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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 226 / Monday, November 29, 2021 / Proposed Rules First, APHIS proposes amending its regulations for temporary export of horses to CEM-affected regions. The proposed changes will allow horses to spend up to 90 days in a CEM-affected region.
The proposed amendments will also allow APHIS to correct information in 93.308, 93.314, and 93.319. This includes updating the website to reflect current policies and affected regions. It also includes amending the description of health certification and permit requirements.
Finally, APHIS proposes to amend requirements for import of horses from Canada by removing distinctions between temporary and permanent import.
Executive Order 12988
This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. If this proposed rule is adopted: 1 All State and local laws and regulations that are in conflict with this rule will be preempted; 2 no retroactive effect will be given to this rule; and 3 administrative proceedings will not be required before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.

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Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with Section 3507d of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the information collection requirements included in this proposed rule have been submitted to OMB as a new information collection for approval.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this document to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting Currently under 60-day ReviewOpen for Public Comments or by using the search function. Please send a copy of your comments to: 1 Docket No.
APHIS20160033, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 207371238, and 2
Clearance Officer, OCIO, USDA, Room 404W, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. A
comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this proposed rule.
The regulations at 9 CFR 93.301
govern import prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements for horses, and are intended to prevent the introduction of foreign equine diseases into the United States. APHIS is proposing to amend
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these regulations to clarify and, in some cases, broaden the protection they provide.
APHIS will use a variety of information collection procedures and forms to gather data in its effort to prevent the introduction or spread of disease. In addition to recordkeeping, information collected includes, but is not limited to, applications for import or in-transit permits and declarations of importation; government-issued health, castration, and pre-export inspection certificates; and compliance with identification requirements. These documents or actions are used to properly identify and document the health and movement of horses into the United States. Additional information collections include those associated with CEM sampling specimen submissions that are required to track CEM samples taken to confirm animal health, and oversight agreements that are entered into by State governments to ensure the States comply with Federal quarantining, testing, and treatment requirements.
We are soliciting comments from the public as well as affected agencies concerning our proposed information collection and recordkeeping requirements. These comments will help us:
1 Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of our agencys functions, including whether the information will have practical utility;
2 Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, 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 information collection on those who are to respond such as through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: Public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.52 hours per response.
Respondents: Animal importer and exporters, transport handlers, veterinarians, owners of private quarantine facilities, and foreign government and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 343.

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Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 214.
Estimated annual number of responses: 73,274.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 38,339 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.
A copy of the information collection may be viewed on the Regulations.gov website or in our reading room. A link to Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the reading room are provided under the heading ADDRESSES at the beginning of this proposed rule. Information about the information collection process may be obtained from Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at 301 8512483. APHIS
will respond to any information collection request related comments in the final rule. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
E-Government Act Compliance The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. APHIS estimates that 25
percent of the total responses can be processed electronically, either by downloading a fillable PDF file, emailing a document, or for respondents with accounts, using APHIS electronic information systems to process and submit information. The remainder of the collection activities in this information collection cannot be processed electronically because the instruments typically must accompany the animals during transit or are prepared and issued by foreign entities.
For assistance with E-Government Act compliance related to this proposed rule, please contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at 301 8512483, or the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 93
Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Poultry and poultry products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, we propose to amend 9
CFR part 93 as follows:

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