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OMB Control No: 0579-0189	ICR Reference No: 201102-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200711-0579-007
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: CWD in Cervids; Payment of Indemnity
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/06/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/13/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2015	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2012
Responses	6	0	10
Time Burden (Hours)	62	0	10
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: APHIS uses the following information activities to effectively operate the indemnification program and control CWD in the United States. CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of elk, deer, and moose typified by chronic weight loss leading to death. The presence of CWD in cervids causes significant economic and market losses to U.S. herd owners. VS pays indemnity for the voluntary depopulation of CWD-positive, exposed, or suspect animals to control this disease in the United States.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: The Animal Health Protection Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 77	04/21/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 191	10/03/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CWD in Cervids; Payment of Indemnity - State
CWD in Cervids; Payment of Indemnity - Business	VS 1-23

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	6	10	4	-8
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	62	10	60	-8
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: In the previous collection there were 10 total respondents and in the current collection there are 4 total respondents; a decrease of 6 total respondents from the previous collection. Fewer facilities identified CWD-positive animals during the current renewal of this information collection than during the previous renewal. Between 2008 and 2009, three herd owners requested indemnity, while in 2010 only one herd owner did so. There is an adjustment of -8 responses completing the VS Form 1-23 resulting in a decrease of -8 total burden hours. With the addition of the Herd Plan Agreement, which was listed in the previous collection but had no burden associated with it, there is a program change of + 4 responses resulting in an increase of + 60 burden hours. Herd owners and State and Federal personnel now need much more time to complete the associated herd plans a total of approximately 60 hours for public respondents. The plans now require thorough scientific evaluation and planning as well as the receipt of legal advice by all parties involved. The change has occurred because of increased program efforts to work with herd owners and APHIS Regional Office epidemiologists in developing the herd plans. The CWD program is striving to use the most current science to guide its herd plan requirements, and is taking more time to thoroughly review the development of herd plans as legal contracts to minimize future herd plan compliance problems.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,314

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Dean Goeldner 301 736-4916

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