[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73824-73825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23785]


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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 
27, 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: National Animal Health Monitoring System Backyard Animal 
Keeping 2024 Study.
    OMB control number: 0579-XXXX.
    Summary of collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized to protect the health of livestock, poultry, and aquaculture 
populations in the United States by preventing the introduction and 
interstate spread of contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases 
of livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals and for eradicating such 
diseases within the United States when feasible. This authority has 
been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS). APHIS is the only Federal agency responsible for collecting 
data on livestock and poultry health. As part of this mission, APHIS 
operates the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) which 
collects statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the 
prevalence and economic importance of livestock, poultry, and 
aquaculture diseases and practices. NAHMS' studies have evolved into a 
collaborative government and industry initiative to help determine the 
most effective means of preventing and controlling diseases of 
livestock and poultry. NAHMS will conduct a national data collection 
for backyard animal keeping through a national study, Backyard Animal 
Keeping 2024.
    APHIS will conduct two surveys using electronic questionnaires. The 
first survey will obtain national estimates of ownership of poultry, 
pigs, rabbits, and goats, and provide baseline information on ownership 
practices. A second survey will be performed to estimate the prevalence 
of chicken, pig, rabbit, and goat ownership in two of the four cities 
previously studied in the NAHMS Poultry 2010 study, as well as describe 
respondents' beliefs about chicken ownership. The study results will 
also be used to learn more about backyard animal keeping and food 
security status.
    Need and use of the information: Information collected will enable 
APHIS to obtain national estimates of the percentage of households that 
own poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats in urban and non-urban areas of 
the United States; describe animal management practices, such as 
information sources owners use to learn about animal health, access to 
veterinary care, length of ownership, and biosecurity practices 
including those relevant to antimicrobial stewardship; for households 
that both own and do not own poultry, pigs, rabbits, and goats, 
describe opinions of backyard and urban ownership of chickens, and, for 
non-owners only, describe any contact with live poultry and intention 
to own any one of these species of interest in the future; estimate the 
prevalence of chicken, pig, rabbit, and goat ownership in two of the 
cities surveyed on urban chicken ownership in 2012 (Denver, Colorado 
and Miami, Florida), and describe respondents' beliefs about chicken 
ownership to determine changes in prevalence and beliefs between 2012 
and 2024; and conduct a preliminary evaluation of the relationship 
between backyard animal keeping and food security status. Without the 
aforementioned data collection, the United States' ability to collect 
and analyze information on the national prevalence of these species of 
interest and to obtain data on animal management practices and 
biosecurity practices would be reduced or nonexistent.
    Description of respondents: Households or individuals.
    Number of respondents: 112,745.
    Frequency of responses: Reporting: Other (one time).

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    Total burden hours: 4,080.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23785 Filed 10-26-23; 8:45 am]
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