In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320, this information
collection request is approved for use through 06/92. Upon
resubmission, the agency shall update and justify both the total
annual burden estimate as well as the total Federal cost of
collecting, analyzing, and using the information. The agency's
resubmission shall describe how the information collected is
distributed for use to all federal, state, and/or local agencies
involved in the SE program in a timely and useful manner.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1992
06/30/1992
08/31/1993
658,739
0
651,480
59,275
0
50,259
0
0
0
THE SE TASK FORCE IS IMPLEMENTING THIS
PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HUMAN OUTBREAKS CAUSED BY SE AND TO
PREVENT HARM TO THE EGG-TYPE POULT INDUSTRY. DATA OBTAINED FROM
THIS TASK FORCE WILL PERMIT USDA TO IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF INFECTED
FLOCKS AND THE EFFECT ON THE EGG-TYPE POULTRY INDUSTRY. THIS
INFORMATION WILL ALSO PERMIT NVSL TO PLAN FOR SUFFICIENT SEROTYPING
SERVICES, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRACE-BACK TO REDU
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.