Export Health Certificate for Animal Products

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VS-16-4 Export Health Certificate for Animal Products (Business) Form	Modified
SS 0256.1.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-11-21
APHIS 79 - 256.xls Supplementary Document	2013-08-15
APHIS 71-256.xlsx Supplementary Document	2013-08-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2462	Export Health Certificate for Animal Products (Business) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0256	ICR Reference No: 201307-0579-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201006-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Export Health Certificate for Animal Products
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/13/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2013
Responses	178,502	0	133,652
Time Burden (Hours)	57,122	0	66,266
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the collection is to maintain information regarding the import health requirements of other countries for animals and animal products from the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 21 USC 117 Name of Law: Animal Industry 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 121	06/24/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 179	09/16/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Export Health Certificate for Animal Products (Business)	VS 16-4A, VS-16-4	Export Certificate for Animal Products ,   Export Certificate for Animal Products (Continuation Page)

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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	178,502	133,652	0	0	44,850	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57,122	66,266	0	0	-9,144	0
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: There is an adjustment increase of +9,000 respondents (from 33,000 in the last submission to 42,000 in this renewal), 44,850 annual responses (from 133,652 to 178,502), and 19,416 hours (from 66,266 to 85,682). The increase in the number of respondents and responses was caused by market forces promoting increased exports. However, APHIS has also recalculated the time required to complete Form VS 16-4, reducing the time per response from 30 minutes to 20 minutes. This resulted in reduced burden of 28,560 hours (84,000 minus 55,440). This was changed after APHIS interviewed the respondents about the time needed to complete the form. In total, therefore, there is a decrease of -9,144 hours (66,266 minus 57,122).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,978,500

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: 09/16/2013

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