83_FR_27421 83 FR 27308 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study

83 FR 27308 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)

Page Range27308-27309
FR Document2018-12589

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request the reinstatement of an information collection to conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Goat 2019 Study.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27308-27309]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12589]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0029]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; 
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reinstatement 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 the reinstatement of an information collection to 
conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Goat 2019 Study.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0029.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0029, 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-2018-
0029 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 the Goat 2019 
Study, contact Mr. Bill Kelley, Program Analyst, Science, Technology, 
and Analysis Services, VS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Fort 
Collins, CO 80524; (970) 494-7207. 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 Animal Health Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0354.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health 
of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United 
States by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious 
diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating such diseases from 
the United States when feasible. This authority has been delegated to 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
    In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal 
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis, 
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and 
economic importance of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture disease risk 
factors.
    NAHMS' studies have evolved into a collaborative industry and 
government initiative to help determine the most effective means of 
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS

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is the only agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health. 
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are 
confidential.
    APHIS plans to conduct the Goat 2019 Study as part of an ongoing 
series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population. The purpose 
of the study is to collect information to describe changes in animal 
health, nutrition, and management practices in the U.S. goat industry 
from 2009-2019; describe practices producers use to control internal 
parasites and reduce anthelmintic resistance; describe antimicrobial 
stewardship on goat operations and provide information on the 
prevalence of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns; 
describe management practices associated with, and producer-reported 
occurrence of, economically important goat diseases; and provide a 
serologic bank to meet the future research needs of the goat industry.
    The study will consist of two phases. In Phase I, a National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) enumerator will contact and 
conduct interviews with goat producers from 26 States who have 5 or 
more goats. These respondents will be asked to sign a consent form 
allowing NASS to present their names to APHIS-designated data 
collectors for further consideration in the study. In Phase II, which 
we consider the APHIS phase, the respondents will complete the producer 
agreement and up to three on-farm questionnaires. In addition, biologic 
sampling will be available to selected participants that complete the 
initial visit questionnaire.
    The information collected through the Goat 2019 Study will be 
analyzed and organized into descriptive reports. Several information 
sheets will be derived from these reports and disseminated by APHIS to 
producers, stakeholders, academia, veterinarians, and other interested 
parties. The collected data will be used to establish national and 
regional production measures for producer, veterinary, and industry 
references; predict or detect national and regional trends in disease 
emergence and movement; address emerging issues; examine the economic 
impact of health management practices; provide estimates of both 
outcome (disease or other parameters) and exposure (risks and 
components) variables that can be used in analytic studies in the 
future by APHIS; provide input into the design of surveillance systems 
for specific diseases; and provide parameters for animal disease spread 
models.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 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 0.51 hours per response.
    Respondents: Goat producers from 26 States who have 5 or more 
goats.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,770.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 17,668.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,947 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 6th day of June 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-12589 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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27308 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 / Notices Need and Use of the Information: Affected Premises Using Contract • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to APHIS will collect information from Growers Form. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket owners of elk, deer, and moose herds Need and Use of the Information: Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0029. who choose to participate in the CWD APHIS uses the following information • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Herd Certification program. They would activities to reimburse aquaculture Send your comment to Docket No. need to follow program requirements for industry businesses; conduct APHIS–2018–0029, Regulatory Analysis animal identification, testing, herd biosecurity, protocols and audits; and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station management, and movement of animals develop site-specific ISA action plans; 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, into and from herds. APHIS also compile fish inventories and mortality Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. established requirements for the reports (and keep records of the Supporting documents and any interstate movement of cervids to inventories and reports); and conduct comments we receive on this docket prevent movement of elk, deer, and disease surveillance. Each program may be viewed at http:// moose that pose a risk of spreading participant must sign an ISA Program www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= CWD. Carrying out this program will Enrollment Form in which they agree to APHIS-2018-0029 or in our reading entail the use of several information participate fully in USDA’s and the room, which is located in Room 1141 of collection activities: Memoranda of State of Maine’s ISA Program. APHIS the USDA South Building, 14th Street understandings; participation requests/ will collect the owner’s name and and Independence Avenue SW, applications; sample collections and lab address, the number of fish for which Washington, DC. Normal reading room submissions; inspections, inventories, the owner is seeking payment, and the hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday and herd records; cervid identification; appraised value of each fish. through Friday, except holidays. To be reports of cervid disappearances, The owner must also certify as to sure someone is there to help you, escapes, and deaths; herd plans; annual whether the fish are subject to a please call (202) 799–7039 before reports; consistent State reviews; mortgage. Without the information it coming. epidemiological investigations; would be impossible for APHIS to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For appraisal, destruction, and payment of launch its program to contain and prevent ISA outbreaks in the United information on the Goat 2019 Study, indemnity; letter to appeal suspension; contact Mr. Bill Kelley, Program Interstate Certificates of Veterinary States. Description of Respondents: Business Analyst, Science, Technology, and Inspection (ICVI); and wild cervid ICVI, Analysis Services, VS, 2150 Centre or other for-profit. and surveillance data. Failure to collect Number of Respondents: 13. Avenue, Building B, Fort Collins, CO this information would cripple APHIS’ Frequency of Responses: 80524; (970) 494–7207. For copies of ability to effectively sustain its CWD Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. more detailed information on the control program. Total Burden Hours: 547. information collection, contact Ms. Description of Respondents: Business Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Ruth Brown, Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Government. Departmental Information Collection 2483. Number of Respondents: 4,532. Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–12585 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frequency of Responses: Reporting Title: National Animal Health and Recordkeeping: On occasion. BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Monitoring System; Goat 2019 Study. Total Burden Hours: 347,163. OMB Control Number: 0579–0354. Animal and Plant Health Inspection DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Type of Request: Reinstatement of an Service information collection. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Abstract: Under the Animal Health Title: Infectious Salmon Anemia Service Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), (ISA)—Payment of Indemnity. the Secretary of Agriculture is OMB Control Number: 0579–0192. [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0029] authorized to protect the health of the Summary of Collection: The Animal livestock, poultry, and aquaculture Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is populations in the United States by an Information Collection; National the primary Federal law governing the preventing the introduction and Animal Health Monitoring System; protection of animal health. The law interstate spread of serious diseases and Goat 2019 Study gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad pests of livestock and for eradicating authority to detect, control, or eradicate AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health such diseases from the United States pest or diseases of livestock or poultry. Inspection Service, USDA. when feasible. This authority has been Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) is a ACTION: Reinstatement of an information delegated to the Animal and Plant clinical disease resulting from infection collection; comment request. Health Inspection Service (APHIS). with the ISA virus; signs include In connection with this mission, hemorrhaging, anemia, and lethargy. SUMMARY: In accordance with the APHIS operates the National Animal ISA poses a substantial threat to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), economic viability and sustainability of notice announces the Animal and Plant which collects, on a national basis, salmon aquaculture in the United States Health Inspection Service’s intention to statistically valid and scientifically and abroad. The Animal and Plant request the reinstatement of an sound data on the prevalence and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will information collection to conduct the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES economic importance of livestock, collect information using VS Form 1–22 National Animal Health Monitoring poultry, and aquaculture disease risk ISA Program Enrollment Form, VS Form System’s Goat 2019 Study. factors. 1–23 All Species Appraisal and DATES: We will consider all comments NAHMS’ studies have evolved into a Indemnity Claim Form, VS Form 1–24 that we receive on or before August 13, collaborative industry and government Proceeds from Animals Sold for 2018. initiative to help determine the most Slaughter Form, and VS Form 1–26 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments effective means of preventing and Appraisal and Indemnity Request for by either of the following methods: controlling diseases of livestock. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 12, 2018 / Notices 27309 is the only agency responsible for approve our use of these information Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites collecting data on livestock health. collection activities for 3 years. comments on this information Participation in any NAHMS study is The purpose of this notice is to solicit collection for which the RUS intends to voluntary, and all data are confidential. comments from the public (as well as request approval from the Office of APHIS plans to conduct the Goat 2019 affected agencies) concerning our Management and Budget (OMB). Study as part of an ongoing series of information collection. These comments DATES: Comments on this notice must be NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock will help us: received by August 13, 2018. population. The purpose of the study is (1) Evaluate whether the collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to collect information to describe information is necessary for the proper Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, changes in animal health, nutrition, and performance of the functions of the Program Development and Regulatory management practices in the U.S. goat Agency, including whether the Analysis, USDA Rural Development, industry from 2009–2019; describe information will have practical utility; 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP practices producers use to control (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 1522, Room 5164 South Building, internal parasites and reduce estimate of the burden of the collection Washington, DC 20250–1522. anthelmintic resistance; describe of information, including the validity of Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202) antimicrobial stewardship on goat the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 720–8435 or email to: Thomas.Dickson@ operations and provide information on clarity of the information to be wdc.usda.gov. the prevalence of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns; collected; and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office describe management practices (4) Minimize the burden of the of Management and Budget’s (OMB) associated with, and producer-reported collection of information on those who regulation (5 CFR part 1320) occurrence of, economically important are to respond, through use, as implementing provisions of the goat diseases; and provide a serologic appropriate, of automated, electronic, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. bank to meet the future research needs mechanical, and other collection L. 104–13) requires that interested of the goat industry. technologies; e.g., permitting electronic members of the public and affected The study will consist of two phases. submission of responses. agencies have an opportunity to In Phase I, a National Agricultural Estimate of burden: The public comment on information collection and Statistics Service (NASS) enumerator burden for this collection of information recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR will contact and conduct interviews is estimated to average 0.51 hours per 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an with goat producers from 26 States who response. information collection that RUS is have 5 or more goats. These respondents Respondents: Goat producers from 26 submitting to OMB as extension to an will be asked to sign a consent form States who have 5 or more goats. existing collection with Agency allowing NASS to present their names Estimated annual number of adjustment. to APHIS-designated data collectors for respondents: 4,770. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether further consideration in the study. In Estimated annual number of the proposed collection of information Phase II, which we consider the APHIS responses per respondent: 4. is necessary for the proper performance phase, the respondents will complete Estimated annual number of of the functions of the Agency, the producer agreement and up to three responses: 17,668. including whether the information will on-farm questionnaires. In addition, Estimated total annual burden on have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of biologic sampling will be available to respondents: 8,947 hours. (Due to the Agency’s estimate of the burden of selected participants that complete the averaging, the total annual burden hours the proposed collection of information initial visit questionnaire. may not equal the product of the annual including the validity of the The information collected through the number of responses multiplied by the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Goat 2019 Study will be analyzed and reporting burden per response.) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and organized into descriptive reports. All responses to this notice will be clarity of the information to be Several information sheets will be summarized and included in the request collected; and (d) ways to minimize the derived from these reports and for OMB approval. All comments will burden of the collection of information disseminated by APHIS to producers, also become a matter of public record. on those who are to respond, including stakeholders, academia, veterinarians, Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of through the use of appropriate and other interested parties. The June 2018. automated, electronic, mechanical, or collected data will be used to establish Kevin Shea, other technological collection national and regional production Administrator, Animal and Plant Health techniques or other forms of information measures for producer, veterinary, and Inspection Service. technology. Comments may be sent to: industry references; predict or detect [FR Doc. 2018–12589 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, national and regional trends in disease BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Program Development and Regulatory emergence and movement; address Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. emerging issues; examine the economic Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, impact of health management practices; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Room 5164, 1400 Independence Avenue provide estimates of both outcome SW, Washington, DC 20250–1522. (disease or other parameters) and Rural Utilities Service Telephone: (202) 690–4492; Fax: (202) exposure (risks and components) 720–8435. Information Collection Activity; sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES variables that can be used in analytic Title: 7 CFR 1773, Policy on Audits of studies in the future by APHIS; provide Comment Request RUS Borrowers and Grantees. input into the design of surveillance Rural Utilities Service, USDA. AGENCY: OMB Control Number: 0572–0095. systems for specific diseases; and Notice and request for ACTION: Type of Request: Extension of a provide parameters for animal disease comments. currently approved collection. spread models. Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service We are asking the Office of SUMMARY: In accordance with the relies on the information provided by Management and Budget (OMB) to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the the borrowers in their financial VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:21 Jun 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1


Document Created: 2018-06-12 00:47:03
Document Modified: 2018-06-12 00:47:03
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
ActionReinstatement of an information collection; comment request.
DatesWe will consider all comments that we receive on or before August 13, 2018.
ContactFor information on the Goat 2019 Study, contact Mr. Bill Kelley, Program Analyst, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, VS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Fort Collins, CO 80524; (970) 494-7207. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation83 FR 27308 
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