[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44000-44001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17506]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 174 / Thursday, September 11, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2025-0027]
Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval 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 a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection regarding activities associated with its efforts
to safeguard the health of the U.S. livestock and poultry populations
from diseases that might be introduced or spread by the importation of
small and exotic ruminants.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS-2025-0027 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of
documents.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2025-0027, 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 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 regulations
governing the import of live animals, contact Dr. Mary Kate Anderson,
Senior Staff Officer, Live Animal Imports, Strategy and Policy,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 8601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD, (301)
789-4466; [email protected]. For more detailed information on
the information collection process, contact Ms. Sheniqua Harris,
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2528 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0453.
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 and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of animals and animal
products to prevent the dissemination within the United States of
animal diseases and pests of livestock and to conduct programs to
detect, control, and eradicate pests and diseases of livestock.
APHIS regulates the importation of animals and animal products into
the United States to guard against the introduction of animal diseases.
The regulations in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR) parts
91, 93, 94, 95, and 96 govern the importation of certain animals,
birds, poultry, meat, other animal products and byproducts, hay, and
straw into the United States to prevent the introduction of diseases
such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a chronic degenerative
disease that affects the central nervous system of cattle. The
regulations also help prevent the spread of diseases currently in the
United States, such as scrapie.
APHIS uses a variety of information collection procedures and forms
to gather data in its efforts to prevent the introduction or spread of
disease. Information collected via these procedures and forms includes,
but is not limited to, the names of the exporter and importer of the
animal commodities; the origins of the animals or animal products to be
imported; the health status of the animals or the processing methods
used to produce animal products to be imported; the destination of
delivery in the United States; and whether the animals or animal
products were temporarily offloaded in another country during transit
to the United States.
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 burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .5 hours per response.
Respondents: Importers of animals, animal products, and animal
germplasm into the United States; foreign exporters of these items;
foreign animal health authorities; and State animal health authorities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 741.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 22.
Estimated annual number of responses: 16,406.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 8,260 hours. (Due to
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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 8th day of September 2025.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-17506 Filed 9-10-25; 8:45 am]
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