vs 17-12, vs 17-32, VS 17-11, VS 10-4, VS 10-4A, VS 16-3, VS
17-136, VS 16-78, VS 16-79, VS 17-139, PPQ 523, VS 17-65C, VS
17-129, VS 17-65A, VS 17-65B, VS 17-65D
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.
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.