Notice2023-03453
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
February 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10282-10283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03453]
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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
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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 March
20, 2023 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: Animal Welfare.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0036.
Summary of Collection:
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. Dealers, exhibitors, and operators of auction sales are
required to comply in all respects with the regulations and standards
(9 CFR 2.100(a)) and to allow APHIS officials access to their place of
business, facilities, animals, and records to inspect for compliance (9
CFR 2.126). Part 3 provides standards for the humane handling, care,
treatment, and transportation of covered animals. Part 3 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.
Need and Use of the Information
Administering the AWA requires the use of several information
collection activities such as license applications and renewals, which
now include a request to identify whether the business mailing address
is a personal residence or not a personal residence; 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. The information is used to provide
APHIS with the data necessary to review and evaluate program compliance
by regulated facilities, and provide a workable system to administer
the requirements of the AWA and intent of Congress without resorting to
more detailed and stringent regulations and standards that could be
more burdensome to regulated facilities.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Businesses
or Other For-Profit Entities; Not-For-Profit Institutions; State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Foreign Federal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 45,295.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Third Party
Disclosure: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 330,408.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-03453 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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