Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals

ICR 201708-0579-005

OMB: 0579-0040

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
Modified
Form
Modified
Supplementary Document
2017-08-31
Supplementary Document
2017-08-30
Supporting Statement A
2018-01-11
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
0579-0040 201708-0579-005
Active 201404-0579-007
USDA/APHIS
Importation of Animals and Poultry, Animal and Poultry Products, Certain Animal Embryos, Semen, and Zoological Animals
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 01/17/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/31/2017
Before this ICR is renewed, USDA should consider converting VS forms 10-4, 10-4A, 16-3, 16-78, 17-8, 17-29, 17-129, and PPQ 523 to common forms.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2021 36 Months From Approved 01/31/2018
545,050 0 121,397
313,851 0 31,923
0 0 0

This collection ensures that animals and animal/poultry products imported into the U.S. do not introduce exotic animal diseases in the U.S.

US Code: 7 USC 8301-9317 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  82 FR 29823 06/30/2017
82 FR 41207 08/30/2017
Yes

  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 545,050 121,397 0 121,428 302,225 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 313,851 31,923 0 94,225 187,703 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
Overall there is an increase of 423,653 responses and increase of 281,928 total burden hours, due to program changes, and violations (listed as program changes in ROCIS). There is a program change resulting in an increase of 121,428 responses and 94,225 total burden hours due to merging 0579-0165, 0579-0425, and integrating discontinued 0579-0224, and 0579-0301 into this combined information collection, as well as adjusting the number of responses to account for increases in trade in 0579-0040. • 0579-0165: o Application for Import or In-transit Permit (VS 17-129) (+221 responses and +55 total burden hours). o Export Health Certificate for Horses, Ruminants/Swine, Dogs (+1,716 responses and +430 total burden hours). • 0579-0224: o Application for Import or In-transit Permit (VS 17-129) (+6,851 responses and 1,713 total burden hours) o Customs Declaration for Import or In-transit Permit (VS 17-29) (+6,851 responses and 1,141 total burden hours) o Premises Information (Herd of Origin Certificate and Annex) (+75,000 responses and +56,250 total burden hours) o TB History Certificate (+6,851 responses and +27,404 total burden hours) o Export Health Certificate (+6,851 responses and +3,426 total burden hours) o Dip Certificate (+6,851 responses and +2,281 total burden items) • 0579-0301: o Application for Import or In-transit Permit (VS 17-129) (+1,072 responses and +107 total burden hours). o Export Health Certificate (+1,072 responses and +268 total burden hours) o Diagnostic Specimen Import Application (VS 16-3) (+9 responses and + 5 total burden hours). o Refusal of Entry and Order to Dispose of Fish (VS 17-136) (+1 response, +1 total burden hour, +1,072 recordkeepers, and +89 total recordkeeping hours). o Declaration of Importation of Animals (VS 17-29) (+1,072 responses and +172 total burden hours). o Cleaning and Disinfection Certificate (+1 response and +1 total burden hour). o 72-Hour Notification (+1,072 responses and +375 total burden hours). • 0579-0425: o Seals (+1 response and +1 total burden hour). There is a violation (listed in ROCIS as a program change) resulting in an increase of 1,864 responses and an increase of 506 total burden hours. The Application for On-Hold Shipment – VS 16-79 (+610 responses and +305 total burden hours), Report of Entry and Shipment of Restricted Imported Animal Products or Byproducts – VS 16-78 (+1250 responses and +200 total burden hours), and Certificate for Importing Sheep and Goat Semen from Canada – VS 17-139 (+4 responses and +1 total burden hour) are three new burden activities that were inadvertently previously not included in this 0579-0040 information collection package, but APHIS is requesting approval now.

$6,068,230
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Bettina Helm 301 851-3300 [email protected]

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
08/31/2017


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