[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 81560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32627]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 22, 2010.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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: Small-Scale Livestock Operations 2011 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) 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. 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. A small-scale farm is defined by
the USDA as a farm with annual sales less than $250,000.
Need and Use of the Information: The study is designed to collect
information on operations with total annual sales between $10,000 and
$250,000. The study questionnaire will be administered via mail with a
telephone follow-up for those who do not respond. The information
collected through the Small-Scale Livestock Operations study will be
analyzed and organized into descriptive reports. The Small-Scale
Livestock Operations study will collect data that will assist APHIS in
its ability to support farmers in times of unusual economic distress or
disaster, such as a foreign animal disease outbreak. The information
collected will provide insight into how these small scale producers can
best be served in an animal disease outbreak.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,128.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-32627 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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