[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03798]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 21, 2018.
    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 March 
28, 2018 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: Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0332.
    Summary of Collection: Section 901-905 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901) authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines for regulating the 
commercial transportation of equine for slaughter, by persons regularly 
engaged in that activity within the United States. Specifically, the 
Secretary is authorized to regulate the food, water, and rest provided 
to the equines equines while they are in transit and to review related 
issues be appropriate to ensuring that these animals are treated 
humanely. To implement the provisions of this Act, the Veterinary 
Services program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has established minimum 
standards to ensure the humane movement of equines for slaughter.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information in 
the form of owner-shipper certificates of fitness to travel to 
slaughter facility; certificate of veterinary inspection; application 
of backtags; collection of business information on any person found to 
be transporting horses to a slaughtering facility; and recordkeeping. 
The collected information is use to ensure that equines being 
transported for slaughter receive adequate food, water, and rest and 
are treated humanely. If the information was collected less frequently 
or not collected, APHIS' ability to ensure that equines destined for 
slaughter are treated humanely would be significantly hampered.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit, 
Individuals or Households, and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 332.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Third-Party 
Disclosure: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,608.


Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 2018-03798 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-34-P