A federal agricultural health agency is seeking to continue its authority to collect information tied to the tracking of plant pests and diseases across the country.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known as APHIS, has announced its intention to request an extension of approval for an existing information collection program. The data in question is connected to the reporting of plant pests and diseases, as well as activities carried out under the APHIS Asian Longhorn Beetle Program.
The move is being made in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a federal law that governs how government agencies gather and manage information from the public.
