Notice2023-00631
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; National Animal Health Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study
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Published
January 13, 2023
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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 approval of a new information collection to conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Sheep 2024 Study.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2317-2318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00631]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0077]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of a new information collection to
conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Sheep 2024
Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
14, 2023.
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-2022-0077 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-2022-0077, 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
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 Sheep 2024
Study, contact Ms. Nia Washington-Plaskett, Program Analyst, Center for
Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. B,
Fort Collins, CO 80524; (866) 907-8190; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39d9a92dd8492809b9a9d94879c9dde839f928098968787b386809792dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47292e26693026342f2e29203328296a372b26342c223333073234232669202831">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4a2a7faa7a4fab7b1b5bcfaa4b7bd94a1a7b0b5fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91e7e2bfe2e1bff2f4f0f9bfe1f2f8d1e4e2f5f0bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>. For more detailed
information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b6164786e7b63256664736e724b7e786f6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4923263a2c3921672426312c30093c3a2d28672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health
of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United
States by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious
diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible. This authority has been delegated to
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis,
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture disease risk
factors.
NAHMS' studies have evolved into a collaborative industry and
government initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Sheep 2024 Study as part of an ongoing
series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population. This study
will support the following objectives: (1) Describe management and
biosecurity practices associated with, and producer-reported occurrence
of, common economically important disease in sheep; (2) describe
antimicrobial stewardship on sheep operations and estimate the
prevalence of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns;
(3) describe management practices producers use to control internal
parasites and reduce anthelmintic resistance; (4) describe changes in
animal health, nutrition, and management practices in the U.S. sheep
industry from 1996 to 2024; and (5) provide a serologic bank to meet
the future research needs of the sheep industry.
The study will consist of two phases. In phase I, a National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) enumerator will contact and
conduct interviews with producers with 1 or more ewes in the top 24
sheep producing States. Respondents will be asked to consent to
allowing NASS to present their names to APHIS-designated data
collectors for further consideration in the study. Phase II (APHIS
phase) will consist of completing the producer agreement and on-farm
questionnaires. In addition, biologic sampling will be available to
selected participants who complete the initial visit questionnaire.
The information collected through the Sheep 2024 Study will be
analyzed and organized into descriptive reports and interactive
dashboards. Several information sheets will be derived from these
reports and disseminated by APHIS to producers, stakeholders, academia,
veterinarians, and other interested parties. The collected data will be
used to: (1) Establish national and regional production measures for
producer, veterinary, and industry references; (2) predict or detect
national and regional trends in disease emergence and movement; (3)
address emerging issues; (4) examine the economic impact of health
management practices; (5) provide estimates of both
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outcome (disease or other parameters) and exposure (risks and
components) variables that can be used in analytic studies in the
future by APHIS; (6) provide input into the design of surveillance
systems for specific diseases; and (7) provide parameters for animal
disease spread models.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 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 0.69 hours per response.
Respondents: Sheep producers with 1 or more ewes in the top 24
sheep-producing States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,970.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.4.
Estimated annual number of responses: 12,153.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,383 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 10th day of January 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-00631 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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