APHIS Credit Account and User Fee Programs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VS 17-129 Application for Import or In Transit Permit	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 579 Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 578 Export Certificate Processed Plant Products	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 577 Phytosanitary Certificate	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 192 Application for Credit Account	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 89 Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 81 Statement of Services	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 81 Individual	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PPQ 579 Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 578 Export Certificate Processed Plant Products	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 577 Phytosanitary Certificate	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 17-129 Application for Import or In Transit Permit	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-7 Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-3 Application for Permit to Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors	Form	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 950 Importation Actions on Wood Packaging Material (Statement of Services/Invoices/Receipt)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 250 Aircraft Clearance or Safeguard Order	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 192 Application for Credit Account	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 89 Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 81 Statement of Services	Form	Modified	Available
Form APHIS 81 Private	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0055 2024 APHIS 79.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-23	Repair queued
0055 2024 APHIS 71.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-23	Repair queued
0055 2024 SS (20240129).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-29	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Application for Import or In Transit Permit
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Export Certificate Processed Plant Products
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Application for Credit Account
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service
243397	Individual	Form	Modified	Statement of Services
243397	Individual	Form	Modified
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Export Certificate Processed Plant Products
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Phytosanitary Certificate
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Application for Import or In Transit Permit
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors
2132	Private	Form and Instruction	Modified	Importation Actions on Wood Packaging Material (Statement of Services/Invoices/Receipt)
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Aircraft Clearance or Safeguard Order
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Application for Credit Account
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service
2132	Private	Form	Modified	Statement of Services
2132	Private	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0055	ICR Reference No: 202401-0579-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-0579-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: APHIS Credit Account and User Fee Programs
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: 05/14/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2024
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	05/31/2024
Responses	13,866,321	0	1,396,239
Time Burden (Hours)	95,310	0	93,465
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to support requests for credit accounts for reimbursable overtime and import/export services and to provide information to prepare billings for services performed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 134 Section 31001(x) Name of Law: Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
  

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:
	88 FR 15369	03/13/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 5484	01/29/2024
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
Individual	PPQ 577, APHIS 89, APHIS 81, APHIS 192, PPQ 578, PPQ 579, VS 17-129	Statement of Services ,   Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service ,   Application for Credit Account ,   Phytosanitary Certificate ,   Export Certificate Processed Plant Products ,   Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport ,   Application for Import or In Transit Permit
Private	APHIS 81, APHIS 89, APHIS 192, PPQ 250, PPQ 950, VS 16-3, VS 16-7, VS 17-129, PPQ 577, PPQ 578, PPQ 579	Statement of Services ,   Report of Reimbursable Overtime for Inspection and Quarantine Service ,   Application for Credit Account ,   Aircraft Clearance or Safeguard Order ,   Importation Actions on Wood Packaging Material (Statement of Services/Invoices/Receipt) ,   Application for Permit to Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors ,   Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products ,   Application for Import or In Transit Permit ,   Phytosanitary Certificate ,   Export Certificate Processed Plant Products ,   Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	13,866,321	1,396,239	0	13,792,965	-1,322,883	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	95,310	93,465	0	89,202	-87,357	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 includes 743,908 estimated responses and 74,595 hours of burden attributed to discretionary changes to existing activities, and 13,049,057 estimated responses and 14,607 hours of burden attributed to underestimations in previous submissions. For estimate changes, this request includes decreases of 1,322,883 responses and 87,357 hours from the previous submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,105,906

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: 01/29/2024

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