Notice2022-18967
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Welfare
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Published
September 2, 2022
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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 Animal Welfare Act regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers, and intermediate handlers.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54187-54188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18967]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0050]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Welfare
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 the Animal Welfare Act
regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of certain animals by dealers, exhibitors, operators of
auction sales, research facilities, carriers, and intermediate
handlers.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 1, 2022.
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-2022-0050 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-2022-0050, 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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">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
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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 Animal Welfare
Act regulations, contact Dr. Lance Bassage, Director, National Policy
Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;
phone: (970) 494-7478; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51303f383c303d3230233411242235307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3828d8a8e828f80829186a396908782cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>. For detailed
information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator; phone: (301) 851-
2483; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c66637f697c642261637469754c797f686d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="711b1e021401195f1c1e09140831040215105f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Animal Welfare.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0036.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, care,
treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers,
exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers,
and intermediate handlers. The Secretary has delegated responsibility
for administering the AWA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care.
Definitions, regulations, and standards established under the AWA
are contained in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 (referred to below as the
regulations). Part 1 contains definitions for terms used in parts 2 and
3. Part 2 provides administrative requirements and sets forth
institutional responsibilities for regulated parties, including
licensing requirements for dealers, exhibitors, and operators of
auction sales. Part 3 provides standards for the humane handling, care,
treatment, and transportation of covered animals, and consists of
subparts A through E, which contain specific standards for dogs and
cats, guinea pigs and hamsters, rabbits, nonhuman primates, and marine
mammals, respectively, and subpart F, which sets forth general
standards for warmblooded animals not otherwise specified in part 3.
Administering the AWA requires the use of information collection
activities such as license applications and renewals; registration
applications and updates; annual reports; acknowledgement of
regulations and standards; inspections; requests; notifications;
agreements; plans; written program of veterinary care and health
records; itineraries; applications and permits; records of acquisition,
disposition, or transport of animals; official identification;
variances; protocols; health certificates; complaints; marking
requirements; and recordkeeping. These activities provide APHIS with
the data necessary for the review and evaluation of program compliance
by regulated facilities and provide a workable enforcement system to
carry out the requirements of the AWA and the intent of Congress
without resorting to more detailed and stringent regulations and
standards that could be more burdensome to regulated facilities.
The information collection activities listed above include
activities merged from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
numbers 0579-0470 (Animal Welfare; Amendments to Licensing Provisions
and to Requirements for Dogs) and 0579-0479 (Animal Welfare; Handling
of Animals; Contingency Plans). After OMB approves this combined
information collection (OMB control number 0579-0036), APHIS will
retire OMB control numbers 0579-0470 and 0579-0479.
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 0.55 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, local, or
Tribal government officials; and foreign government officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 47,413.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 16.
Estimated annual number of responses: 779,579.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 424,571 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 29th day of August 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18967 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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