Revision of the Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PPQ 586 Business Form	Modified
Form PPQ 540 State, Local, or Tribal Govt Form	Modified
Supporting Statement Combo Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-29
REVISED JUNE 71.xls Supplementary Document	2015-06-26
REV 79 Final.xls Supplementary Document	2015-06-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
185345	Business Form	Modified
185343	State, Local, or Tribal Govt Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0346	ICR Reference No: 201505-0579-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-0579-007
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Revision of the Hawaiian and Territorial Fruits and Vegetables Regulations
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: 09/30/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2015
Terms of Clearance: USDA should work to have only one OMB control number on this form, such as consolidating multiple ICRs under one OMB control number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2015
Responses	20,832	0	20,200
Time Burden (Hours)	7,660	0	8,646
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: There is a program change/increase in the total annual responses from 20,200 to 20,832. The +632 increase in responses, as show in the chart above, is due to: (1) the report of accurate numbers of respondents in this renewal, (2) the combining of two other information collections into this collection; and (3) APHIS inadvertently overlooked burden in the past which has now been accounted for in this collection regarding the following: Contingency Plans, approved by APHIS; Written Request for Facility Approval – and Recertification; Facilities Must Provide APHIS Updated Maps Identifying Places Where Horticultural or Other Crops are Grown; and Decertification of Pest-Free Areas – and Reinstatement. There is a program change/decrease in the annual burden hours from 8,646 to 7,660. The -986 decrease in burden hours, as shown in the chart above, is due to the extremely high burden estimate of respondents reported in the last renewal, which has now been properly adjusted. There is a decrease in respondents from 600 to 278. As stated above, this is due to APHIS' miscalculation in accounting for the same number of respondents several times in the calculation of respondents in 2012. All burden figures are now correct and accurate in this renewal package.

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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:
	80 FR 15548	05/26/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 36962	06/29/2015
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
State, Local, or Tribal Govt	PPQ 540	Certificate
Business	PPQ 586, PPQ 519, PPQ 530	Application for Permit to Transit Plants and/or Plant Products through the US ,   Compliance Agreement ,   Limited Permit

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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	20,832	20,200	0	4,455	-3,823	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,660	8,646	0	3,157	-4,143	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: With this renewal submission, the Agency is merging the burden from 0579-0198 and 0579-0281 into this collection package. Also, when reviewing the collection for renewal, the Agency discovered it had omitted accounting for burden in the previous submission, yet had been collecting this information in violation. These actions resulted in a program change increase as shown below. Responses Burden Hours Merging of – 0596-0198 – 4,200 3,096 Merging of – 0596-0281 – 225 6 Subtotal: 4,425 3,102 Violations: Contingency Plans – 10 40 Updated Map – 10 5 Recordkeeping 10 10 Subtotal: 30 55 Total program increase: 4,455 3,157 A group of respondents was counted several times inflating the true number of respondents in the last submission. This error is corrected in this submission with a decrease from 600 to 178 respondents. This renewal also has an adjustment decrease of -3,823 responses and -4,143 burden hours. The decreases are a result of a more accurate account of, and fluctuation in, the responses per respondent since the last submission. With the combined increase in program change and decrease in adjustments, there is an overall increase of 632 responses and a decrease of -986 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $201,471

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: 06/29/2015

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