Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2013 SS 0271.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-05-10
2013 APHIS 79 - 0271.xls Supplementary Document	2013-05-08
2013 APHIS 71 - 0271.xls Supplementary Document	2013-05-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2482	Cut Flowers from Countries with CWR (Foreign Government)	Modified
178478	Cut Flowers from Countries with CWR (Business)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0271	ICR Reference No: 201305-0579-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cut Flowers from Countries with Chrysanthemum White Rust
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/16/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/05/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2013
Responses	2,581	0	2,561
Time Burden (Hours)	646	0	636
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This program is necessary because of numerous recent findings of Chrysanthemum White Rust(CWR)on cut flowers from Europe that have posed a risk of introducing CWR into the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701- et seq. 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:
	78 FR 13	01/18/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 107	06/04/2013
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
Cut Flowers from Countries with CWR (Foreign Government)
Cut Flowers from Countries with CWR (Business)

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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	2,581	2,561	0	20	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	646	636	0	10	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a program increase of +20 annual respondents due to the addition of the production site registration for foreign government, with an increase of +20 responses resulting in an increase of +10 total burden hours. The production site registration activity was inadvertently omitted from the previous collection and is reporting as a violation.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,782

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: 06/05/2013

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