[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6131-6132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02210]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 
are requested regarding; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by March 7, 
2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of 
the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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    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: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Bison 2022 Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0420.
    Summary of Collection: Collection and dissemination of animal 
health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal 
Industry Act of 1884, which established the precursor of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. Legal requirements for examining and 
reporting on animal disease control methods were further mandated by 7 
U.S.C. 8308 of the Animal Health Protection Act, ``Detection, Control, 
and Eradication of Diseases and Pests,'' May 13, 2002. This collection 
of bison data is consistent with the APHIS mission of protecting and 
improving American agriculture's productivity and competitiveness.
    In connection with this mission, the NAHMS program includes 
periodic national commodity studies to investigate current issues and 
examine general productivity, health, and management practices used on 
farms and their economic impact. These non-regulatory, voluntary 
studies are driven by industry and stakeholder interest.
    Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information 
using several forms. APHIS will use the data collected form the forms 
to address the following goals. (1) Update knowledge of national and 
regional health management and production practices and develop 
estimates for producer, veterinary, and industry reference; (2) Provide 
factual information on fencing and confinement, processing and 
marketing, and movement for U.S bison operations; (3) Detect national 
and regional trends in disease emergence and movement such as the 
producer reporting of clinical signs of Mycoplasma bovis, malignant 
catarrhal fever, internal parasitism, and respiratory and enteric 
disease in bison; (4) Provide information useful to disease-spread 
models; and (5) Provide information on internal parasitism in bison, on 
antimicrobial resistance among isolates obtained from feces, and on 
pasture forage nutritional quality. Without the information, the 
ability to respond to domestic and international trade issues involving 
the health status and production practices of the U.S. bison population 
would be severely reduced, potentially impacting the global 
marketability of animals, meat, and byproducts. Disease spread models 
would not have the necessary parameters to more accurately predict 
spread of an outbreak.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,741.

    Dated: January 6, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02210 Filed 2-2-22; 8:45 am]
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