[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 188 (Monday, September 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60752-60753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21327]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 23, 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 October 
28, 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/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

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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 Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0297.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The APHA is contained in 7 U.S.C. 8301, et. seq., and were 
created the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The law 
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, 
or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the agency charged with 
carrying out this disease prevention mission. For APHIS to conduct all 
its disease prevention tasks, it utilizes APHIS-certified private 
veterinarians to work cooperatively with Federal and State animal 
health authorities on the Agency's behalf. These veterinarians obtain 
their certification through the APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation 
Program (NVAP) which has an application and renewal process.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use VS form 1-36A, 
National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form to collect 
information to certify private veterinarians to work Federal and State 
animal health authorities to prevent disease and carry out disease 
surveillance on USDA's behalf. Applicants may appeal denial, 
revocation, or suspension of accredited status. The written appeal is 
prepared in letter format and signed by the denied veterinarian. If 
information from accredited veterinarians was collected less frequently 
or not collected, APHIS would lose access to professional and 
demographic data for more than 100,000 cooperators, and APHIS coverage 
of veterinary, plant, and agricultural activities would be 
proportionately reduced.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 23,800.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,901.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: Phytophthora Ramorum; Quarantine and Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0310.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in 
cooperation with the States, is authorized to carry out operations or 
measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard 
the spread of plant pest new to the United States or not widely 
distributed throughout the United States. Under ``Subpart X--
Phytophthora Ramorum'' (7 CFR 301.92 through 301.92-12, referred to as 
the regulation), USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) restricts the interstate movement of certain regulated and 
restricted articles from quarantined areas and regulated establishments 
to prevent the artificial spread of Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen 
that causes the plant disease commonly known as sudden oak death, 
ramorum left blight, and ramorum dieback.
    Need and Use of the Information: To control the spread of P. 
ramorum, APHIS enters into a compliance agreement with State plant 
health agencies and businesses, conducts inspections of facilities and 
records, and requires plant testing. It also issues emergency action 
notifications. Without these activities, P. ramorum would potentially 
spread to unaffected forests, adversely impacting the ecosystem 
balances, foreign/domestic nursery stocks, and lumber markets.
    Description of Respondents: State plant health officials; Business 
or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 43.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Recordkeeping: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 224.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-21327 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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