National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VS 17-146 State Form and Instruction	New
Form VS 17-146 Business Form and Instruction	New
2012 ss.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-03-12
2012 79.xls Supplementary Document	2012-08-28
2012 71.xls Supplementary Document	2012-08-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
203516	State Form and Instruction	New
203515	Business Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0409	ICR Reference No: 201207-0579-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Veterinary Services Laboratories; Bovine Spongiform
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/23/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/25/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	43,977	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,399	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The USDA complies with the standard set of guidelines agreed upon by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) type A surveillance including laboratory submissions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
  

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:
	78 FR 6	01/09/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 57	03/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State	VS 17-146A, VS 17-131, VS 17-146	BSE Surviellnace Submission Form ,   BSE Surviellance Submission Form Continuation Sheet ,   BSE Surviellance Data Collection Form
Business	VS 17-146, VS 17-146 A, VS 17-131	BSE Surviellance Submission Form ,   BSE Surviellance Submission Form Continuation Sheet ,   BSE Surviellance Data Collection Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	43,977	0	0	0	0	43,977
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,399	0	0	0	0	4,399
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $100,289

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]? 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? 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: 03/25/2013

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