[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17528-17529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06555]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 25, 2020.
    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; 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 April 
29, 2020 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/

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public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function.
    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: Scrapie in Sheep and Goats; Interstate Movement Restrictions 
and Indemnity Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0101.
    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. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export 
of any such animal or related material if necessary to prevent spread 
of any livestock or poultry pest or disease. The AHPA is contained in 
Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401-18 of Public Law 107-171, May 13, 
2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Scrapie is a 
progressive, degenerative, and eventually fatal disease affecting the 
central nervous system of sheep and goats. Its control is complicated 
because the disease has an extremely long incubation period without 
clinical signs of disease, and there is no test for the disease and/or 
known treatment. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
restricts the interstate movement of certain sheep and goats to help 
prevent the spread of scrapie within the United States. APHIS has 
regulations at 9 CFR part 54 for an indemnity program to compensate 
owners of sheep and goats destroyed because of scrapie.
    Need and Use of the Information: The regulations necessitate the 
use of a number of information collection activities including, but not 
limited to, applications for participation in the Scrapie Flock 
Certification Program; various plans for infected and source flocks; 
scrapie test records; application for indemnity payments; certificates; 
permits; and applications for APHIS-approved eartags, backtags, or 
tattoos, etc. Without this information, APHIS' efforts to more 
aggressively prevent the spread of scrapie would be severely hindered.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for 
Profit; and State, Local, or Tribal Government;
    Number of Respondents: 155,053.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,006,509.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-06555 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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