[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 185 (Friday, September 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46380-46381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18743]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 185 / Friday, September 26, 2025 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2025-0036]
Request for Approval of a New Information Collection; Animal and
Animal Product Movement and Import Permits
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for approval of a new 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 approval of a new information collection
associated with requesting and issuing permits for movement and
importation of live animals and animal products.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 25, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Enter APHIS-2025-0036 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-2025-0036, 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 regulations.gov 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) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding livestock
disease surveillance programs, contact Dr. Vivek Kamath, Import/Export
Systems Analyst, Veterinary Services, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room
2410, Washington, DC 20250; (301) 851-3325. For more information on the
information collection reporting process, contact Ms. Sheniqua Harris,
APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2528 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Permits; Movement and Importation of Animals and Animal
Product.
OMB Control Number: 0579-00XX.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.)
provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or
restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry and
interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines that the
prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or
spread of any pest or disease of livestock within the United States.
Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a
healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States' ability
to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products. APHIS'
Veterinary Services program is responsible for carrying out this
disease prevention mission. In connection with this mission, APHIS
regulations contain requirements for live animal and animal product
permits. APHIS regulations governing the interstate movement of animals
to prevent the dissemination of animal diseases within the United
States are contained in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Chapter 1, Subchapter C. APHIS regulations governing import and export
are in 9 CFR parts 91 through 96.
APHIS uses permitting activities to manage animal movement both
domestically and internationally to prevent, control, and eradicate
disease. Information collected across permitting activities includes
the type (species, sex, and identification) and number of animals
moving, the purpose of movement, contact information for the shipper
and recipient, import permit numbers, identification and seal
information of any transport vehicles, documentation of cleaning and
disinfection of conveyance if required, description of material
transported, if not live animals; quantity and frequency of import;
proposed use of the material in the United States; treatment of the
material prior to import into the United States; and method of final
disposition of the material.
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.
APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following:
(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 (such as through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.)
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .209 hours per response.
Respondents: State veterinarians and accredited veterinarians, herd
owners, importers and exporters, research and academic facilities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 12,838.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 31.
Estimated annual number of responses: 402,674.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 84,286 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 19th day of September 2025.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-18743 Filed 9-25-25; 8:45 am]
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