83 FR 35604 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Emergency Management Response System

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 145 (July 27, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-16213

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 the Emergency Management Response System.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0049]

Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Emergency Management Response System

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 the Emergency Management
Response System.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0049.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0049, 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-
0049 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 Emergency
Management Response System, contact Dr. Fred Bourgeois, EMRS National
Coordinator, PIC, NPIC, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (318) 288-4083. For more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Management Response System.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0071.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
protect the health of U.S. livestock and poultry populations by
preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious diseases
and pests of livestock and by eradicating such diseases from the United
States when feasible.
The Emergency Management Response System (EMRS), which is a web-
based system, helps APHIS manage and investigate potential incidents of
foreign animal diseases in the United States. When a potential foreign
animal disease incident is reported, APHIS or State animal health
officials dispatch a foreign animal disease veterinary diagnostician to
the premises of the reported incident to conduct an investigation. The
diagnostician obtains vital epidemiologic data by conducting field
investigations, including sample collection, and by interviewing the
owner or manager of the premises being investigated. These important
data, which are submitted electronically by the diagnostician into
EMRS, include such items as the purpose of the diagnostician's visit
and suspected disease, type of operation on the premises, the number
and type of animals on the premises, the number of sick or dead animals
on the premises, the results of physical examinations of affected
animals and necropsy examinations, vaccination information on the
animals in the herd or flock, biosecurity practices at the site,
whether any animals were recently moved out of the herd or flock,
whether any new animals were recently introduced into the herd or
flock, the number and kinds

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of test samples taken, and detailed geographic data concerning the
premises location. EMRS allows these epidemiological and diagnostic
data to be documented and transmitted more efficiently.
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 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Owners or operators of livestock and poultry
facilities and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 136.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 12.
Estimated annual number of responses: 1,632.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,632 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 25th day of July 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 Management Response System, contact
contains documents other than rules or CFR 404.7. Dr. Fred Bourgeois, EMRS National
proposed rules that are applicable to the Coordinator, PIC, NPIC, VS, APHIS,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Mojdeh Bahar,
4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD
committee meetings, agency decisions and Assistant Administrator. 20737; (318) 288–4083. For more
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of [FR Doc. 2018–16135 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency
detailed information on the information
statements of organization and functions are
BILLING CODE 3410–03–P collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
examples of documents appearing in this APHIS’ Information Collection
section. Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Title: Emergency Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Service Response System.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0071.
Agricultural Research Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0049] Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Notice of Request for Revision to and collection.
License Extension of Approval of an Abstract: Under the Animal Health
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Information Collection; Emergency Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
USDA. Management Response System the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
ACTION: Notice of intent. ACTION:Revision to and extension of Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
approval of an information collection; of Agriculture is authorized, among
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that other things, to protect the health of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comment request.
U.S. livestock and poultry populations
Forest Service, intends to grant to SUMMARY: In accordance with the by preventing the introduction and
Domtar Paper Company, LLC of Fort Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this interstate spread of serious diseases and
Mill, South Carolina, an exclusive notice announces the Animal and Plant pests of livestock and by eradicating
license to U.S. Patent No. 9,540,244, Health Inspection Service’s intention to such diseases from the United States
‘‘METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING request a revision to and extension of when feasible.
GRAPHENE FROM A LIGNIN The Emergency Management
approval of an information collection
SOURCE’’, issued on January 10, 2017. Response System (EMRS), which is a
associated with the Emergency
DATES: Comments must be received on Management Response System. web-based system, helps APHIS manage
or before August 13, 2018. and investigate potential incidents of
DATES: We will consider all comments
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Thomas foreign animal diseases in the United
that we receive on or before September
Moreland, Technology Transfer 25, 2018. States. When a potential foreign animal
Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 1400 disease incident is reported, APHIS or
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
State animal health officials dispatch a
DC 20250–1118, twmoreland@fs.fed.us. by either of the following methods: foreign animal disease veterinary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to diagnostician to the premises of the
Thomas Moreland, Technology Transfer http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket reported incident to conduct an
Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 443– Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0049. investigation. The diagnostician obtains
677–6858, twmoreland@fs.fed.us. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: vital epidemiologic data by conducting
Send your comment to Docket No. field investigations, including sample
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
APHIS–2018–0049, Regulatory Analysis collection, and by interviewing the
Federal Government’s patent rights in
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station owner or manager of the premises being
this invention are assigned to the United
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, investigated. These important data,
States of America, as represented by the
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. which are submitted electronically by
Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the
Supporting documents and any the diagnostician into EMRS, include
public interest to so license this
comments we receive on this docket such items as the purpose of the
invention as Domtar Paper Company,
may be viewed at http:// diagnostician’s visit and suspected
LLC of Fort Mill, South Carolina has
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= disease, type of operation on the
submitted a complete and sufficient
application for a license. The APHIS-2018-0049 or in our reading premises, the number and type of
prospective exclusive license will be room, which is located in room 1141 of animals on the premises, the number of
royalty-bearing and will comply with the USDA South Building, 14th Street sick or dead animals on the premises,
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. and Independence Avenue SW, the results of physical examinations of
209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective Washington, DC. Normal reading room affected animals and necropsy
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exclusive license may be granted unless, hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday examinations, vaccination information
within fifteen (15) days from the date of through Friday, except holidays. To be on the animals in the herd or flock,
this published Notice, the Agricultural sure someone is there to help you, biosecurity practices at the site, whether
Research Service receives written please call (202) 799–7039 before any animals were recently moved out of
evidence and argument which coming. the herd or flock, whether any new
establishes that the grant of the license FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For animals were recently introduced into
would not be consistent with the information on the Emergency the herd or flock, the number and kinds

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of test samples taken, and detailed DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0423.
geographic data concerning the Type of Request: Revision to and
premises location. EMRS allows these Animal and Plant Health Inspection extension of approval of an information
epidemiological and diagnostic data to Service collection.
be documented and transmitted more [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0051] Abstract: The Plant Protection Act
efficiently. (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes
We are asking the Office of Notice of Request for Revision to and the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict
Management and Budget (OMB) to Extension of Approval of an the importation, entry, or interstate
approve our use of these information Information Collection; Importation of movement of plants, plant products, and
collection activities, as described, for an Apples From China other articles to prevent the
additional 3 years. introduction of plant pests into the
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health United States or their dissemination
The purpose of this notice is to solicit Inspection Service, USDA.
comments from the public (as well as within the United States. Regulations
ACTION: Revision to and extension of authorized by the PPA concerning the
affected agencies) concerning our approval of an information collection;
information collection. These comments importation of fruits and vegetables into
comment request. the United States from certain parts of
will help us:
the world are contained in ‘‘Subpart-
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–
information is necessary for the proper Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
1 through 319.56–83).
performance of the functions of the notice announces the Animal and Plant
Under these regulations, apples from
Agency, including whether the Health Inspection Service’s intention to
China may be imported into the
information will have practical utility; request a revision to and extension of
continental United States under certain
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our approval of an information collection
conditions, as listed in § 319.56–72, to
estimate of the burden of the collection associated with the regulations for the
prevent the introduction of plant pests
of information, including the validity of importation of apples from China.
into the United States. The regulations
the methodology and assumptions used; DATES: We will consider all comments
require information collection activities
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and that we receive on or before September that include an operational workplan,
clarity of the information to be 25, 2018. production site and packinghouse
collected; and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments registrations, tracking system, box
(4) Minimize the burden of the by either of the following methods: labeling, phytosanitary certificates with
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to declarations, inspections, investigation
collection of information on those who
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket for detection, handling procedures, and
are to respond, through use, as
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0051. emergency action notifications.
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: We are asking the Office of
mechanical, and other collection
Send your comment to Docket No. Management and Budget (OMB) to
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
APHIS–2018–0051, Regulatory Analysis approve our use of these information
submission of responses.
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station collection activities, as described, for an
Estimate of burden: The public 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
burden for this collection of information additional 3 years.
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. The purpose of this notice is to solicit
is estimated to average 1 hour per Supporting documents and any
response. comments from the public (as well as
comments we receive on this docket affected agencies) concerning our
Respondents: Owners or operators of may be viewed at http:// information collection. These comments
livestock and poultry facilities and State www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail; will help us:
animal health officials. D=APHIS-2018-0051 or in our reading (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Estimated annual number of room, which is located in Room 1141 of information is necessary for the proper
respondents: 136. the USDA South Building, 14th Street performance of the functions of the
Estimated annual number of and Independence Avenue SW, Agency, including whether the
responses per respondent: 12. Washington, DC. Normal reading room information will have practical utility;
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
Estimated annual number of through Friday, except holidays. To be
responses: 1,632. estimate of the burden of the collection
sure someone is there to help you, of information including the validity of
Estimated total annual burden on please call (202) 799–7039 before
respondents: 1,632 hours. (Due to the methodology and assumptions used;
coming. (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarity of the information to be
number of responses multiplied by the information on the importation of collected; and
reporting burden per response.) apples from China, contact Mr. (4) Minimize the burden of the
Benjamin Kaczmarski, Senior collection of information on those who
All responses to this notice will be Regulatory Policy Specialist, RCC, IRM, are to respond, through use, as
summarized and included in the request PHP, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, appropriate, of automated, electronic,
for OMB approval. All comments will Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) mechanical, and other collection
also become a matter of public record. 851–2127. For more detailed technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of information on the information submission of responses.
July 2018. collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, Estimate of burden: The public
Kevin Shea, APHIS’ Information Collection burden for this collection of information
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483. is estimated to average 0.022 hours per
Inspection Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: response.
[FR Doc. 2018–16213 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] Title: Importation of Apples From Respondents: National plant
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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 September 25, 2018.
Contact		For information on the Emergency Management Response System, contact Dr. Fred Bourgeois, EMRS National Coordinator, PIC, NPIC, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737; (318) 288-4083. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation		83 FR 35604

83 FR 35604 - Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Emergency Management Response System

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 145 (July 27, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service