[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15486]


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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 August 
21, 2023 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: Sheep 2024 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-New.
    Summary of Collection: The Department of Agriculture is responsible 
for protecting the health of our Nation's livestock and poultry 
populations by preventing the introduction and interstate spread of 
contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases of livestock and 
poultry and for eradicating such diseases from the United States when 
feasible. In connection with this mission, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) operates the National Health Monitoring 
System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis, statistically 
valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and economic 
importance of livestock and poultry diseases. NAHMS will conduct a 
national data collection for sheep through a national study, Sheep 
2024. Collection and dissemination of animal and poultry health 
information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8301, The Animal Health Protection 
Act of 2002.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using several questionnaires and consent forms. It will use the data 
collected to: (1) describe management and biosecurity practices 
associated with, and producer-reported occurrence of, common 
economically important diseases in sheep; (2) describe antimicrobial 
stewardship on sheep operations and estimate the prevalence of enteric 
microbes and antimicrobial resistance patterns; (3) describe management 
practices producers use to control internal parasites and reduce 
anthelmintic resistance; (4) describe changes in animal health, 
nutrition, and management practices in the U.S. sheep industry from 
1996-2024; and (5) provide a serologic and DNA bank for future 
research.
    Without the aforementioned data, the U.S.' ability to detect trends 
sheep in management, production, and health status that increase or 
decrease farm economy, either directly or indirectly, would be reduced 
or nonexistent.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State 
agricultural officials.
    Number of Respondents: 4,970.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 8,000.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15486 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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