Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 7, 2022 / Notices 34633 

Oha leaves (Pterocarpus mildbraedii) 

from Nigeria into the continental United 

States. As part of our evaluation of 

Nigeria’s request, we have prepared a 

pest risk assessment (PRA) to identify 

the pests of quarantine significance that 

could follow the pathway of the 

importation of fresh Oha leaves from 

Nigeria into the continental United 

States. Based on the PRA, a risk 

management document (RMD) was 

prepared to identify phytosanitary 

measures that could be applied to the 

fresh Oha leaves to mitigate the pest 

risk. 

Therefore, in accordance with 

§ 319.56–4(c), we are announcing the 

availability of our PRA and RMD for 

public review and comment. Those 

documents, as well as a description of 

the economic considerations associated 

with the importation of fresh Oha leaves 

from Nigeria, may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov website or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the PRA and RMD by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the subject of 

the analysis you wish to review when 

requesting copies. 

After reviewing any comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the import status of fresh Oha 

leaves from Nigeria in a subsequent 

notice. If the overall conclusions of our 

analysis and the Administrator’s 

determination of risk remain unchanged 

following our consideration of the 

comments, then we will authorize the 

importation of fresh Oha leaves from 

Nigeria into the continental United 

States subject to the requirements 

specified in the RMD. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, 

and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

June 2022. 

Anthony Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12077 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0030] 

Notice of Request for Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Mycoplasma Bovis in Bison 2022 Case 

Control Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 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 an extension of approval of an 

information collection associated with 

the 2022 case control study for the 

Mycoplasma bovis pathogen in U.S. 

bison herds. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 8, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2022–0030 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–2022–0030, 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 this study for the 

Mycoplasma bovis pathogen in bison, 

contact Mr. William Kelley, Assistant 

Director, Program Coordination & 

Implementation, Center for 

Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, 

APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building 

B, MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526; 

(970) 494–7270. For information about 

the information collection process, 

contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ 

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, 

at (301) 851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Mycoplasma Bovis in Bison 

2022 Case Control Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0482. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to protect the health of 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture 

populations in the United States by 

preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and for eradicating 

such diseases within the United States 

when feasible. This authority has been 

delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

APHIS first recognized Mycoplasma 

bovis as an emerging pathogen in bison 

herds in 2013. Since that time, few 

additional premises had been reported 

as affected until 2021, when multiple 

new premises and herds experienced 

significant losses attributed to the 

appearance of Mycoplasma bovis in the 

herds. These herds began experiencing 

10 to 50 percent herd loss affecting 

multiple age classes, with reproductiveaged cows suffering the most significant 

losses. Despite the unique and 

significant burden of this pathogen on 

bison, little information exists on the 

sources of infection to naı ̈ve herds. 

Once affected, bison producers report 

significant recurrent losses in 

subsequent years, and producers who 

were first affected in 2013 continued to 

experience significant losses, 

particularly in 2021. Diagnostic testing 

is not currently able to identify animals 

infected but not shedding the bacterium; 

therefore, these animals can serve as a 

source of infection during subsequent 

years. To limit additional herds 

becoming infected in the 2022 season, 

APHIS is conducting a study on the 

potential sources of new infections in 

naı ̈ve herds and will collect information 

needed to identify risk factors for this 

rapidly spreading pathogen. Identifying 

risk factors is critical for developing 

prevention and control 

recommendations that are necessary 

because there are no effective treatments 

or vaccines currently for this pathogen 

and resulting mortality losses are high 

and recurring. 

The information collection activity 

associated with this study consists of a 

multi-question questionnaire 

administered to bison producers (herd 

owners or managers). In April 2022, 

APHIS requested and was granted 

emergency approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

conduct this information collection 

activity for 6 months. We are asking 


jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1
34634 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 7, 2022 / Notices 

1On May 28, 2022, the World Organization for 

Animal Health announced a change to its acronym 

from OIE to WOAH to match its full name. See 

https://www.woah.org/en/the-world-organisationfor-animal-health-launches-its-refreshed-brandidentity/. 

OMB to approve our use of this 

information collection activity for an 

additional 3 years in the event 

additional study opportunities arise 

from future unanticipated Mycoplasma 

bovis outbreaks in bison herds. 

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 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Bison producers (herd 

owners or managers). 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 220. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 220. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 55 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 2nd day of 

June 2022. 

Anthony Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12262 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2022–0026] 

Notice of Request for Revision to and 

Extension of Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Reporting System 

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 (APHIS’) 

intention to request a revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection associated with APHIS’ 

National List of Reportable Animal 

Diseases National Animal Health 

Reporting System. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before August 8, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2022–0026 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–2022–0026, 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 

more information on the National 

Animal Health Reporting System, 

contact Mr. William Kelley, Assistant 

Director, Program Coordination & 

Implementation, Center for 

Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, 

APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building 

B, MS 2E6, Fort Collins, CO 80526; 

(970) 494–7270; NLRAD.NAHRS@

usda.gov. For information about the 

information collection process, contact 

Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 

851–2483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Reporting System. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0299. 

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 Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) is authorized, among 

other things, to prohibit or restrict the 

importation and interstate movement of 

animals and other articles to prevent the 

introduction and interstate spread of 

livestock diseases and to eradicate such 

diseases from the United States when 

feasible. In connection with this 

mission, APHIS operates the National 

Animal Health Reporting System 

(NAHRS), which collects, on a national 

basis, monthly data from State 

veterinarians on the presence or absence 

of diseases of interest to the World 

Organization for Animal Health 

(WOAH).1

As a member country of WOAH, the 

United States must submit reports to 

WOAH on the status of certain diseases 

in specific livestock, poultry, and 

aquaculture species. Reportable diseases 

are diseases that have the potential for 

rapid spread, irrespective of national 

borders, that are of serious 

socioeconomic or public health 

consequence, and that are of major 

importance in the international trade of 

animals and animal products. The 

potential benefits to trade of accurate 

reporting on the health status of the U.S. 

commercial livestock, poultry, and 

aquaculture industries include 

expansion of those industries into new 

export markets and preservation of 

existing markets through increased 

confidence in quality and disease 

freedom. This data collection is unique 

in terms of the type, quantity, and 

frequency because no other entity is 

collecting and reporting data to WOAH 

on the health status of U.S. livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture. Information 

collected from the States include 

monthly NAHRS 1 reports and National 

List of Reportable Animal Diseases 

NAHRS 2 emerging disease reporting 

forms, and from the private sector, 

National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories (NVSL) 201 requests for 

information from U.S. testing 


jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1