Notice2026-16161
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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August 7, 2026
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51146-51147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16161]
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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
September 8, 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: Specimen Submission.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0090.
Summary of Collection: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
(AHPA) 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 United
States' ability to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal
products. The current renewal consolidates the forms from 0579-0040,
0579-0090, 0579-0101, 0579-0146, and 0579-0189. VS Forms 10-4 and 10-
4A, Specimen Submission are critical components of APHIS' disease
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surveillance mission. They are used routinely when specimens (such as
blood, milk, tissue, or urine) from any animal (including cattle,
swine, sheep, goats, horses, and poultry) are submitted to APHIS'
National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) for disease testing.
VS Form 5-38, Parasite Submission form, is completed by State
veterinarians or other State representatives, accredited veterinarians,
private laboratories, research institutions, and owners or producers.
Need and Use of the Information: Using the Specimen Submission Form
and Continuation Sheet (APHIS VS 10-4 & 10-4A), State or Federal
veterinarians, accredited veterinarians, or other State and Federal
representatives will document the collection and submission of
specimens for laboratory analysis. The form identifies the individual
animal from which the specimen is taken as well as the animal's herd or
flock; the type of specimen submitted, and the purpose of submitting
the specimen. Occasionally the time pressures exerted by or field
conditions existing during a disease outbreak leave submitters no time
to find or fill out the 10-4; thus, a Nonconforming Submission using
whatever scrap of paper is handy. The National Tick Surveillance
Program is based on the information submitted on the Parasite
Submission Form (VS 5-38), in addition to critical surveillance
information needed for the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. This
information identifies the individual submitting the tick samples.
Without the information APHIS would not have the critical information
necessary to effectively operate a disease surveillance program.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 14,860.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 30,930.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Title: Control of African Swine Fever; Restrictions on the Movement
of Swine Products and Swine Byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0480.
Summary of Collection: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is authorized to protect the health of the
livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations in the United States by
preventing the introduction and interstate spread of serious diseases
and pests, and for eradicating such diseases and pests from the United
States, when feasible. Within the USDA, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS Veterinary Services (VS) is tasked with
preventing foreign animal disease outbreaks in the United States, and
monitoring, controlling, and eliminating a disease outbreak should one
occur. In the past several years, there have been significant worldwide
outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious and deadly
viral disease affecting domestic and feral pigs. APHIS is committed to
working with State and industry partners to keep the disease out of the
United States.
Need and Use of the Information: To certify compliance with the
restriction guidelines in the Federal Order for the interstate movement
of swine products and byproducts from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands, commercial producers must meet the requirements as listed in
the Federal Order or complete a VS Form 16-3, an application for a
permit to import or transport controlled material or organisms or
vectors. The collection of this information prevents unhealthy swine
products and byproducts from being imported into the United States.
Description of Respondents: State animal health officials, and
commercial producers of swine products and byproducts.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 30.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-16161 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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