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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0058]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Blood and
Tissue Collection and Recordkeeping
at Slaughtering, Rendering, and
Approved Livestock Marketing
Establishments and Facilities
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
governing approval and maintenance of
livestock marketing establishments and
facilities, listing blood and tissue
collection and recordkeeping, and
withdrawal or denial of livestock
marketing facilities and slaughtering
and rendering facilities.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2020-0058.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0058, 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-2020-0058 or in our reading
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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 for
slaughtering and rendering facilities,
contact Dr. Debra Cox, Senior Staff
Veterinarian (Surveillance), Ruminant
Health Center, VS, APHIS, USDA,
Strategy & Policy, 4700 River Road, Unit
43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–
3504; email: Debra.C.Cox@usda.gov. For
information on the regulations for
livestock marketing establishments,
contact Dr. Alexander Turner, Assistant
Director, National Animal Disease
Traceability & Veterinary Accreditation
Center, VS, APHIS, USDA, Strategy &
Policy, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B,
Mailstop 3E86, Room 3E100, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; Office: (970) 494–
7353; Mobile: (970) 556–3568; email:
Alexander.K.Turner@usda.gov. For
information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483;
joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Blood and Tissue Collection and
Recordkeeping at Slaughtering,
Rendering, and Approved Livestock
Marketing Establishments and Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0212.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to
prevent the interstate spread of livestock
diseases and to eradicate such diseases
from the United States when feasible
under the Animal Health Protection Act
(7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.). Under 7 U.S.C.
8301, the USDA, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
carries out this prevention and
eradication mission, and APHIS’
Veterinary Services (VS) program
conducts animal disease surveillance
and testing using procedures and
agreements prescribed in 9 CFR part 71.
Disease prevention is the most
effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and for
enhancing the United States’ ability to
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compete in international animal and
animal product trade. A key element of
this approach is the restricted interstate
movement of livestock within the
United States to mitigate the spread of
diseases, allowing APHIS to use
livestock movement records to conduct
disease surveillance to protect the
health of livestock and poultry
populations. Epidemiological data from
blood and tissue sampling is used to
assess the prevalence of disease and to
identify its source. Coupled with animal
identification, blood and tissue test
results are used to trace the movement
of an animal that tests positive and
identify other animals it may have come
into contact with that may also be
diseased.
When a disease is suspected in a
given area, sampling is used to
determine its presence or absence and to
estimate the incidence or prevalence if
it is present. The amount of sampling
may increase in selected areas when a
disease outbreak is suspected, then
reduced in that area when sufficient
tests have been done to prove the
suspicion was unfounded or, if found,
after the disease is eradicated. Sampling
is also used to provide data for new or
updated risk analyses in support of
disease control programs, and, as
required, opening international markets
for animal products.
Regulations in §§ 71.20 and 71.21
authorize APHIS to conduct disease
surveillance and blood and tissue
sampling activities using livestock
facility agreements and listing
agreements between APHIS and owners
and operators of slaughtering and
rendering establishments and livestock
marketing facilities. APHIS requires all
livestock facilities that enter into
approval of livestock facility agreements
(which are voluntary) to record animal
identification, make timely
notifications, keep certain records, and
take other actions that facilitate tracking
animal movements and identifying
possible disease occurrences. APHIS
requires all slaughtering and rendering
establishments that receive livestock or
poultry interstate to enter listing
agreements that permit the Agency to
conduct blood and tissue sampling at
the facilities. The agreements are critical
during disease outbreaks as they reduce
delays in assessments and,
subsequently, disease spread.
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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
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 0.15 hour per
response.
Respondents: State animal health
officials, accredited veterinarians, and
livestock marketing, slaughtering, and
rendering establishment owners and
employees.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 784.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 8.5.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 6,635.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 993 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 22nd day of
June 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0055]
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Bees and Related Articles
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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the regulations for the importation of
bees and related articles into the United
States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 24,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0055.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0055, 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-2020-0055 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.
SUMMARY:
For
information on the regulations for the
importation of bees and related articles,
contact Mr. Wayne Wehling, Senior
Entomologist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–2336; wayne.f.wehling@
usda.gov. For information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Bees and Related Articles.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0207.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
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Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the
importation, entry, or interstate
movement of plants, plant products, and
other articles to prevent the
introduction of plant pests into the
United States or their dissemination
within the United States.
Under the Honeybee Act (7 U.S.C. 281
through 286), the Secretary is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation of honeybees and honeybee
semen to prevent the introduction into
the United States of diseases and
parasites harmful to honeybees and of
undesirable species such as the African
honeybee. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
The establishment of certain bee
diseases, parasites, or undesirable
species and subspecies of honeybees in
the United States could cause
substantial reductions in pollination by
bees. These reductions could cause
serious damage to crops and other
plants and result in substantial financial
losses to American agriculture.
Regulations for the importation of
honeybees and honeybee semen and
regulations to prevent the introduction
of exotic bee diseases and parasites
through the importation of bees other
than honeybees, certain beekeeping
products, and used beekeeping
equipment are contained in 7 CFR part
322, ‘‘Bees, Beekeeping Byproducts, and
Beekeeping Equipment.’’ These
regulations require the use of certain
information collection activities,
including application for a permit, State
consultation, written agreement to
permit conditions, appealing denial of a
permit application or revocation of
permit, packaging and labeling, notice
of arrival for shipments from approved
regions, transit shipment, port of entry
inspection, notification of escaped
organisms, emergency action
notification, request for release, request
for risk assessment, request for facility
approval, and recordkeeping for
containment facilities.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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
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and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0058]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Blood and Tissue Collection and Recordkeeping
at Slaughtering, Rendering, and Approved Livestock Marketing
Establishments and Facilities
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 governing
approval and maintenance of livestock marketing establishments and
facilities, listing blood and tissue collection and recordkeeping, and
withdrawal or denial of livestock marketing facilities and slaughtering
and rendering facilities.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0058.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0058, 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-
0058 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 for
slaughtering and rendering facilities, contact Dr. Debra Cox, Senior
Staff Veterinarian (Surveillance), Ruminant Health Center, VS, APHIS,
USDA, Strategy & Policy, 4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851-3504; email: [email protected]. For information on the
regulations for livestock marketing establishments, contact Dr.
Alexander Turner, Assistant Director, National Animal Disease
Traceability & Veterinary Accreditation Center, VS, APHIS, USDA,
Strategy & Policy, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop 3E86, Room
3E100, Fort Collins, CO 80526; Office: (970) 494-7353; Mobile: (970)
556-3568; email: [email protected]. For information on the
information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Blood and Tissue Collection and Recordkeeping at
Slaughtering, Rendering, and Approved Livestock Marketing
Establishments and Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0212.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized
to prevent the interstate spread of livestock diseases and to eradicate
such diseases from the United States when feasible under the Animal
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.). Under 7 U.S.C. 8301, the
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), carries out
this prevention and eradication mission, and APHIS' Veterinary Services
(VS) program conducts animal disease surveillance and testing using
procedures and agreements prescribed in 9 CFR part 71.
Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States' ability
to compete in international animal and animal product trade. A key
element of this approach is the restricted interstate movement of
livestock within the United States to mitigate the spread of diseases,
allowing APHIS to use livestock movement records to conduct disease
surveillance to protect the health of livestock and poultry
populations. Epidemiological data from blood and tissue sampling is
used to assess the prevalence of disease and to identify its source.
Coupled with animal identification, blood and tissue test results are
used to trace the movement of an animal that tests positive and
identify other animals it may have come into contact with that may also
be diseased.
When a disease is suspected in a given area, sampling is used to
determine its presence or absence and to estimate the incidence or
prevalence if it is present. The amount of sampling may increase in
selected areas when a disease outbreak is suspected, then reduced in
that area when sufficient tests have been done to prove the suspicion
was unfounded or, if found, after the disease is eradicated. Sampling
is also used to provide data for new or updated risk analyses in
support of disease control programs, and, as required, opening
international markets for animal products.
Regulations in Sec. Sec. 71.20 and 71.21 authorize APHIS to
conduct disease surveillance and blood and tissue sampling activities
using livestock facility agreements and listing agreements between
APHIS and owners and operators of slaughtering and rendering
establishments and livestock marketing facilities. APHIS requires all
livestock facilities that enter into approval of livestock facility
agreements (which are voluntary) to record animal identification, make
timely notifications, keep certain records, and take other actions that
facilitate tracking animal movements and identifying possible disease
occurrences. APHIS requires all slaughtering and rendering
establishments that receive livestock or poultry interstate to enter
listing agreements that permit the Agency to conduct blood and tissue
sampling at the facilities. The agreements are critical during disease
outbreaks as they reduce delays in assessments and, subsequently,
disease spread.
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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 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 0.15 hour per response.
Respondents: State animal health officials, accredited
veterinarians, and livestock marketing, slaughtering, and rendering
establishment owners and employees.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 784.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 8.5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 6,635.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 993 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 22nd day of June 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-13735 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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