[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53672-53673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21924]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0063]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; 
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Health Management on U.S. 
Feedlots 2020 Study

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request the reinstatement of an information collection to 
conduct the National Animal Health Monitoring System Health Management 
on U.S. Feedlots 2020 Study.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
December 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0063.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2019-0063, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-
0063 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. 
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the NAHMS Health 
Management on U.S. Feedlots 2020 Study, contact Mr. Bill Kelley, 
Program Analyst, Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Veterinary 
Services, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 
494-7270. For more detailed information on the information collection, 
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at 
(301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Health Management 
on U.S. Feedlots 2020 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0079.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
    Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to protect the health 
of the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United 
States 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. This authority has been designated to 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
    In connection with this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal 
Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis, 
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and 
economic importance of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture disease risk 
factors.
    NAHMS studies have evolved into a collaborative industry and 
government initiative to help determine the most effective means of 
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only 
agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health. 
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and data are 
confidential.
    APHIS plans to conduct the Health Management on U.S. Feedlots 2020 
Study as part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. 
livestock population. This study will support the following study 
objectives:
     Describe health management practices on cattle feedlots;
     Estimate the prevalence of producer-reported common 
feedlot cattle diseases;
     Describe antimicrobial use and stewardship practices;
     Describe attitudes and perceptions of feedlot producers 
about antimicrobial use, antimicrobial stewardship, and the Veterinary 
Feed Directive; and
     Describe trends in feedlot cattle health management 
practices and producer-reported common feedlot cattle diseases.
    The study will consist of two phases. In Phase I, the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact selected feedlot 
producers to collect operational level data and consent to be contacted 
for the next phase of the study. NASS data collectors will contact 
producers by telephone to schedule a personal interview to complete the 
initial questionnaire with the help of an enumerator. The enumerators 
will also attempt to obtain consent from the producer to be contacted 
for participation in Phase II of the study. In Phase II, APHIS data 
collectors will contact consenting respondents to administer the second 
questionnaire via personal interview.
    APHIS will analyze the information collected in both phases of this 
study to predict or detect national and regional trends of feedlot 
cattle health; update national and regional production measures for 
producer, veterinary, and industry reference; and provide factual 
information on antimicrobial use and stewardship.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
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are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, 
mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.47 hours per response.
    Respondents: Feedlot producers.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,413.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.7.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 9,016.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,202 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of October 2019.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21924 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
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