USDA wants to update bird care paperwork approvals.
Published Date: 8/18/2026
Notice
Summary
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the Animal Welfare Act regulations for the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of birds not bred for use in research by dealers, exhibitors, operators of auction sales, research facilities, carriers and intermediate handlers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
3-Year Extension of Bird AWA Information Collection
APHIS is asking OMB to approve a revision and a 3-year extension of the information collection for standards covering birds not bred for research (OMB Control Number 0579-0486). If you are a dealer, exhibitor, operator of auction sales, research facility, carrier, or intermediate handler of such birds, this continues the need to submit licenses, registrations, reports, inspections, permits, and related paperwork under the Animal Welfare Act.
Quantified Annual Paperwork Burden
APHIS estimates the paperwork burden averages 0.893 hours per response, with 6,401 annual respondents each filing about 24 responses for a total of 150,855 responses and 134,774 total annual burden hours. If you are a regulated dealer, exhibitor, auction operator, carrier, or intermediate handler, these are the agency's stated time costs for compliance.
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