[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16624-16625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07119]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 24, 2015.
    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,

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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 April 
29, 2015 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Interstate Movement of Sheep and Goats; Recordkeeping for 
Approved Livestock Marketing Facilities and Slaughtering and Rendering 
Establishments.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0258.
    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 surveillance and prevention is the most effective 
method for maintaining a healthy animal population and enhancing the 
ability of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to 
help U.S. producers compete in the world market of animal and animal 
product trade. The Veterinary Services (VS) program of APHIS is the 
unit responsible for carrying out the disease prevention mission. One 
of the APHIS disease eradication programs addresses scrapie. Scrapie is 
a progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal disease affecting the 
central nervous system of sheep and goats. APHIS' regulations 9 CFR 
71.20 and 9 CFR 71.21 regarding the movement of livestock to require 
approved livestock auction market facilities, slaughtering 
establishments, and rendering establishments to maintain certain 
records for 5 years (2 years if the records regard only swine or 
poultry).
    APHIS is merging the information collection 0579-0342, 
Recordkeeping for Approved Livestock Facilities, Slaughtering, and 
Rendering Establishments, into this package 0579-0258. These 
collections include the same regulations; therefore, it will be more 
efficient to have them consolidated into one collection. Collection 
0579-0342 will be discontinued once this collection is approved.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order for APHIS' Disease 
prevention program to be effective, its animal identification, 
recordkeeping, and other requirements must be carried out at livestock 
facilities that handle livestock and poultry moving in interstate 
commerce. The individual legally responsible for the day-to-day 
operation of the facility must execute an Approval of Livestock 
Facilities Agreement with APHIS. The information restricts the 
interstate movement of livestock within the United States to control 
diseases of concern and approve livestock facilities and slaughtering 
and rendering establishments that handle livestock moving in interstate 
commerce.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 234.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 604.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07119 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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