Notice2023-23785
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October 27, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73824-73825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23785]
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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
27, 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System Backyard Animal
Keeping 2024 Study.
OMB control number: 0579-XXXX.
Summary of collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to protect the health of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture
populations in the United States by preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases
of livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals and for eradicating such
diseases within the United States when feasible. This authority has
been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS). APHIS is the only Federal agency responsible for collecting
data on livestock and poultry health. As part of this mission, APHIS
operates the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) which
collects statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the
prevalence and economic importance of livestock, poultry, and
aquaculture diseases and practices. NAHMS' studies have evolved into a
collaborative government and industry initiative to help determine the
most effective means of preventing and controlling diseases of
livestock and poultry. NAHMS will conduct a national data collection
for backyard animal keeping through a national study, Backyard Animal
Keeping 2024.
APHIS will conduct two surveys using electronic questionnaires. The
first survey will obtain national estimates of ownership of poultry,
pigs, rabbits, and goats, and provide baseline information on ownership
practices. A second survey will be performed to estimate the prevalence
of chicken, pig, rabbit, and goat ownership in two of the four cities
previously studied in the NAHMS Poultry 2010 study, as well as describe
respondents' beliefs about chicken ownership. The study results will
also be used to learn more about backyard animal keeping and food
security status.
Need and use of the information: Information collected will enable
APHIS to obtain national estimates of the percentage of households that
own poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats in urban and non-urban areas of
the United States; describe animal management practices, such as
information sources owners use to learn about animal health, access to
veterinary care, length of ownership, and biosecurity practices
including those relevant to antimicrobial stewardship; for households
that both own and do not own poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats,
describe opinions of backyard and urban ownership of chickens, and, for
non-owners only, describe any contact with live poultry and intention
to own any one of these species of interest in the future; estimate the
prevalence of chicken, pig, rabbit, and goat ownership in two of the
cities surveyed on urban chicken ownership in 2012 (Denver, Colorado
and Miami, Florida), and describe respondents' beliefs about chicken
ownership to determine changes in prevalence and beliefs between 2012
and 2024; and conduct a preliminary evaluation of the relationship
between backyard animal keeping and food security status. Without the
aforementioned data collection, the United States' ability to collect
and analyze information on the national prevalence of these species of
interest and to obtain data on animal management practices and
biosecurity practices would be reduced or nonexistent.
Description of respondents: Households or individuals.
Number of respondents: 112,745.
Frequency of responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
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Total burden hours: 4,080.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23785 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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