Bird Flu Battle Plan: USDA's Poultry Pandemic Playbook Drops
Published Date: 4/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The USDA has released a final plan to handle bird flu outbreaks in both commercial and backyard poultry across the U.S. and its territories. This plan looks at different ways to respond while protecting the environment and will guide future actions to keep poultry safe. It affects farmers, bird owners, and communities, aiming for quicker, smarter responses without extra costs right now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Plan Aims for Faster, Smarter Responses
The final plan is intended to guide quicker, smarter responses to HPAI outbreaks in both commercial and backyard poultry across the United States and U.S. territories. The notice states this aims to improve response without imposing extra costs right now.
Final EIS Released for Bird Flu Response
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released a final programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) about responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The final EIS is now available for public review and covers response activities for commercial and backyard poultry located throughout the United States and U.S. territories.
Environmental Effects Compared Across Options
The final EIS analyzes and compares the potential environmental effects of using three action alternatives during an HPAI outbreak. Those comparisons will guide how response activities consider environmental impacts when responding to outbreaks.
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