[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 81560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32627]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 22, 2010.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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 and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to protect the health of our 
Nation's livestock and poultry populations 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. In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National 
Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects nationally 
representative, statistically valid, and scientifically sound data on 
the prevalence and economic importance of livestock diseases and 
associated risk factors. As part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies 
on the U.S. livestock population, APHIS plans to conduct the Small-
Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study. A small-scale farm is defined by 
the USDA as a farm with annual sales less than $250,000.
    Need and Use of the Information: The study is designed to collect 
information on operations with total annual sales between $10,000 and 
$250,000. The study questionnaire will be administered via mail with a 
telephone follow-up for those who do not respond. The information 
collected through the Small-Scale Livestock Operations study will be 
analyzed and organized into descriptive reports. The Small-Scale 
Livestock Operations study will collect data that will assist APHIS in 
its ability to support farmers in times of unusual economic distress or 
disaster, such as a foreign animal disease outbreak. The information 
collected will provide insight into how these small scale producers can 
best be served in an animal disease outbreak.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,128.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-32627 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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