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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0039]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Poultry Improvement Plan
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 National Poultry
Improvement Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0039.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0039, 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-2014-0039 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,
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please call (202) 799–7039 before
coming.
For
information on the National Poultry
Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise
Brinson, Director, National Poultry
Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300,
Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922–3496. 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 Poultry Improvement
Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0007.
Type of Request: Revision to and
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 (USDA), is authorized to,
among other things, administer the
National Poultry Improvement Plan
(NPIP or the Plan), the primary purpose
of which is to protect the health of the
U.S. poultry population. NPIP is a
voluntary Federal-State-industry
cooperative program for the
improvement of poultry flocks and
products through disease control
techniques. Participation in all Plan
programs is voluntary, but flocks,
hatcheries, and dealers of breeding
poultry must first qualify as ‘‘U.S.
Pullorum-Typhoid Clean’’ as a
condition for participation in the Plan
programs. The NPIP regulations are
contained in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146,
and 147.
To administer the Plan, APHIS
requires a number of information
activities and forms, including
Veterinary Services (VS) Forms 1–23/1–
23A, Appraisal and Indemnity Claim for
Animals Destroyed or Materials
Destroyed/Continuation Sheet; VS Form
9–2, Flock Selecting and Testing Report;
VS Form 9–3, Report of Sales of
Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and Poults; VS
Form 9–4, Summary of Breeding Flock
Participation; VS Form 9–5, Report of
Hatcheries, Dealers, and Independent
Flocks, Table-Egg Producers, Meat-Type
Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Plants
Participating in the NPIP; VS Form 9–
6, Report of Salmonella Isolations to
NPIP Official State Agencies; VS Form
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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9–7, Investigation of Salmonella
Isolations in Poultry; VS Form 9–8,
Flock Inspection and Check-Testing
Report; VS Form 9–9, Hatchery
Inspection Report; VS Form 10–3,
Request for Salmonella Serotyping;
banding of sentinel birds for
identification prior to flock vaccination;
memorandums of understanding; and
recordkeeping.
Since the last approval of these
collection activities, participation in
NPIP has risen. In addition to industry
participation, which is estimated at 99
percent, backyard chicken farmers who
are raising poultry to satisfy the demand
due to the increasing number of organic
chicken and egg consumers want to join.
Many people are also raising chickens
and producing eggs for their own use.
As a result of the increase in
participation, the estimated annual
number of respondents has increased
from 10,800 to 18,097, and the
estimated annual total burden has
increased from 103,363 hours to 104,311
hours. Though the number of
respondents increased, there was not a
commensurate increase in the burden
because of NPIP procedural changes.
For instance, due to the information that
can be obtained from NPIP’s Web site,
NPIP no longer sends letters to all NPIP
participants and no longer prints
participant directories.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, 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 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
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.7
hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners, breeders,
hatchery operators, table-egg producers,
meat-type chicken and turkey slaughter
plant workers, personnel at approved
laboratories, and State personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 18,097.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 8.5.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 153,548.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 104,311 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.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0044, 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-2014-0044 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.
[FR Doc. 2014–15751 Filed 7–3–14; 8:45 am]
For
information on the Equine 2015 Study,
contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry
Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and
Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7207. For
copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
June 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0044]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Equine 2015 Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement 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 reinstatement of an
information collection to support the
National Animal Health Monitoring
System’s Equine 2015 Study to support
the equine industry in the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0044.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Equine 2015 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0269.
Type of Request: Reinstatement 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 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 are 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 national data on livestock
health. Participation in any NAHMS
study is voluntary.
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APHIS plans to conduct an Equine
2015 Study as part of an ongoing series
of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population. The purpose of this study is
to:
• Describe trends in equine care and
health management for study years
1998, 2005, and 2015;
• Estimate the occurrence of ownerreported lameness and describe
practices associated with the
management of lameness;
• Describe health and management
practices associated with important
equine infectious diseases;
• Describe animal health related costs
of equine ownership;
• Evaluate control practices for
gastrointestinal parasites;
• Evaluate horses for presence of ticks
and describe tick-control practices used
on equine operations; and
• Collect equine sera along with
equine demographic information in
order to create a serum bank for future
studies.
The Equine 2015 Study will consist of
on-farm questionnaires and a biological
collection administered by National
Agricultural Statistics Service
enumerators and APHIS-designated data
collectors. States are selected for
participation based on the number of
operations with equids and on the equid
inventory. The goal is to include States
that, combined, account for at least 70
percent of the operations and inventory
in the United States. For each State, a
weighted average of operations and
inventory is calculated, with inventory
weighted slightly higher. Generally,
States with at least 2 percent of the U.S.
total weighted average are selected to
participate in the survey. States may
also be included based on industry
interest or for geographic representation.
The information collected will be
used to:
• Direct future equine industry
education;
• Allow equine owners and managers
to compare their health management
practices and disease prevalence in their
equids with national and regional
estimates;
• Identify research needs;
• Describe trends in equine health
and management over time; and
• Provide baseline information to
assist with policy development.
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
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0039]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Poultry Improvement Plan
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the National Poultry Improvement
Plan.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0039.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0039, 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-
0039 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 National
Poultry Improvement Plan, contact Dr. Denise Brinson, Director,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 1506
Klondike Road, Suite 300, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-3496. 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 Poultry Improvement Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
Type of Request: Revision to and 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 (USDA), is authorized to, among other
things, administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP or the
Plan), the primary purpose of which is to protect the health of the
U.S. poultry population. NPIP is a voluntary Federal-State-industry
cooperative program for the improvement of poultry flocks and products
through disease control techniques. Participation in all Plan programs
is voluntary, but flocks, hatcheries, and dealers of breeding poultry
must first qualify as ``U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean'' as a condition
for participation in the Plan programs. The NPIP regulations are
contained in 9 CFR parts 56, 145, 146, and 147.
To administer the Plan, APHIS requires a number of information
activities and forms, including Veterinary Services (VS) Forms 1-23/1-
23A, Appraisal and Indemnity Claim for Animals Destroyed or Materials
Destroyed/Continuation Sheet; VS Form 9-2, Flock Selecting and Testing
Report; VS Form 9-3, Report of Sales of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, and
Poults; VS Form 9-4, Summary of Breeding Flock Participation; VS Form
9-5, Report of Hatcheries, Dealers, and Independent Flocks, Table-Egg
Producers, Meat-Type Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Plants Participating
in the NPIP; VS Form 9-6, Report of Salmonella Isolations to NPIP
Official State Agencies; VS Form 9-7, Investigation of Salmonella
Isolations in Poultry; VS Form 9-8, Flock Inspection and Check-Testing
Report; VS Form 9-9, Hatchery Inspection Report; VS Form 10-3, Request
for Salmonella Serotyping; banding of sentinel birds for identification
prior to flock vaccination; memorandums of understanding; and
recordkeeping.
Since the last approval of these collection activities,
participation in NPIP has risen. In addition to industry participation,
which is estimated at 99 percent, backyard chicken farmers who are
raising poultry to satisfy the demand due to the increasing number of
organic chicken and egg consumers want to join. Many people are also
raising chickens and producing eggs for their own use. As a result of
the increase in participation, the estimated annual number of
respondents has increased from 10,800 to 18,097, and the estimated
annual total burden has increased from 103,363 hours to 104,311 hours.
Though the number of respondents increased, there was not a
commensurate increase in the burden because of NPIP procedural changes.
For instance, due to the information that can be obtained from NPIP's
Web site, NPIP no longer sends letters to all NPIP participants and no
longer prints participant directories.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, 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
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
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technologies; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.7 hours per response.
Respondents: Flock owners, breeders, hatchery operators, table-egg
producers, meat-type chicken and turkey slaughter plant workers,
personnel at approved laboratories, and State personnel.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 18,097.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 8.5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 153,548.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 104,311 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 30th day of June 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-15751 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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