[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25302]


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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 
18, 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 Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0297.
    Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act, (APHA) of 
2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal 
health. The APHA is contained in 7 U.S.C. 8301, et seq., and were 
created the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The law 
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, 
or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the agency charged with 
carrying out this disease prevention mission. For APHIS to conduct all 
its disease prevention tasks, it utilizes APHIS-certified private 
veterinarians to work cooperatively with Federal and State animal 
health authorities on the Agency's behalf. These veterinarians obtain 
their certification through the APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation 
Program (NVAP) which has an application and renewal process.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use VS form 1-36A, 
National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form to collect 
information to certify private veterinarians to work Federal and State 
animal health authorities to prevent disease and carry out disease 
surveillance on USDA's behalf. Applicants may appeal denial, 
revocation, or suspension of accredited status. The written appeal is 
prepared in letter format and signed by the denied veterinarian. If 
information from accredited veterinarians was collected less frequently 
or not collected, APHIS would lose access to professional and 
demographic data for more than 70,000 cooperators, and APHIS coverage 
of veterinary, plant, and agricultural activities would be 
proportionately reduced.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 24,820.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 9,929.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25302 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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