Notice2021-15185
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
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Published
July 19, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
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 National Poultry Improvement Plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37989-37990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15185]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0032]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture (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 the National Poultry Improvement
Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2021-0032 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0032, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
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Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which is
located in room 1620 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 National
Poultry Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Elena Behnke, DVM, Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road SW, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-
3496. For more detailed information on the information collection,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Poultry Improvement Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
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
administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), the primary
purpose of which is to protect the health of the U.S. poultry
population. NPIP is a Federal-State-industry cooperative program for
the improvement of poultry flocks and products through disease control
techniques. Participation in all NPIP programs is voluntary, but
flocks, hatcheries, and dealers of breeding poultry must first qualify
as ``U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' as a condition for participation in
NPIP programs. The NPIP regulations are contained in 9 CFR part 56 and
parts 145 through 147.
To administer the NPIP, APHIS requires a number of activities that
include memoranda of understanding; flock selecting and testing reports
and commercial waterfowl/game bird egg producing flock surveillance;
reports of sales of hatching eggs, chicks and poults (including
printing and mailing computerized printouts for small shipments);
summaries of breeding flock, table-egg layer flock, meat-type chicken
and turkey slaughter plant participation; reports of hatcheries,
dealers, and independent flocks, table-egg producers, meat-type chicken
and turkey slaughter plants participating in the NPIP; investigations
of salmonella isolations in poultry; flock inspection and check testing
reports; and hatchery inspection forms. Activities also include banding
or marking of sentinel birds for identification prior to flock
vaccination; requests for salmonella serotyping; applications for U.S.
Avian influenza and Newcastle Clean Compartment and Clean Component
Registrations and requests for removal; component audits; auditor
applications for NPIP AI Clean Compartment Program; and compliance
statements. Activities further include descriptions of animal
identification and traceability processes; laboratory examination for
Newcastle disease and reporting; diagnostic test evaluations; Newcastle
disease biosecurity plans; indemnity compliance agreements; appraisal
and indemnity claims for animals or materials destroyed; initial state
response and containment plan; and recordkeeping.
The information collection requirements listed above represent
activities currently filed under Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number 0579-0007, National Poultry Improvement Plan, and OMB
control number 0579-0474, National Poultry Improvement Plan and
Auxiliary Provisions. After OMB approves this combined information
collection package (0579-0007), APHIS will retire OMB control number
0579-0474.
We are asking 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 0.475 hours per response.
Respondents: State agriculture officials; flock owners; breeders;
hatchery operators; table-egg, meat-type chicken, and meat-type turkey
producers; feedlot and slaughter plant personnel; approved laboratory
personnel; prospective and certified auditors; visitors; and associated
entities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,867.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 82.
Estimated annual number of responses: 234,630.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 111,339 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 July 2021.
Jack Shere,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-15185 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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