The purpose of this collection is to
require foreign governments of countries that import meat, poultry,
or egg products into the United States to submit more information
with the certificates they are already required to submit, and
require import inspection establishments to maintain written
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures. Additionally, when FSIS
inspected and passed product is exported and then returned to this
country, the owner, broker, or agent of the product (the applicant)
arranges for the product’s entry and notifies FSIS. As part of this
process, the applicant completes the FSIS Form 9010-1, Application
for the Return of Exported Products to the United States.
There is an increase in the
burden hours from 27,578 to 49,385, a decrease in the number of
respondents from 108,290 to 939, due to fewer importers, most
likely due to trade policies, and an increase in the number of
responses from 190,000 to 244,354 due to updated information and
the addition of the FSIS Form 9010-1. FSIS Form 9010-1 was in use
without approval.
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.