Federal Register #APHIS-2026-0892

APHIS Seeks Comment on Wildlife Services Operations and Reporting System Information Collection

USDA APHIS is seeking public comment on a proposed revision and three-year extension of its wildlife-management information collection. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services. - Purpose: The Operations and Reporting System, formerly called the National Management Information System, supports cooperative wildlife damage management programs. - Information collected: Assistance requests, work initiation documents, project and damage reports, equipment records, invoices, agreements, permissions, and service evaluations. The information helps identify cooperators and properties and document management activities and incidents. - Estimated annual burden: 77,712 respondents, 86,274 responses, and 3,608 burden hours, averaging 0.042 hours per response. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. No products or contract services are being solicited; this is a public-comment notice, not a procurement opportunity.

Description

APHIS is seeking revision to and extension of approval for its Operations and Reporting System information collection, associated with cooperative wildlife damage management programs. The system collects information used to identify cooperators and properties, determine wildlife damage management activities, document agreements and permissions, and evaluate services. Collection activities include assistance requests, project reports, damage and incident reports, equipment records, and invoices. The notice requests public comments by January 4, 2027.

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