Notice2026-08124
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 27, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22489-22490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08124]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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 May 27,
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 & Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal
and Poultry Products and Byproducts, Into the United States.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0015.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
(Title X, Subtitle E, Sec. 10401-18 of PL 107-171) is the primary
Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The law gives
the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, or
eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. Disease prevention
is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal
population and for enhancing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service's (APHIS') ability to bolster the United States' capability to
compete globally in animal and animal product trade. In connection with
this mission, APHIS enforces regulations regarding both the importation
of controlled materials and the prevention of foreign animal disease
incursions into the United States. These regulations can be found at
title 9, chapter I, subchapter D, parts 94, 95, 96, and 122 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR). APHIS is responsible for protecting the
health of our Nation's livestock and poultry populations by preventing
the introduction and interstate spread of serious diseases and pests of
livestock and for eradicating such diseases from the United States when
feasible. Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) is a highly contagious disease
that resists both environmental factors and common disinfectants. SVD
rarely results I mortality in infected swine and does not cause severe
production losses. However, the disease can have a major economic
impact since eradication if costly and SVD-free regions often prohibit
imports of swine, pork, and pork products from affected regions.
Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will collect information to
ensure that imported items do not present a disease risk to the
livestock and poultry populations of the United States. The information
collected will provide APHIS with critical information concerning the
origin and history of the items destined for importation into the
United States. If this information were collected less frequently or
not collected, the United States would be at increased risk for the
introduction of FMD, ASF, CSF, swine vesicular disease (SVD), ND, or
HPAI. This would cause serious economic consequences to several United
States livestock industries and potentially serious health
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consequences for United States livestock. A certificate must be
completed and signed by the issuing official and contains such
information as the origin of the meat used in the product, the name and
location of the facility that processed the product, and the product's
intended destination. APHIS regulations contain specific requirement
for the processing, recordkeeping, and certification procedures for
pork-filled pasta products exported to the United States from SVD-
affect regions. Without the information, it would significantly cripple
APHIS' ability to ensure that pork-filled pasta from certain regions
poses a minimal risk of introducing SVD into the United States.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 25,806.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Third-Party; On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 101,504.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-08124 Filed 4-24-26; 8:45 am]
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