Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Operations and Reporting System

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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 operations and reporting system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68926-68927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22309]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2026-0892]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an 
Information Collection; Operations and Reporting System

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 operations and reporting 
system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
January 4, 2027.

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-2026-0892 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab, 
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
    <bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of 
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2026-0892, 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">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 operations and 
reporting system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs, 
contact Ms. Kendra Cross, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 5601 Sunnyside 
Ave., 3-WS-1358 Mail Stop #AP660,

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Beltsville, MD 20705; (202) 666-8250. For more information on the 
information collection reporting process, contact Ms. Sheniqua Harris, 
APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, at (301) 851-2528 or email 
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Operations and Reporting System.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0335.
    Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized under Section 
426 of the Act of March 2, 1931, as amended (7 U.S.C. 8351-8354; 46 
Stat. 1468), to conduct a program of wildlife services with respect to 
injurious animal species. Large populations of aggressive wildlife 
species, if left unmanaged, may cause tremendous amounts of damage to 
crops, livestock herds, and private property within the United States. 
Without mitigation, the damage could result in severe economic losses 
for agricultural businesses and private property owners. The Act 
authorizes the Secretary to take any action he considers necessary for 
the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird 
species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases.
    The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), is 
responsible for assisting the public with mitigating wildlife damage. 
WS provides advice or enters into agreements with State and local 
jurisdictions, Tribes, public and private agencies, organizations, 
institutions, and individuals to provide its services. Through its 
technical assistance approach, WS offers advice through telephone or 
onsite consultations, training sessions, demonstration projects, and 
other means. Mitigation activities are then performed by the requester. 
WS also provides a cooperative direct control approach where goods, 
services, and expertise are provided on a cost reimbursable basis. WS 
collects only information needed to determine appropriate courses of 
action for providing effective services. Information is used by the 
agency to:
    <bullet> Identify cooperators appropriately;
    <bullet> Identify lands on which WS personnel will work;
    <bullet> Differentiate between cooperators (i.e., property owners, 
land managers, or resource owners) who request assistance to manage 
damage caused by wildlife;
    <bullet> Identify the land areas on which wildlife damage 
management activities would be conducted;
    <bullet> Identify the relationship between resources or property, 
WS' protection of such resources or property, and the damage caused by 
wildlife;
    <bullet> Determine the methods or damage management activities to 
deal with the damage;
    <bullet> Establish a record that a cooperative agreement has been 
entered into with a cooperator;
    <bullet> Document that permission has been obtained from landowners 
to go on the cooperator's property;
    <bullet> Record wildlife damage occurrences on cooperator's 
property and steps to address them;
    <bullet> Record occurrences which may have affected non-target 
species or humans during, or related to, WS project actions; and
    <bullet> Determine satisfaction with service to help WS evaluate, 
modify, and improve its programs.
    Information collection activities include work initiation 
documents, assistance requests, protected resource queries, project 
reports, order forms and sales records, equipment issuances, migratory 
bird damage reports, reports of injury or death to non-target animals, 
accident reports, pilot proficiency reviews, and invoice transmittals.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3 
years. APHIS has renamed this information collection to Operations and 
Reporting System, the information collection was formerly known as 
National Management Information System.
    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 0.042 hours per response.
    Respondents: State, local, and Tribal governments; businesses, not-
for-profits, and other public sector organizations; and individuals who 
request services from WS or engage in wildlife damage management 
projects with WS.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 77,712.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 86,274.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 3,608 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 19th day of October 2026.
Kelly Moore,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-22309 Filed 10-30-26; 8:45 am]
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