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11218–11219, Docket No. APHIS–2020–
0071), in which we announced the
availability, for review and comment, of
evaluations of Canada for bovine
tuberculosis and brucellosis
classification, as well as an
environmental assessment (EA). The
notice proposed to classify Canada as
Level I for both bovine tuberculosis and
brucellosis.
We solicited comments on the notice
for 60 days ending April 26, 2021. We
received one comment by that date. The
comment was from a private citizen.
The commenter stated that it was
difficult to know what the different
classification levels for disease status
meant and asked that we explain what
they meant.
As we explained in the notice,
§ 93.437 of the regulations contains the
requirements for classification of foreign
regions for bovine tuberculosis and
§ 93.438 contains the process for
requesting regional classification for
bovine tuberculosis. As part of the
process for requesting regional
classification, the national government
of the region must submit an application
to APHIS that defines the boundaries of
the region, specifies the prevalence level
for bovine tuberculosis within the
region, and demonstrates that, among
other things:
• There is effective veterinary control
and oversight within the region;
• Bovine tuberculosis is a notifiable
disease within the region; and
• The region has a program for bovine
tuberculosis in place that includes
epidemiological investigations,
management of affected herds,
diagnostic testing, and disease
surveillance.
The specific requirements for
classification as a Level I region for
bovine tuberculosis are set out in
paragraph (a) of § 93.437. To receive
Level I classification for bovine
tuberculosis, a region must meet APHIS
requirements for bovine tuberculosis
classification in accordance with
§ 93.438, and a prevalence of
tuberculosis in their domestic bovine
herds of less than 0.001 percent over at
least the previous 2 years (24
consecutive months).
In the evaluation titled ‘‘APHIS
Evaluation of Canada for Bovine
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)
Classification’’ (April 2020) that
accompanied our February 24, 2021
notice,2 we set forth the results of our
evaluation of Canada for bovine
tuberculosis. APHIS found that Canada
fully meets APHIS requirements for
classification and that the prevalence of
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bovine tuberculosis in Canada appears
to be well below 0.001 percent, meaning
that Canada qualifies for classification
as Level I. The evaluation also noted
that such classification effectively
exempts all Canadian cattle and bison
exported to the United States from
bovine tuberculosis testing prior to
export.
Similarly, as we explained in the
notice, § 93.440 of the regulations
contains the requirements for
classification of foreign regions for
brucellosis and § 93.441 contains the
process for requesting regional
classification for brucellosis. The
process for requesting regional
brucellosis classification is similar to
the process for requesting regional
bovine tuberculosis classification
summarized above.
The specific requirements for
classification as a Level I region for
brucellosis are set out in paragraph (a)
of § 93.440. To receive Level I
classification for brucellosis, a region
must meet APHIS requirements for
brucellosis classification in accordance
with § 93.441, and also have a
prevalence of brucellosis in their
domestic bovine herds of less than 0.001
percent over at least the previous 2
years (24 consecutive months).
In the evaluation titled ‘‘APHIS
Evaluation of Canada for Bovine
Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
Classification’’ (May 2020) that
accompanied our February 24, 2021
notice,3 we set forth the results of our
evaluation of Canada for bovine
brucellosis. APHIS found that Canada
fully meets the APHIS requirements for
classification and that brucellosis has
not been confirmed in a bovine animal
in that country since 1989, qualifying
Canada for Level I classification for
brucellosis. The evaluation also noted
that such classification effectively
exempts all Canadian cattle and bison
exported to the United States from
brucellosis testing.
Therefore, in accordance with the
regulations in §§ 93.437 and 93.440, we
are announcing our decision to classify
Canada as Level I for both bovine
tuberculosis and brucellosis, and to add
Canada to the web-based list of Level I
regions for bovine tuberculosis and the
web-based list of Level I regions for
brucellosis. Bovines from Canada may
be imported under the conditions listed
in §§ 93.439 and 93.442 for the
appropriate classification level.
National Environmental Policy Act
After reviewing and evaluating the
comment received during the comment
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period on the draft EA, evaluations, and
other information, APHIS has prepared
a final EA, which provides the public
with documentation of APHIS’ review
and analysis of any potential
environmental impacts associated with
the classification of Canada as Level I
for bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis.
The EA was prepared in accordance
with: (1) The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of
the Council on Environmental Quality
for implementing the procedural
provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–
1508), (3) USDA regulations
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b),
and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing
Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on
our EA, the response to public
comment, and other pertinent
information, APHIS has reached a
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
with regard to the classification of
Canada as Level I for bovine
tuberculosis and brucellosis.
Congressional Review Act
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 21st day of
December 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–2021–0073]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Cooperative
State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication
Program
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
SUMMARY:
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associated with the Cooperative StateFederal Brucellosis Eradication
Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before February
25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2021–0073 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–2021–0073, 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 on the Cooperative StateFederal Brucellosis Eradication
Program, contact Dr. P. Ryan Clarke,
Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant
Health Center, Strategy and Policy,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, Bozeman,
MT; (406) 539–6899; patrick.r.clarke@
usda.gov. For more 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: Cooperative State-Federal
Brucellosis Eradication Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0047.
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.) of
2002 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.
Disease prevention and disease
surveillance are the most effective
methods for maintaining a healthy
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animal population and for enhancing
the United States’ ability to compete in
the world market of animal and animal
product trade. Veterinary Services (VS)
within the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
is responsible for administering
regulations intended to protect the
health of the U.S. livestock population.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease of
animals and humans caused by bacteria
of the genus Brucella. The disease is
characterized by abortions and impaired
fertility in its principal animal hosts.
The disease infects humans through
contact with infected animals or with
certain body fluids of infected animals.
Usually Brucella abortus is associated
with the disease in cattle or bison,
Brucella suis with the disease in swine,
and Brucella melitensis with the disease
in sheep and goats. The continued
presence of brucellosis in a herd
seriously threatens the health, welfare,
and economic viability of the livestock
industry. There is no economically
feasible treatment for brucellosis in
livestock.
The Cooperative State-Federal
Brucellosis Eradication Program is a
national program to eliminate this
serious disease of livestock. The
program is conducted under the
authority of the various States and
supplemented by Federal authorities
regulating interstate movement of
infected animals. Regulations in 9 CFR
part 78 outline the Cooperative StateFederal Brucellosis Eradication
Program. The regulations include
required surveillance, epidemiological
investigation, annual reporting, and
interstate movement activities that must
be documented.
Minimum program standards known
as the Brucellosis Eradication Uniform
Methods and Rules (UM&R) have been
developed cooperatively by
organizations representing the livestock
industry, State animal health agencies,
and the USDA. State and Federal
officials in charge of program activities
in each State are responsible for
continuously evaluating the efficiency
of local procedures in locating and
eliminating infected livestock. The
minimum standards in the UM&R must
be met or exceeded throughout the
certification period to maintain
continuous status. Meeting these
standards requires information
collection.
Information is generally collected by
State and Federal animal health officials
through interviews or reviewing
records. In addition, the information on
some documents may be collected by
private veterinary practitioners (i.e., test
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charts, vaccination records, and official
Certificates of Veterinary Inspection) or
blood collection personnel on contract
(i.e., market cattle slaughter surveillance
blood collection forms and brucellosis
ring testing milk sample collection
forms). The information is collected at
the time each appropriate event occurs.
In most instances, information is
collected when testing or vaccinating
individual animals or herds, applying
official identification to animals, or
conducting surveillance or
epidemiological investigation activities.
Some events, such as market cattle
slaughter surveillance, occur daily.
Other events, such as on-farm blood
testing and vaccination, occur as part of
routine animal health management. A
few events, such as infected-herd
investigations, occur only a few times a
year.
In addition, the bovine brucellosis
program regulations in part 78 provide
a system for classifying States or
portions of States according to the rate
of B. abortus infection present and the
general effectiveness of a brucellosis
control and eradication program. The
program also provides for the creation of
brucellosis management areas within a
State and for testing and movement
mitigation activities before regulated
animals are permitted to move
interstate. This system enhances the
ability of States to move healthy,
brucellosis-free cattle and bison
interstate and internationally. This
management area and testing system
also enhances the effectiveness of the
Brucellosis Eradication Program by
decreasing the likelihood that infected
animals will be moved interstate or
internationally.
The creation of brucellosis
management areas allows States that
have found B. abortus in wildlife (which
are nonregulated animals) to mitigate
the risk of transmission and spread of
disease while maintaining the State’s
disease-free status in regulated domestic
livestock. The State must sign a
memorandum of understanding with the
APHIS Administrator that describes its
brucellosis management plan. The
brucellosis management plan developed
by the State must define the geographic
brucellosis management area and
describe the surveillance and mitigation
activities that the State will conduct to
identify occurrence of B. abortus in
domestic livestock and wildlife and
potential risks for spread of the disease.
We are asking Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve our use
of these information collection
activities, as described, for an additional
3 years.
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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 0.26 hours per
response.
Respondents: Commercial livestock
farm owners and managers; animal
agriculture-related business owners and
managers; private veterinarians; animal
agriculture-related agencies and
organizations; breed registry agencies;
agriculture extension agents; fair and
exhibition officials; owners, operators,
and managers of livestock markets;
owners, operators, and managers of
slaughter establishments and dairy
plants; and State animal health officials
and laboratory personnel (including
wildlife biologists).
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 21,568.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 44.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 957,102.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 247,325 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 21st day of
December 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–863]
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2019–2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that Both-Well
Steel Fittings Co., Ltd (Bothwell) made
sales of subject merchandise in the
United States at prices below normal
value during the period of review (POR),
September 1, 2019, through August 31,
2020.
DATES: Applicable December 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Ayache or Samuel Glickstein,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2623 or
(202) 482–5307, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 30, 2021, Commerce
published the preliminary results of the
2019–2020 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on forged steel
fittings from Taiwan.1 This review
covers one producer/exporter of the
subject merchandise, Bothwell. For the
events that occurred since Commerce
published the Preliminary Results, as
well as a full discussion of the issues
raised by parties for these final results,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2 Commerce conducted
this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order 3
The products covered by this Order
are forged steel fittings from Taiwan. A
full description of the scope of the
Order is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
1 See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 86 FR 48401
(August 30, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2019–
2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
3 See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 48280 (September
24, 2018) (Order).
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Analysis of Comments Received
In the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, we address the sole issue
raised in the case and rebuttal briefs
submitted by interested parties as
reflected in the list of topics provided in
the appendix to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade/gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from
interested parties and record
information, we made no changes to our
preliminary weighted-average dumping
margin calculations for Bothwell.
Final Results of the Administrative
Review
We determine that the following
weighted-average dumping margin
exists for Bothwell for the period
September 1, 2019, through August 31,
2020:
Exporter/producer
Both-Well Steel Fittings Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
5.57
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose to
the parties in a proceeding the
calculations performed in connection
with the final results of review in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
However, because Commerce made no
adjustments to the margin calculation
methodology used in the Preliminary
Results, there are no calculations to
disclose for the final results of review.
Assessment Rates
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review.4 Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions
to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the
date of publication of the final results of
this review in the Federal Register. If a
4 See
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0073]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis
Eradication Program
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
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associated with the Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication
Program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
February 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2021-0073 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-2021-0073, 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 on the Cooperative
State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program, contact Dr. P. Ryan
Clarke, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Center, Strategy and
Policy, Veterinary Services, APHIS, Bozeman, MT; (406) 539-6899;
[email protected]. For more information on the information
collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS'
Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0047.
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.)
of 2002 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.
Disease prevention and disease surveillance are the most effective
methods for maintaining a healthy animal population and for enhancing
the United States' ability to compete in the world market of animal and
animal product trade. Veterinary Services (VS) within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is responsible for administering regulations intended
to protect the health of the U.S. livestock population.
Brucellosis is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused
by bacteria of the genus Brucella. The disease is characterized by
abortions and impaired fertility in its principal animal hosts. The
disease infects humans through contact with infected animals or with
certain body fluids of infected animals. Usually Brucella abortus is
associated with the disease in cattle or bison, Brucella suis with the
disease in swine, and Brucella melitensis with the disease in sheep and
goats. The continued presence of brucellosis in a herd seriously
threatens the health, welfare, and economic viability of the livestock
industry. There is no economically feasible treatment for brucellosis
in livestock.
The Cooperative State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program is a
national program to eliminate this serious disease of livestock. The
program is conducted under the authority of the various States and
supplemented by Federal authorities regulating interstate movement of
infected animals. Regulations in 9 CFR part 78 outline the Cooperative
State-Federal Brucellosis Eradication Program. The regulations include
required surveillance, epidemiological investigation, annual reporting,
and interstate movement activities that must be documented.
Minimum program standards known as the Brucellosis Eradication
Uniform Methods and Rules (UM&R) have been developed cooperatively by
organizations representing the livestock industry, State animal health
agencies, and the USDA. State and Federal officials in charge of
program activities in each State are responsible for continuously
evaluating the efficiency of local procedures in locating and
eliminating infected livestock. The minimum standards in the UM&R must
be met or exceeded throughout the certification period to maintain
continuous status. Meeting these standards requires information
collection.
Information is generally collected by State and Federal animal
health officials through interviews or reviewing records. In addition,
the information on some documents may be collected by private
veterinary practitioners (i.e., test charts, vaccination records, and
official Certificates of Veterinary Inspection) or blood collection
personnel on contract (i.e., market cattle slaughter surveillance blood
collection forms and brucellosis ring testing milk sample collection
forms). The information is collected at the time each appropriate event
occurs. In most instances, information is collected when testing or
vaccinating individual animals or herds, applying official
identification to animals, or conducting surveillance or
epidemiological investigation activities. Some events, such as market
cattle slaughter surveillance, occur daily. Other events, such as on-
farm blood testing and vaccination, occur as part of routine animal
health management. A few events, such as infected-herd investigations,
occur only a few times a year.
In addition, the bovine brucellosis program regulations in part 78
provide a system for classifying States or portions of States according
to the rate of B. abortus infection present and the general
effectiveness of a brucellosis control and eradication program. The
program also provides for the creation of brucellosis management areas
within a State and for testing and movement mitigation activities
before regulated animals are permitted to move interstate. This system
enhances the ability of States to move healthy, brucellosis-free cattle
and bison interstate and internationally. This management area and
testing system also enhances the effectiveness of the Brucellosis
Eradication Program by decreasing the likelihood that infected animals
will be moved interstate or internationally.
The creation of brucellosis management areas allows States that
have found B. abortus in wildlife (which are nonregulated animals) to
mitigate the risk of transmission and spread of disease while
maintaining the State's disease-free status in regulated domestic
livestock. The State must sign a memorandum of understanding with the
APHIS Administrator that describes its brucellosis management plan. The
brucellosis management plan developed by the State must define the
geographic brucellosis management area and describe the surveillance
and mitigation activities that the State will conduct to identify
occurrence of B. abortus in domestic livestock and wildlife and
potential risks for spread of the disease.
We are asking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our
use of these information collection activities, as described, for an
additional 3 years.
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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 0.26 hours per response.
Respondents: Commercial livestock farm owners and managers; animal
agriculture-related business owners and managers; private
veterinarians; animal agriculture-related agencies and organizations;
breed registry agencies; agriculture extension agents; fair and
exhibition officials; owners, operators, and managers of livestock
markets; owners, operators, and managers of slaughter establishments
and dairy plants; and State animal health officials and laboratory
personnel (including wildlife biologists).
Estimated annual number of respondents: 21,568.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 44.
Estimated annual number of responses: 957,102.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 247,325 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 21st day of December 2021.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-28018 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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