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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2020–0082]
Addition of Thailand to the List of
Regions Considered Affected With
African Horse Sickness
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have added Thailand to the list
of regions that the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service considers to
be affected with African horse sickness
(AHS). We have taken this action
because of confirmation of AHS in
Thailand.
DATES: Thailand was added to the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service list of regions considered
affected with African horse sickness on
March 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kari Coulson, Regionalization
Evaluation Services, Veterinary
Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus
Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606;
Phone: (919) 480–9876; email:
AskRegionalization@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 9 CFR part 93 govern the
importation of live animals into the
United States. Within part 93, § 93.308
(referred to below as the regulations)
governs, among other things, the
importation of horses, mules, zebras,
and other equids from regions where
African horse sickness (AHS) exists in
order to prevent the introduction of
AHS into the United States. AHS is a
fatal viral equine disease that is not
known to exist in the United States. A
list of regions where AHS exists or is
reasonably believed to exist is
maintained on the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
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website at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animaland-animal-product-importinformation/animal-health-status-ofregions/. This list is referenced in
§ 93.308 of the regulations.
Section 93.308(a)(2)(ii) of the
regulations states that APHIS will add a
region to the list referenced in
§ 93.308(a)(2) upon determining AHS
exists in the region, based on reports
APHIS receives of outbreaks of the
disease from veterinary officials of the
exporting country, from the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE),
or from other sources the Administrator
determines to be reliable.
On March 27, 2020, the veterinary
authorities of Thailand reported to the
OIE the occurrence of AHS in that
country. In response to that report, on
March 31, 2020, APHIS added Thailand
to the list of regions where AHS exists.
On that same date, APHIS issued an
import alert notifying stakeholders that
effective March 27, 2020, APHIS
imposed restrictions on importation of
equine and equine-derived commodities
from Thailand due to AHS. This notice
serves as an official record and public
notification of that action.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
designated this action as not a major
rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317;
21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
June 2021.
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–2021–0025]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Bison 2022 Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).
AGENCY:
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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 to conduct the
National Animal Health Monitoring
System Bison 2022 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before August 13,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0025 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2021–0025, 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 www.regulations.gov
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 NAHMS Bison 2022
Study, contact Dr. Lynn EllistonGittings, Management Analyst, Program
Coordination and Implementation,
Center for Epidemiology and Animal
Health, VS, 2150 Centre Avenue,
Building B, Fort Collins, CO 80524;
(970) 305–6636. For information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Bison 2022 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0420.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is
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authorized to protect the health of
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture
populations in the United States by
preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases within the United States
when feasible. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In connection with this mission,
APHIS operates the National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS),
which collects on a national basis
statistically valid and scientifically
sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock
poultry and aquaculture disease risk
factors. NAHMS’ studies have evolved
into a collaborative government and
industry initiative to help determine the
most effective means of preventing and
controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS
is the only Federal agency responsible
for collecting data on livestock.
Participation in any NAHMS study is
voluntary and all data are confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct a Bison 2022
Study to obtain information about the
livestock population and to provide a
foundation for possible future studies.
The objectives of the study are to:
• Describe status and changes in the
U.S. bison industry from 2014 to 2022,
including operation characteristics
(such as inventory, size, and type),
production purposes, and marketing
practices.
• Describe current U.S. bison
industry production practices and
challenges, including animal
management and welfare, nutrition and
range management, and environmental
stewardship.
• Describe health management and
biosecurity practices on U.S. bison
operations.
• Describe producer-reported
occurrence of select health problems,
associated management practices or
actions, and causes of bison mortality.
The study will consist of two
collection phases. The first phase
consists of a producer informed consent
form and a self-administered paper or
electronic survey administered by
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS). The second, biologics
phase, includes a microbe collection
record, two fecal parasite collection
records, and a forage collection record,
each documenting biologic samples
collected and submitted by producers
who choose to participate in the second
phase to receive biologic results from
their herds. All producers in the study
will receive a study evaluation upon
conclusion of the study. The
information collected will be used by
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APHIS to describe current bison health
and management practices, help
policymakers and industry make
informed decisions, help researchers
and private enterprise identify and
focus on vital issues related to bison
health and productivity, facilitate the
education of future producers and
veterinarians, and conduct economic
analyses of the health and production of
the U.S. bison industry.
On March 20, 2012, NAHMS was
recognized by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) as a statistical unit
under the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (CIPSEA). All information
acquired under the Bison 2022 Study’s
NASS phase will be used for statistical
purposes only and will be treated as
confidential in accordance with CIPSEA
guidelines. Only NAHMS staff and
designated agents will be permitted
access to individual-level data. The
biologics phase of the study will not be
collected under CIPSEA, rather will be
protected as Confidential Business
Information as defined in 19 CFR 201.6.
Respondent information will be
protected by ensuring that no
identifying information is linked to the
data.
We are asking 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
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 1.25 hours per
response.
Respondents: Bison owners and
producers.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,000.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.5.
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Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,994.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 3,741 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 9th day of
June 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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ACTION:
The Commission on Civil
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usccr.gov.
SUMMARY:
Dated: June 9, 2021.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2021–12426 Filed 6–11–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0025]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Bison 2022 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agriculture (USDA).
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 to
conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System Bison 2022 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0025 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2021-0025, 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 www.regulations.gov 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 NAHMS Bison
2022 Study, contact Dr. Lynn Elliston-Gittings, Management Analyst,
Program Coordination and Implementation, Center for Epidemiology and
Animal Health, VS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Fort Collins, CO
80524; (970) 305-6636. For information on the information collection
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Bison 2022 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0420.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is
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authorized to protect the health of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture
populations in the United States by preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for
eradicating such diseases within the United States when feasible. This
authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS).
In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects on a national basis
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock poultry and aquaculture disease risk
factors. NAHMS' studies have evolved into a collaborative government
and industry initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only
Federal agency responsible for collecting data on livestock.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct a Bison 2022 Study to obtain information
about the livestock population and to provide a foundation for possible
future studies. The objectives of the study are to:
Describe status and changes in the U.S. bison industry
from 2014 to 2022, including operation characteristics (such as
inventory, size, and type), production purposes, and marketing
practices.
Describe current U.S. bison industry production practices
and challenges, including animal management and welfare, nutrition and
range management, and environmental stewardship.
Describe health management and biosecurity practices on
U.S. bison operations.
Describe producer-reported occurrence of select health
problems, associated management practices or actions, and causes of
bison mortality.
The study will consist of two collection phases. The first phase
consists of a producer informed consent form and a self-administered
paper or electronic survey administered by USDA's National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS). The second, biologics phase, includes a
microbe collection record, two fecal parasite collection records, and a
forage collection record, each documenting biologic samples collected
and submitted by producers who choose to participate in the second
phase to receive biologic results from their herds. All producers in
the study will receive a study evaluation upon conclusion of the study.
The information collected will be used by APHIS to describe current
bison health and management practices, help policymakers and industry
make informed decisions, help researchers and private enterprise
identify and focus on vital issues related to bison health and
productivity, facilitate the education of future producers and
veterinarians, and conduct economic analyses of the health and
production of the U.S. bison industry.
On March 20, 2012, NAHMS was recognized by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) as a statistical unit under the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA).
All information acquired under the Bison 2022 Study's NASS phase will
be used for statistical purposes only and will be treated as
confidential in accordance with CIPSEA guidelines. Only NAHMS staff and
designated agents will be permitted access to individual-level data.
The biologics phase of the study will not be collected under CIPSEA,
rather will be protected as Confidential Business Information as
defined in 19 CFR 201.6. Respondent information will be protected by
ensuring that no identifying information is linked to the data.
We are asking 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 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 1.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Bison owners and producers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.5.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,994.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,741 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 9th day of June 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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