[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70430-70431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26823]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 January 
10, 2022 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 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 Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0007.
    Summary of Collection: The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) 
is a voluntary Federal-State-industry program for controlling certain 
poultry

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diseases and for improving poultry breeding flocks and products through 
disease control techniques. It is authorized by the USDA Organic Act of 
1944, as amended (7 U.S.C. 429) and the cooperative work is carried out 
through memoranda of understanding with the participating States. 
Specific NPIP provisions are contained in Title 9, Parts 56, 145, 146, 
and 147 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Veterinary Services 
(VS) unit of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
administers these regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using several information collection activities to continually improve 
the health of the U.S. poultry population and the quality of U.S. 
poultry products. If the information were collected less frequently or 
not collected, APHIS could not affectively monitor the health of the 
nation's poultry population.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, 
Local or Tribal Government; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,867.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 111,339.

    Dated: December 7, 2021.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-26823 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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