# 2026-06273: Wildlife Pest Control Paperwork Remains Unchanged 2026-06273, Agency Information Collection Activities; Depredation and Control Orders, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-04-01, effective Comments will be accepted on or before June 1, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06273 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-06273 - Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Depredation and Control Orders - Type: Notice - Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service - Citation: 91 FR 16212 - Published: 2026-04-01 - Effective: Comments will be accepted on or before June 1, 2026. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES, below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the closing date. - Comments close: 2026-06-01 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line Wildlife Pest Control Paperwork Remains Unchanged ## Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing a paperwork process about controlling animals that cause damage, without making any changes. This affects farmers, landowners, and wildlife managers who deal with animal depredation. You’ve got until June 1, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or extra hassle involved. ## Abstract In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection without change. ## Effects PRIA read - Information collection renewed unchanged: cost, medium. The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing its existing information collection (OMB Control Number 1018-0146) for depredation and control orders without change. If you are a farmer, landowner, or wildlife damage manager, you must continue to follow existing reporting and recordkeeping requirements a… - Canada goose nest/egg web registration: cost, low. Landowners operating under the Canada geese nest-and-egg depredation order must register using the Service's web-based ePermits system (https://epermits.fws.gov/eRCGR). Registration is valid for 1 year and must be renewed annually; annual reports summarizing dates, numbers, and locations of nests a… - Recordkeeping and retention requirements: cost, low. Persons and entities operating under depredation and control orders must keep accurate records in English. Generally records of any taking must be kept for five years after the activity ends; authorized agricultural producers must keep logs for three years and maintain records for three previous ye… - Immediate reporting for nontarget protected birds: cost, low. If a nontarget migratory bird that is endangered, threatened, or a candidate is taken under a depredation or control order, it must be delivered to a rehabilitator and reported immediately by phone or email to the nearest Service Field Office or Special Agent. Some sections require reporting within… - State and Tribal overhead mailing cost: cost, medium. The collection estimates a Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost of $78,000 for overhead costs (materials, printing, postage, etc.) associated with mailing surveys to conservation order participants; this cost is described as incurred by participating States and Tribes. - Key reporting deadlines to note: cost, low. The notice includes multiple compliance dates: public comments due June 1, 2026; annual nest-and-egg reports due October 31; agricultural depredation State/Tribe reports due December 31; conservation order annual reports due September 15; population-control program annual reports due June 1; and br… ## Related documents - [2026-14629](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14629): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat, 2026-07-21 - [2026-14633](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14633): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, 2026-07-21 - [2026-14299](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14299): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment…, 2026-07-16 - [2026-14195](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14195): Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act, 2026-07-14 - [2026-12955](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12955): Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting, 2026-06-26 - [2026-12951](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12951): Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting, 2026-06-26 ## Sources - [2026-06273 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06273/agency-information-collection-activities-depredation-and-control-orders) - [2026-06273 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06273.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-06272, New Postal Products](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06272) - [Next: 2026-06274, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Managemen…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06274) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06273 (as of 2026-06-08).