Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 2104 [2020-00377]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 2104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00377]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 9, 2020.
    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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 February 
13, 2020 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: 
[email protected] 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.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Tuberculosis.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0146.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to 
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or 
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export 
of any animal or related material if necessary, to prevent the spread 
of any livestock or poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is contained in 
Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 
2002, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
    Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a 
healthy animal population and enhancing the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), 
Veterinary Services' (VS) ability to allow U.S. animal producers to 
compete in the world market of animal and animal product trade.
    The APHIS bovine tuberculosis (TB) regulations in Title 9, Code of 
Federal Regulations (9 CFR), Part 77, provide for the assignment of 
State TB risk classifications, the creation of TB risk status zones 
within the same State, and for the conduct of tests before regulated 
animals are permitted to move interstate. This system enhances the 
ability of States to move healthy, TB-free cattle, bison, and captive 
cervids interstate as well as internationally. Additionally, this 
zoning/testing system enhances the effectiveness of APHIS' TB 
Eradication Program by decreasing the likelihood that infected animals 
will be moved interstate or internationally. Both types of actions 
prevent the spread of TB and provide mechanisms to help VS trace, 
locate, and eradicate any outbreaks that occur.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect reports, 
requests, forms, certificates, plans, MOUs, permits, and records for 
zoning, testing, and animal movement. Without the information, APHIS 
would not be able to operate an effective bovine tuberculosis 
surveillance, containment, and eradication program.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,914.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 27,830.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-00377 Filed 1-13-20; 8:45 am]
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