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Program evaluation: The program
evaluation instruments are each
designed to collect specific information
from respondents at specific times.
1. The Welcome Questions are given
to confirm PSU participants to assess
where the training cohort lies in terms
of knowledge and experience, which
allows for the training team to make
minor changes based on the
foundational knowledge a group may
have.
2. The Course Evaluation involves
questions following each session of PSU
to assess if the session achieved its
objective, and whether or not the time
allotted was sufficient. The Course
Evaluation also addresses how effective
the training team and resources were in
helping PSU participants grasp all
information taught in the course. This
information is crucial to ensure PSU is
satisfying participants’ expectations and
supporting.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, and Tribal governments.
Respondent groups identified include:
(1) Child Nutrition program operators
and (2) State agency staff.
Number of Respondents: 285.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 138.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0077]
Notice of Request for Approval of an
Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Sheep 2024 Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of a new information
collection to conduct the National
Animal Health Monitoring System’s
Sheep 2024 Study.
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We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before March 14,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS–
2022–0077 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–2022–0077, 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 Sheep 2024 Study,
contact Ms. Nia Washington-Plaskett,
Program Analyst, Center for
Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS,
APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. B,
Fort Collins, CO 80524; (866) 907–8190;
email: nia.washington-plaskett@
usda.gov or vs.sp.ceah.pci@usda.gov.
For more detailed information on the
information collection process, contact
Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork
Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301)
851–2483; email: joseph.moxey@
usda.gov.
DATES:
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to protect the health of the
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture
populations in the United States by
preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States
when feasible. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In connection with this mission,
APHIS operates the National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS),
which collects, on a national basis,
statistically valid and scientifically
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sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock,
poultry, and aquaculture disease risk
factors.
NAHMS’ studies have evolved into a
collaborative industry and government
initiative to help determine the most
effective means of preventing and
controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS
is the only agency responsible for
collecting data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is
voluntary, and all data are confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Sheep
2024 Study as part of an ongoing series
of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population. This study will support the
following objectives: (1) Describe
management and biosecurity practices
associated with, and producer-reported
occurrence of, common economically
important disease in sheep; (2) describe
antimicrobial stewardship on sheep
operations and estimate the prevalence
of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial
resistance patterns; (3) describe
management practices producers use to
control internal parasites and reduce
anthelmintic resistance; (4) describe
changes in animal health, nutrition, and
management practices in the U.S. sheep
industry from 1996 to 2024; and (5)
provide a serologic bank to meet the
future research needs of the sheep
industry.
The study will consist of two phases.
In phase I, a National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) enumerator
will contact and conduct interviews
with producers with 1 or more ewes in
the top 24 sheep producing States.
Respondents will be asked to consent to
allowing NASS to present their names
to APHIS-designated data collectors for
further consideration in the study.
Phase II (APHIS phase) will consist of
completing the producer agreement and
on-farm questionnaires. In addition,
biologic sampling will be available to
selected participants who complete the
initial visit questionnaire.
The information collected through the
Sheep 2024 Study will be analyzed and
organized into descriptive reports and
interactive dashboards. Several
information sheets will be derived from
these reports and disseminated by
APHIS to producers, stakeholders,
academia, veterinarians, and other
interested parties. The collected data
will be used to: (1) Establish national
and regional production measures for
producer, veterinary, and industry
references; (2) predict or detect national
and regional trends in disease
emergence and movement; (3) address
emerging issues; (4) examine the
economic impact of health management
practices; (5) provide estimates of both
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outcome (disease or other parameters)
and exposure (risks and components)
variables that can be used in analytic
studies in the future by APHIS; (6)
provide input into the design of
surveillance systems for specific
diseases; and (7) provide parameters for
animal disease spread models.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for 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 0.69 hours per
response.
Respondents: Sheep producers with 1
or more ewes in the top 24 sheepproducing States.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,970.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 2.4.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 12,153.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 8,383 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 10th day of
January 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Foreign Agricultural 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
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to
request an extension from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) of a
currently approved information
collection for the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Local and Regional Food Aid
Procurement Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0551–0046, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. This portal
enables respondents to enter short
comments or attach a file containing
lengthier comments.
• Email: PPDED@usda.gov. Include
OMB Control Number 0551–0046 in the
subject line of the message.
• Mail, Courier, or Hand Delivery:
Shane Danielson, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 6648, Mailstop 1034,
Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and OMB
Control Number for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Danielson, Senior Director,
International Food Assistance Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 6648,
Mailstop 1034, Washington, DC 20250–
1034, telephone: (202) 720–1230, email:
PPDED@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA Local and Regional Food
Aid Procurement Program.
OMB Number: 0551–0046.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2023.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Under the USDA Local and
Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program, information will be gathered
from applicants desiring to receive
grants or enter into cooperative
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agreements under the program to
determine the viability of requests for
resources to implement activities in
foreign countries. Recipients of grants or
cooperative agreements under the
program must submit performance and
financial reports until funds provided
by FAS and commodities purchased
with such funds are utilized. Documents
are used to develop effective grant or
cooperative agreements and assure that
statutory requirements and program
objectives are met.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collection
under the USDA Local and Regional
Food Aid Procurement Program varies
in direct relation to the number and
type of agreements entered into by such
respondent. The estimated average
reporting burden for the USDA Local
and Regional Food Aid Procurement
Program is 78 hours per response.
Type of Respondents: Private
voluntary organizations, cooperatives,
and intergovernmental organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22
per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 17 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 29,172 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Dacia Rogers, the
Agency Information Collection
Coordinator, at Dacia.Rogers@usda.gov.
Request for Comments: Send
comments regarding (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the assumptions made; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be available without change, including
any personal information provided, for
inspection online at https://
www.regulations.gov and at the mail
address listed above between 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-00631]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0077]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New 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 approval of a new information collection to
conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Sheep 2024
Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2022-0077 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-2022-0077, 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 Sheep 2024
Study, contact Ms. Nia Washington-Plaskett, Program Analyst, Center for
Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. B,
Fort Collins, CO 80524; (866) 907-8190; email: [email protected] or [email protected]. For more detailed
information on the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Sheep 2024 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health
of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United
States by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious
diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible. This authority has been delegated to
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis,
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture disease risk
factors.
NAHMS' studies have evolved into a collaborative industry and
government initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
APHIS plans to conduct the Sheep 2024 Study as part of an ongoing
series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population. This study
will support the following objectives: (1) Describe management and
biosecurity practices associated with, and producer-reported occurrence
of, common economically important disease in sheep; (2) describe
antimicrobial stewardship on sheep operations and estimate the
prevalence of enteric pathogens and antimicrobial resistance patterns;
(3) describe management practices producers use to control internal
parasites and reduce anthelmintic resistance; (4) describe changes in
animal health, nutrition, and management practices in the U.S. sheep
industry from 1996 to 2024; and (5) provide a serologic bank to meet
the future research needs of the sheep industry.
The study will consist of two phases. In phase I, a National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) enumerator will contact and
conduct interviews with producers with 1 or more ewes in the top 24
sheep producing States. Respondents will be asked to consent to
allowing NASS to present their names to APHIS-designated data
collectors for further consideration in the study. Phase II (APHIS
phase) will consist of completing the producer agreement and on-farm
questionnaires. In addition, biologic sampling will be available to
selected participants who complete the initial visit questionnaire.
The information collected through the Sheep 2024 Study will be
analyzed and organized into descriptive reports and interactive
dashboards. Several information sheets will be derived from these
reports and disseminated by APHIS to producers, stakeholders, academia,
veterinarians, and other interested parties. The collected data will be
used to: (1) Establish national and regional production measures for
producer, veterinary, and industry references; (2) predict or detect
national and regional trends in disease emergence and movement; (3)
address emerging issues; (4) examine the economic impact of health
management practices; (5) provide estimates of both
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outcome (disease or other parameters) and exposure (risks and
components) variables that can be used in analytic studies in the
future by APHIS; (6) provide input into the design of surveillance
systems for specific diseases; and (7) provide parameters for animal
disease spread models.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 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 0.69 hours per response.
Respondents: Sheep producers with 1 or more ewes in the top 24
sheep-producing States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,970.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.4.
Estimated annual number of responses: 12,153.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,383 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 10th day of January 2023.
Anthony Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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