83 FR 7008 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 13, 2018.
    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 (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 March 
19, 2018 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: Approval of Laboratories for Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests 
for Export Health Certificates.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0429.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA, 7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) is the primary Federal law governing the 
protection of animal health. The AHPA gives the Secretary of 
Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or 
diseases of livestock or poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or 
restrict import or export of any animal or related material if 
necessary to prevent the spread of any livestock or poultry pest or 
disease. While APHIS does not currently require the approval or 
certification of laboratories that conduct disease tests for the export 
of aquaculture animals, some countries that import these animals from 
the United States require them to be tested for certain diseases and 
the test results recorded on the export certificates. In addition, the 
test results must originate from a laboratory approved by the competent 
authority of the exporting country, which is APHIS in this case. State, 
university, and private laboratories can voluntarily seek APHIS 
approval of individual diagnostic methods. Though APHIS does not have 
regulations for the approval or certification of laboratories that 
conduct tests for the export of aquaculture animals, APHIS provides 
this approval as a service to U.S. exporters who export aquaculture 
animals to countries that require this certification.
    Need and Use of the Information: The approval of laboratories to 
conduct tests for the export of aquaculture animals requires the use of 
certain information collection activities including notification of 
intent to request approval, application for APHIS approval, protocol 
statement, submission and recordkeeping of sample copies of diagnostic 
reports, quality assurance/control plans and their recordkeeping, 
notification of proposed changes to assay protocols, recordkeeping of 
supporting assay documentation, and request for removal of approved 
status.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profits; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 62,000.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Veterinary Services Laboratories Request Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0430.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
8301-8317) provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of any animal, article, 
or means of conveyance, if USDA determines that the prohibition or 
restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction into or spread 
with the United States of any pest or disease of livestock. In 
connection with this disease prevention mission, the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services 
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health and contribute to 
public health by ensuring that timely and accurate laboratory support 
is provided by their nationwide animal health diagnostic system.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using VS Form 4-9, Request for Reagents or Supplies; VS Form 4-10, NVSL 
Customer Contact Update; and VS Form 4-11, Request for Training at 
NVSL.
    These forms are used to safeguard the U.S. animal population from 
pests and diseases. If the information was collected less frequently or 
not collected, APHIS would be unable to process reagent orders or 
provide training that customer's desire.
    Description of Respondents: Foreign Federal Government; Individuals 
or households; Businesses; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 652.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 692.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03256 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to documentation, and request for removal
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such of approved status.
proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to Description of Respondents: Business
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it or other for-profits; State, Local or Tribal
committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Government.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
number. Number of Respondents: 12.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
examples of documents appearing in this Service On occasion.
section. Total Burden Hours: 62,000.
Title: Approval of Laboratories for
Conducting Aquatic Animal Tests for Animal and Plant Health Inspection
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Export Health Certificates. Service
OMB Control Number: 0579–0429. Title: National Veterinary Services
Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Animal
Laboratories Request Forms.
Comment Request Health Protection Act (AHPA, 7 U.S.C.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0430.
8301 et seq.) is the primary Federal law
February 13, 2018. governing the protection of animal Summary of Collection: The Animal
The Department of Agriculture has health. The AHPA gives the Secretary of Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301–
submitted the following information Agriculture broad authority to detect, 8317) provides the Secretary of
collection requirement(s) to OMB for control, or eradicate pests or diseases of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit
review and clearance under the livestock or poultry. The Secretary may or restrict the importation or entry of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, also prohibit or restrict import or export any animal, article, or means of
Public Law 104–13. Comments are of any animal or related material if conveyance, if USDA determines that
requested regarding (1) whether the necessary to prevent the spread of any the prohibition or restriction is
collection of information is necessary livestock or poultry pest or disease. necessary to prevent the introduction
for the proper performance of the While APHIS does not currently require into or spread with the United States of
functions of the agency, including the approval or certification of any pest or disease of livestock. In
whether the information will have laboratories that conduct disease tests connection with this disease prevention
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the for the export of aquaculture animals, mission, the Animal and Plant Health
agency’s estimate of burden including some countries that import these Inspection Service (APHIS) National
the validity of the methodology and animals from the United States require Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL)
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance them to be tested for certain diseases safeguard U.S. animal health and
the quality, utility and clarity of the and the test results recorded on the contribute to public health by ensuring
information to be collected; and (4) export certificates. In addition, the test that timely and accurate laboratory
ways to minimize the burden of the results must originate from a laboratory support is provided by their nationwide
collection of information on those who approved by the competent authority of animal health diagnostic system.
are to respond, including through the the exporting country, which is APHIS Need and Use of the Information:
use of appropriate automated, in this case. State, university, and APHIS will collect information using VS
electronic, mechanical, or other private laboratories can voluntarily seek Form 4–9, Request for Reagents or
technological collection techniques or APHIS approval of individual Supplies; VS Form 4–10, NVSL
other forms of information technology. diagnostic methods. Though APHIS Customer Contact Update; and VS Form
Comments regarding this information does not have regulations for the 4–11, Request for Training at NVSL.
collection received by March 19, 2018 approval or certification of laboratories These forms are used to safeguard the
will be considered. Written comments that conduct tests for the export of U.S. animal population from pests and
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for aquaculture animals, APHIS provides diseases. If the information was
Agriculture, Office of Information and this approval as a service to U.S. collected less frequently or not
Regulatory Affairs, Office of exporters who export aquaculture collected, APHIS would be unable to
Management and Budget (OMB), New animals to countries that require this process reagent orders or provide
Executive Office Building, 725 17th certification. training that customer’s desire.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Need and Use of the Information: The Description of Respondents: Foreign
Commenters are encouraged to submit approval of laboratories to conduct tests Federal Government; Individuals or
their comments to OMB via email to: for the export of aquaculture animals households; Businesses; State, Local or
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or requires the use of certain information Tribal Government.
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental collection activities including Number of Respondents: 652.
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail notification of intent to request Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– approval, application for APHIS On occasion.
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may approval, protocol statement, Total Burden Hours: 692.
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. submission and recordkeeping of
An agency may not conduct or sample copies of diagnostic reports, Ruth Brown,
sponsor a collection of information quality assurance/control plans and Departmental Information Collection
unless the collection of information their recordkeeping, notification of Clearance Officer.
displays a currently valid OMB control proposed changes to assay protocols, [FR Doc. 2018–03256 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am]
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FR Citation		83 FR 7008