Notice2022-21879
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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October 7, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21879]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November
7, 2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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: National Animal Health Reporting System (NAHRS).
OMB Control Number: 0579-0299.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law 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. The AHPA is contained in
Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13,
2002, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Disease
prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy
animal population and enhancing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary
Services' (VS) ability to allow U.S. animal producers to compete in the
world market of animal and animal product trade. In connection with
this mission, APHIS operates NAHRS, which collects, on a national
basis, data on the prevalence of important livestock and poultry
diseases within the United States.
Need and Use of the Information: The NAHRS collects data monthly
from State veterinarians on the presence or absence of specific
diseases of interest to the World Organization for Animal Health
(Office International des Epizooties) (OIE). As a member country of the
OIE, the United States is required to submit reports on the status of
certain diseases notifiable to the OIE. Reportable diseases are
diseases that have the potential for rapid spread, irrespective of
national borders, that are of serious socio-economic or public health
consequence and that are of major importance in the international trade
of animals and animal products. The potential benefits to trade as a
result of the NAHRS include accurate reporting on the health status of
the U.S. livestock industry, improved and expanded animal disease
reporting infrastructure, expansion of livestock industries into new
export markets, and preservation of existing markets through increased
confidence in quality and disease freedom of U.S. livestock. This data
collection is unique in terms of the type, quantity, and frequency of
data; no other entity is collecting and reporting this type of data on
the health status of U.S. livestock to the OIE.
Description of Respondents: State Governments, private
laboratories.
Number of Respondents: 77.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting.
Total Burden Hours: 6,615.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21879 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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