Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 10169-10170 [2022-03741]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10169-10170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03741]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 16, 2022.
    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 
25, 2022 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 displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR, Subchapter 
E, Parts 101-124.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0013.
    Summary of Collection: The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (U.S.C. 151-159) 
gives the United States Department of Agriculture, the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) the authority to promulgate 
regulations designed to prevent the importation, preparation, sale, or 
shipment of harmful veterinary biological products. A veterinary 
biological product is defined as all 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).
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the information 
collected as a primary basis for the approval or acceptance of issuing 
licenses or permits to ensure veterinary biological products that are 
used in the United States are pure, safe, potent, and effective. 
Failure to collect this information in a timely manner could result in 
harmful veterinary biologics being distributed or used in the United 
States. Consequently, injuries to animals or failure to prevent disease 
outbreaks would severely undermine consumer confidence in the 
effectiveness and safety of these products. Further, catastrophic 
damage could be inflicted upon U.S. livestock industries and pet 
populations and bring great harm to the U.S. economy and veterinary 
biologics industry.
    Description of the Respondents: Businesses or other for profit, 
Foreign and State Governments, Private Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 478.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Third Party Disclosure; 
Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 43,072.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Animal Disease Traceability.

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    OMB Control Number: 0579-0327.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8301-8317) 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 Veterinary Services unit (VS) of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) uses disease control to 
safeguard U.S. animal health. One important part of disease control is 
animal disease traceability. Animal disease traceability means being 
able to document the movement history of an animal throughout its life. 
Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals have been and are located, 
as well as when they have been there, is indispensable during an 
emergency response and important for ongoing disease programs. 
Traceability helps document the movement history of an animal 
throughout its life, including during an emergency response or for 
ongoing animal disease programs.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information collection activities and forms to facilitate Animal 
Disease Traceability (ADT) and support disease control, eradication, 
and surveillance activities. Within the ADT framework, official animal 
identification devices give a nationally unique identification number 
for livestock animals that require official identification. The 
distribution and use of official identification devices require some 
information collection activities. If this information was not 
collected, APHIS' ability to address traceability needs would be 
significantly hampered.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 273,587.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,518,339.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03741 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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