[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52633-52634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21516]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0084]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection; 
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Swine 2012 Study

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reinstatement 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 reinstatement of an information collection to 
support the National Animal Health Monitoring System's Swine 2012 
Study.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
October 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0084-0001.
    <bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0084, 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 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-
0084 or in our reading room, which 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) 6902817 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Swine 2012 
Study, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry Analyst, Centers for 
Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building 
B MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 494-7207. For copies of more 
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.

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Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 
851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Swine 2012 Study.
    OMB Number: 0579-0315.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an 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 would like to reinstate the Swine Study which will 
be used to:
    <bullet> Describe current U.S. swine production practices including 
general management practices, housing practices, productivity, disease 
prevention, and mortality for five phases of production: gestation, 
farrowing, nursery, grow/finish, and wean-to-finish;
    <bullet> Describe trends in swine health and management practices;
    <bullet> Determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for 
select respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal, systemic, and food-
borne pathogens found in weaned market hogs;
    <bullet> Describe antibiotic usage patterns in weaned market hogs 
to control and treat disease and promote growth;
    <bullet> Evaluate presence of or exposure to select pathogens and 
characterize isolated organisms from the collection of biological 
specimens; and
    <bullet> Estimate the economic cost of a selected respiratory, 
neurologic, gastrointestinal, systemic, or food-borne pathogen found in 
commercial swine herds.
    The Swine 2012 Study will consist of a screener questionnaire, 
several on-farm questionnaires, and biologic sampling. All of these 
activities will be administered by National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, USDA, designated data collectors. The information collected 
through the Swine 2012 Study will be analyzed and used to:
    <bullet> Direct producer education;
    <bullet> Identify research gaps;
    <bullet> Facilitate education of future producers and 
veterinarians;
    <bullet> Assess quality assurance programs; and
    <bullet> Help with policy formation.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of this information collection activity for 2 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
    (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 0.4104183 hours per response.
    Respondents: Swine producers.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 24,380.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 24,380.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 10,006 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 17th day of August 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
 Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-21516 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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