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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 1 / Monday, January 4, 2021 / Notices 3A03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 207371238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at http
www.regulations.gov/
!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2020-0109 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 7997039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on testing and reporting of SARSCoV2 in animals, contact Dr.
Laura Miles, Veterinarian Epidemiologist, Surveillance, Design, and Analysis Section, Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Veterinary Services, 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80526; 970
4947246; NLRAD.NAHRS@usda.gov.
For additional information about the information collection process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Information Collection Coordinator, at 301 851
2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: SARSCoV2 Testing in Animals Reporting Activities.
OMB Control Number: 0579XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act AHPA of 2002 is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The AHPA
gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of agricultural animals and animal products. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export of any animal or related material if necessary, to prevent the spread of any disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a duty under section 8219 of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to collaborate and coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services partners in the surveillance of zoonoses disease.
Collection and dissemination of animal and poultry health data and information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 391, the Animal Industry Act of 1884, which established the Bureau of Animal Industry, which was the precursor of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services APHIS Veterinary Services. Legal requirements for examining and reporting on animal disease control methods were further mandated by 21
U.S.C. 119, Agents to Examine and
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Collection, analysis, and dissemination of animal and poultry health information is consistent with the APHIS mission of protecting and improving American agricultures productivity and competitiveness.
APHIS uses the National Animal Health Reporting System NAHRS for reporting and tracking the emergence, prevalence, epidemiology, and economic importance of diseases in livestock, poultry, and other animals.
The system facilitates standardization of disease information throughout the United States, provides a central point for the collection of national data, and assists APHIS in meeting its animal disease reporting obligations to the World Organization for Animal Health OIE.
To better meet its reporting requirements about emerging diseases to the OIE, APHIS is interested in collecting information as to the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARSCoV2
in animals. To accomplish this, APHIS
will distribute a request for information to U.S. laboratories engaged in the testing of animals for SARSCoV2, develop a questionnaire in NAHRS, and request that State animal health officials and U.S. laboratories provide SARS
CoV2 animal testing data on a monthly basis.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget OMB to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, for 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
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is estimated to average 1.72 hours per response.
Respondents: State animal scientists, U.S. laboratory personnel, and veterinarians.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 77.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 12.
Estimated annual number of responses: 949.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,626 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.
Michael Watson, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment RequestFNS 245SNAP
Quality Control Regulations Food and Nutrition Service FNS, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.
This is a revision of a currently approved information collection request.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 4, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Stephanie Proska, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 05.5040, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also be submitted via email to SNAPHQWEB@fns.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.
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