Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PPQ 523 Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries (Business) Form	Modified
0274 SS 20180926.doc Supporting Statement A	2018-09-26
0274 79 20180919.xls Supplementary Document	2018-09-20
0274 71 20180919.xlsx Supplementary Document	2018-09-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2486	Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries (Foreign Government)	Modified
216861	Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries (Business) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0274	ICR Reference No: 201809-0579-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-0579-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries
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: 01/31/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/27/2018
Terms of Clearance: Before this ICR is resubmitted, USDA should convert PPQ 523 to a common form.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2019
Responses	791,479	0	791,478
Time Burden (Hours)	4,285	0	4,554
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to verify whether types of peppers grown in approved registered production sites in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama can be imported into the United States without treatment.

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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 35455	07/26/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 48587	09/26/2018
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
Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries (Business)	PPQ 523	Emergency Action Notification
Importation of Peppers from Certain Central American Countries (Foreign Government)

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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	791,479	791,478	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,285	4,554	0	-269	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

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 1 response and decrease of 269 total burden hours due to program changes under Agency discretion. These program changes are due to the emergency action notifications (PPQ form 523) being added to this renewal, as it was erroneously left off the previous submission. The foreign government respondent for production site registrations was also erroneously left off the previous submission, which has also been added. The previous submission also included a miscalculation of the length of time to complete phytosanitary certificates, which has been corrected.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $98,717

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.     Yes

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: 09/27/2018

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