The purpose of this collection is to
obtain information needed to select and prioritize applicants for
Veterinary Services (VS)training of State, industry, and academic
personnel to prepare them to respond to an animal disease
event.
US Code:
7 USC
8301 Name of Law: The Animal Health Protection Act
There is an adjustment decrease
of -452 respondents and -458 responses resulting in -678 burden
hours for this submission. In previous years, respondents were
given the option to register electronically for PDS training
courses by accessing AgLearn (the USDA Learning Management System)
or by submitting a hard copy of VS Form 1-5 to PDS. However, it is
now required that Federal and State personnel register for PDS
training courses via AgLearn. Therefore, the number of hard copy
submissions of VS Form 1-5 has decreased significantly, but remains
available for non-governmental applicants and others who do not
have Internet access. The large decrease in respondents which
ultimately affects the annual responses and total burden hours is
because of budget limitations. APHIS is not offering as many
training sessions which impacts the number of respondents
completing the Nomination Request Form. Also, the time for
responses decreased from 1 hour to .333 hours per response because
this is the first renewal of this information collection and APHIS
has a better accounting for the time needed to complete the form;
therefore, the time was adjusted to reflect this more accurate
response time. This collection does not require recordkeeping which
was accounted for in the previous collection. This entry has been
removed and accounted for as an adjustment.
$760
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Alicia Love 301
734-0677
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.