Federal Register #2026-09281

USDA Seeks Public Comment on Information Collection for Crop Insurance, Grants, and Equine Disease Control

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public comments on information collection requirements for several major programs: - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Involvement from Risk Management Agency, Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS), and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Programs and Services Requested: - Information collection for Federal Crop Insurance eligibility verification - Data collection for Advancing Markets for Producers grant administration (formerly Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities) - Information collection for regulation and control of communicable diseases in horses (notably Equine Infectious Anemia) - Respondent Groups: - Businesses, academic institutions, non-profits, farms, and government entities - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Large-scale data collection to determine eligibility for federal crop insurance and grant programs - Ongoing and semi-annual reporting requirements for grant recipients - Disease control measures requiring specific forms and data for interstate movement of horses - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are mentioned, as this is an administrative information collection notice - **No products or physical services are being procured; this is a request for public input on administrative data collection processes

Description

This notice is a request for comments related to the submission for OMB review by the Department of Agriculture. It involves information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collections pertain to various programs including the Federal Crop Insurance Act, Advancing Markets for Producers initiative, and regulations on communicable diseases in horses. The notice seeks public input on the necessity, utility, and burden of these information collections.

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