Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-05-20
APHIS 79.xls Supplementary Document	2014-04-07
APHIS 71.xls Supplementary Document	2014-04-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2233	Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities (Business)	Modified
198283	Export Certification : Accrediation of Non-Government Facilities (State)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0130	ICR Reference No: 201404-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-0579-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities
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: 08/27/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	57	0	87
Time Burden (Hours)	199	0	300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection will provide for the establishment of a program which non-government facilities can become accredited, by APHIS, to perform specific lab testing or phytosanitary inspections.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 353 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:
	79 FR 20	01/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 94	05/15/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Export Certification, Accreditation of Non-Government Facilities (Business)
Export Certification : Accrediation of Non-Government Facilities (State)

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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	57	87	0	0	-30	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	199	300	0	0	-101	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: The number of respondents decreased from 15 to 9, and the annual number of responses decreased from 87 to 57 since the previous collection. The total number of burden hours also decreased from 300 to 199. These adjustment decreases are due to a number of businesses that did not request accreditation certification. .

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,833

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: 05/20/2014

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