HPAI: Additional Testing and
Reporting of HPAI in Livestock and Milk
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved
collection
No
Regular
06/03/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
72,960
0
82,655
0
0
0
Information collection associated with
Federal Order for collecting information related to detecting and
eradicating presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in
dairy herds and milk. ( FR )
APHIS is seeking approval of
and changes to an extension of a currently approved information
collection request. The renewal of this collection requests the
following estimated total annual burden hours (82,655) and
estimated total annual responses (72,960) to APHIS’ OMB inventory,
owing to the significant but numerically stable participation of
U.S. dairy herds in the milk testing program. For this renewal,
APHIS is adding approximately 1,000 raw milk producers who will be
voluntarily submitting samples at a rate of approximately one
sample per producer per month. •There are no changes due to Agency
discretion. Change(s) in estimate due to adjustments in estimate
include: •Sample Collection and Testing of Lactating Dairy Cattle
(VS 12-1) had an increase of 1,000 private respondents, 6,000
estimated responses, and estimated 600 hours of burden because
APHIS will be taking samples from an estimated new submitter pool
of 1,000 raw milk cheesemakers expect to submit one sample a month.
The additional sample numbers and burden hours are split between
use of the VS 12-1 and the VS 12-2. •The H5N1 Milk Silo Submission
Form (VS 12-2) had an increase of 1,000 private respondents, 6,000
estimated responses, and 600 estimated hours of burden because of
the voluntary samples from the raw milk cheesemakers.
$1,614,323
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Megan Schmid 512 745-9286
megan.j.schmid@usda.gov
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.