[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27082-27083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09733]


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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 June 6, 
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.
    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: Control of African Swine Fever; Restrictions on the Movement 
of Swine Products and Swine Byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0480.
    Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) the Secretary of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to protect the health of the 
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United States by 
preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious diseases 
and pests, and for eradicating such diseases and pests from the United 
States, when feasible. Within the USDA, the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS Veterinary Services (VS) is tasked with 
preventing foreign animal disease outbreaks in the United States, and 
monitoring, controlling, and eliminating a disease outbreak should

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one occur. In the past several years, there have been significant 
worldwide outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious 
and deadly viral disease affecting domestic and feral pigs. APHIS is 
committed to working with State and industry partners to keep the 
disease out of the United States.
    Need and Use of the Information: To certify compliance with the 
restriction guidelines in the Federal Order for the interstate movement 
of swine products and byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, commercial producers must meet the requirements as listed in 
the Federal Order or complete a VS Form 16-3, an application for a 
permit to import or transport controlled material or organisms or 
vectors. The collection of this information prevents unhealthy swine 
products and byproducts from being imported into the United States.
    Description of Respondents: State animal health officials, and 
commercial producers of swine products and byproducts.
    Number of Respondents: 22.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 60.

    Dated: May 5, 2022.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-09733 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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