[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57736-57737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23668]
========================================================================
Notices
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 22, 2010 /
Notices
[[Page 57736]]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Small-Scale Livestock
Operations 2011 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New information collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to initiate an information collection to support the National
Animal Health Monitoring System Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011
Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0085) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0085.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 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) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 Study, contact Ms. Sandra Warnken, Management
and Program Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS,
APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B MS 2E3, Fort Collins, CO 80526;
(970) 494-7193. For copies of more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS'
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Small-Scale
Livestock Operations 2011 Study.
OMB Number: 0579-xxxx.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among
other things, to protect the health of our Nation's livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the introduction and interstate
spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States when feasible. In connection with
this mission, APHIS operates the National Animal Health Monitoring
System (NAHMS), which collects nationally representative, statistically
valid, and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and economic
importance of livestock diseases and associated risk factors.
NAHMS' national studies have evolved into a collaborative industry
and government initiative to help determine the most effective means of
preventing and controlling diseases of livestock. APHIS is the only
agency responsible for collecting data on livestock health.
Participation in any NAHMS study is voluntary, and all data are
confidential.
As part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock
population, APHIS plans to conduct the Small-Scale Livestock Operations
2011 Study. Historically NAHMS studies have focused on individual
commodity groups and have provided information by various operation-
size groups based on the commodity of interest. This data collection
will focus primarily on mixed small-scale livestock operations (more
than one livestock species or commodity). A sample of small-scale
livestock operations in all 50 States will be contacted. The purpose of
the study is to collect information through questionnaires to:
Provide a baseline description of animal health,
marketing, and management practices on small-scale operations.
Investigate challenges faced by small-scale operations;
and
Describe management and biosecurity practices important
for the control of infectious diseases on small-scale operations.
The Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study is a one-time study
with data collection administered via postal mail and telephone
followup. The information collected through the study will be analyzed
and organized into descriptive reports. Information sheets will be
derived from these reports, and the data will be disseminated to and
used by a variety of constituents, including producers, veterinarians,
stakeholders, academia, and others.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as 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
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
[[Page 57737]]
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection 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 reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.258 hours per response.
Respondents: Small-scale livestock producers in 50 States.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 16,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 16,000.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,128 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 16\th\ day of September 2010.
Kevin Shea
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23668 Filed 9-21-10; 12:14 pm]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-S