USDA Updates Horse Quarantine Paperwork Rules
Published Date: 7/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA wants to keep collecting info from owners of permanent horse quarantine facilities and make some updates to the forms they use. This affects private horse quarantine owners who must keep following rules to keep horses safe and healthy. Comments on these changes are open until September 22, 2026, with no new fees involved—just smoother paperwork!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
OMB Approval Extended 3 Years
APHIS is asking the Office of Management and Budget to renew approval of the information collection for an additional 3 years. If you run or apply to run a permanent privately owned horse quarantine facility, you will remain required to respond to these information collections; APHIS estimates 17 respondents, 91 responses per respondent, and an average of 0.426 hours per response (about 38.8 hours per respondent per year).
Specific Records You Must Keep
If you operate or work at a permanent privately owned horse quarantine facility, you must complete and keep many specific records and forms. These include environmental certifications; applications for facility approval; service agreements; requests to APHIS to withdraw facility approval; notifications of facility closure; memoranda of understanding (compliance agreements); security instructions; alarm notifications; notifications of security breaches; lists of personnel; signed statements; authorized access affidavits; daily logs and recordkeeping; requests for variance; and standard operating procedures.
Estimate Changes: Fewer Hours Per Response, More Responses
APHIS amended the information collection estimates by decreasing the estimated burden per response while increasing the estimated annual number of responses, responses per respondent, and the estimated total annual burden. APHIS reports an average of 0.426 hours per response, 17 respondents, 91 responses per respondent, 1,539 total annual responses, and 655 total annual burden hours.
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