Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant Products

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ 505 Businesses	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0349 Final REV SS 2015 Lacey_Revised_02042016.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-02-04	Available
REV 79 2015.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-01-27	Available
REV 71 ks gl 8 8 14.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-01-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
187227	Businesses	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0349	ICR Reference No: 201501-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-0579-009
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant 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: 02/10/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2015
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2019	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	520,629	0	427,392
Time Burden (Hours)	252,019	0	203,846
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to require importers to submit a declaration for all plants containing the scientific name of the plant and plant product, value of the importation, quantity of the plant, and name of country from which the plant was harvested.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 246 8204 Name of Law: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill)
   US Code: 16 USC 3372 Name of Law: Lacey 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 49491	08/21/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4530	01/28/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Businesses	PPQ 505B, PPQ 505	Plant and Plant Product Declaration Form ,   Plant and Plant Product Declaration Supplemental Form

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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	520,629	427,392	0	0	93,237	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	252,019	203,846	0	0	48,173	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 a decrease in respondents from 20,352 to 17,140 in this Information Collection based on improved data analysis. There is an adjustment in declarations of +93,237 responses resulting in an adjustment of +48,173 total burden hours. Although there are less respondents due to improvements in data analysis, they are more declarations per respondent which are due to an increase in trade.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,540,320

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: 01/29/2015

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