Notice2026-10014
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Swine Health Protection
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May 19, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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 swine health protection program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29108-29109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10014]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal andPlant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2026-0430]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Swine Health Protection
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 swine health protection
program.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July
20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2026-0430 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-2026-0430, 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://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which is located
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 garbage feeding
portion of the swine health protection program, contact Dr. Scott
Kramer, Veterinary Medical Officer, Swine Health Center, Strategy and
Policy, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 11200 Metro Airport Center Drive,
Suite 140, Romulus, MI 48174; (614) 254-4522; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5c6d6dac1c19bdec7d4d8d0c7f5c0c6d1d49bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea9989859e9ec481988b878f98aa9f998e8bc48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>.
For information on the pseudorabies portion of the swine health
protection program, contact Dr. Lynn Wachtman, Veterinary Medical
Officer, Swine Health Center, Strategy and Policy, Veterinary Services,
APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 855-7700;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64081d0a0a4a1305070c1009050a24111700054a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b27322525653c2a28233f262a250b3e382f2a652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>. For 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#38796870716b16686a79784d4b5c59165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d293829a9b81fc82809392a7a1b6b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Swine Health Protection.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0065.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 (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 prohibit or restrict the interstate movement of
animals and animal products to prevent the dissemination within the
United States of animal diseases and pests of livestock and to conduct
programs to detect, control, and eradicate pests and diseases of
livestock.
The Swine Health Protection Act (the Act) prohibits the feeding of
garbage to swine intended for interstate movement or foreign commerce
or that substantially affect such commerce unless the garbage has been
treated to kill disease organisms. Untreated garbage is one of the
primary media through which numerous infectious and communicable
diseases can be transmitted to swine. The regulations promulgated under
the Act in 9 CFR part 166 require that garbage intended to be fed to
swine must be treated at a facility that holds a valid permit to treat
the garbage and must be treated in accordance with the regulations.
As part of its swine health protection program, APHIS conducts a
pseudorabies (PRV) eradication program in cooperation with State
governments, swine producers, swine shippers, herd owners, and
accredited veterinarians. The program identifies PRV-affected swine,
provides herd management techniques, and supports control, elimination,
and eradication of PRV in commercial production herds. However, APHIS
periodically finds infected swine when swine are exposed to feral swine
or other swine that have had exposure to feral swine.
The regulations in 9 CFR parts 71 and 85 facilitate the PRV
eradication program and general swine health by providing requirements
for moving swine interstate within a swine production system. (A
production system consists of separate farms that each specialize in a
different phase of swine production such as sow herds, nursery herds,
and finishing herds. These separate farms, all members of the same
production system, may be located in more than one State.)
The regulations for the feeding of garbage to swine and for the PRV
eradication program require the use of a number of information
collection activities, including the completion of applications to
operate garbage treatment facilities; an acknowledgement of the Swine
Health Protection Act and implementing regulations; garbage treatment
facility inspection; cancellation of license by State animal health
officials; request for a hearing; cancellation of license by licensee;
notification by licensee of sick or dead animals; notification by
licensee of changes to name, address, or management; cooperative
agreements, for States that issue garbage feeding licenses under
Veterinary Services (VS) supervision but do not have primary
enforcement responsibility; swine health protection program inspection
summary; permit to move restricted animals; owner-shipper statement;
certificate of veterinary inspection; accredited veterinarian's
statement regarding embryo and semen shipments; identification for
swine moving interstate; swine production system health plan;
interstate movement report and notification; cancellation or withdrawal
of a swine production
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system health plan; appeal of cancellation of a swine production system
health plan; shipment to slaughter seal; appraisal and indemnity claim
form; report of net salvage proceeds; herd management plans; and
recordkeeping.
We are requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of the above listed information collection activities,
as described, for an additional 3 years. APHIS has amended this
information collection by removing VS Form 1-23, VS Form 1-24, and VS
Form 1-27 and moving these activities to other information collections.
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 1.696 hours per response.
Respondents: Owners/operators (licensees) of garbage treatment
facilities, herd owners, food establishments, accredited veterinarians,
and State animal health authorities.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 15,147.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 72.
Estimated annual number of responses: 1,087,827.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 1,844,810 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 14th day of May 2026.
Kelly Moore,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-10014 Filed 5-18-26; 8:45 am]
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