Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry meat, and other Poultry Products from Specified Regions

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VS Form 17-30 REPORT OF ANIMALS, POULTRY, OR EGGS OFFERED FOR IMPORTATION	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS Form 17-29 Import or In Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds,	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS Form 17-129 Application for Import or In-Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS Form 17-129 Business	Form	Modified	Repair queued
NCR (VS 17-30).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-01-09	Repair queued
0228 71 20200129.XLSX	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-01-29	Repair queued
0228 SS 20200129.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-01-29	Repair queued
0228 79 20191010.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-10	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
2424	Non-U.S Federal Government		Unchanged
193432	Business	Form	Modified	REPORT OF ANIMALS, POULTRY, OR EGGS OFFERED FOR IMPORTATION
193432	Business	Form	Modified	Import or In Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds,
193432	Business	Form	Modified	Application for Import or In-Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal
193432	Business	Form	Modified
193432	Business	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0228	ICR Reference No: 202301-0579-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Live Poultry, Poultry meat, and other Poultry Products from Specified Regions
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/24/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2023	03/31/2023	03/31/2023
Responses	56	0	56
Time Burden (Hours)	57	0	57
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection seeks approval of forms that will be used by APHIS to permit the safe importation of poultry products into the United States, while ensuring they are free of poultry-bourne diseases.

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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:
	84 FR 34117	07/17/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 6142	02/04/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	VS Form 17-129, VS Form 17-30, VS Form 17-29	Application for Import or In-Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal ,   Import or In Transit Permit (for Live Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, ,   REPORT OF ANIMALS, POULTRY, OR EGGS OFFERED FOR IMPORTATION
Non-U.S Federal Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	56	56	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57	57	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 request for renewal results in a decrease of 166 responses and decrease of 167 burden hours. This decrease is mainly due to the fact that in the past three years, no poultry carcasses or products entered the United States from the regulated Mexican States. In addition the United States does not currently import poultry carcasses or products from Argentina. Lastly, the number of live birds and poultry entering the United States remained stable.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,847

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.     No

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: 01/09/2023

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