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cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and 

poultry) are submitted to the National 

Veterinary Services Laboratories for 

disease testing. If the information within 

these forms was not collected or 

collected less frequently, APHIS would 

not have the critical information 

necessary to effectively operate a 

disease surveillance program and 

identify the animals and herds from 

which the specimens were taken, 

allowing effective disease prevention 

and eradication. 

The animal disease surveillance 

program is based on information 

submitted on the specimen submission 

form and continuation sheet, or similar 

document, and the Parasite Submission 

form submitted for the Cattle Fever Tick 

Eradication Program and the National 

Tick Surveillance Program to identify 

the individuals submitting tick samples 

and the animal sources of those 

samples. 

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. APHIS needs 

this outside input to help accomplish 

the following: 

(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 (such as through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses). 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.319 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: State veterinarians and 

other State personnel who are qualified 

and authorized to collect and submit 

specimens for laboratory analysis, 

accredited veterinarians, private 

veterinarians, animal health 

technicians, herd owners, private 

laboratories, and research institutions. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,871. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 17. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 32,546. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 10,390 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 22nd day of 

July 2021. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16033 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2021–0035] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; Virus-SerumToxin Act and Regulations 

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 Virus-Serum-Toxin 

Act and regulations. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before September 

27, 2021. You may submit comments by 

either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2021–0035 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–2021–0035, 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 the Virus-Serum-Toxin 

Act regulations, contact Ms. Bonnie 

Coyle, Section Leader, Program 

Information Management and Security, 

Center for Veterinary Biologics, 

Director’s Office, VS, APHIS, 1920 

Dayton Ave, P.O. Box 844, Ames, IA 

50010; (515) 337–6561; email: 

bonnie.m.coyle@usda.gov. For 

information on the information 

collection reporting process, contact Mr. 

Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 

851–2483; joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0013. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Virus-SerumToxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151–159), the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is authorized to 

promulgate regulations designed to 

prevent the importation, preparation, 

sale, or shipment of harmful veterinary 

biological products. These regulations 

are contained in 9 CFR parts 102 

through 124. 

Veterinary biological products 

include viruses, serums, toxins, and 

analogous products of natural or 

synthetic origin such as vaccines, 

antitoxins, or the immunizing 

components of microorganisms 

intended for the diagnosis, treatment, or 

prevention of diseases in domestic 

animals. 

APHIS issues licenses to qualified 

establishments that produce veterinary 

biological products and issues permits 

to importers seeking to import such 

products into the United States. APHIS 

also enforces regulations concerning 

production, packaging, labeling, and 

shipping of these products, and sets 

standards for the testing of these 

products. These regulations ensure that 

veterinary biological products used in 

the United States are not worthless, 

contaminated, dangerous, or harmful. 

To help ensure that veterinary 

biological products used in the United 

States are pure, safe, potent, and 

effective, APHIS requires certain 

information collection activities, 

including, among other things, 


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information needed to issue 

establishment and product licenses and 

track personnel qualifications; product 

permits; packaging and labeling; 

requests for materials; shipment 

authorizations; product and test reports; 

preparation and usage requests; 

development and field study 

summaries; stop distribution and sale 

notifications and inventories; due 

diligence petitions; and recordkeeping. 

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 0.356 seconds 

per response. 

Respondents: Veterinary biological 

product developers and producers, 

foreign government officials, State 

government officials, and private 

individuals. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 478. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 911,710. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 435,797,533. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 43,072 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 22nd day of 

July 2021 . 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16052 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Food Security Status and 

Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance 

Program (NAP) Participants in Puerto 

Rico 

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 for 

the Food Security Status and Well-Being 

of Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) 

Participants in Puerto Rico study. This 

is a new information collection request. 

This study informs the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) about 

household food security, health, and 

well-being among Puerto Rico’s 

population. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 27, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Kristen Corey, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 

22314. Comments may also be 

submitted via email at kristen.corey@

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 Kristen Corey at 

(703) 305–2517. 

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: Food Security Status and WellBeing of Nutrition Assistance Program 

(NAP) Participants in Puerto Rico. 

Form Number: Not Applicable. 

OMB Number: 0584–NEW. 

Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. 

Type of Request: New Information 

Collection Request. 

Abstract: Following Hurricane Maria, 

Congress appropriated additional 

disaster relief funds provided by section 

309 of Public Law 115–72 that were 

distributed through the Nutrition 

Assistance Program (NAP) to program 

participants in Puerto Rico. Under H.R. 

2157, section 105, funds were 

appropriated for the Secretary of 

Agriculture to conduct an independent 

study, including a survey of NAP 

participants, to examine the food 

security, health status, and well-being of 

NAP participants and low-income 

residents in Puerto Rico. 

FNS is conducting this study to 

establish baseline estimates of 

household food security status in Puerto 

Rico. FNS has identified five objectives 

for this study: 

1. Produce descriptive statistics on 

key sociodemographic and economic 

variables, including household food 

security, in a representative sample of 

Puerto Rico households. 

2. Produce descriptive statistics on 

key sociodemographic and economic 

variables, including household food 

insecurity, in multiple representative 

subsamples in Puerto Rico stratified 

according to the following 

classifications: NAP participants and 

low-income nonparticipants, adults 

aged 60 and older, disability status, 

employment status, and educational 

level. 

3. Produce descriptive statistics for 

each subsample in Puerto Rico on key 

social, geospatial, and other policyrelevant elements of health and wellbeing associated with household food 

security. 

4. Characterize the social context of 

food insecurity through in-depth 

interviews with individuals within the 


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