Phytosanitary Export Certification

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PPQ Form 579 Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 577 Phytosanitary Certificate	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 572 Application for Inspection and Certification of Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ Form 572 Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 577 Form Phytosanitary Certificate	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 579 Form Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 572 Form Application for Inspection & Certification for Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 572 Form State, Local, Tribal Gov't	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
0052 2023 SS.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued
0052 2023 APHIS 79.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued
0052 2023 APHIS 71.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
2125	Business	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport
2125	Business	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate
2125	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Inspection and Certification of Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export
2125	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified
186192	State, Local, Tribal Gov't	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate
186192	State, Local, Tribal Gov't	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport
186192	State, Local, Tribal Gov't	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Inspection & Certification for Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export
186192	State, Local, Tribal Gov't	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0052	ICR Reference No: 202306-0579-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201708-0579-006
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0052
Title: Phytosanitary Export Certification
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: 03/28/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/13/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	56,080,454	0	56,019,465
Time Burden (Hours)	401,228	0	412,986
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: APHIS provides export certification services to assure other countries that the plants and plant products are free of pests specified by the receiving country.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health 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 77057	12/16/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 38479	06/13/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ Form 572, PPQ Form 579, PPQ Form 577	Application for Inspection and Certification of Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export ,   Phytosanitary Certificate ,   Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport
State, Local, Tribal Gov't	PPQ 572 Form, PPQ 579 Form, PPQ 577 Form	Application for Inspection & Certification for Domestic Plants and Plant Products for Export ,   Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport ,   Phytosanitary 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	56,080,454	56,019,465	0	46,093	14,896	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	401,228	412,986	0	-19,206	7,448	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: Renewal with change. Overall estimated responses increased but burden estimates were decreased due to one activity being discontinued and another having its response time reduced by .05 hours per response.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $26,098,523

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: 06/13/2023

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