Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form VS 17-130 Ruminants Imported to Designated/Approved Feedlots	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 17-32 Application for Inspection and Dipping	Form	Modified	Available
Form VS 17-33 Animals Imported for Immediate Slaughter	Form	Modified	Available
0453 Comment - Anonymous.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-03-11	Available
0453 APHIS 79 (20260311).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-11	Available
0453 APHIS 71 (20260311) smh.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-11	Available
0453 SS (20260316).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-03-16	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
222515	Foreign Federal Government		Modified
222514	Business	Form	Modified	Ruminants Imported to Designated/Approved Feedlots
222514	Business	Form	Modified	Application for Inspection and Dipping
222514	Business	Form	Modified	Animals Imported for Immediate Slaughter
222514	Business	Form	Modified
222513	State		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0453	ICR Reference No: 202603-0579-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-0579-008
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0453
Title: Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/20/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	16,406	63,865
Time Burden (Hours)	8,260	33,969
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: To safeguard the health of U.S. sheep, goats, and certain other ruminants from disease that might be introduced or spread by the importation of these animals and animal products.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301-8317 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:
	90 FR 44000	09/11/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 13008	03/18/2026
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
Business	VS 17-33, VS 17-32, VS 17-130	Animals Imported for Immediate Slaughter ,   Application for Inspection and Dipping ,   Ruminants Imported to Designated/Approved Feedlots
Foreign Federal Government
State

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Request	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	16,406	63,865	0	493	-47,952	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,260	33,969	0	235	-25,944	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: There is a program change increase of +250 respondent resulting in an increase of +453 responses and 235 total burden hours. APHIS has moved the activities associated with the following forms to a new VS Permit Common Form ICR: VS Forms VS 1-27, VS 16-3, VS 17-29, VS 17-129 and VS 16-6A. There is an adjustment decrease of -46,826 responses resulting in a decrease -25,474 Annual Burden Hours. Change(s) in estimate due to Agency discretion include: • Item 1: VS has added a new item to this collection, the HPAI Biosecurity Incentive Program Participating Premises Agreement, accounting for 250 additional business respondents, 1,000 additional responses, and 500 additional burden hours. • Item 2: VS has moved the following forms to separate information collections, accounting for the following changes: • The VS 17-129, Application for Import or In-Transit Permit (for live animals, animal semen, animal embryos, birds, poultry, or hatching eggs): Reduction by 160 responses and 26 burden hours. • The VS 17-29, Declaration of Importation of Animals, Animal Semen, Embryos, Birds, Poultry, and Eggs for Hatching: Reduction by 100 responses and 100 burden hours. • The VS 1-27, Permit for the Movement of Animals: Reduction by 50 responses, 8 hours of activity burden, and 50 hours of recordkeeping burden. • The VS 16-3, Application for United States Veterinary Permit for Importation of and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors: Reduction by 74 responses and 74 burden hours. • The VS 16-6, Import Permit for Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors: Reduction by 73 responses and 7 burden hours. Change(s) in estimate due to adjustments in estimate include: • Item 1: Service Center/Field Operations office contact: Reduction from 40 responses and 4 burden hours to 16 responses and 2 burden hours. • Item 2: Embryo/Oocyte Recipient Flock/Herd Identification: Reduction from 40 responses and 7 burden hours to 6 responses and 1 burden hour for information, and from 40 responses and 80 burden hours to 2 responses and 12 burden hours for recordkeeping. • Item 3: Health Certificates for Sheep from 33,696 responses and 16,848 burden hours to 276 responses and 138 burden hours. • Item 4: Permanent Country Mark and Seals: Reduction from 6,649 responses (for both information and recordkeeping) to 116 (for both) and from 1,995 to 25 burden hours for information, and from 6,649 burden hours to 116 burden hours for recordkeeping. • Item 5: VS Form 17-33, an increase from 30 responses and 15 burden hours to 257 responses and 129 burden hours. • Item 6: VS Form 17-130, a decrease from 30 responses and 15 burden hours to 1 response and 1 burden hour for information, and 15 responses and 15 burden hours to 1 response and 1 burden hour for recordkeeping. • Item 7: VS Form 17-32, a decrease from 75 responses and 9 burden hours to 1 response and 1 burden hour. • Item 8: Seals, a decrease from 7 responses (5 foreign government and 2 business) and 7 burden hours to 2 responses (1 each) and 2 burden hours. • Item 9: Export health certificate for gelatin, a decrease from 480 responses to 1 and 240 burden hours to 1.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $13,441,086

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: 03/20/2026

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