Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease, 11492-11493 [2018-05263]

Download as PDF 11492 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices more information about how to make a FOIA or a Privacy Act request to obtain records, please see: https:// www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/footer/ policies-and-links/freedom-ofinformation-act/foia-requests An individual United States citizen or legal permanent resident may also seek to correct or to amend his or her own records in PHIS that are retrieved by name or other personal identifier, such as one’s social security number (SSN) or employee number. Such Privacy Act requests for correction or amendment will be processed in accordance with applicable legal requirements and exemptions under the governing regulations and statutes such as the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, the PA, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and 7 CFR part 1, subpart G. CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’ above. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’ above. EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. [FR Doc. 2018–05280 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0009] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request. ACTION: 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 regulations for the control of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive cervid herds. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 14, 2018. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0009. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. ADDRESSES: 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 For information on the regulations related to the control of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive cervid herds, contact Dr. Randy Pritchard, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494–7241. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 2483. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VerDate Sep<11>2014 APHIS–2018–0009, 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-2018-0009 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. Jkt 244001 Title: Control of Chronic Wasting Disease. OMB Control Number: 0579–0189. 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 is authorized, among other things, to protect the health of the United States’ 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. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of cervids (elk, deer, and moose) typified by chronic weight loss leading to death. The presence of CWD in cervids causes significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. In an effort to control and limit the spread of this disease in the United States, APHIS created a cooperative, voluntary Federal-Stateprivate sector CWD Herd Certification Program designed to identify farmed or captive herds infected with CWD and provide for the management of these herds in a way that reduces the risk of spreading CWD. APHIS’ Veterinary PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Services (VS) manages the CWD Herd Certification Program. Owners of farmed or captive elk, deer, and moose herds who choose to participate in the CWD Herd Certification Program would need to follow program requirements for animal identification, testing, herd management, and movement of animals into and from herds. The regulations for this program are located in 9 CFR part 55. Part 55 also contains the regulations that authorize the payment of indemnity for the voluntary depopulation of CWDpositive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect captive cervids. APHIS also established requirements in 9 CFR part 81 for the interstate movement of elk, deer, and moose to prevent movement that could pose a risk of spreading CWD. The CWD Herd Certification Program and the indemnity program entail the use of information collection activities such as VS appraisal and indemnity claim form; sample collections and laboratory submissions, testing, and reporting; VS State application for CWD Herd Certification Program approval, renewal, or reinstatement; application for enrollment in the CWD Herd Certification Program; memoranda of understanding between APHIS and participating States; herd or premises plans; annual reports; State reviews; epidemiological investigations and reporting of out-of-State traces to affected States; reports of cervid suspects, escapes, disappearances, and deaths; inspections and inventories; a letter to appeal suspension, cancellation, or change in status; farmed, captive, and wild cervid identification; interstate certificates of veterinary inspection; surveillance data; and recordkeeping. We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2018 / Notices 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 burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.813 hours per response. Respondents: State animal health officials, accredited veterinarians, laboratories, and businesses managing farmed, captive, or wild cervid herds. Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,532. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 27. Estimated annual number of responses: 123,397. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 347,163 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, on March 9, 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–05263 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2018–0013] Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program; Public Meeting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: We are notifying stakeholders and interested persons that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is hosting a public meeting to provide information on the Agency’s current thinking regarding low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) indemnity, compensation, and controlled marketing. The meeting will include an overview of the concepts we are developing with respect to LPAI indemnity, compensation, and controlled marketing and provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss issues of interest. DATES: The meeting will be held on March 27, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Mar 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 The public meeting will be held at the Atlanta Airport Marriott, 4711 Best Road, Atlanta, GA 30337. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fidelis Hegngi, Avian Health Surveillance Staff, Preparedness, and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Suite 4B–02.27, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–3564. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) virus typically causes little to no clinical signs in infected poultry. It spreads primarily through direct contact between healthy and infected birds or through indirect contact with contaminated equipment and materials. To prevent cases of LPAI, poultry producers must use special preventative measures and precautions on the farm. When LPAI findings do occur, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its State partners work to address them quickly and keep the disease from spreading to new flocks. Because LPAI does not typically kill poultry the way highly pathogenic avian influenza does, there may be additional control options beyond depopulation. In order to provide a forum for the discussion of policy issues related to LPAI, APHIS is organizing a public meeting to provide information on our current thinking with respect to LPAI indemnity, compensation, and controlled marketing with poultry stakeholders and partners. This meeting will be held on March 27, 2018, and will begin at 8 a.m., and is scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m. Information regarding the meeting and registration instructions may be obtained from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The meeting will open with remarks by Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator for APHIS’ Veterinary Services. An overview of APHIS’ current thinking on LPAI indemnity, compensation, and controlled marketing process will follow. APHIS will share the concepts we are developing on the process and take questions in a feedback session, where attendees can seek clarification about specific issues and state their opinions. The meeting will then break for lunch. After lunch, attendees will discuss the challenges of an LPAI incident or outbreak in the Table Egg and Upland Game Bird industries and offer possible solutions. The entire group will then reconvene to receive the highlights of each session, and the meeting will end after a discussion of next steps and closing remarks. If you require special accommodations, such as a sign ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11493 language interpreter, please call or write the individual under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of March 2018. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2018–05270 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) will meet via teleconference. The Council is authorized under Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (the Act), as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by visiting the Council’s website at: https:// www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml. DATES: The teleconference will be held on Tuesday March 20, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) or until Council business is completed. All meetings are subject to cancellation. For an updated status of the teleconference prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. For anyone who would like to attend the teleconference, please visit the website listed in the ‘‘Summary’’ section or contact Nancy Stremple at nstremple@fs.fed.us for further details. Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service, Sidney Yates Building., Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th Street SW, Washington DC 20024. Please call ahead at 202–309–7829 to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, by cell phone at 202–309–9873, or by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile at 202–690–5792. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11492-11493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05263]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0009]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease

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 regulations for the control 
of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive cervid herds.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 
14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0009.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0009, 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-2018-
0009 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 regulations 
related to the control of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive 
cervid herds, contact Dr. Randy Pritchard, Surveillance, Preparedness, 
and Response Services, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 
80526; (970) 494-7241. For copies of more detailed information on the 
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information 
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Control of Chronic Wasting Disease.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0189.
    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 is authorized, among other things, to 
protect the health of the United States' 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.
    Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform 
encephalopathy of cervids (elk, deer, and moose) typified by chronic 
weight loss leading to death. The presence of CWD in cervids causes 
significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. In an effort 
to control and limit the spread of this disease in the United States, 
APHIS created a cooperative, voluntary Federal-State-private sector CWD 
Herd Certification Program designed to identify farmed or captive herds 
infected with CWD and provide for the management of these herds in a 
way that reduces the risk of spreading CWD. APHIS' Veterinary Services 
(VS) manages the CWD Herd Certification Program.
    Owners of farmed or captive elk, deer, and moose herds who choose 
to participate in the CWD Herd Certification Program would need to 
follow program requirements for animal identification, testing, herd 
management, and movement of animals into and from herds. The 
regulations for this program are located in 9 CFR part 55. Part 55 also 
contains the regulations that authorize the payment of indemnity for 
the voluntary depopulation of CWD-positive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect 
captive cervids. APHIS also established requirements in 9 CFR part 81 
for the interstate movement of elk, deer, and moose to prevent movement 
that could pose a risk of spreading CWD.
    The CWD Herd Certification Program and the indemnity program entail 
the use of information collection activities such as VS appraisal and 
indemnity claim form; sample collections and laboratory submissions, 
testing, and reporting; VS State application for CWD Herd Certification 
Program approval, renewal, or reinstatement; application for enrollment 
in the CWD Herd Certification Program; memoranda of understanding 
between APHIS and participating States; herd or premises plans; annual 
reports; State reviews; epidemiological investigations and reporting of 
out-of-State traces to affected States; reports of cervid suspects, 
escapes, disappearances, and deaths; inspections and inventories; a 
letter to appeal suspension, cancellation, or change in status; farmed, 
captive, and wild cervid identification; interstate certificates of 
veterinary inspection; surveillance data; and recordkeeping.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (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

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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 burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.813 hours per response.
    Respondents: State animal health officials, accredited 
veterinarians, laboratories, and businesses managing farmed, captive, 
or wild cervid herds.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,532.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 27.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 123,397.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 347,163 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, on March 9, 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-05263 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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