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APHIS–2015–0058) 1 announcing the
availability of a December 2015 final
environmental assessment (EA), entitled
‘‘High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza
Control in Commercial Poultry
Operations—A National Approach,’’
(2015 HPAI EA) and a finding of no
significant impact (FONSI) relative to a
national approach for the control of
HPAI outbreaks within the United
States. The 2015 HPAI EA
recommended, and the FONSI selected,
an alternative in which APHIS used its
centralized management of carcass
disposal activities to ensure consistency
in responses to HPAI outbreaks
throughout the United States. Under
this alternative, APHIS provided
information and other support to State
and local authorities to help them
determine which depopulation,
disposal, and cleaning and disinfection
methods were most appropriate for the
situation.
According to the 2015 HPAI EA,
‘‘[g]iven the magnitude of the HPAI
poultry incidents during spring 2015,
APHIS want[ed] to ensure adequate
preparation for subsequent incidents in
poultry.’’ 2 Therefore, the 2015 HPAI EA
was prepared ‘‘to address the potential
impacts of continuing to provide
assistance with establishing and
enforcing HPAI quarantines and
conducting bird flu control activities as
outbreaks occur across the nation.’’ 3
In the intervening years since APHIS
issued the 2015 HPAI EA and FONSI,
circumstances have changed. First, the
2014/2015 HPAI outbreak ended in
approximately August 2016 and there
has not been an HPAI outbreak of that
scale or magnitude in the United States
since that time. Second, avian influenza
outbreaks involving HPAI that have
occurred in the United States in the
interim have been more localized. In
one instance, APHIS elected to prepare
a site-specific EA and FONSI. Third,
APHIS issued the Record of Decision for
the Carcass Management During a Mass
Animal Health Emergency Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) on March 17, 2016,
after finalizing the 2015 HPAI EA and
FONSI. The PEIS provides an analysis
of the environmental effects associated
with various carcass management
options during a mass animal health
emergency. An HPAI outbreak
necessitating the depopulation of flocks
1 To view the notice and supporting documents,
go to www.regulations.gov and enter APHIS–2015–
0058 in the Search field.
2 USDA APHIS, High Pathogenicity Avian
Influenza Control in Commercial Poultry
Operations—A National Approach (Dec. 2015) on
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and the subsequent disposal of large
amounts of poultry carcasses could
qualify as an animal health emergency
and as such, the analysis in the PEIS is
relevant and addresses some of the same
issues addressed in the 2015 HPAI EA
and FONSI. Finally, fourth, APHIS
reviewed its 2015 HPAI EA and FONSI.
Through its review of the 2015 HPAI EA
and FONSI, APHIS acknowledges that
the documents could benefit from more
extensive analysis. Additionally,
because there is no current HPAI
outbreak, the 2015 HPAI EA and FONSI
serve no function at present.
Withdrawal of the 2015 HPAI EA and
FONSI will not hamper APHIS’ ability
to respond to an outbreak in the future.
Based on the analysis above, pending
further evaluation, we are withdrawing
the December 2015 final EA and the
FONSI associated with the notice
published on February 9, 2016.
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of
July 2021.
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–2021–0036]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Specimen
Submission
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 livestock disease
surveillance programs.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0036 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the
Comment button in the list of
documents.
SUMMARY:
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• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2021–0036, 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 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 regarding livestock disease
surveillance programs, contact Ms. Lori
Swiderski, Program Coordinator,
Director’s Office, National Veterinary
Services Laboratories, Diagnostics and
Biologics, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton
Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337–7405.
For more information on the
information collection reporting
process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0090.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.)
provides the Secretary of Agriculture
broad authority to prohibit or restrict,
through orders and regulations, the
importation or entry and interstate
movement of any animal, article, or
means of conveyance if the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
determines that the prohibition or
restriction is necessary to prevent the
introduction or spread of any pest or
disease of livestock within the United
States.
Disease prevention is the most
effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and for
enhancing the United States’ ability to
globally compete in the trade of animals
and animal products. However, animal
disease prevention cannot be
accomplished without the existence of
an effective disease surveillance
program, which is conducted by the
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary
Services (VS).
VS forms, which are critical to VS’
mission, are routinely used whenever
specimens (such as blood, milk, tissue,
or urine) from any animal (such as
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cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and
poultry) are submitted to the National
Veterinary Services Laboratories for
disease testing. If the information within
these forms was not collected or
collected less frequently, APHIS would
not have the critical information
necessary to effectively operate a
disease surveillance program and
identify the animals and herds from
which the specimens were taken,
allowing effective disease prevention
and eradication.
The animal disease surveillance
program is based on information
submitted on the specimen submission
form and continuation sheet, or similar
document, and the Parasite Submission
form submitted for the Cattle Fever Tick
Eradication Program and the National
Tick Surveillance Program to identify
the individuals submitting tick samples
and the animal sources of those
samples.
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. APHIS needs
this outside input to help accomplish
the following:
(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 (such as through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses).
Estimate of burden: The public
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 0.319 hours per
response.
Respondents: State veterinarians and
other State personnel who are qualified
and authorized to collect and submit
specimens for laboratory analysis,
accredited veterinarians, private
veterinarians, animal health
technicians, herd owners, private
laboratories, and research institutions.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,871.
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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 17.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 32,546.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 10,390 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
July 2021.
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–2021–0035]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Virus-SerumToxin Act and Regulations
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 Virus-Serum-Toxin
Act and regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before September
27, 2021. You may submit comments by
either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0035 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–2021–0035, 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 regulations.gov or in
our reading room, which is located in
SUMMARY:
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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 Virus-Serum-Toxin
Act regulations, contact Ms. Bonnie
Coyle, Section Leader, Program
Information Management and Security,
Center for Veterinary Biologics,
Director’s Office, VS, APHIS, 1920
Dayton Ave, P.O. Box 844, Ames, IA
50010; (515) 337–6561; email:
bonnie.m.coyle@usda.gov. For
information on the information
collection reporting process, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and
Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0013.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Virus-SerumToxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151–159), the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is authorized to
promulgate regulations designed to
prevent the importation, preparation,
sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary
biological products. These regulations
are contained in 9 CFR parts 102
through 124.
Veterinary biological products
include viruses, serums, toxins, and
analogous products of natural or
synthetic origin such as vaccines,
antitoxins, or the immunizing
components of microorganisms
intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or
prevention of diseases in domestic
animals.
APHIS issues licenses to qualified
establishments that produce veterinary
biological products and issues permits
to importers seeking to import such
products into the United States. APHIS
also enforces regulations concerning
production, packaging, labeling, and
shipping of these products, and sets
standards for the testing of these
products. These regulations ensure that
veterinary biological products used in
the United States are not worthless,
contaminated, dangerous, or harmful.
To help ensure that veterinary
biological products used in the United
States are pure, safe, potent, and
effective, APHIS requires certain
information collection activities,
including, among other things,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0036]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Specimen Submission
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 livestock disease surveillance
programs.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0036 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-2021-0036, 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 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 regarding livestock
disease surveillance programs, contact Ms. Lori Swiderski, Program
Coordinator, Director's Office, National Veterinary Services
Laboratories, Diagnostics and Biologics, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave.,
Ames, IA 50010; (515) 337-7405. For more information on the information
collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS'
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0090.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.)
provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or
restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry and
interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or
spread of any pest or disease of livestock within the United States.
Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States' ability
to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products.
However, animal disease prevention cannot be accomplished without the
existence of an effective disease surveillance program, which is
conducted by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS).
VS forms, which are critical to VS' mission, are routinely used
whenever specimens (such as blood, milk, tissue, or urine) from any
animal (such as
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cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) are submitted to the
National Veterinary Services Laboratories for disease testing. If the
information within these forms was not collected or collected less
frequently, APHIS would not have the critical information necessary to
effectively operate a disease surveillance program and identify the
animals and herds from which the specimens were taken, allowing
effective disease prevention and eradication.
The animal disease surveillance program is based on information
submitted on the specimen submission form and continuation sheet, or
similar document, and the Parasite Submission form submitted for the
Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program and the National Tick
Surveillance Program to identify the individuals submitting tick
samples and the animal sources of those samples.
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.
APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following:
(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 (such as through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.319 hours per response.
Respondents: State veterinarians and other State personnel who are
qualified and authorized to collect and submit specimens for laboratory
analysis, accredited veterinarians, private veterinarians, animal
health technicians, herd owners, private laboratories, and research
institutions.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,871.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 17.
Estimated annual number of responses: 32,546.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 10,390 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 July 2021.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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