[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04220]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 1, 2017.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 5, 
2017 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Antimicrobial Use 
Studies.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal 
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the APHIS, 
Veterinary Services, the Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements 
for examining and reporting on animal disease control methods were 
further mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health Protection Act, 
``Detection, Control, and Eradication of Diseases and Pests,'' May 13, 
2002. APHIS will initiate the Antimicrobial Use Study which will 
consist of two surveys; a swine and feedlot survey. The information 
collected through the Antimicrobial Use Study will be analyzed and 
organized into one or more descriptive reports.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the data collected 
from the Antimicrobial Use Study to: (1) Describe antimicrobial usage 
to control and treat disease and promote growth on a regional and 
national basis both before and after implementation of the Food and 
Drug Administration's Veterinary Feed Directive; (2) Provide this 
information to industry as well as legislators to help form policy 
based on objective estimates; and (3) Use findings from the study as a 
basis for more in-depth evaluation of usage and resistance in a 
subsequent longitudinal study on farms. Without this information on 
antimicrobial use, the United States would have no ability to 
understand and develop information on trends in antimicrobial use nor 
would it be able to provide objective information to evaluate the 
results of the Food and Drug Administration's Veterinary Feed 
Directive.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15,375.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other: One time.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,830.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04220 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P