Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ Form 368 Notice of Arrival	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 523 Emergency Action Notification	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 526 Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Prohibited Plants	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 525A Application for Permit to Receive Soil	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 525A Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 519 Compliance Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 519A APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 523 Emergency Action Notification	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 368 Notice of Arrival	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 599 Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 550 Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 508 Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 526 Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soils, and Prohibited Plants	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 525A Application for Permit to Receive Soil	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ Form 525A Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
0054 2022 SS (20220906).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-09-06	Repair queued
0054 2022 APHIS 79 (20220831).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-31	Repair queued
0054 2022 APHIS 71 (20220831).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-31	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46175	State, Local, and Tribe		Modified
46173	Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Arrival
46173	Individual	Form	Modified	Emergency Action Notification
46173	Individual	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Prohibited Plants
46173	Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Permit to Receive Soil
46173	Individual	Form and Instruction	Modified
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Compliance Agreement
2129	Business	Form	Modified	APHIS Regulated Garbage Compliance Agreement Approval Template
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Emergency Action Notification
2129	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notice of Arrival
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Living Regulated Organisms Red and White Shipping Label
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Quarantine Material Black and White Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Quarantine Material Yellow and Green Mailing Label to Return Soil Samples
2129	Business	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soils, and Prohibited Plants
2129	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Permit to Receive Soil
2129	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0054	ICR Reference No: 202208-0579-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations
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: 02/14/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/14/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2026	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2023
Responses	80,668	0	81,927
Time Burden (Hours)	21,635	0	21,394
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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:
	87 FR 30865	05/20/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 55779	09/12/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ Form 599, PPQ Form 368, PPQ Form 519A, PPQ Form 519, PPQ Form 526, PPQ Form 508, PPQ Form 550, PPQ Form 525A, PPQ Form 523	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 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	80,668	81,927	0	-340	-919	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,635	21,394	0	-170	411	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: This request for renewal includes the merger of 0579-0187 which added 963 hours of burden. Nearly all of the remaining response and burden decreases may be attributed to a policy change eliminating interstate movement permits for a large number of common species, and the COVID pandemic slowdown over the past three years contributing to a decrease in permit applications.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,527,907

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: 09/14/2022

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