Applicators who are certified to apply livestock protection collars are required to keep records of: a) the number of collars attached on livestock; b) the pasture(s) where collared livestock were placed; c) the dates of each attachment, inspection, and removal; d) the number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or punctured collars and the apparent cause of the damage; e) the number, dates, and approximate location of all collars lost; and f) the species, locations, and dates of all suspected poisonings of humans, domestic animals or nontarget wild animals resulting from collar use. Certified applicators in New Mexico and Wyoming, as well as in several states where USDA/APHIS administers the 1080 collar program, keep records of their use of the collars and provide them to their respective reporting agencies, who compile the information and submit it to EPA in their annual monitoring reports
The total annual respondent burden estimate is reduced from the currently approved ICR due to two adjustments: (1) cancellation of the 1080 Livestock Protection Collar registration formerly held by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture, thus ending their program and all burdens associated with it, and (2) removal of burden associated with submission of annual Livestock Protection Collar production reports, which was erroneously included in the previous renewal of this ICR.
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.