[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 171 (Monday, September 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43166-43167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17220]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2025-0028]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of an Information
Collection; Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims
ACTION: Request for revision to and extension of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request the revision of and extension of an information
collection associated with the regulations for payment of avian
influenza indemnity claims.
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DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 7, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2025-0028 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-2025-0028, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., #AP760, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov 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 on the regulations
related to avian influenza indemnity, contact Dr. Leo Sevilla, Staff
Officer, Poultry Health, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus
Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606; (984) 766-1528; [email protected].
For more detailed information on the information collection process,
contact Ms. Sheniqua Harris, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator,
at 301-851-2528 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0440.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of an information
collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301
et seq.) is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal
health. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to
detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or
poultry. The Secretary may also prohibit or restrict import or export
of any animal or related material if necessary to prevent the spread of
any livestock or poultry pest or disease.
U.S. animal health policy calls for elimination of the avian
influenza virus (both highly pathogenic and low pathogenicity strains)
when found through depopulation (i.e., euthanasia and disposal) of
affected poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) works with State and local animal health officials to euthanize
poultry, clean and disinfect premises and equipment, and test for
elimination of the virus to ensure that farms can be safely restocked.
To accomplish this, APHIS Veterinary Services assists State and local
animal health officials and poultry producers with creating and
applying biosecurity and response plans, developing and enforcing flock
plans and compliance agreements, preparing and processing appraisal and
indemnity claims and worksheets, developing restocking and testing
agreements, and submitting reports.
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 is estimated to average 2.26 hours per response.
Respondents: State and local animal health officials and poultry
producers.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 18,999.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 22,038.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 49,814 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 4th day of September 2025.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-17220 Filed 9-5-25; 8:45 am]
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