Importation of Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into the Continental United States

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
APHIS 79 2017.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-03	Available
APHIS 71 2017.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-02-03	Available
SS Bananas 2017.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-02-03	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
201962	Importation of Bananas from the Philippines - Business		Unchanged
201961	Foreign Officials		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0394	ICR Reference No: 201702-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201302-0579-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Fresh Bananas from the Philippines into the Continental United States
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/11/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/13/2017
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2020	36 Months From Approved
Responses	246	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	192	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to allow the import of fresh bananas from the Philippines into the continental United States while continuing to protect against the introduction of 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:
	81 FR 12682	03/10/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 10451	02/13/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Importation of Bananas from the Philippines - Business
Foreign 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	246	0	0	246	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	192	0	0	192	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: The reinstatement of this information collection resulted in a program change increase of +41 respondents, +161,331 annual responses, and +1,330 total burden hours. The following burden was inadvertently omitted from the previous information collections but is now included in this collection: (1) Production Site Registration; (2) Monitoring and Oversight (business); (3)Maintain All Forms and Documents that Include Fruit Fly Detections and Updating Records (foreign government); (4) Phytosanitary Certificates with Declaration (foreign government); (5) Investigations; (6) Fruit Fly Trapping for Low Pest Prevalance (business); (7) Fruit Fly Trapping for Low Pest Prevalance (foreign government); (8) Shipping Documents; and (9) Hard Green StateHarvest Certification.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,977

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: 02/13/2017

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