Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ Form 525A Application for Permit to Receive Soil	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 519A APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 599 Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 550 Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 508 Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 525A Application for Permit to Receive Soil	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Comment - Concerned Citizen.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2025-08-05	Available
0054 SS (20260225) updated.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-02-25	Available
0054 APHIS 79 20260224.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-02-24	Available
0054 2026 APHIS 71 (20260202).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-02-25	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46175	State, Local, and Tribe		Modified
46173	Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Permit to Receive Soil
46173	Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified
2129	Business	Form	Modified	APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples
2129	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Permit to Receive Soil
2129	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0054	ICR Reference No: 202602-0579-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0054
Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/04/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	65,300	0
Time Burden (Hours)	12,168	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This collection contains information requirements, including the application for permits, to import regulated articles such as plant pests, noxious weeds, or soil, or to move regulated articles interstate. It also contains information requirements for businesses requiring APHIS approval to process regulated garbage.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7712 Name of Law: Plant Protection Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 34412	07/22/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 30	02/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ Form 525A, PPQ Form 508, PPQ Form 550, PPQ Form 599, PPQ Form 519A	Application for Permit to Receive Soil ,   Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples ,   Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples ,   Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label ,   APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template
Individual	PPQ Form 525A	Application for Permit to Receive Soil
State, Local, and Tribe

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	65,300	0	0	-13,830	-1,538	80,668
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,168	0	0	-7,369	-2,098	21,635
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is an adjustment decrease of -589 respondents and -1,538 responses resulting in a decrease of -2,098 total burden hours. There is a program change decrease of -13,830 responses resulting in a decrease of -7369 total burden hours because of APHIS removing several activities and moving them to a new common form information collection. The removed activities are as follows: • Emergency Action Notification (PPQ Form 523 • Notice of Arrival (PPQ Form 368 or equivalent) • Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Prohibited Plants - Importation (PPQ Form 526) • Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519)

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $905,163

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/04/2026

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