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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
August 3, 2017.
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 (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 September 7,
2017 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
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the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8958.
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.
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Beef 2017 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0326.
Summary of Collection: 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 the U.S. Livestock
and poultry populations by preventing
the introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pest 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 data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock
diseases and associated risk factors.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS plans to conduct the Beef 2017
Study as part of an ongoing series of
NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population. The purpose of this study is
to collect information, through
questionnaires and biologic sampling,
to: Describe trends in beef cow-calf
health and management practices;
describe management practices and
producer beliefs related animal welfare,
emergency preparedness, environmental
stewardship, recordkeeping, and animal
identification; and describe
antimicrobial use practices
(stewardship) and determine the
prevalence and antimicrobial resistance
patterns of potential food-safety
pathogens.
This information will help the United
States detect trends in the management,
production, and health status of the
Nation’s beef industry over time.
Description of Respondents: Business
or Other For-Profit.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On Occasion.
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Rural Utilities Service
Total Burden Hours: 5,894.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
August 3, 2017.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) 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 September 7,
2017 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8958.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Title: Telecommunications System
Construction Policies and Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0059.
Summary Of Collection: The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (RE Act), 7
U.S.C. 901 et seq., was amended in 2002
by Title IV, Rural Broadband Access, by
Farm Security and rural Investment Act,
which authorizes Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) to provide loans and loan
guarantees to fund the cost of
construction, improvement, or
acquisition for facilities and equipment
for the provision of broadband service
in eligible rural communities in the
States and territories of the United
States. Title VI of the RE Act requires
that loans are granted only to borrowers
who demonstrated that they will be able
to repay in full within the time agreed.
RUS has established certain standards
and specification for materials,
equipment and construction to assure
that standards are maintained; loans are
not adversely affected, and loans are
used for intended purposes.
Need and Use of the Information:
RUS has developed specific forms for
borrowers to use when entering into
contracts for goods or services. The
information collected is used to
implement certain provisions of loan
documents about the borrower’s
purchase of materials and equipment
and the construction of its broadband
system and is provided on and as
needed basis or when the individual
borrower undertakes certain projects.
The standardization of the forms has
resulted in substantial savings to
borrowers by reducing preparation of
the documentation and the costly
review by the government.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 110.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,807.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Concurrence With OIE Risk
Designations for Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public of
our decision to concur with the World
Organization for Animal Health’s (OIE)
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE) risk designations for seven
regions. The OIE recognizes these
regions as being of negligible risk for
BSE. We are taking this action based on
our review of information supporting
the OIE’s risk designations for these
regions.
SUMMARY:
Dr.
Roberta Morales, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation
Services, National Import Export
Services, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;
(919) 855–7735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 92 subpart B,
‘‘Importation of Animals and Animal
Products; Procedures for Requesting
BSE Risk Status Classification With
Regard to Bovines’’ (referred to below as
the regulations), set forth the process by
which the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) classifies
regions for bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) risk. Section 92.5
of the regulations provides that all
countries of the world are considered by
APHIS to be in one of three BSE risk
categories: Negligible risk, controlled
risk, or undetermined risk. These risk
categories are defined in § 92.1. Any
region that is not classified by APHIS as
presenting either negligible risk or
controlled risk for BSE is considered to
present an undetermined risk. The list
of those regions classified by APHIS as
having either negligible risk or
controlled risk can be accessed on the
APHIS Web site at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/
animalhealth/animal-and-animalproduct-import-information/ct_animal_
disease_status. The list can also be
obtained by writing to APHIS at
National Import Export Services, 4700
River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD
20737.
Under the regulations, APHIS may
classify a region for BSE in one of two
ways. One way is for countries that have
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 3, 2017.
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 (1) 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) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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
September 7, 2017 will be considered. Written comments should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
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.
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Beef 2017 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0326.
Summary of Collection: 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 the U.S. Livestock and poultry
populations by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pest 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 data on the prevalence and economic importance of
livestock diseases and associated risk factors.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS plans to conduct the Beef
2017 Study as part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S.
livestock population. The purpose of this study is to collect
information, through questionnaires and biologic sampling, to: Describe
trends in beef cow-calf health and management practices; describe
management practices and producer beliefs related animal welfare,
emergency preparedness, environmental stewardship, recordkeeping, and
animal identification; and describe antimicrobial use practices
(stewardship) and determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance
patterns of potential food-safety pathogens.
This information will help the United States detect trends in the
management, production, and health status of the Nation's beef industry
over time.
Description of Respondents: Business or Other For-Profit.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion.
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Total Burden Hours: 5,894.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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