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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011
Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
22, 2010.
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=APHIS2010-0085) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085,
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. APHIS2010-0085.
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
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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 Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 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) 8512908.
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 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 (USDA) 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, 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. APHIS is the only agency
responsible for collecting data on
livestock health. Participation in any
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NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data
are confidential.
As part of an ongoing series of
NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population, APHIS plans to conduct the
Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011
Study. Historically NAHMS studies
have focused on individual commodity
groups and have provided information
by various operation-size groups based
on the commodity of interest. This data
collection will focus primarily on mixed
small-scale livestock operations (more
than one livestock species or
commodity). A sample of small-scale
livestock operations in all 50 States will
be contacted. The purpose of the study
is to collect information through
questionnaires to:
∑ Provide a baseline description of
animal health, marketing, and
management practices on small-scale
operations.
∑ Investigate challenges faced by
small-scale operations; and
∑ Describe management and
biosecurity practices important for the
control of infectious diseases on smallscale operations.
The Small-Scale Livestock Operations
2011 Study is a one-time study with
data collection administered via postal
mail and telephone followup. The
information collected through the study
will be analyzed and organized into
descriptive reports. Information sheets
will be derived from these reports, and
the data will be disseminated to and
used by a variety of constituents,
including producers, veterinarians,
stakeholders, academia, and others.
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
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
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(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
0.258 hours per response.
Respondents: Small-scale livestock
producers in 50 States.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 16,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 16,000.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4,128 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 16th day
of September 2010.
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–2010–0056]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Veterinary Services Laboratories;
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Surveillance Program Documents
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of an information
collection associated with National
Veterinary Services Laboratories
diagnostic support for the bovine
spongiform encephalopathy
surveillance program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
22, 2010.
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SUMMARY:
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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=APHIS2010-0056) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
∑ Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0056,
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. APHIS2010-0056.
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 documents associated
with the bovine spongiform
encephalopathy surveillance program,
contact Dr. Nancy Clough, VS, APHIS,
1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010;
(515) 337-7989. 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 Veterinary Services
Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy Surveillance Program
Documents.
OMB Number: 0579-xxxx.
Type of Request: 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 (USDA) is authorized,
among other things, to carry out
activities to detect, control, and
eradicate pests and diseases of livestock
within the United States. APHIS’
National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S.
animal health and contribute to public
health by ensuring that timely and
accurate laboratory support is provided
by their nationwide animal health
diagnostic system.
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NVSL conducts an ongoing
surveillance program to monitor and
assess changes to the BSE status of U.S
cattle and to provide mechanisms for
early detection of BSE. NVSL collects
samples from a variety of sites and from
the cattle populations where the disease
is most likely to be detected. These
diagnostic services involve information
collection activities, including the BSE
Surveillance Submission Form/
Continuation Sheet (VS Forms 17-146/
17-146A) and the BSE Surveillance Data
Collection Form (VS Form 17-131).
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
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
0.1000068 hours per response.
Respondents: Slaughter
establishments, offsite collection
facilities for condemned slaughter, 3D/
4D facilities, veterinary diagnostic
laboratories, and State animal health
personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 60.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 732.95.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 43,977.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 4,398 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.
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Small-Scale Livestock
Operations 2011 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 Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011
Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 22, 2010.
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-2010-0085) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085, 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-2010-0085.
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 Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 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; Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 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 (USDA) 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, 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. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
As part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population, APHIS plans to conduct the Small-Scale Livestock Operations
2011 Study. Historically NAHMS studies have focused on individual
commodity groups and have provided information by various operation-
size groups based on the commodity of interest. This data collection
will focus primarily on mixed small-scale livestock operations (more
than one livestock species or commodity). A sample of small-scale
livestock operations in all 50 States will be contacted. The purpose of
the study is to collect information through questionnaires to:
Provide a baseline description of animal health,
marketing, and management practices on small-scale operations.
Investigate challenges faced by small-scale operations;
and
Describe management and biosecurity practices important
for the control of infectious diseases on small-scale operations.
The Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study is a one-time study
with data collection administered via postal mail and telephone
followup. The information collected through the study will be analyzed
and organized into descriptive reports. Information sheets will be
derived from these reports, and the data will be disseminated to and
used by a variety of constituents, including producers, veterinarians,
stakeholders, academia, and others.
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 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
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(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 0.258 hours per response.
Respondents: Small-scale livestock producers in 50 States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 16,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 16,000.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,128 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 16\th\ day of September 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23668 Filed 9-21-10; 12:14 pm]
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