates the use of several DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE information collection activities ADDRESSES: You may submit comments including requests for reagents or Animal and Plant Health Inspection by either of the following methods: supplies, NVSL contact information Service • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to updates, and NVSL applications for http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0095] laboratory training. Detail;D=APHIS-2017-0085. We are asking the Office of • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Notice of Request for Revision to and Management and Budget (OMB) to Extension of Approval of an Send your comment to Docket No. approve our use of these information APHIS–2017–0085, Regulatory Analysis Information Collection; Importation of collection activities, as described, for an Poultry Meat and Other Poultry and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station additional 3 years. 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Products From Sinaloa and Sonora; The purpose of this notice is to solicit Poultry and Pork Transiting the United Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. comments from the public (as well as Supporting documents and any States affected agencies) concerning our comments we receive on this docket information collection. These comments AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health may be viewed at http://www. will help us: Inspection Service, USDA. regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= (1) Evaluate whether the collection of ACTION: Revision to and extension of APHIS-2017-0085 or in our reading sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES information is necessary for the proper approval of an information collection; Room, which is located in Room 1141 performance of the functions of the comment request. of the USDA South Building, 14th Street Agency, including whether the and Independence Avenue SW., information will have practical utility; SUMMARY: In accordance with the Washington, DC. Normal reading room (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday estimate of the burden of the collection notice announces the Animal and Plant through Friday, except holidays. 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Document Created: 2017-12-02 00:40:10
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 February 2, 2018.
ContactFor information on National Veterinary Services Laboratories request forms, contact Ms. Lori Anderson, Chief of Staff, STAS, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337- 7405. 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 57197 
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