Movement of Hass Avocados from Areas where Mexican Fruit Fly or Sapote Fruit Fly Exist

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ 540 Certificate of Federal/State Domestic Plant Quarantines	Form	New	Available
SS Hass Avocados.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-04-02	Available
APHIS 79 Hass.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-01-24	Available
APHIS 71 Hass.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-01-24	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
183509	Business	Form	New	Certificate of Federal/State Domestic Plant Quarantines

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0336	ICR Reference No: 200801-0579-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Movement of Hass Avocados from Areas where Mexican Fruit Fly or Sapote Fruit Fly Exist
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 05/23/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/02/2008
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	9,696	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	403	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to amend domestic quarantine regulations of Hass avocados from Mexican fruit fly and Sapote fruit fly quarantined areas under certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in accordance with specific measures.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701-7772 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:
0579-AC67	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 64	04/02/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ 540	Certificate of Federal/State Domestic Plant Quarantines

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	9,696	0	0	9,696	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	403	0	0	403	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new program resulting in a program change of 403 burden hours. PPQ is proposing to relieve certain restructions regarding the movement of Hass variety avocados.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,628

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 04/02/2008

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