The purpose of this collection is to
eliminate brucellosis disease in livestock through necessary
surveillance, epidemiological investigation, annual reporting, and
interstate movement activities that must be documented.
US Code:
7 USC
8301 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
VS 4-34, VS 4-13, VS 4-33A, VS 4-24, VS 4-100, VS 4-33, VS
4-26, VS 4-80, VS 4-1D, VS 4-54D, VS 4-33D, VS 4-39A, VS 4-6, VS
1-27, VS 4-59, VS 4-38, VS 4-54, VS 4-39, VS 4-108A, VS 4-108, VS
4-108B, VS 4-1, VS 4-108C
VS 4-24, VS 4-7, VS 1-27, VS 1-23, VS 4-106, VS 4-26, VS 4-52A,
VS 4-33, VS 4-33A, VS 4-34, VS 4-54, VS 4-52, VS 4-13, VS 4-80, VS
1-23A, VS 4-108B, VS 4-108C, VS 4-108A, VS 4-108
There is a program change
decrease of -27,982 respondents and -190,068 annual responses
resulting in a decrease of -188,253 burden hours. This information
collection continues to include all VS forms used by the
brucellosis program since its inception. The decreases for this
collection are because the program is moving from eradication to
surveillance. This shift in program activities most significantly
affects testing, as described below: 1) As of July 2009, all 50
States were officially classified Class Free for bovine
brucellosis, relieving requirements for testing for interstate
movement of animals. 2) The changes made to the program by the
brucellosis interim rule published in the Federal Register December
27, 2010 reduced the amount of testing required to maintain Class
Free status for States that have been Class free for 5 or more
years and have no Brucella abortus in wildlife. These changes
included eliminating BRT surveillance testing, removing the
provision for automatic reclassification of any Class Free State if
two or more herds are found to have brucellosis within a 2-year
period or if a single brucellosis-affected herd is not depopulated
within 60 days, and providing an alternative testing protocol for
maintaining certified brucellosis-free status for dairy herds. The
changes gave producers more flexibility for the herd certification
process. APHIS has also consolidated testing of bovine brucellosis
slaughter surveillance samples to nine regional laboratories,
maximizing efficiency and minimizing sample shipping and testing
costs. Further, APHIS has transitioned to the new national bovine
brucellosis slaughter surveillance plan which decreased bovine
slaughter surveillance testing by approximately 50 percent while
still providing the highest probability of detecting brucellosis
and maintaining geographical representation of our national cattle
herd.
$4,935,983
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Debra Donch 301
734-6954
No
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.
Form VS 4-1D Brucellosis Program - State
2013 SS 0047.docx
database instructions.pdf
2013 APHIS 79 - 0047.xlsx
Brucellosis Program - State