Wildlife Morbidity-Mortality or Disease Surveillance Event Reporting

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Diagnostic Services_Request_Form	Form	New	Repair queued
WHISPers	Form	New	Repair queued
NWHC NOAA Histopath Agreement	Form	New	Repair queued
Pooled Guano	Form	New	Repair queued
NWHC	Form	New	Repair queued
IBDC Testing Submission	Form	New	Repair queued
Hawaii Carcass Submission	Form	New	Repair queued
PD Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
Bat Datasheets (Spring Kit)	Form	New	Repair queued
Bat Datasheets (Winter Kit)	Form	New	Repair queued
Rabies Lab Rehab Datasheet	Form	New	Repair queued
Amphibian Surveillance	Form	New	Repair queued
1028-NEW Wildlife Morbidity Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-08-27	Repair queued
1028-NEW Wildlife Mortality Published 30 day 89 FR 68185 8-23-24.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-08-27	Repair queued
Published 60 Day 87 FR 23228 4-19-2022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-03	Repair queued
16 USC 661-666c.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-09-12	Repair queued
USCODE-2021-title16-chap9-sec742a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-09-12	Missing upstream
pl_177-2 American Rescue Plan.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-09-12	Repair queued
2022-08274 60 day Wildlife Mortality.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-09-12	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
270438	Diagnostic Services_Request_Form	Form	New
270436	WHISPers	Form	New
270434	NWHC NOAA Histopath Agreement	Form	New
270433	Pooled Guano	Form	New
270432	NWHC	Form	New
270431	IBDC Testing Submission	Form	New
270430	Hawaii Carcass Submission	Form	New
270429	PD Survey	Form	New
270428	Bat Datasheets (Spring Kit)	Form	New
270427	Bat Datasheets (Winter Kit)	Form	New
270424	Rabies Lab Rehab Datasheet	Form	New
270423	Amphibian Surveillance	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202201-1028-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Anne Ballmann
Title: Wildlife Morbidity-Mortality or Disease Surveillance Event Reporting
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/27/2024

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,723	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The USGS National Wildlife Health Center collects information on the presence of highly consequential wildlife diseases and the occurrence of wildlife morbidity/mortality events nationwide to aid in outbreak investigations conducted by land management agencies and as part of their mission critical activities associated with response to animal health emergencies (Emergency Support Function 11).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 661-666c Name of Law: Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act
   US Code: 16 USC 742a Name of Law: Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act 1956
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 6003 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 23228	04/19/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 68185	08/23/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 12

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Amphibian Surveillance	N/A	Amphibian Surveillance
Bat Datasheets (Spring Kit)	N/A	Datasheets_202x-2x_Final_v1 (Bat)_OMB
Bat Datasheets (Winter Kit)	N/A	Datasheets_202x-2x_Final_v1 (Bat)_OMB
Diagnostic Services_Request_Form	N/A	Wildlife_Mortality_Reporting_and_Diagnostic_Services_Request_Form_OMB
Hawaii Carcass Submission	N/A	Hawaii carcass submission form_OMB
IBDC Testing Submission	N/A	IBDC Testing Submission Form_OMB
NWHC	N/A	NWHC_Data_Request_Worksheet_OMB
NWHC NOAA Histopath Agreement	N/A	Specimen Submission NWHC NOAA Histopath Agreement
PD Survey	N/A	Datasheets_Pd Surv 4.0_v20230614_OMB
Pooled Guano	N/A	Pooled Guano_Datasheet-Protocol_2022-23_Final_v1 (1)_OMB
Rabies Lab Rehab Datasheet	N/A	Datasheet Rabies Lab Rehab 2022-23 Final v1 (1)_OMB
WHISPers	N/A	WHISPers_website_data_entry_screens 20231027

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,723	0	0	1,723	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	0	0	1,100	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $678,951

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/27/2024

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