Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Welfare, 54187-54188 [2022-18967]

Download as PDF 54187 Notices Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 170 Friday, September 2, 2022 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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 October 3, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Sep 01, 2022 Jkt 256001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts, Into the United States. OMB Control Number: 0579–0015. Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) 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. Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and for enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS’) ability to bolster the United States’ capability to compete globally in animal and animal product trade. In connection with this mission, APHIS enforces regulations regarding both the importation of controlled materials and the prevention of foreign animal disease incursions into the United States. These regulations can be found at title 9, chapter I, subchapter D, parts 94, 95, 96, and 122 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to ensure that imported items do not present a disease risk to the livestock and poultry populations of the United States. The information collected will provide APHIS with critical information concerning the origin and history of the items destined for importation into the United States. If this information were collected less frequently or not collected, the United States would be at increased risk for the introduction of FMD, ASF, CSF, swine vesicular disease (SVD), ND, or HPAI. This would cause serious economic consequences to several United States livestock industries and potentially serious health consequences for United States livestock. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for-profit institutions; Foreign Government. Number of Respondents: 30,902. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; On occasion; Quarterly. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total Burden Hours: 113,354. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–18988 Filed 9–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2022–0050] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Welfare 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 Animal Welfare Act regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers, and intermediate handlers. DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before November 1, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 2022–0050 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–2022–0050, 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 54188 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2022 / Notices 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 Animal Welfare Act regulations, contact Dr. Lance Bassage, Director, National Policy Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; phone: (970) 494–7478; email: animalcare@ usda.gov. For detailed information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator; phone: (301) 851–2483; email: joseph.moxey@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Animal Welfare. OMB Control Number: 0579–0036. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers, and intermediate handlers. The Secretary has delegated responsibility for administering the AWA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care. Definitions, regulations, and standards established under the AWA are contained in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 (referred to below as the regulations). Part 1 contains definitions for terms used in parts 2 and 3. Part 2 provides administrative requirements and sets forth institutional responsibilities for regulated parties, including licensing requirements for dealers, exhibitors, and operators of auction sales. Part 3 provides standards for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of covered animals, and consists of subparts A through E, which contain specific standards for dogs and cats, guinea pigs and hamsters, rabbits, nonhuman primates, and marine mammals, respectively, and subpart F, which sets forth general standards for warmblooded animals not otherwise specified in part 3. Administering the AWA requires the use of information collection activities such as license applications and renewals; registration applications and updates; annual reports; acknowledgement of regulations and standards; inspections; requests; notifications; agreements; plans; written VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Sep 01, 2022 Jkt 256001 program of veterinary care and health records; itineraries; applications and permits; records of acquisition, disposition, or transport of animals; official identification; variances; protocols; health certificates; complaints; marking requirements; and recordkeeping. These activities provide APHIS with the data necessary for the review and evaluation of program compliance by regulated facilities and provide a workable enforcement system to carry out the requirements of the AWA and the intent of Congress without resorting to more detailed and stringent regulations and standards that could be more burdensome to regulated facilities. The information collection activities listed above include activities merged from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 0579–0470 (Animal Welfare; Amendments to Licensing Provisions and to Requirements for Dogs) and 0579–0479 (Animal Welfare; Handling of Animals; Contingency Plans). After OMB approves this combined information collection (OMB control number 0579– 0036), APHIS will retire OMB control numbers 0579–0470 and 0579–0479. We are asking 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 0.55 hours per response. Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, local, or Tribal government officials; and foreign government officials. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated annual number of respondents: 47,413. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 16. Estimated annual number of responses: 779,579. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 424,571 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 29th day of August 2022. Anthony Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0050]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Animal Welfare

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 Animal Welfare Act 
regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and 
transportation of certain animals by dealers, exhibitors, operators of 
auction sales, research facilities, carriers, and intermediate 
handlers.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
November 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. 
Enter APHIS-2022-0050 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-2022-0050, 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

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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 Animal Welfare 
Act regulations, contact Dr. Lance Bassage, Director, National Policy 
Staff, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; 
phone: (970) 494-7478; email: [email protected]. For detailed 
information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph 
Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator; phone: (301) 851-
2483; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Animal Welfare.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0036.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate 
standards and other requirements governing the humane handling, care, 
treatment, and transportation of certain animals by dealers, 
exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers, 
and intermediate handlers. The Secretary has delegated responsibility 
for administering the AWA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care.
    Definitions, regulations, and standards established under the AWA 
are contained in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 (referred to below as the 
regulations). Part 1 contains definitions for terms used in parts 2 and 
3. Part 2 provides administrative requirements and sets forth 
institutional responsibilities for regulated parties, including 
licensing requirements for dealers, exhibitors, and operators of 
auction sales. Part 3 provides standards for the humane handling, care, 
treatment, and transportation of covered animals, and consists of 
subparts A through E, which contain specific standards for dogs and 
cats, guinea pigs and hamsters, rabbits, nonhuman primates, and marine 
mammals, respectively, and subpart F, which sets forth general 
standards for warmblooded animals not otherwise specified in part 3.
    Administering the AWA requires the use of information collection 
activities such as license applications and renewals; registration 
applications and updates; annual reports; acknowledgement of 
regulations and standards; inspections; requests; notifications; 
agreements; plans; written program of veterinary care and health 
records; itineraries; applications and permits; records of acquisition, 
disposition, or transport of animals; official identification; 
variances; protocols; health certificates; complaints; marking 
requirements; and recordkeeping. These activities provide APHIS with 
the data necessary for the review and evaluation of program compliance 
by regulated facilities and provide a workable enforcement system to 
carry out the requirements of the AWA and the intent of Congress 
without resorting to more detailed and stringent regulations and 
standards that could be more burdensome to regulated facilities.
    The information collection activities listed above include 
activities merged from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control 
numbers 0579-0470 (Animal Welfare; Amendments to Licensing Provisions 
and to Requirements for Dogs) and 0579-0479 (Animal Welfare; Handling 
of Animals; Contingency Plans). After OMB approves this combined 
information collection (OMB control number 0579-0036), APHIS will 
retire OMB control numbers 0579-0470 and 0579-0479.
    We are asking 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 0.55 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, local, or 
Tribal government officials; and foreign government officials.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 47,413.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 16.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 779,579.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 424,571 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 29th day of August 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18967 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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