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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0045]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Poultry 2010 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New information collection;
comment request.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
initiate an information collection to
support the National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&
d=APHIS-2009-0045 to submit or view
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0045,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2009–0045.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
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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) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Poultry 2010 Study,
contact Ms. Sandra Warnken,
Management and Program Analyst,
Centers for Epidemiology and Animal
Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7193. For
copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study.
OMB 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture is authorized,
among other things, to protect the health
of our Nation’s livestock and poultry
populations 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. In
connection with this mission, the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) operates the National
Animal Health Monitoring System
(NAHMS), which collects nationally
representative, statistically valid, and
scientifically sound data on the
prevalence and economic importance of
livestock diseases and associated risk
factors.
NAHMS’ national studies have
evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help
determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of
livestock, including poultry. APHIS is
the only agency responsible for
collecting data on poultry health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is
voluntary, and all data are confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Poultry
2010 Study as part of an ongoing series
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of NAHMS studies on the U.S. poultry
population. The purpose of the study is
to collect information through
questionnaires and biologic sampling to:
• Describe the structure of
commercial poultry industries,
including interactions, movements, and
biosecurity practices. Describe farmlevel practices for chicken primary
breeder and multiplier flocks. Identify
critical management practices
associated with exclusion of disease
(such as Mycoplasma).
• Estimate the prevalence and
identify risk factors associated with
clostridial dermatitis (cellulitis/
gangrenous dermatitis) on turkey grower
farms.
• Estimate the size of the urban
chicken population in four States.
Describe bird health, movement, and
biosecurity practices of urban chicken
flocks.
The 51 companies targeted for the
study account for approximately 85
percent of broiler meat, 71 percent of
layers, and 76 percent of turkeys
slaughtered for human consumption.
The study will consist of an online
company-level questionnaire; an online
farm-level questionnaire regarding
chicken primary breeder and multiplier
flocks; and an on-farm questionnaire,
including biologic sampling for turkey
grower flocks, completed by either a
company veterinarian or farm manager.
Additionally, an APHIS employee or
APHIS-designated representative will
conduct a phone survey to estimate the
size of the urban chicken population in
California, Colorado, Florida, and New
York, and make available a
questionnaire addressing health and
management practices to consumers
purchasing chicken feed at feed and/or
pet supply stores in those States.
Information from this study will be
analyzed and organized into descriptive
reports, and information sheets will be
derived from those reports. Information
sheets will be disseminated to and used
by poultry producers, animal health
officials, private veterinary
practitioners, animal industry groups,
policymakers, public health officials,
multimedia, academia, and others to
improve poultry productivity and
competitiveness. The data will help
APHIS address emerging issues and
inform poultry disease spread
simulation models.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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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
information collection, 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
information collection 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
0.050099 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. poultry producers,
urban chicken owners, consumers who
purchase chicken feed, company
veterinarians, farm managers, APHISdesignated representatives.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 52,651.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.04178.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 54,851.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,748 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 17th day of
June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0044]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Beetle Busters Survey; Asian
Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: 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
the Asian longhorned beetle cooperative
eradication program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&
d=APHIS-2009-0044 to submit or view
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send two copies of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0044,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2009–0044.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room 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) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Beetle Busters
Survey, contact Ms. Suzanne Bond,
Assistant Director, Public Affairs, LPA,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 51,
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Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–5175.
For copies of more detailed information
on the information collection, contact
Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Beetle Busters Survey; Asian
Longhorned Beetle Cooperative
Eradication Program.
OMB Number: 0579–0311.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: The Asian longhorned
beetle (ALB, Anoplophora
glabripennis), an insect native to China,
Japan, Korea, and the Isle of Hainan, is
a destructive pest of hardwood trees. It
attacks many healthy hardwood trees,
including maple, horse chestnut, birch,
poplar, willow, and elm. The beetle
bores into the heartwood of a host tree,
eventually killing the tree. Immature
beetles bore into tree trunks and
branches, causing heavy sap flow from
wounds and sawdust accumulation at
tree bases. They feed on, and overwinter in, the interiors of trees. Adult
beetles emerge in the spring and
summer months from round holes
approximately three-eighths of an inch
in diameter (about the size of a dime)
that they bore through branches and
trunks of trees. After emerging, adult
beetles feed for 2 to 3 days and then
mate. Adult females then lay eggs in
oviposition sites that they make on the
branches of trees. A new generation of
ALB is produced each year. If this pest
moves into the hardwood forests of the
United States, the nursery, maple syrup,
and forest product industries could
experience severe economic losses. In
addition, urban and forest ALB
infestations will result in environmental
damage, aesthetic deterioration, and a
reduction in public enjoyment of
recreational spaces. If the ALB were to
become established in North America,
approximately 1.2 billion trees would be
at risk of being infested, resulting in
potential losses of up to $669 billion.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) has administered an
ALB Cooperative Eradication Program
(the program) since 1996 to eradicate
this destructive pest from the United
States. Areas found to be infested are
quarantined, and the movement of host
material from the area is restricted to
prevent the spread of the ALB. Infested
host material is removed or treated.
Successful eradication efforts have
resulted in a number of infested areas
being removed from quarantine, and,
over the years, the program has made
steady progress. However, the ALB
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0045]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New information collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to initiate an information collection to support the National
Animal Health Monitoring System; Poultry 2010 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0045 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0045, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2009-0045.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Poultry 2010
Study, contact Ms. Sandra Warnken, Management and Program Analyst,
Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7193. For
copies of more detailed information on the information collection,
contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Poultry 2010
Study.
OMB 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other
things, to protect the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry
populations 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. In connection with this
mission, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
operates the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which
collects nationally representative, statistically valid, and
scientifically sound data on the prevalence and economic importance of
livestock diseases and associated risk factors.
NAHMS' national studies have evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock, including poultry.
APHIS is the only agency responsible for collecting data on poultry
health. Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Poultry 2010 Study as part of an ongoing
series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. poultry population. The purpose of
the study is to collect information through questionnaires and biologic
sampling to:
Describe the structure of commercial poultry industries,
including interactions, movements, and biosecurity practices. Describe
farm-level practices for chicken primary breeder and multiplier flocks.
Identify critical management practices associated with exclusion of
disease (such as Mycoplasma).
Estimate the prevalence and identify risk factors
associated with clostridial dermatitis (cellulitis/gangrenous
dermatitis) on turkey grower farms.
Estimate the size of the urban chicken population in four
States. Describe bird health, movement, and biosecurity practices of
urban chicken flocks.
The 51 companies targeted for the study account for approximately
85 percent of broiler meat, 71 percent of layers, and 76 percent of
turkeys slaughtered for human consumption. The study will consist of an
online company-level questionnaire; an online farm-level questionnaire
regarding chicken primary breeder and multiplier flocks; and an on-farm
questionnaire, including biologic sampling for turkey grower flocks,
completed by either a company veterinarian or farm manager.
Additionally, an APHIS employee or APHIS-designated representative will
conduct a phone survey to estimate the size of the urban chicken
population in California, Colorado, Florida, and New York, and make
available a questionnaire addressing health and management practices to
consumers purchasing chicken feed at feed and/or pet supply stores in
those States.
Information from this study will be analyzed and organized into
descriptive reports, and information sheets will be derived from those
reports. Information sheets will be disseminated to and used by poultry
producers, animal health officials, private veterinary practitioners,
animal industry groups, policymakers, public health officials,
multimedia, academia, and others to improve poultry productivity and
competitiveness. The data will help APHIS address emerging issues and
inform poultry disease spread simulation models.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
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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
information collection, 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 information collection 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 0.050099 hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. poultry producers, urban chicken owners,
consumers who purchase chicken feed, company veterinarians, farm
managers, APHIS-designated representatives.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 52,651.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.04178.
Estimated annual number of responses: 54,851.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,748 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 17th day of June 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E9-14714 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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