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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 http://

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0109 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 testing and reporting of 

SARS–CoV–2 in animals, contact Dr. 

Laura Miles, Veterinarian 

Epidemiologist, Surveillance, Design, 

and Analysis Section, Center for 

Epidemiology and Animal Health, 

Veterinary Services, 2150 Centre Ave., 

Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 

494–7246; NLRAD.NAHRS@usda.gov. 

For additional information about the 

information collection process, contact 

Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: SARS–CoV–2 Testing in 

Animals Reporting Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal Health 

Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is the 

primary Federal law governing the 

protection of animal health. The AHPA 

gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad 

authority to detect, control, or eradicate 

pests or diseases of agricultural animals 

and animal products. The Secretary may 

also prohibit or restrict import or export 

of any animal or related material if 

necessary, to prevent the spread of any 

disease. The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture has a duty under section 

8219 of the Public Health Security and 

Bioterrorism Preparedness and 

Response Act of 2002 to collaborate and 

coordinate with the Department of 

Health and Human Services partners in 

the surveillance of zoonoses disease. 

Collection and dissemination of animal 

and poultry health data and information 

is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 

Industry Act of 1884, which established 

the Bureau of Animal Industry, which 

was the precursor of the Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service’s 

(APHIS’) Veterinary Services. Legal 

requirements for examining and 

reporting on animal disease control 

methods were further mandated by 21 

U.S.C. 119, ‘‘Agents to Examine and 

Report on Methods of Treatment of 

Animals, and Means for Suppression of 

Diseases,’’ amended February 7, 1928. 

Collection, analysis, and 

dissemination of animal and poultry 

health information is consistent with 

the APHIS mission of protecting and 

improving American agriculture’s 

productivity and competitiveness. 

APHIS uses the National Animal Health 

Reporting System (NAHRS) for 

reporting and tracking the emergence, 

prevalence, epidemiology, and 

economic importance of diseases in 

livestock, poultry, and other animals. 

The system facilitates standardization of 

disease information throughout the 

United States, provides a central point 

for the collection of national data, and 

assists APHIS in meeting its animal 

disease reporting obligations to the 

World Organization for Animal Health 

(OIE). 

To better meet its reporting 

requirements about emerging diseases to 

the OIE, APHIS is interested in 

collecting information as to the 

detection of severe acute respiratory 

syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) 

in animals. To accomplish this, APHIS 

will distribute a request for information 

to U.S. laboratories engaged in the 

testing of animals for SARS–CoV–2, 

develop a questionnaire in NAHRS, and 

request that State animal health officials 

and U.S. laboratories provide SARS– 

CoV–2 animal testing data on a monthly 

basis. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for 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 1.72 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State animal scientists, 

U.S. laboratory personnel, and 

veterinarians. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 77. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 12. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 949. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,626 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. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29014 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—FNS 245—SNAP 

Quality Control Regulations 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This is a revision of a currently 

approved information collection 

request. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 4, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Stephanie Proska, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, Room 05.5040, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be submitted via email to SNAPHQWEB@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also 

be accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. All 

comments will be a matter of public 

record. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Stephanie Proska 

at 703–305–2437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions that were 

used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP). 

OMB Number: 0584–0034. 

Expiration Date: April 30, 2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The FNS–245, Negative Case 

Action Review Schedule, is designed to 

collect quality control (QC) data and 

serve as the data entry form for negative 

case action QC reviews in the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP). State agencies 

complete the FNS–245 for each negative 

case in their QC sample. The reporting 

and recordkeeping burden associated 

with the completion of the FNS–245 has 

decreased from approximately 

115,514.87 hours to 102,001 hours. The 

13,513.87 hour decrease in the total 

burden is largely a result of the decrease 

in total SNAP negative case selections 

from 38,970 cases in FY 2015 to 34,322 

cases in FY 2018. 

Reg. section Affected public Description of 

activity 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

responses per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Number of 

burden hours 

per response 

Estimated total 

burden hours 

Reporting Burden 

Reporting Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034 

275.13 (b) ........... State Agencies ... Household Case 

Record Review.

53 647.5849 34,322.00 1.75 60,063.50 

275.12 (b) ........... State Agencies ... Variance identification.53 647.5849 34,322.00 0.6906 23,702.77 

275.13 (c) ........... State Agencies ... Error analysis ..... 53 647.5849 34,322.00 0.5 17,161.00 

Grand Totals Reporting Burden ................................... 53.00 ........................ 102,966.00 2.9406 100,927.27 

Record Keeping Burden 

Recordkeeping Burden for State Agencies FNS 245, OMB 0584–0034 

275.4 ................... State Agencies ... Record Retention 53 647.5849 34,322 0.0236 1,073.73 

Overall Grand Total Reporting and Recordkeeping ..... 53.00 ........................ 137,288.00 2.96 102,001.00 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 53 

State Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 647.59. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

102,966. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2.9406 

hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

100,927.27. 

Number of Record Keepers: 53. 

Number of Records per Record 

Keeper: 647.59 Records. 

Estimated Number of Records/ 

Response to Keep: 34,322 Records. 

Recordkeeping Time per Response: 

.0236 hours. 

Total Estimated Recordkeeping 

Burden Hours: 1,073.73 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Burden on 

Respondents: 137,288 hours. 

Pamilyn Miller, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29005 Filed 12–31–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) 

Requirement for National Directory of 

New Hires Employment Verification 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Maribelle Balbes, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314. Comments may also be 

submitted via email to SNAPSAB@

FNS.USDA.GOV. Comments will also be 

accepted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. All 

comments will be a matter of public 

record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Evan Sieradzki at 

703–605–3212. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

collection is a revision of an expired 

collection at 84 FR 11928. In 2016, an 

Interim Final Rule titled ‘‘Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program: 

Requirement for National Directory of 

New Hires Employment Verification 

and Annual Program Activity 

Reporting,’’ was published in the 

Federal Register. This rule codified 

section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of 

2014, requiring State agencies to access 

employment data through the National 

Directory of New Hires (NDNH) at the 

time of certification, including 

recertification, to determine eligibility