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collection using forms that can be 

deployed to a mobile device, like a 

smartphone or tablet, and used in an 

internet-connected or disconnected 

environment. CAHPS participants will 

use the application to collect general 

participant and aquatic health team 

information; assess the risk of incursion 

and spread of aquatic pathogens of 

concern; carry out disease detection and 

surveillance and report laboratory test 

results; report any disease outbreaks and 

presence of pathogens of concern; and 

document outbreak response and 

recovery via surveillance and response 

plans. Participants can also log outbreak 

communication plans and biosecurity 

plans using the application and use a 

CAHPS Workbook as a template for 

CAHPS work. 

The MI–CO app will retain 

information from inspection to 

inspection. VS will update participants’ 

information annually. VS will not 

physically collect or remove from the 

premises any of the documentation 

unless the participant gives express 

permission to attach documents to their 

CAHPS portfolio in the app. VS 

personnel will annually review and 

enter information for every CAHPS 

participant to support compliance with 

CAHPS. 

We are asking 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 

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 0.96 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: U.S. aquaculture 

producers and industry representatives. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 30. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 13. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 395. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 378 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 

October 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23484 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0072] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Importation of 

Animals and Poultry, Animal and 

Poultry Products, Certain Animal 

Embryos, Semen, and Zoological 

Animals 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revision to and extension of 

approval of an 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 

request a revision to and extension of 

approval of an information collection 

associated with the importation of 

animals and poultry, animal and poultry 

products, certain animal embryos, 

semen, and zoological animals. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2023–0072 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2023–0072, 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 regulations.gov 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 animals and poultry,

animal and poultry products, certain

animal embryos, and zoological

animals, contact Dr. Alexandra

MacKenzie, Senior Veterinary Medical

Officer, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road,

Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)

851–3411; alexandra.mackenzie@

usda.gov. For more information about

the information collection process,

contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,

at (301) 851–2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Importation of Animals and 

Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, 

Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and 

Zoological Animals. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0040. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval 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 

prohibit or restrict the importation of 

animals, animal products, and other 

articles into the United States to prevent 

the introduction of animal diseases and 

pests. Disease prevention is the most 

effective method for maintaining a 

healthy animal population and for 

enhancing APHIS’ ability to compete in 

the world market of animal and animal 

product trade. 

Among other things, APHIS’ 

Veterinary Services is responsible for 

preventing the introduction of foreign or 

certain other communicable animal 

diseases into the United States and for 

rapidly identifying, containing, 

eradicating, or otherwise mitigating 

such diseases when feasible. In 

connection with this mission, APHIS 

collects information from individuals, 

businesses, and farms that are involved 

with importation of animals or poultry, 

animal or poultry products, or animal 

germplasm (semen, oocytes, embryos, 

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hatching) into the United States, as well 

as from foreign countries and States to 

support these imports. Some of the 

information collection activities include 

agreements, permits, application and 

space reservation requests, inspections, 

registers, declarations of importation, 

requests for hearings, daily logs, 

additional requirements, application for 

permits, import health certificates, 

letters, written notices, daily record of 

horse activities, written requests, 

opportunities to present views, 

reporting, applications for approval of 

facilities, certifications, arrival notices, 

on-hold shipment notifications, reports, 

test submission forms, quarantine 

documents, affidavits, animal 

identification, written plans, checklists, 

specimen submissions, emergency 

action notifications, refusal of entry and 

order to dispose of fish, premises 

information, recordkeeping, and 

application of seals. 

In addition, APHIS evaluates the 

animal health statuses of foreign regions 

and evaluates the risk of disease 

introduction via commodities to allow 

for the importation of animals and 

animal-related commodities into the 

United States by receiving and 

evaluating information collection 

activities. These information collection 

activities include recognition of the 

animal health status of a region, 

applications for recognition of the 

animal health status of a region, 

applications for recognition of a region 

as historically free of a disease, requests 

for additional information about the 

region, appeals of classifications of 

animal health status, and written 

recommendations and proof of 

implementation from foreign animal 

health authorities seeking to engage in 

the regionalization process. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 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 0.76 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Foreign animal health 

authorities; U.S. importers; foreign 

exporters; veterinarians and animal 

health technicians in other countries; 

State animal health authorities; 

shippers, owners and operators of 

foreign processing plants and farms; 

USDA-approved zoos, laboratories, and 

feedlots; private quarantine facilities; 

and other entities involved (directly or 

indirectly) in the importation of animals 

and poultry, animal and poultry 

products, zoological animals, and 

animal germplasm. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 73,769. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 11. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 795,301. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 600,320 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 16th day of 

October 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23450 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Land Between the Lakes Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Land Between the Lakes 

(LBL) Advisory Board (Board) will hold 

a public meeting according to the details 

shown below. The Board is authorized 

under the Charter for the Land Between 

the Lakes Advisory Board and managed 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 

purpose of the Board is to advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on means of 

promoting public participation for the 

land and resource management plan for 

the Recreation Area; environmental 

education; an annual work plan for 

recreation and environment education 

areas in the Recreation Area, including 

the heritage program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land 

Between the Lakes Management Fund; 

an annual forest management and 

harvest plan for the Recreation Area; 

and the Land Between the Lakes 

Management Fund. 

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting 

will be held on November 8, 2023, 9 

a.m.–4 p.m., Central Standard Time 

(CST). 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide in-person or virtual 

oral comments must pre-register by 

11:59 p.m., CST on November 3, 2023. 

Written public comments will be 

accepted through 11:59 p.m., CST on 

November 3, 2023. Comments submitted 

after this date will be provided to the 

Forest Service, but the Board may not 

have adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to the meeting. 

All board meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

in-person at the Land Between the Lakes 

National Recreation Area 

Administration Building located at 100 

Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, 

Kentucky 42211. The public may also 

join virtually via Microsoft Teams. 

Board information is located at: https:// 

landbetweenthelakes.us/about/workingtogether/advisory-board/or by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to SM.FS.LBL_

AdBoard@usda.gov or via mail (i.e., 

postmarked) to Land Between the Lakes 

National Recreation Area, Attention: 

Christine Bombard, 100 Van Morgan 

Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. 

The Forest Service strongly prefers 

comments be submitted electronically. 

Oral Comments: Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. CST November 3, 2023, and 

speakers can only register for one 

speaking slot. Oral comments must be 

sent by email to SM.FS.LBL_AdBoard@

usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) 

to Land Between the Lakes National 

Recreation Area, Attention: Christine 

Bombard, 100 Van Morgan Drive, 

Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. 


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