Notice2026-00341
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement
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Published
January 12, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00341]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by February
11, 2026 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the
agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection
of information that such persons are not required to respond to the
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Equine 2026 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0269.
Summary of Collection: The agency is seeking a reinstatement of
this OMB control number. Collection and dissemination of animal health
information is mandated by 7 U.S.C. 8301, The Animal Health Protection
Act of 2002. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for
protecting the health of our Nation's livestock, poultry and farmed
aquaculture populations by preventing the introduction and interstate
spread of contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases in these
populations and for eradicating such diseases from the United States
when feasible. In connection with this mission, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) operates the National Animal Health
Monitoring System (NAHMS), which collects, on a national basis,
statistically valid and scientifically sound data on the prevalence and
economic importance of diseases of livestock, poultry and farmed
aquaculture. As part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S.
livestock population, NAHMS will conduct a national data collection for
equids through a national study, the Equine 2026 Study.
Need and Use of the Information: Through the reinstatement of this
information collection, APHIS will collect information using
questionnaires and consent forms. The collected data will be used to:
(1) establish national and regional estimates for equine health,
biosecurity and management for owner/operator, veterinary, and industry
references; (2) predict or detect national and regional trends in
disease emergence and movement; (3) address emerging issues; (4) aid in
disease preparedness; (5) provide estimates of both outcome (disease or
other parameters) and exposure (risks and components) variables that
can be used in analytic studies in the future by NAHMS ; (6) provide
input into the design of surveillance systems for specific diseases;
and (7) provide parameters for animal disease spread model.
Without the aforementioned data, the U.S.' ability to detect trends
in equine management and health status, and the ability to use that
information in preparedness and response to equine diseases would be
reduced or nonexistent.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. State
partners.
Number of Respondents: 6,545.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).
Total Burden Hours: 10,225.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-00341 Filed 1-9-26; 8:45 am]
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