Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form PPQ Form 525A Individual Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form PPQ Form 525A Business Form and Instruction	Modified
0054 2019 NSC 1, PPQ 519A.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-12-22
0579-0054 2019 APHIS 79.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-05-02
0579-0054 2019 APHIS 71 (05-21-2019).pdf Supplementary Document	2019-05-21
0579-0054 2019 SS (05-21-2019).pdf Supporting Statement A	2019-05-21
0579-0054 2019 60-day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-04-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46175	State, Local, and Tribe	Unchanged
46173	Individual Form and Instruction	Unchanged
2129	Business Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0054	ICR Reference No: 202112-0579-012
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201811-0579-010
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/23/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2022	09/30/2022
Responses	81,927	81,927
Time Burden (Hours)	21,394	21,394
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This collection contains information requirements, including the application for permits, to import regulated articles such as plant pests, noxious weeds, or soil, or to move regulated articles interstate. It also contains information requirements for businesses requiring APHIS approval to process regulated garbage.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7712 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:
	84 FR 2154	02/06/2019
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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ Form 525A, PPQ Form 526, PPQ Form 508, PPQ Form 550, PPQ Form 599, PPQ Form 368, PPQ Form 519A, PPQ Form 523, PPQ Form 519	Application for Permit to Receive Soil ,   Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soils, and Prohibited Plants ,   Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples ,   Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples ,   Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label ,   Notice of Arrival ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template ,   Compliance Agreement
Individual	PPQ Form 525A, PPQ Form 526, PPQ Form 523, PPQ Form 368	Application for Permit to Receive Soil ,   Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Prohibited Plants ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   Notice of Arrival
State, Local, and Tribe

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	81,927	81,927	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,394	21,394	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This reinstatement includes 34 activities, 19 not previously reported and accounting for 64,392 responses and 8,213 burden hours. Advanced Notification of Arrival is now titled Notice of Arrival (PPQ Form 368); Application for Approval of Facility or Sewage System is now titled Application for Approval of Establishment to Handle Regulated Garbage; and regulated garbage compliance agreements are now covered under APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement. Labelling of Regulated Garbage Containers is a third party disclosure activity.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,293,828

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.     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? No

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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: 12/23/2021

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