A federal agency that oversees animal and plant health has announced its intention to update and extend an existing data collection program related to animal disease tracking across the country.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known as APHIS, is seeking a revision to and an extension of approval for an information collection connected to its National Animal Health Reporting System, which is part of the agency’s National List of Reportable Animal Diseases program.
The announcement was made in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a federal law that requires government agencies to justify and receive approval for collecting information from the public.
