Domestic Quarantine Regulations

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ 540 Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 537 Limited Permit Label	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 530 Limited Permit	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 527 Certificate Label	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 526 Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 523 Emergency Action Notification	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 519 Compliance Agreement	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 518 Report of Violation	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 518 Private Sector	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 540 Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 530 Limited Permit	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 530 Individuals	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 571 District of Columbia Plant Health Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 540 Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 537 Limited Permit Label	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 530 Limited Permit	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 526 Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 519 Compliance Agreement	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 519 State	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0088 2023 SS (20230419).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-19	Repair queued
0088 2023 APHIS 79.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Repair queued
0088 2023 APHIS 71.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Certificate
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Limited Permit Label
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Limited Permit
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Certificate Label
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Emergency Action Notification
2164	Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Compliance Agreement
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified	Report of Violation
2164	Private Sector	Form	Modified
197632	Individuals	Form	Modified	Certificate
197632	Individuals	Form	Modified	Limited Permit
197632	Individuals	Form	Modified
184489	State	Form	Modified	District of Columbia Plant Health Certificate
184489	State	Form	Modified	Certificate
184489	State	Form	Modified	Limited Permit Label
184489	State	Form	Modified	Limited Permit
184489	State	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants
184489	State	Form	Modified	Compliance Agreement
184489	State	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0088	ICR Reference No: 202304-0579-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Domestic Quarantine Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/03/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/26/2023
Terms of Clearance: APHIS will continue to work to minimize the use of the same form across control numbers so that each form can have an accurate expiration date.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	948,507	0	1,723,768
Time Burden (Hours)	261,492	0	345,950
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to prevent the spread of pests and noxious weeds from entering the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701-7772 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 68437	11/15/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 24969	04/25/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Individuals	PPQ 540, PPQ 530	Limited Permit ,   Certificate
Private Sector	PPQ 540, PPQ 519, PPQ 526, PPQ 537, PPQ 518, PPQ 523, PPQ 527, PPQ 530	Report of Violation ,   Compliance Agreement ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants ,   Certificate Label ,   Limited Permit ,   Limited Permit Label ,   Certificate
State	PPQ 519, PPQ 526, PPQ 530, PPQ 537, PPQ 540, PPQ 571	Compliance Agreement ,   Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil , and Prohibited Plants ,   Limited Permit ,   Limited Permit Label ,   Certificate ,   District of Columbia Plant Health Certificate

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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	948,507	1,723,768	0	-900,843	125,582	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	261,492	345,950	0	-11,274	-73,184	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: The COVID pandemic and its impact on the agricultural industry, reorganization of programs, and transfer of program management to State authorities resulted in significant decreases in responses and burden. 97% of the discretionary changes are attributed to discontinued labeling activities.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,250,513

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: 04/26/2023

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