Importation of Citrus from Peru; Expansion of Citrus-Growing Area

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ 587 Businesses	Form	Modified	Available
0433 79 20181210.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-10	Available
0433 71 20181210.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-10	Available
0433 SS 20190128.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-01-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
216388	Businesses	Form	Modified
216387	Foreign Government		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0433	ICR Reference No: 201812-0579-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201509-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Citrus from Peru; Expansion of Citrus-Growing Area
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: 03/28/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2019
Terms of Clearance: Before this ICR is renewed, APHIS should explore converting PPQ Forms 523, 587, and 368 to common forms. If this is not done before the renewal, an explanation should be provided as to what challenge(s) APHIS has for the conversion.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2019
Responses	854	0	912
Time Burden (Hours)	1,360	0	2,334
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow citrus fruit from the entire country of Peru into the continental United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction against the introduction of plant pests into the US.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701 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 54312	10/29/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 67716	12/31/2018
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
Foreign Government
Businesses	PPQ 587, PPQ 523, PPQ 368	Application for Permit to Import Pants and Plant Products ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   Notice of Arrival

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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	854	912	0	-58	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,360	2,334	0	-974	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 has been a decrease of 58 annual responses and 974 annual burden hours due to program changes. The business respondents for phytosanitary certificates were erroneously omitted from the last submission. Also omitted but now included are the respondents for emergency action notifications, port of first arrival inspections, and notices of arrival. The last submission also included an overestimate of 2 responses per respondent for the grower registration and agreement submissions, which has been revised to 1 response per respondent, based on actual practice. The foreign government respondent for this activity was also omitted from the last submission but is now included. Lastly, the number of grower site reinstatements reduced significantly due to the current enhanced methods of production.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $43,850

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: 01/29/2019

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