83 FR 2423 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-00694

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 livestock disease surveillance programs.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0106]

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Specimen Submission

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 livestock disease surveillance
programs.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0106.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2017-0106, 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-
0106 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) 7997039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding livestock
disease surveillance programs, 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: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0090.
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 and
interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 and for enhancing the United States' ability
to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products.
However, animal disease prevention cannot be accomplished without the
existence of an effective disease surveillance program, which is
conducted by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS).
The animal disease surveillance program is based on information
submitted on the Specimen Submission form and the continuation sheets,
as well as equivalent sources. VS forms are critical to VS' mission.
They are routinely used whenever specimens (such as blood, milk,
tissue, or urine) from any animal (such as cattle, swine, sheep, goats,
horses, and poultry) are submitted to the National Veterinary Services
Laboratories for disease testing. If the information was not collected
or collected less frequently, APHIS would not have the critical
information necessary to effectively operate a disease surveillance
program and identify the animals and herds from which the specimens
were taken, allowing effective disease prevention and eradication.
An additional form that APHIS uses is the Parasite Submission form.
This form is used by the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the
National Tick Surveillance Program to identify the individuals
submitting tick samples and the animal sources of those samples.
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.
APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following:
(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, (such as through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.)
Estimate of Burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.31 hours per response.
Respondents: State veterinarians and other State personnel who are
qualified and authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory
analysis, accredited veterinarians, private veterinarians, animal
health technicians, herd owners, private laboratories, and research
institutions.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,773.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.

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Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 27,193.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,604 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 10th day of January 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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HPAI occurrence in that country was APHIS–2017–0106, Regulatory Analysis routinely used whenever specimens
confirmed on August 7, 2017. and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station (such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine)
Subsequent to that report, and after 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, from any animal (such as cattle, swine,
confirming that the HPAI occurred in Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) are
commercial birds or poultry, APHIS Supporting documents and any submitted to the National Veterinary
placed restrictions on the importation of comments we receive on this docket Services Laboratories for disease testing.
poultry, commercial birds, other types may be viewed at http:// If the information was not collected or
of birds (research, performing), ratites, www.regulations.gov/#! collected less frequently, APHIS would
any avian hatching eggs, unprocessed docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0106 or in not have the critical information
avian products and byproducts, and our reading room, which is located in necessary to effectively operate a
certain fresh poultry products from the Room 1141 of the USDA South disease surveillance program and
Philippines to mitigate risk of HPAI Building, 14th Street and Independence identify the animals and herds from
introduction into the United States. Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal which the specimens were taken,
Those restrictions went into effect on reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 allowing effective disease prevention
August 7, 2017, the reported date of p.m., Monday through Friday, except and eradication.
confirmation of the HPAI occurrence in holidays. To be sure someone is there to An additional form that APHIS uses is
the Philippines. With the publication of help you, please call (202) 7997039 the Parasite Submission form. This form
this notice, we are adding the before coming. is used by the Cattle Fever Tick
Philippines to the list of regions APHIS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Eradication Program and the National
considers affected with HPAI of any information regarding livestock disease Tick Surveillance Program to identify
subtype. surveillance programs, contact Ms. Lori the individuals submitting tick samples
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– Anderson, Chief of Staff, STAS, VS, and the animal sources of those
7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA samples.
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 50010; (515) 337–7405. For copies of We are asking the Office of
371.4. more detailed information on the Management and Budget (OMB) to
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of information collection, contact Ms. approve our use of these information
January 2018. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information collection activities, as described, for an
Kevin Shea, Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– additional 3 years.
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 2483. The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Inspection Service. comments from the public (as well as
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: affected agencies) concerning our
[FR Doc. 2018–00696 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
Title: Specimen Submission. information collection. APHIS needs
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P OMB Control Number: 0579–0090. this outside input to help accomplish
Type of Request: Revision to and the following:
extension of approval of an information (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE collection. information is necessary for the proper
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Abstract: The Animal Health performance of the functions of the
Service Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) Agency, including whether the
provides the Secretary of Agriculture information will have practical utility;
[Docket No. APHIS–2017–0106] broad authority to prohibit or restrict, (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
through orders and regulations, the estimate of the burden of the collection
Notice of Request for Revision to and importation or entry and interstate
Extension of Approval of an of information, including the validity of
movement of any animal, article, or the methodology and assumptions used;
Information Collection; Specimen means of conveyance if the U.S.
Submission (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Department of Agriculture (USDA) clarity of the information to be
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health determines that the prohibition or collected; and
Inspection Service, USDA. restriction is necessary to prevent the (4) Minimize the burden of the
ACTION: Revision to and extension of introduction or spread of any pest or collection of information on those who
approval of an information collection; disease of livestock within the United are to respond, (such as through the use
comment request. States. of appropriate automated, electronic,
Disease prevention is the most mechanical, or other technological
SUMMARY: In accordance with the effective method for maintaining a collection techniques, e.g., permitting
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this healthy animal population and for electronic submission of responses.)
notice announces the Animal and Plant enhancing the United States’ ability to Estimate of Burden: The public
Health Inspection Service’s intention to globally compete in the trade of animals burden for this collection of information
request a revision to and extension of and animal products. However, animal is estimated to average 0.31 hours per
approval of an information collection disease prevention cannot be response.
associated with livestock disease accomplished without the existence of Respondents: State veterinarians and
surveillance programs. an effective disease surveillance other State personnel who are qualified
DATES: We will consider all comments program, which is conducted by the and authorized to collect and submit
that we receive on or before March 19, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health specimens for laboratory analysis,
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Services (VS). veterinarians, animal health
by either of the following methods: The animal disease surveillance technicians, herd owners, private
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to program is based on information laboratories, and research institutions.
http://www.regulations.gov/#! submitted on the Specimen Submission Estimated Annual Number of
docketDetail;D=APHIS-2017-0106. form and the continuation sheets, as Respondents: 1,773.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: well as equivalent sources. VS forms are Estimated Annual Number of
Send your comment to Docket No. critical to VS’ mission. They are Responses per Respondent: 15.

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Section		Notices
Action		Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March 19, 2018.
Contact		For information regarding livestock disease surveillance programs, 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 Citation		83 FR 2423

83 FR 2423 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Specimen Submission

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service