# Federal Register #2026-21409

USDA FSIS seeks public comment on laboratory accreditation and meat and poultry exemption records

**Buyer:** Food Safety and Inspection Service
**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** November 19, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21409

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is seeking public comment on an information collection, not soliciting a purchase.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
- **Purpose:** The collection covers accreditation of laboratories, transactions, and exemptions, supporting regulatory compliance and recordkeeping by accredited non-federal analytical laboratories and certain meat and poultry businesses.
- **Forms:** FSIS Forms 10,000-7, 10,120-1a, 10,120-1b, 10,120-1c, and 10,120-1d.
- **Reported burden:** 26,120 respondents and 113,458 total burden hours.
- **Comment topics:** The notice asks for feedback on the collection’s necessity and practical utility, burden estimates, information quality, and ways to reduce respondent burden.
- **Procurement scope:** No products or services are being requested; no OEMs or vendors are named.

### Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted an information collection requirement to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection, titled “Accreditation of Laboratories, Transactions, and Exemptions,” is administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service and concerns records maintained by accredited non-federal analytical laboratories and certain meat and poultry businesses. The notice requests comments on the necessity and utility of the collection, the burden estimates, ways to improve the information collected, and ways to reduce respondent burden. Comments received by November 19, 2026 will be considered.

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