Tuberculosis

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VS 6-22 Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-27A Continuation Sheet for VS 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 10-4 Specimen Submission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-24 Proceeds from Animals/Animal Products/Materials Sold for Salvage	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-27 Restricted Animals Movement Permit	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22B Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-23 Appraisal and Indemity Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-23 Business	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-2 Report of Tuberculosis Eradication	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22C Tuberculin Test Record (Special)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22 Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-27A Continuation Sheet for VS Form 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-4A Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis (Potential Source Herds)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 10-7 Specimen Collection - Bovine Tuberculosis Reactors, Suspects, and Trace-Exposed	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-4 Report on Herd Revealing Reactors to Tuberculin Test	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22B Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-4B Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22A Tuberculosis Infected Herd	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 1-23 Apprasial and Indemity Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-4A Investigation for Evidence of TB (Reactor)	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 1-27 Restricted Animals Movement Permit	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 10-4 Necropsy Specimen Submission	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-35 Report of Suspicious TB Lessions or Thoracic Granulomas in Regular Kill Cattle	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-22D Comparative Cervical Tuberculin Test Records	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-38 Accredited Area Surveillance for Tuberculosis	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form VS 6-38 State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0146 2023 SS (20230313).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-03-13	Repair queued
0146 2023 APHIS 79.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-03-07	Available
0146 2023 APHIS 71.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-03-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Continuation Sheet for VS 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals
43537	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Specimen Submission
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Proceeds from Animals/Animal Products/Materials Sold for Salvage
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Restricted Animals Movement Permit
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet
43537	Business	Form	Modified	Appraisal and Indemity Report
43537	Business	Form	Modified
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Report of Tuberculosis Eradication
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Tuberculin Test Record (Special)
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Continuation Sheet for VS Form 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis (Potential Source Herds)
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Specimen Collection - Bovine Tuberculosis Reactors, Suspects, and Trace-Exposed
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Report on Herd Revealing Reactors to Tuberculin Test
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Tuberculosis Infected Herd
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Apprasial and Indemity Report
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Investigation for Evidence of TB (Reactor)
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Restricted Animals Movement Permit
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Necropsy Specimen Submission
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Report of Suspicious TB Lessions or Thoracic Granulomas in Regular Kill Cattle
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Comparative Cervical Tuberculin Test Records
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified	Accredited Area Surveillance for Tuberculosis
189452	State, Local, or Tribal Government	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0146	ICR Reference No: 202303-0579-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202207-0579-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Tuberculosis
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/05/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/14/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	51,365	0	89,325
Time Burden (Hours)	42,646	0	27,830
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to provide the assignment of State TB risk classifications, the creation of TB risk status zones within the same State, and for the conduct of tests before regulated animals are permitted to move interstate. This system enhances the ability of States to move healthy TB free animals.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 171 10401-18 Name of Law: The Farm Security and Rural Investment 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:
	87 FR 66257	11/03/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 15639	03/14/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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 1-23, VS 6-22B, VS 1-27A, VS 1-24, VS 1-27, VS 6-22, VS 10-4	Appraisal and Indemity Report ,   Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet ,   Restricted Animals Movement Permit ,   Proceeds from Animals/Animal Products/Materials Sold for Salvage ,   Specimen Submission ,   Continuation Sheet for VS 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals ,   Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record
State, Local, or Tribal Government	VS 6-2, VS 6-22D, VS 10-4, VS 1-23, VS 1-27, VS 6-4B, VS 6-22A, VS 6-35, VS 6-22B, VS 6-38, VS 6-4A, VS 6-4, VS 6-22, VS 6-22C, VS 6-4A, VS 10-7, VS 1-27A	Accredited Area Surveillance for Tuberculosis ,   Comparative Cervical Tuberculin Test Records ,   Report of Suspicious TB Lessions or Thoracic Granulomas in Regular Kill Cattle ,   Necropsy Specimen Submission ,   Restricted Animals Movement Permit ,   Investigation for Evidence of TB (Reactor) ,   Apprasial and Indemity Report ,   Tuberculosis Infected Herd ,   Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis ,   Tuberculosis Test Record - Continuation Sheet ,   Report on Herd Revealing Reactors to Tuberculin Test ,   Specimen Collection - Bovine Tuberculosis Reactors, Suspects, and Trace-Exposed ,   Investigation for Evidence of Tuberculosis (Potential Source Herds) ,   Continuation Sheet for VS Form 1-27, Permit for Movement of Animals ,   Cooperative State - Federal Tuberculosis Eradication Program Tuberculosis Test Record ,   Tuberculin Test Record (Special) ,   Report of Tuberculosis Eradication

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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	51,365	89,325	0	-31,891	-6,069	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42,646	27,830	0	16,096	-1,280	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request for renewal estimates 63,205 responses and 56,036 hours of burden. Changes in estimates are attributed to normal market forces. Discretionary changes are attributed to revised estimated times per response for affected activities.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,782,335

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: 03/14/2023

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