[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 70770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25255]


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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 December 
21, 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: Horse Protection Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0056.
    Summary of Collection: The Horse Protection Act (HPA) of 1970 (Pub. 
L. 91-540), as amended July 13, 1976 (Pub. L. 94-360), was enacted to 
prevent showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning of ``sore'' horses, 
and certain transportation of sore horses in connection therewith, at 
horse shows, horse exhibitions, horse sales, and horse auctions. 
``Soring'' is a process whereby chemical or mechanical agents, or a 
combination thereof, are applied to the limbs of a horse in order to 
exaggerate its gait. A ``sore'' horse is one that has been subjected to 
prohibited practices and, as a result, suffers, or can reasonably be 
expected to suffer, physical pain or distress, inflammation, or 
lameness when walking, trotting or otherwise moving. A horse that is 
``sore'' is prohibited from entering or participating in HPA-regulated 
events because exhibitors, owners, and trainers of such horse may 
obtain unfair advantage over individuals exhibiting horses that are not 
``sore.''
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS uses the following 
information collection activities to enforce the Horse Protection Act:
    Access to and Inspection of Event Management Records;
    Request for Certification of DQP Program and Detailed Outline of 
Such a Program, Including Standards of Conduct and Procedures for 
Enforcing Such Standards;
    List of DQPs and Notification to USDA of Changes to the List and 
Any Warnings or Revocations Issued to Any DQP;
    HIO Report of Violations and Recordkeeping;
    Certified DQP Program Written Warning to DQP of Unsatisfactory 
Performance;
    Certified DQP Program Cancellation of DQP License After Warning;
    Request by DQP to USDA to Appeal License Cancellation;
    Appeal of Revocation and DQP Access to Records (previously titled 
Appeal of Revocation);
    Written Notification to USDA and Certified DQP Programs by Event 
Management of Unsatisfactory DQP Performance;
    Records of Events Containing Tennessee Walking Horses or Racking 
Horses Maintained by Management;
    Providing Contact Information for Recordkeeper;
    Inspection of Horse Industry Organization Records;
    Management Report to USDA of Any Regulated Horse Event Involving 
Tennessee Walking Horses or Racking Horses;
    Management Report to USDA of Any Regulated Horse Event Not 
Involving Tennessee Walking Horses or Racking Horses;
    Required Information in Rulebooks and Rulebook Submission;
    Appeals and Reports; and
    Certified DQP Program Quarterly Reports on Disciplinary Action and 
Recordkeeping (previously titled Certified DQP Program Quarterly 
Reports on Disciplinary Actions);
    If the information were collected less frequently or not collected, 
APHIS would not be able to accurately assess compliance with the HPA.
    Description of Respondents: Business or not-for-profit; individuals 
and households.
    Number of Respondents: 442.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,650.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-25255 Filed 11-18-22; 8:45 am]
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