Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Communicable Diseases in Horses, 9317-9318 [2021-02903]
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Friday, February 12, 2021
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 9, 2021.
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 March 15, 2021
will be considered. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
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
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Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR part 3565, ‘‘Guaranteed
Rural Rental Housing Program’’ and Its’
Supporting Handbook.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0174.
Summary of Collection: On March 28,
1996, the Housing Opportunity Program
Extension Act of 1996 was signed. One
of the provisions of the Act was the
authorization of the section 538
Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing
Program (GRRHP), adding the program
to the Housing Act of 1949. The purpose
of the GRRHP is to increase the supply
of affordable rural rental housing
through the use of loan guarantees that
encourage partnerships between the
Rural Housing Service (RHS), private
lenders and public agencies. RUS will
approve qualified lenders to participate
and monitor lender performance to
ensure program requirements are met.
RHS will collect information from
lenders on the eligibility cost, benefits,
feasibility, and financial performance of
the proposed project.
Need and Use of the Information:
RHS will collect information from
lenders to manage, plan, evaluate, and
account for Government resources and
from time to time, propose
demonstration programs that use loan
guarantees or interest credit. The
GRRHP regulation and handbook will
provide lenders and agency staff with
guidance on the origination, and
servicing of GRRHP loans and the
approval of qualified lenders. RHS will
use the information to evaluate a
lender’s request and make
determination that the interests of the
government are protected. Failure to
collect information could have an
adverse impact on the agency ability to
monitor lenders and assess program
effectiveness and effectively guarantee
loans.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 160.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,079.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0119]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Communicable
Diseases in Horses
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
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
approving laboratories to test for equine
infectious anemia and for the interstate
movement of horses that have tested
positive for equine infectious anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 13,
2021.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0119.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0119, 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-2020-0119 or
in our reading room, which is located in
Room 1620 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
approved laboratories to test for equine
infectious anemia or for the interstate
movement of horses that have tested
positive for equine infectious anemia,
ADDRESSES:
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contact Dr. Rory Carolan, Aquaculture,
Swine, Equine, and Poultry, Strategy
and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–3558. For more information
on the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’
Information Collection Coordinator, at
(301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Communicable Diseases in
Horses.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0127.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of 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
regulates the importation and interstate
movement of animals and animal
products, and conducts various other
activities to protect the health of U.S.
livestock and poultry.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an
infectious and potentially fatal viral
disease of equines. There is no vaccine
or treatment for the disease. Regulations
in 9 CFR part 71 provide for the
approval of laboratories, diagnostic
facilities, and research facilities,
including those that test for EIA. The
regulations in 9 CFR part 75 govern the
interstate movement of equines that
have tested positive to an official test for
EIA (EIA reactors). Identifying EIApositive animals through laboratory
testing and ensuring the safe movement
of those equines testing positive for EIA
requires several information collection
activities.
APHIS regulations require
laboratories conducting an official EIA
test to be approved by the APHIS
Administrator, in consultation with the
appropriate State animal health
officials. Information collection
activities associated with that approval
process include a laboratory application
and a director’s agreement, collecting
the name of the director, location,
laboratory facilities, available resources,
and the training and proficiency of
employees. Additional information
collection activities include written
notification of withdrawal of approval
and a request for hearing. This
information helps APHIS determine a
laboratory’s capacity to conduct
accurate and reliable testing and to meet
the requirements in the regulations. To
receive and maintain approval, a
laboratory must report positive test
results, provide monthly reports, and
undergo regular inspections.
Additional information collection
occurs on the EIA laboratory test form,
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on a permit for the interstate movement
of an EIA reactor, and on a
supplemental disease investigation form
for animals testing positive for EIA.
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 0.08 hours per
response.
Respondents: Producers,
veterinarians, State veterinarians, and
approved EIA laboratory directors.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 235,018.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 5.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 1,157,148.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 93,030 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 this 8th day
of February 2021.
Jack Shere,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0121]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; Citrus
Canker, Citrus Greening, and Asian
Citrus Psyllid; Interstate Movement of
Regulated Nursery Stock
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information
collection; comment request.
AGENCY:
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 interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock from quarantined areas to
prevent the spread of citrus canker,
citrus greening, and Asian citrus
psyllid.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 13,
2021.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0121.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2020–0121, 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-2020-0121 or
in our reading room, which is located in
Room 1620 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 the
interstate movement of regulated
nursery stock from citrus canker, citrus
greening, and Asian citrus psyllid
quarantined areas, contact Ms. Glorimar
Marrero, Assistant National Policy
Manager for Citrus Programs, Plant
Health Protection, Plant Protection and
Quarantine, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; (240)
577–4633. For more information on the
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2020-0119]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Communicable Diseases in Horses
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
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 approving
laboratories to test for equine infectious anemia and for the
interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine
infectious anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0119.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2020-0119, 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-
0119 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1620 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
approved laboratories to test for equine infectious anemia or for the
interstate movement of horses that have tested positive for equine
infectious anemia,
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contact Dr. Rory Carolan, Aquaculture, Swine, Equine, and Poultry,
Strategy and Policy, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 851-3558. For more information on the information
collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Communicable Diseases in Horses.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0127.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the authority of 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 regulates the importation
and interstate movement of animals and animal products, and conducts
various other activities to protect the health of U.S. livestock and
poultry.
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an infectious and potentially
fatal viral disease of equines. There is no vaccine or treatment for
the disease. Regulations in 9 CFR part 71 provide for the approval of
laboratories, diagnostic facilities, and research facilities, including
those that test for EIA. The regulations in 9 CFR part 75 govern the
interstate movement of equines that have tested positive to an official
test for EIA (EIA reactors). Identifying EIA-positive animals through
laboratory testing and ensuring the safe movement of those equines
testing positive for EIA requires several information collection
activities.
APHIS regulations require laboratories conducting an official EIA
test to be approved by the APHIS Administrator, in consultation with
the appropriate State animal health officials. Information collection
activities associated with that approval process include a laboratory
application and a director's agreement, collecting the name of the
director, location, laboratory facilities, available resources, and the
training and proficiency of employees. Additional information
collection activities include written notification of withdrawal of
approval and a request for hearing. This information helps APHIS
determine a laboratory's capacity to conduct accurate and reliable
testing and to meet the requirements in the regulations. To receive and
maintain approval, a laboratory must report positive test results,
provide monthly reports, and undergo regular inspections.
Additional information collection occurs on the EIA laboratory test
form, on a permit for the interstate movement of an EIA reactor, and on
a supplemental disease investigation form for animals testing positive
for EIA.
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 0.08 hours per response.
Respondents: Producers, veterinarians, State veterinarians, and
approved EIA laboratory directors.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 235,018.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 1,157,148.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 93,030 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 this 8th day of February 2021.
Jack Shere,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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