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Vol. 81, No. 28 

Thursday, February 11, 2016 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0095] 

Notice of Request for an Extension of 

Approval of an Information Collection; 

Specimen Submission 

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 

livestock disease surveillance programs. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 11, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket

Detail;D=APHIS–2015–0095. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No. 

APHIS–2015–0095, 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 http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=

APHIS–2015–0095 or in our reading 

room, which is located in room 1141 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 regarding livestock disease 

surveillance programs, contact Dr. 

Thomas Kasari, Veterinary Medical 

Officer, Surveillance, Preparedness, and 

Response Services, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Bldg B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; 

(970) 494–7351. For copies of more 

detailed information on the information 

collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2727. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Specimen Submission. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0090. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

responsible for, among other things, 

preventing the interstate spread of 

livestock diseases and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. 

In connection with this mission, 

Veterinary Services (VS) within USDA’s 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) conducts numerous 

disease surveillance programs. A critical 

operational component of any 

surveillance program is the ability to 

systematically track the presence of 

disease pathogens as well as any vectors 

germane to the transmission of these 

pathogens. VS Forms 10–4/10–4A and 

VS Form 5–38 are a means to facilitate 

this tracking capability whenever 

specimens are submitted to APHIS’ 

National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories for diagnostic testing. The 

VS Form 10–4 and its supplemental 

sheet (VS Form 10–4A) are routinely 

used whenever requests are made to 

perform laboratory diagnostic tests to 

identify disease pathogens in 

specimens, such as blood, milk, urine, 

or other tissues(s) collected from any 

animal, including cattle, swine, sheep, 

goats, horses, cervids, fish, and poultry. 

The VS Form 5–38, Parasite Submission 

Form, is used to track submission of 

ticks for identification as to their genus 

and species. The ticks are collected 

under the auspices of the Cattle Fever 

Tick Eradication Program and the 

National Tick Surveillance Program. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities 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 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.315 hours per response. 

Respondents: State veterinarians and 

other State personnel whom 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: 5,240. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 5.278. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 27,659. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 8,715 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 5th day of 

February 2016. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02751 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] 

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