Notice2026-00106
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity
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Published
January 8, 2026
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the payment of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 659-660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00106]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2025-0539]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the regulations for the payment
of indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before March
9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Enter APHIS-2025-0539 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of
documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2025-0539, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., #AP760, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which
is in room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the payment of
indemnity due to infectious salmon anemia, contact Mrs. Teresa
Robinson, USDA-APHIS-VS, Maine ISA Program Aquaculture Liaison, via the
District Office at 146 Mendon Street, Suite MM-2-W, Uxbridge, MA 01569
or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#134776617660723d617c717a7d607c7d5372637b7a603d666077723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc98a9bea9bfade2bea3aea5a2bfa3a28cadbca4a5bfe2b9bfa8ade2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>. For more information on the
information collection reporting process, contact Ms. Sheniqua Harris,
APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2528 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4203120a0b116c12100302373126236c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d495849c9d87fa84869594a1a7b0b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Infectious Salmon Anemia; Payment of Indemnity.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0192.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture is authorized, among other things, to
prevent the interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of
livestock within the United States when feasible. In connection with
this mission, APHIS established regulations in 9 CFR part 53 to pay
indemnity to salmon producers in Maine whose fish are destroyed because
of infectious salmon anemia (ISA). However, payment is subject to the
availability of funding. ISA is a foreign animal disease of Atlantic
salmon that is caused by an orthomyxovirus. The disease affects wild
and farmed Atlantic salmon. ISA poses a substantial threat to the
economic viability and sustainability of salmon aquaculture in the
United States.
To take part in this indemnity program, producers must enroll in
the cooperative ISA control program administered by APHIS and the State
of Maine. Program participants must also inform the ISA Program
Veterinarian in writing of the name of their accredited veterinarian,
develop biosecurity protocols and a site-specific ISA action plan,
submit fish inventory and mortality information, and assist APHIS or
State officials with onsite disease surveillance, testing, and
biosecurity audits. Program participants, who may include certain
aquaculture industry business owners, managers, site employees,
accredited veterinarians, and designated laboratories, must also assist
APHIS with certain disease surveillance activities.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years. APHIS has amended this information collection by
removing the following forms because they are now being reported in a
Universal Permit information collection:
<bullet> All Species Appraisal and Indemnity Claim Form and
Continuation Sheet (VS Forms 1-23 and 1-23A).
<bullet> Proceeds from Animals Sold for Slaughter (VS Form 1-24).
<bullet> Appraisal Request for Affected Premises Using Contract
Growers (VS Form 1-26).
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.91 hours per response.
Respondents: ISA program participants such as certain aquaculture
industry business owners, managers, site employees, accredited
veterinarians, and laboratory personnel; exporters; and foreign animal
health authorities from exporting countries.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 13.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 14.
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Estimated annual number of responses: 187.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 544 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of January 2026.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-00106 Filed 1-7-26; 8:45 am]
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