Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VS 16-7 Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PPQ 519 Compliance Agreement	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-29 Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports or Animals Byproducts and Controlled Materials	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-28 Application for Approval or Report of Inspection of Establishment Handling Restricted Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-3 Application for Permit to: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 16-3 Business	Form	Modified	Available
0015 NSC 20240508.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-05-08	Repair queued
0015 2022 SS (20220829) includes 0213 info.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-29	Repair queued
0015 2022 - APHIS 79 with 0213 data (20220829).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-29	Repair queued
0015 2022 - APHIS 71 with 0213 data (20220829).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-29	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
254827	State		Unchanged
2090	Business	Form and Instruction	Modified	Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products
2090	Business	Form	Modified	Compliance Agreement
2090	Business	Form	Modified	Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports or Animals Byproducts and Controlled Materials
2090	Business	Form	Modified	Application for Approval or Report of Inspection of Establishment Handling Restricted Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials
2090	Business	Form	Modified	Application for Permit to: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors
2090	Business	Form	Modified
186205	Federal Government		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0015	ICR Reference No: 202405-0579-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202207-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/08/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	01/31/2027	01/31/2027
Responses	64,405	0	64,405
Time Burden (Hours)	113,354	0	113,354
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to obtain information for the safe importation of certain animal and poultry products and byproducts, organisms, and vectors to prevent the introduction and spread of livestock and poultry diseases into the United States.

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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:
	87 FR 25440	04/29/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 54187	09/02/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	VS 16-3, VS 16-28, VS 16-29, PPQ 519, VS 16-7	Application for Permit to: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors ,   Application for Approval or Report of Inspection of Establishment Handling Restricted Animal Byproducts or Controlled Materials ,   Agreement for Handling Restricted Imports or Animals Byproducts and Controlled Materials ,   Compliance Agreement ,   Additional Information for Cell Cultures and Their Products
Federal Government
State

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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	64,405	64,405	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	113,354	113,354	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 includes the merger of 0579-0213. This request for renewal is for 64,405 estimated responses and 113,354 estimated burden hours, reflecting decreases of 151,994 responses and 314,380 from the previous request. The number of respondents is 30,902, an increase of 27,465 from the previous renewal. The increase in respondents is largely due to a sharp increase in the number of applicants for the certificate of origin for milk and milk products from regions free of FMD, which rose from 42 to 25,660. The certificate from a national government for importation of foreign animal casings increased from 972 to 17,322. The other changes are attributed to APHIS using an improved system for tracking actions. The decrease in responses is attributed to the certificate of origin for milk and milk products from regions free of FMD, which changed from 203,952 to 25,660. Prior to 2021, the certificates collected were in paper format and were not logged into a system which may have led to an overestimation of the responses for certificates. As of March 2021, the Agency requires importers to input the required import data and certificates into the ACE system which has attributed to a more accurate estimate of certificates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,993,561

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.     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: 05/08/2024

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