USDA's APHIS Seeks Approval to Revise a Wildlife Damage Reporting Form
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced it wants to revise and extend federal approval for a data-collection system used by cooperative wildlife damage management programs. The notice is published under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which requires agencies to seek approval before gathering information from the public. The excerpt does not say what changes are proposed or when public comments are due.
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What does it mean?
The government agency that handles animal and plant health wants to update the paperwork it uses to collect reports from programs that deal with wildlife causing damage. If the request is approved, those reporting rules would be updated and continue for a longer period.
Who is affected?
People and groups that take part in cooperative wildlife damage management programs and have to send reports to the agency.