[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 45169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17925]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 22, 2013.
    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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by August 
26, 2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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: Animal Disease Traceability Information Systems, Agreements, 
and Reports (formerly: National Animal Identification System).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0259.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS) has the authority to issue orders and promulgate 
regulations to prevent the introduction into the United States and the 
dissemination within the United States of any pest or disease of 
livestock. APHIS' regulations govern cooperative programs to control 
and eradicate communicable diseases of livestock. The regulations also 
establish requirements for the interstate movement of livestock to 
prevent the dissemination of diseases of livestock within the United 
States. Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they have 
been, and when, is indispensable in emergency response and in ongoing 
disease control and eradication programs. To provide a system that 
could provide for animal traceability, APHIS developed the Animal 
Disease Traceability (ADT) framework and ADT information systems. The 
basic data APHIS acquires through the ADT information systems will help 
APHIS obtain timely information on animal movement tracebacks and trace 
forwards when responding to an animal disease of concern.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS' goal is to create an 
effective, consistent, and efficient system which will allow traces of 
animals to be completed in a timely manner, detection of disease, and 
ensure rapid containment of disease. The ADT information systems 
involve reporting and recordkeeping activities, including animal 
identification; premises registration; nonproducer participant 
registration; updates submitted by animal identification number 
manufacturers and managers; cooperative agreements; cooperative 
agreement applications; cooperator (State/Tribe) quarterly 
accomplishment reports; an identification number management system; and 
records associated with animal movement activities. Failing to collect 
the needed information would make it impossible for APHIS to conduct a 
timely traceback or trace forward of animals potentially exposed to 
disease.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 60,315.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 47,054.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17925 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]
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