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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0102]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Nomination Request Form; Animal
Disease Training
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
training related to animal diseases.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 9,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0102.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0102, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0102 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 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 training related to
animal diseases, contact Ms. Alicia D.
Love, Training Technician, Professional
Development Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 27, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851–3425. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2727.
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Nomination Request Form;
Animal Disease Training.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0353.
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Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to protect the health of
U.S. livestock and poultry populations
by preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and by eradicating
such diseases from the United States
when feasible. In connection with this
mission, APHIS’ Veterinary Services
(VS) program provides vital animal
disease training to State, Tribal,
military, international, university, and
industry personnel.
Individuals who wish to attend
animal disease-related training must
submit a Nomination Request Form (VS
Form 1–5) to VS to help the program
coordinate courses and select
participants. VS develops rosters with
course participants’ names and contact
information to notify them of future
training courses and to encourage
contact among participants throughout
their careers.
Since the last extension of approval
for this information collection activity,
APHIS has increased the estimated
annual number of respondents and
responses from 100 to 350 due to an
increase in the number of training
courses APHIS offers. As a result, the
estimated total annual burden on
respondents has increased from 30
hours to 116 hours.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity 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, such as electronic
submission of responses.
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Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.33
hours per response.
Respondents: State, Tribal, military,
international, university, and industry
personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 350.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 350.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 116 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 31st day of
December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0108]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Animal Welfare
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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, research
facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and
intermediate handlers.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 9,
2015.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0108.
ADDRESSES:
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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0108, 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 https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0108 or
in our reading room, which is located in
room 1141 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 Animal Welfare Act
regulations, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3751.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2727.
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 or Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to promulgate standards and
other requirements governing the
humane handling, housing, care,
treatment, and transportation of certain
animals by dealers, research facilities,
exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate
handlers. The Secretary of Agriculture
has delegated the authority for
enforcement of the AWA to the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS).
The regulations in 9 CFR parts 1
through 3 were promulgated under the
AWA to ensure the humane handling,
care, treatment, and transportation of
regulated animals under the Act. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 2 require
documentation of specified information
by dealers, research institutions,
exhibitors, carriers (including foreign air
carriers), and intermediate handlers.
The regulations in 9 CFR part 2 also
require that facilities that use animals
for regulated purposes obtain a license
or register with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). Before being issued
a USDA license, individuals are
required to undergo prelicense
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inspections; once licensed, a licensee
must periodically renew the license.
To help ensure compliance with the
AWA regulations, APHIS performs
unannounced inspections of regulated
facilities. A significant component of
the inspection process is review of
records that must be established and
maintained by regulated facilities. The
information contained in these records
is used by APHIS inspectors to ensure
that dealers, research facilities,
exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and
carriers comply with the Act and
regulations.
Facilities must make and maintain
records that contain official
identification for all dogs and cats and
certification of those animals received
from pounds, shelters, and private
individuals. These records are used to
ensure that stolen pets are not used for
regulated activities. Dealers, exhibitors,
and research facilities that acquire
animals from nonlicensed persons are
required to have the owners of the
animals sign a certification statement
verifying the owner’s exemption from
licensing under the Act. Records must
also be maintained for animals other
than dogs and cats when the animals are
used for purposes regulated under the
Act.
Research facilities must also make
and maintain additional records for
animals covered under the Act that are
used for teaching, testing, and
experimentation. This information is
used by APHIS personnel to review the
research facility’s animal care and use
program.
APHIS needs the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements contained
in 9 CFR part 2 to enforce the Act and
regulations. APHIS also uses the
collected information to provide a
mandatory annual report of animal
welfare activities to Congress.
In addition to the above information
collection activities approved under
0579–0036, APHIS is combining to this
collection the burden from 0579–0361,
Submission of Itineraries, and 0579–
0392, Animal Welfare; Retail Pet Stores
and Licensing Exemptions. Upon
approval of this collection by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB),
APHIS will retire numbers 0579–0361
and 0579–0392.
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:
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(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
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.63
hours per response.
Respondents: Dealers, research
facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and
intermediate handlers; and persons
exempt from licensing under the AWA.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 13,985.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 15.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 216,171.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 136,364 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 31st day of
December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0108]
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, research facilities,
exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate handlers.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0108.
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Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0108, 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 https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-
0108 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 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 Animal Welfare
Act regulations, contact Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian,
Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851-3751. For copies of more detailed information on the information
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2727.
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 or Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131
et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling,
housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by
dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, carriers, and intermediate
handlers. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the authority for
enforcement of the AWA to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
The regulations in 9 CFR parts 1 through 3 were promulgated under
the AWA to ensure the humane handling, care, treatment, and
transportation of regulated animals under the Act. The regulations in 9
CFR part 2 require documentation of specified information by dealers,
research institutions, exhibitors, carriers (including foreign air
carriers), and intermediate handlers. The regulations in 9 CFR part 2
also require that facilities that use animals for regulated purposes
obtain a license or register with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). Before being issued a USDA license, individuals are required to
undergo prelicense inspections; once licensed, a licensee must
periodically renew the license.
To help ensure compliance with the AWA regulations, APHIS performs
unannounced inspections of regulated facilities. A significant
component of the inspection process is review of records that must be
established and maintained by regulated facilities. The information
contained in these records is used by APHIS inspectors to ensure that
dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, intermediate handlers, and
carriers comply with the Act and regulations.
Facilities must make and maintain records that contain official
identification for all dogs and cats and certification of those animals
received from pounds, shelters, and private individuals. These records
are used to ensure that stolen pets are not used for regulated
activities. Dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities that acquire
animals from nonlicensed persons are required to have the owners of the
animals sign a certification statement verifying the owner's exemption
from licensing under the Act. Records must also be maintained for
animals other than dogs and cats when the animals are used for purposes
regulated under the Act.
Research facilities must also make and maintain additional records
for animals covered under the Act that are used for teaching, testing,
and experimentation. This information is used by APHIS personnel to
review the research facility's animal care and use program.
APHIS needs the reporting and recordkeeping requirements contained
in 9 CFR part 2 to enforce the Act and regulations. APHIS also uses the
collected information to provide a mandatory annual report of animal
welfare activities to Congress.
In addition to the above information collection activities approved
under 0579-0036, APHIS is combining to this collection the burden from
0579-0361, Submission of Itineraries, and 0579-0392, Animal Welfare;
Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions. Upon approval of this
collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), APHIS will
retire numbers 0579-0361 and 0579-0392.
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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.63 hours per response.
Respondents: Dealers, research facilities, exhibitors, carriers,
and intermediate handlers; and persons exempt from licensing under the
AWA.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 13,985.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 15.
Estimated annual number of responses: 216,171.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 136,364 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 31st day of December 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30929 Filed 1-5-15; 8:45 am]
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