Importation of Fresh Pitaya Fruit from Central America into the Continental United States

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0378 79 20180613.xls Supplementary Document	2018-06-15
0378 71 20180613.xlsx Supplementary Document	2018-06-15
0378 SS 20180625.doc Supporting Statement A	2018-06-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197821	Foreign Officials/Federal Govt	Modified
197820	Business	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0378	ICR Reference No: 201806-0579-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-0579-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Fresh Pitaya Fruit from Central America into the Continental United States
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: 08/24/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/25/2018
Terms of Clearance: Before this ICR is renewed, USDA should consider converting PPQ Form 523 to a common form and establishing a single OMB control number for it.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2018
Responses	150,432	0	100,148
Time Burden (Hours)	1,289	0	287
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to amend regulations and allow the import of fresh pitaya fruit from Central America into the continental United States.

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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:
	83 FR 17522	03/20/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 29529	06/25/2018
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
Business
Foreign Officials/Federal Govt

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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	150,432	100,148	0	50,277	7	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,289	287	0	442	560	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Overall there is an increase of 50,281 responses and increase of 1,002 total burden hours due to adjustments, programs changes, and violations (listed in ROCIS as program changes). The following burden activities have been added to this renewal: production site training program, emergency action notification, packinghouse inspections and investigations, and notices of arrival.In addition the business respondents for packinghouse registrations, business respondents for phytosanitary certificates, and foreign government respondents for production site registrations, were all inadvertently previously left off the last information collection request package, which APHIS is now requesting approval for with this renewal. In addition there is an adjustment to the amount of time to create a bilateral workplan, which was incorrectly estimated during the last information collection request submission at 8 hours per response, which has been adjusted in this renewal to 80 hours to reflect a more accurate figure based on actual activity. This renewal also includes an increase in respondents (from 27 to 66) due to a miscalculation of business respondents for phytosanitary certificates and registrations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $76,350

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 06/25/2018

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