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Notices
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 24
Monday, February 8, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Service NASS to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection to comply with a mandate in the 2014 Farm Bill. . . . the Secretary of Agriculture should recognize the threat feral swine pose to the domestic swine population and the entire agriculture industry . . ..
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 9, 2021 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 05350256, by any of the following methods:
Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
Include docket number above in the subject line of the message.
EFax: 855 8386382.
Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD
ROM submissions to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250
2024.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 202502024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin L. Barnes, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
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Agriculture, 202 7202707. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS
OMB Clearance Officer, at 202 690
2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Feral Swine Survey.
OMB Control Number: 05350256.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an Information Collection for three Years.
Abstract: On Feb 3, 1999, Executive Order 13112 was signed, establishing the National Invasive Species Council.
This Executive Order requires that a Council of Departments dealing with invasive species be created. This Order was enhanced by Executive Order 13751
which was signed on Dec. 5, 2016.
Currently there are 16 Departments and Agencies on the Council. https
www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/aboutnisc.
On April 2, 2014 the USDA kicked off a national effort to reduce the devastating damage caused by feral swine. In 2015 the benchmark survey was conducted in 11 States Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas to measure the amount of damage feral hogs caused to specific crops in these states. The target population within these states consisted of farm operations who have historically produced one or more of the following crops: Corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, peanuts, or sorghum Texas only. The results of this benchmark survey shows that in the 11 surveyed States, there was damage to an estimated $190 million in crops for the six target crops. The published findings from this benchmark survey can be found at http
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/
pii/S0261219416301557.
In 2017, this survey was conducted in the following 13 States: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, to measure the damage to livestock that is associated with the presence of feral swine. These States were chosen because they had high feral swine densities and a significant presence of cattle, hogs, sheep and/or goats. When extrapolated to livestock producers across the 13state region, APHIS Wildlife Services
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estimated that damages sum to an annual cost of about $40 million. The findings from this survey can be found at https digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/
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In 2019 the survey was conducted in 12 States: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.
The operators in 11 of the States will be selected from operations that recently produced hay/haylage, tree nuts, melons, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, or cotton. In California, operators will be selected from operations that produced hay/haylage, tree nuts, grapes, sod, carrots, lettuce, or strawberries. APHIS
Wildlife Services extrapolated crop damage estimates to the state-level in 12
states with reportable damage yielded an estimated crop loss of $272 million/
yr. The findings from this survey can be found at https
digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/view content.cgi?article=3308
&context=icwdm_usdanwrc.
In 2021, this survey will be conducted in the following 13 States: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, to measure the damage to livestock that is associated with the presence of feral swine. These States were chosen because they had high feral swine densities and a significant presence of cattle dairy and/
or beef, hogs, sheep and/or goats.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS, Wildlife Services WS National Wildlife Research Center NWRC is the only Federal research organization devoted exclusively to resolving conflicts between people and wildlife through the development of effective, selective, and socially responsible methods, tools, and techniques. As increased urbanization leads to a loss of traditional wildlife habitat, the potential for conflicts between people and wildlife increases. Such conflicts can take many forms, including property and natural resource damage, human health and safety concerns, and disease transmission among wildlife, livestock, and humans.
Free-ranging populations of feral swine exist in at least 35 states, and the nationwide population is estimated at
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