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approve our use of this information
collection activity 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
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 0.50 hours per
response.
Respondents: Growers, pesticide
appliers, and State department of
agriculture personnel.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 110.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 20.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,200.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 1,100 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 19th day of
May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0027]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; Conditions
for Payment of Avian Influenza
Indemnity Claims
Reinstatement 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 the reinstatement of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for payment of avian
influenza indemnity claims.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before July 21,
2020.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2020-0027.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0027, 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/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2020-0027 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.
ADDRESSES:
For
information on the regulations related to
avian influenza indemnity, contact Dr.
Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 1506
Klondike Road SW, Suite 101, Conyers,
GA 30094; (770) 922–3496;
Elena.Behnke@usda.gov. Alternatively,
contact Dr. Patricia Fox-Turner,
National Epidemiology Officer—Avian
Health, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 6
Thorn Brook Court, Durham, NC 27703;
(919) 855–7258; patricia.e.fox@
usda.gov. For further information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conditions for Payment of
Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0440.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health
Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.) 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.
U.S. animal health policy calls for
elimination of the avian influenza virus
(both highly pathogenic and low
pathogenicity strains) when found
through depopulation (i.e., euthanasia
and disposal) of affected poultry. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) works with State and
local animal health officials to
euthanize poultry, clean and disinfect
premises and equipment, and test for
elimination of the virus to ensure that
farms can be safely restocked. To
accomplish this, APHIS Veterinary
Services assists State and local animal
health officials and poultry producers
with creating and applying biosecurity
and response plans, developing and
enforcing flock plans and compliance
agreements, preparing and processing
appraisal and indemnity claims and
worksheets, developing restocking and
testing agreements, and submitting
reports.
This information collection was
previously titled ‘‘Conditions for
Payment of Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza Indemnity Claims’’. We are
changing the name to ‘‘Conditions for
Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity
Claims’’.
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
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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
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.5 hours per
response.
Respondents: State and local animal
health officials and poultry producers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 18,950.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 19,763.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 48,714 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 19th day of
May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0034]
Oral Rabies Vaccine Program; Notice
of Availability of Decision and Finding
of No Significant Impact for the
Environmental Assessment
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has prepared a
Decision and Finding of No Significant
Impact for the final environmental
assessment, relative to an oral rabies
vaccination program in Maine, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia. Based on our decision and
finding of no significant impact, the
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection has
determined that an environmental
impact statement need not be prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Richard Chipman, Rabies Program
Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS,
59 Chenell Drive, Suite 2, Concord, NH
03301; (603) 223–9623. To obtain copies
of the environmental assessment and
the finding of no significant impact,
contact Ms. Beth Kabert, Environmental
Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS,
59 Chenell Drive, Suite 2, Concord, NH
03301; (908) 442–6761, email:
beth.e.kabert@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Wildlife Services (WS) program in the
Animal and Plant Inspection Service
(APHIS) cooperates with Federal
agencies, State and local governments,
and private individuals to research and
implement the best methods of
managing conflicts between wildlife and
human health and safety, agriculture,
property, and natural resources.
Wildlife-borne diseases that can affect
domestic animals and humans are
among the types of conflicts that
APHIS–WS addresses. Wildlife is the
dominant reservoir of rabies in the
United States.
Since 2011, WS has been conducting
field trials to study the immunogenicity
and safety of an experimental oral rabies
vaccine, a human adenovirus type 5
rabies glycoprotein recombinant vaccine
called ONRAB (produced by Artemis
Technologies Inc., Guelph, Ontario,
Canada). The field trials began in
portions of West Virginia, including
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service National Forest System lands.
Beginning in 2012, WS expanded field
trials into portions of New Hampshire,
New York, Ohio, Vermont, and new
areas of West Virginia, including
additional National Forest System
lands, in order to further assess the
immunogenicity of ONRAB in raccoons
and skunks for raccoon rabies virus
variant.
On July 9, 2019, we published in the
Federal Register (84 FR 32700–32701,
Docket No. APHIS–2019–0034) 1 a
notice in which we announced the
availability, for public review and
comment, of an environmental
assessment (EA) that examined the
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed expanded
use of ONRAB vaccine-baits throughout
the oral rabies vaccination (ORV)
distribution zone in Maine, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Tennessee,
1 The EA, Decision/FONSI, and comments we
received may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2019-0034.
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Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
We solicited comments on the EA for
30 days ending August 8, 2019. We
received 6 comments by that date. The
comments were from private
individuals supporting and opposing
the oral rabies vaccination program. The
comments, and APHIS’ responses to the
comments, are presented in an appendix
to the Decision and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI).
In the EA, we identified a number of
alternatives for consideration. Our
proposed alternative recommended the
expanded use of ONRAB throughout the
ORV zone in Maine, New Hampshire,
New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
This alternative involves the continued
or expanded use of Federal funds by
APHIS–WS to purchase ONRAB oral
vaccine baits and to participate in the
distribution of vaccine baits under the
authorities of the appropriate State
agencies in selected areas of the States
listed above to stop or prevent raccoon,
gray fox, and coyote rabies, and to assist
with monitoring and surveillance efforts
by capturing and releasing or killing
target species for the purposes of
obtaining biological samples.
In this document, we are advising the
public of our decision, as well as
availability of a final EA and FONSI,
regarding the implementation of the
continued and expanded APHIS–WS
ORV programs using the ONRAB
wildlife rabies vaccine to eliminate or
stop the spread of raccoon rabies variant
in the eastern United States and prevent
the reintroduction of the dog-coyote
rabies variants from Mexico in the
Southwestern United States, including
National Forest System lands, in Maine,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio,
Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
and West Virginia. The finding, which
is based on the proposed alternative in
the EA, reflects our determination that
the distribution of the ONRAB wildlife
rabies vaccine will not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment.
The final EA and FONSI may be
viewed on the APHIS website at https://
www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/
wildlifedamage/programs/nepa/ct_
nepa_regulations_assessments and on
the Regulations.gov website. Copies of
the EA and FONSI are also available for
public inspection at USDA, Room 1141,
South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Persons wishing to inspect
copies are requested to call ahead at
(202) 799–7039 to facilitate entry into
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0027]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection;
Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims
ACTION: Reinstatement 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 the reinstatement of an information collection
associated with the regulations for payment of avian influenza
indemnity claims.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0027.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0027, 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-2020-
0027 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 avian influenza indemnity, contact Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 1506 Klondike Road SW, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-
3496; [email protected]. Alternatively, contact Dr. Patricia Fox-
Turner, National Epidemiology Officer--Avian Health, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 6 Thorn Brook Court, Durham, NC 27703; (919) 855-7258;
[email protected]. For further information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0440.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301
et seq.) 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.
U.S. animal health policy calls for elimination of the avian
influenza virus (both highly pathogenic and low pathogenicity strains)
when found through depopulation (i.e., euthanasia and disposal) of
affected poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) works with State and local animal health officials to euthanize
poultry, clean and disinfect premises and equipment, and test for
elimination of the virus to ensure that farms can be safely restocked.
To accomplish this, APHIS Veterinary Services assists State and local
animal health officials and poultry producers with creating and
applying biosecurity and response plans, developing and enforcing flock
plans and compliance agreements, preparing and processing appraisal and
indemnity claims and worksheets, developing restocking and testing
agreements, and submitting reports.
This information collection was previously titled ``Conditions for
Payment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims''. We are
changing the name to ``Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza
Indemnity Claims''.
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
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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 technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.5 hours per response.
Respondents: State and local animal health officials and poultry
producers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 18,950.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 19,763.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 48,714 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 19th day of May 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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