[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57843-57844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15568]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0036]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Request Forms
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with its efforts to safeguard the
health of U.S. livestock and poultry populations by the use of National
Veterinary Services Laboratories request forms.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2024-0036 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2024-0036, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at regulations.gov or in our reading room, which is located
in Room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on National Veterinary
Services Laboratories request forms, contact Ms. Lori Swiderski,
Program Coordinator, National Veterinary Services Laboratories,
Diagnostics and Biologics, VS, APHIS, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010;
(515) 337-7405; email: [email protected]. For more information
on the information collection reporting process, contact Mr. Joseph
Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2533;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Veterinary Services Laboratories Request Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0430.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.)
provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or
restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry of
any animal, article, or means of conveyance if the U.S. Department of
Agriculture determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary
to prevent the introduction or spread of any pest or disease of
livestock within the United States. Disease prevention is the most
effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population.
As an element of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) disease prevention mission, the National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) safeguard U.S. animal health by ensuring that
timely and accurate laboratory support is provided through a nationwide
animal health diagnostic system. NVSL's work necessitates the use of
several information collection activities including requests for
reagents or supplies, NVSL contact information updates, NVSL
applications for laboratory training, and the ability to order NVSL
laboratory kits and instruments.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate 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;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Domestic and foreign diagnostic laboratories (Federal,
State, university, or private), researchers (academia, private,
government), and private veterinary practitioners.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 970.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 4.
Estimated annual number of responses: 4,079.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,013 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of July, 2024.
Donna Lalli,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15568 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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