[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16392]


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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 
26, 2024 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 Plant and Health Inspection Service

    Title: Understanding Knowledge and Beliefs about Translocation of 
Wild Pigs Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Act of March 2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 
8351), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to conduct a program 
of wildlife services with respect to injurious animal species and take 
any action the Secretary considers necessary in conducting the program. 
Additionally, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to conduct 
activities to control nuisance mammals and birds (except for urban 
rodent control) and those mammals and bird species that are reservoirs 
for zoonotic disease. This authority has been delegated to the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services (WS). Two 
responsibilities of the Deputy Administrator of WS are to assist 
Federal, State, local, and foreign agencies and individuals regarding 
wildlife damage and control and conduct research to develop wildlife 
damage management methods (7 CFR 371.6).
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS plans to conduct an online 
survey of members of the public and hunters in five southeastern states 
(Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee) that 
would measure knowledge and beliefs about the transportation and 
release of wild pigs.
    Data collected, analyzed, and interpreted from the Understanding 
Knowledge and Beliefs about Translocation of Wild Pigs study will be 
used to disseminated to a variety of constituents, including the APHIS 
WS and open access or subscription-based journals. Additionally, all 
data and metadata collected and used in peer-reviewed publications will 
be made publicly accessible in a data repository per the USDA 
Departmental Regulation 1020-006.
    APHIS will use the data collected to:
    1. Identify if there is a difference in awareness related to 
restrictions for transporting and releasing wild pigs between members 
of the public and hunters within their state;
    2. Identify what key beliefs contribute to non-compliance related 
to restrictions for transporting and releasing wild pigs;
    3. Identify what sources of information and beliefs contribute to 
the amount of awareness related to restrictions for transporting and 
releasing wild pigs;
    4. Identify if there is a difference in tolerance of wild pigs 
between members of the public and hunters within their state and 
whether wild pig tolerance explains or influences beliefs about 
translocating wild pigs;
    5. Identify if respondents' perceived awareness of their state 
regulations for transporting and releasing wild pigs is the same as 
their actual awareness;
    6. Identify which sources of wild pig information are associated 
with greater awareness about wild pigs;
    7. Identify respondents' beliefs about appropriate penalties for 
transporting and releasing wild pigs, including what factors are 
associated with such beliefs;
    8. Identify how respondents' concerns about wild pigs impact their 
likelihood of reporting the transport and release of wild pigs to the 
authorities;
    9. Provide input into wild pig management policy and outreach; and
    10. Help inform policy by providing scientifically accurate data.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 6,667.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,401.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16392 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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