APHIS Seeks to Collect Data on Preventing Spread of Diseases From Imported Exotic Ruminants
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is notifying the Office of Management and Budget that it's planning to continue to collect information and data related to the potential introduction or spread of diseases resulting from the importation of small and exotic ruminants, it said in a Federal Register notice this week.
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The data that APHIS collects from procedures and forms includes information on the names of the exporter and importer of the animal commodities; the origins of the animals or animal products to be imported; the health status of the animals or the processing methods used to produce animal products to be imported; the destination of delivery in the U.S.; and whether the animals or animal products were temporarily offloaded in another country during transit to the U.S.
APHIS seeks to extend the data collection for three more years. Comments are due Nov. 10.