Importation of Shepherd's Purse with Roots from the Republic of Korea into the United States

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2013 APHIS 79 - 0366.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-08-26	Available
2013 APHIS 71 - 0366.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-08-26	Available
2013 SS 0366.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-08-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
208366	Production Site Regulations - Business		New
194790	Foreign Federal Officials		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0366	ICR Reference No: 201308-0579-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-0579-006
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Shepherd's Purse with Roots from the Republic of Korea into the United States
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: 11/21/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2013
Terms of Clearance: We note that the change in burden recorded here is due to a violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act and should be reported as such.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2013
Responses	304	0	280
Time Burden (Hours)	163	0	151
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to allow the importation of fresh shepherd's purse with roots from the Republic of Korea into the United States under a combination of mitigations to reduce the risk of introducing plant pests.

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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 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? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Production Site Regulations - Business
Foreign Federal Officials

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	304	280	0	24	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	163	151	0	12	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 change increase of +24 respondents and +24 responses resulting in an increase of +12 burden hours. The increase is due to the addition of production site registrations included in the regulations that was not included on the first collection of information. APHIS is reporting this as a violation.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,353

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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