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.