0579-0049 2018 APHIS Form 79

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Worksheet for Calculating Costs to the Federal Government for Information Collection

OMB Control No.
0579-0049

Foreign Quarantine Notices

Form Number of Other Identification

(A)
Bilateral Operational Workplan

Total Annual
Responses

(B)

Avg. Time Per
Response

(C)

Total Hours
Per Year

Persons Involved in the
Information Collection*

Program Costs

Overhead
Costs

Total Costs

(B x C)

Grade (GS)

Avg. Hourly Rate
(DCB, Step 4)

(D x (E.2))

(F x 0.139)

(F + G)

(D)

(E.1)

(E.2)

(F)

(G)

(H)

(I)

129

40.000

5,160

GS-13

$

51.11

$

263,728

$

36,658

$

300,386

1

1.000

1

GS-13

$

51.11

$

51

$

7

$

58

Requesting or Revising a Pest Risk
Assessment

45

1.000

45

GS-12

$

42.98

$

1,934

$

269

$

2,203

Cooperative Service Agreement with Trust
Fund

90

40.000

3,600

GS-13

$

51.11

$

183,996

$

25,575

$

209,571

650

0.250

163

GS-12

$

42.98

$

6,984

$

971

$

7,955

30,750

0.500

15,375

GS-12

$

42.98

$

660,818

$

91,854

$

752,671

PPQ 585, Application for Permit to Import
Timber and Timber Products

515

1.000

515

GS-12

$

42.98

$

22,135

$

3,077

$

25,211

PPQ 586, Application for Permit to Transfer
Plants/Plant Products Through the U.S.

640

0.500

320

GS-12

$

42.98

$

13,754

$

1,912

$

15,665

5,750

1.000

5,750

GS-12

$

42.98

$

247,135

$

34,352

$

281,487

575

2.500

1,438

GS-12

$

42.98

$

61,784

$

8,588

$

70,372

Appeal of Denial or Revocation of Permit

1

1.000

1

GS-12

$

42.98

$

43

$

6

$

49

PPQ 564, Request for Additional Mailing
Labels

870

0.083

72

GS-12

$

42.98

$

3,104

$

431

$

3,535

PPQ 519, Compliance Agreement

235

1.000

235

GS-12

$

42.98

$

10,100

$

1,404

$

11,504

158,000

0.083

13,114

GS-12

$

42.98

$

563,640

$

78,346

$

641,986

Audit

Broker, Production or Processing Site/Facility
Registration
PPQ 203, Foreign Site Certificate of
Inspection and/or Treatment

PPQ 587, Application for Permit to Import
Plants or Plant Products
PPQ 588, Application for Controlled Import
Permit to Import Restricted or Not Authorized
Plant Material

Phytosanitary Certificate

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Worksheet for Calculating Costs to the Federal Government for Information Collection

OMB Control No.
0579-0049

Foreign Quarantine Notices

Form Number of Other Identification

(A)

Total Annual
Responses

(B)

Importer Documents for Logs, Lumber, and
Wood Mulch

Avg. Time Per
Response

(C)

Total Hours
Per Year

Persons Involved in the
Information Collection*

Program Costs

Overhead
Costs

Total Costs

(B x C)

Grade (GS)

Avg. Hourly Rate
(DCB, Step 4)

(D x (E.2))

(F x 0.139)

(F + G)

(D)

(E.1)

(E.2)

(F)

(G)

(H)

(I)

6,000

0.250

1,500

GS-12

$

42.98

$

64,470

$

8,961

$

73,431

PPQ 546, Agreement for Post Entry
Quarantine State Screening Notice

85

0.500

43

GS-12

$

42.98

$

1,827

$

254

$

2,081

30-Day Article Notification

12

0.083

1

GS-11

$

35.86

$

36

$

5

$

41

225

0.250

56

GS-12

$

42.98

$

2,418

$

336

$

2,754

1,002,500

0.067

67,168

GS-12

$

42.98

$

2,886,859

$

401,273

$

3,288,133

20,050

0.150

3,008

GS-12

$

42.98

$

129,262

$

17,967

$

147,230

575

0.500

288

GS-13

$

51.11

$

14,694

$

2,042

$

16,737

$

5,853,059

Request for Emergency Trans-Shipment or
Diversion
PPQ 368, Notice of Arrival
PPQ 523, Emergency Action Notification
Production or Processing Site/Facilty
Monitoring and Recordkeeping

TOTALS

APHIS Form 79

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