Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VS 16-3 Restricted,Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts into the U.S. - Business/Not for Profit Form	Modified
Form VS 16-3 Importation of Restricted and Controlled Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts, Organisms, and Vectors into the U.S. - Not For Profit Form	Removed
0015 SS 20191115.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-11-22
0015 AP79 20190510.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-05-10
0015 AP71 20191115.xlsx Supplementary Document	2019-11-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2090	Restricted,Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts into the U.S. - Business/Not for Profit Form	Modified
186207	Importation of Restricted and Controlled Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts, Organisms, and Vectors into the U.S. - Not For Profit Form	Removed
186205	Restricted,Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts into the U.S. - Federal Government	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0015	ICR Reference No: 201905-0579-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0015
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/26/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/04/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	02/10/2016
Responses	216,399	0	260
Time Burden (Hours)	427,734	0	192
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to obtain information for the safe importation of certain animal and poultry products and byproducts, organisms, and vectors to prevent the introduction and spread of livestock and poultry diseases into the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
  

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 66672	12/27/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 25231	05/31/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Restricted,Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts into the U.S. - Business/Not for Profit	VS 16-3, VS 16-28, VS 16-29, PPQ 519	Application for Permit to: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors ,   Application for Approval or Report of Inspection of Establishment Handling Restricted Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials ,   Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports or Animals Byproducts and Controlled Materials ,   Compliance Agreement
Restricted,Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts into the U.S. - Federal Government
Importation of Restricted and Controlled Animal and Poultry Products and Byproducts, Organisms, and Vectors into the U.S. - Not For Profit	VS 16-3, VS 16-25, VS 16-26	Application for Permit: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors ,   Application for Approval or Report of Inspection of Establishment Handling Restricted Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials ,   Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports of Animal Byproducts and Controlled Materials

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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	216,399	260	0	0	-260	216,399
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	427,734	192	0	0	-192	427,734
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection resulting in a program change of + 3,437 respondents and 216,399 annual responses and 427,734 annual burden hours. APHIS included the burden from discontinued information collection 0579-0397 “Prohibited and Restricted importation of Animal and Poultry products (Milk, Eggs), into the United States” which is being reported as a Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA. From 0579-0015 there were 3,209 Respondent, 12,082 Responses and 19,451 Burden Hours From 0579-0397 there were 228 Respondents, 204,317 Responses and 408,283 Burden Hours Note: Since the previous approval, VS Form 16-25 was replaced with VS Form 16-28 and VS Form 16-26 was replaced with VS 16-29. In addition, this information collection reinstatement request includes information formally approved under 0579-0397.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $36,126,479

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.     Yes

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: 06/04/2019

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