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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0060]
Notice of Request for an Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Tuberculosis
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
the bovine and captive cervid
tuberculosis regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before January 3,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2022–0060 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–2022–0060, 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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the domestic
tuberculosis program, contact Dr. Mark
Lyons, Veterinary Medical Officer,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Riverdale, MD 20737; (614) 592–
7954; email: mark.a.lyons@usda.gov.
For more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mr.
Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator; (301) 851–
2483; email: joseph.moxey@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tuberculosis.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0146.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture is authorized, among
other things, to prohibit or restrict the
interstate movement of animals and
animal products to prevent the
dissemination within the United States
of animal diseases and pests, and for
conducting programs to detect, control,
and eradicate pests and diseases of
livestock. As part of this mission,
APHIS participates in a national
cooperative State/Federal tuberculosis
eradication program to eliminate bovine
tuberculosis in cattle, bison, and captive
cervids from the United States. This
program is conducted under various
States’ authorities supplemented by
Federal authorities regulating the
interstate movement of affected animals.
The tuberculosis regulations
contained in 9 CFR part 77 provide for
several levels of State tuberculosis risk
classifications, the creation of
tuberculosis risk status zones within the
same State, and the testing of regulated
animals before they are permitted to
move interstate. The requirements for
establishing zones and testing regulated
animals enhance the effectiveness of
APHIS’ tuberculosis eradication
program by decreasing the likelihood
that infected animals will be moved
interstate or internationally, thus
preventing the spread of tuberculosis.
The requirements also provide
mechanisms to help APHIS’ Veterinary
Services trace, locate, and eradicate
regulated animals when outbreaks
occur.
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The regulations require information
collection activities that enhance
APHIS’ ability to allow U.S. animal
producers to manage bovine and captive
cervid tuberculosis and compete in the
world market of animal and animal
product trade. These information
collection activities are memoranda of
understanding for zone recognition;
epidemiological reviews; permits for
movement of restricted animals;
certificates for animals moved interstate;
retention of movement certificates;
tuberculosis management plans;
accredited herd plans; approved herd
plans; test records and results; affected
herd data and herd testing results;
wildlife risk surveys; monthly reports of
tuberculosis eradication; reports of
tuberculosis lesions; specimen
submissions and collections;
submissions by States of requests to
APHIS for State or zone status;
submissions by States of an annual
report to APHIS for renewal of State or
zone status; commuter herd agreements;
depopulation and repopulation
agreements; extension requests;
tuberculosis infected herd field reports;
investigations for evidence of
tuberculosis; appraisals and indemnity
claims; records of proceeds from
animals sold to slaughter; owner
participation in new tuberculosis tests;
recordkeeping for approved feedlots;
and application of shipping labels.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities 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,
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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 0.89 hours per
response.
Respondents: State animal health
officials, producers and owners
(including feedlot owners), accredited
veterinarians, professional appraisers,
and laboratory technicians.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,053.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 60.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 63,205.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 56,036 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 26th day of
October 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–23883 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice
AGENCY:
(USDA).
Notice.
ACTION:
The Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, provides
direction to employees through
issuances in its Directive System,
comprised of the Forest Service Manual
and Forest Service Handbooks. The
Agency must provide public notice of
and opportunity to comment on any
directives that formulate standards,
criteria, or guidelines applicable to
Forest Service programs. Once per
quarter, the Agency provides advance
notice of proposed and interim
directives that will be made available
for public comment during the next
three months and notice of final
directives issued in the last three
months.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed
and interim directives that will be
published for public comment between
October 1, 2022, and December 31,
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Proposed and Interim Directives
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and
36 CFR part 216, Public Notice and
Comment for Standards, Criteria and
Guidance Applicable to Forest Service
Programs, the Forest Service publishes
for public comment Agency directives
that formulate standards, criteria, and
guidelines applicable to Forest Service
programs. Agency procedures for
providing public notice and opportunity
to comment are specified in Forest
Service Handbook (FSH) 1109.12,
Chapter 30, Providing Public Notice and
Opportunity to Comment on Directives.
The Forest Service has no proposed or
interim directives planned for
publication for public comment from
October 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
Previously Published Directives That
Have Not Been Finalized
Forest Service, Agriculture
SUMMARY:
2022; proposed and interim directives
that were previously published for
public comment but not yet finalized
and issued; and final directives that
have been issued since July 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may
be submitted by email to the contact
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
JoLynn Anderson, 971–313–1718 or
jolynn.anderson@usda.gov. Individuals
who use telecommunications devices
for the deaf or hard of hearing (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS)
at 800–877–8339 24 hours a day, every
day of the year, including holidays. You
may register to receive email alerts at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/
regulations-policies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following proposed and interim
directives have been published for
public comment but have not yet been
finalized:
1. FSM 2200, Rangeland Management,
Chapters Zero Code; 2210, Rangeland
Management Planning; 2220,
Management of Rangelands (Reserved);
2230, Grazing Permit System; 2240,
Rangeland Improvements; 2250,
Rangeland Management Cooperation;
and 2270, Information Management and
Reports; FSH 2209.13, Grazing Permit
Administration Handbook, Chapters 10,
Term Grazing Permits; 20, Grazing
Agreements; 30, Temporary Grazing and
Livestock Use Permits; 40, Livestock
Use Permits; 50, Tribal Treaty
Authorizations and Special Use Permits;
60, Records; 70, Compensation for
Permittee Interests in Rangeland
Improvements; 80, Grazing Fees; and 90,
Rangeland Management Decision
Making; and FSH 2209.16, Allotment
Management Handbook, Chapter 10,
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Allotment Management and
Administration.
2. FSM 3800, Landscape Scale
Restoration Program.
3. FSH 2409.12, Timber Cruising
Handbook, Chapters 30, Cruising
Systems; 40, Cruise Planning, Data
Recording, and Cruise Reporting; 60,
Quality Control; and 70, Designating
Timber for Cutting.
4. FSH 2409.15, Timber Sale
Administration Handbook, Chapters 20,
Measuring and Accounting for Included
Timber; 40, Rates and Payments; and 60,
Operations and Other Provisions.
Final Directives That Have Been Issued
Since July 1, 2022
No proposed or interim directives that
were previously published for public
comment have been issued since July 1,
2022.
JoLynn D. Anderson,
Branch Chief, Directives & Regulations,
National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2022–23858 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, Objective Yield
Surveys. Minor changes to burden will
be needed due to changes in the size of
the target population, sampling design,
and/or questionnaire length.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 3, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0088,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• eFax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: Richard Hopper,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336,
South Building, 1400 Independence
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0060]
Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Tuberculosis
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with the bovine and captive cervid tuberculosis
regulations.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
January 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2022-0060 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-2022-0060, 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) 7997039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the domestic
tuberculosis program, contact Dr. Mark Lyons, Veterinary Medical
Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD
20737; (614) 592-7954; email: [email protected]. For more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey,
APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator; (301) 851-2483; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tuberculosis.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0146.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the dissemination within the United States of
animal diseases and pests, and for conducting programs to detect,
control, and eradicate pests and diseases of livestock. As part of this
mission, APHIS participates in a national cooperative State/Federal
tuberculosis eradication program to eliminate bovine tuberculosis in
cattle, bison, and captive cervids from the United States. This program
is conducted under various States' authorities supplemented by Federal
authorities regulating the interstate movement of affected animals.
The tuberculosis regulations contained in 9 CFR part 77 provide for
several levels of State tuberculosis risk classifications, the creation
of tuberculosis risk status zones within the same State, and the
testing of regulated animals before they are permitted to move
interstate. The requirements for establishing zones and testing
regulated animals enhance the effectiveness of APHIS' tuberculosis
eradication program by decreasing the likelihood that infected animals
will be moved interstate or internationally, thus preventing the spread
of tuberculosis. The requirements also provide mechanisms to help
APHIS' Veterinary Services trace, locate, and eradicate regulated
animals when outbreaks occur.
The regulations require information collection activities that
enhance APHIS' ability to allow U.S. animal producers to manage bovine
and captive cervid tuberculosis and compete in the world market of
animal and animal product trade. These information collection
activities are memoranda of understanding for zone recognition;
epidemiological reviews; permits for movement of restricted animals;
certificates for animals moved interstate; retention of movement
certificates; tuberculosis management plans; accredited herd plans;
approved herd plans; test records and results; affected herd data and
herd testing results; wildlife risk surveys; monthly reports of
tuberculosis eradication; reports of tuberculosis lesions; specimen
submissions and collections; submissions by States of requests to APHIS
for State or zone status; submissions by States of an annual report to
APHIS for renewal of State or zone status; commuter herd agreements;
depopulation and repopulation agreements; extension requests;
tuberculosis infected herd field reports; investigations for evidence
of tuberculosis; appraisals and indemnity claims; records of proceeds
from animals sold to slaughter; owner participation in new tuberculosis
tests; recordkeeping for approved feedlots; and application of shipping
labels.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities 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,
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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 0.89 hours per response.
Respondents: State animal health officials, producers and owners
(including feedlot owners), accredited veterinarians, professional
appraisers, and laboratory technicians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,053.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 60.
Estimated annual number of responses: 63,205.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 56,036 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 26th day of October 2022.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-23883 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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