[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21879]


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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 November 
7, 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 Animal Health Reporting System (NAHRS).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0299.
    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 animal or related material if necessary to prevent the 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, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Disease 
prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy 
animal population and enhancing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary 
Services' (VS) ability to allow U.S. animal producers to compete in the 
world market of animal and animal product trade. In connection with 
this mission, APHIS operates NAHRS, which collects, on a national 
basis, data on the prevalence of important livestock and poultry 
diseases within the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: The NAHRS collects data monthly 
from State veterinarians on the presence or absence of specific 
diseases of interest to the World Organization for Animal Health 
(Office International des Epizooties) (OIE). As a member country of the 
OIE, the United States is required to submit reports on the status of 
certain diseases notifiable to the OIE. Reportable diseases are 
diseases that have the potential for rapid spread, irrespective of 
national borders, that are of serious socio-economic or public health 
consequence and that are of major importance in the international trade 
of animals and animal products. The potential benefits to trade as a 
result of the NAHRS include accurate reporting on the health status of 
the U.S. livestock industry, improved and expanded animal disease 
reporting infrastructure, expansion of livestock industries into new 
export markets, and preservation of existing markets through increased 
confidence in quality and disease freedom of U.S. livestock. This data 
collection is unique in terms of the type, quantity, and frequency of 
data; no other entity is collecting and reporting this type of data on 
the health status of U.S. livestock to the OIE.
    Description of Respondents: State Governments, private 
laboratories.
    Number of Respondents: 77.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,615.


Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21879 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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