[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 56999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23195]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 21, 2019.
    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. Comments are requested 
regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
25, 2019 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: NAHMS Swine 2020 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0315.
    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 Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (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. This collection 
of swine data is consistent with the APHIS mission of protecting and 
improving American agriculture's productivity and competitiveness.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected through 
the Swine 2020 study will be analyzed, interpreted and disseminated to 
a wide variety of constituents. APHIS will use the data collected from 
the study to: (1) Predict or detect national and regional trends in 
disease emergence and movement such as the prevalence of clinical signs 
of Coronavirus, Seneca Valley Virus, respiratory, and enteric disease 
in pigs, (2) Provide factual information on housing, marketing and 
movements for smaller swine operations, (3) Update national and 
regional production measures for the producer, veterinary, and industry 
reference, (4) Provide factual information on antimicrobial resistance 
among isolates obtained from feces, and (5) Provide assistance to 
researchers and the industry in evaluating the utility and accuracy of 
newer pathogen collection methods such as ropes to test saliva. Without 
this current study, APHIS would be unable to continue the trends 
analysis that began with the Swine 2007 and 2012 studies that various 
parts of the industry as well as many federal and state partners have 
come to rely on.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 9,965.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 11,165.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-23195 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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