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 16-29 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
0015 SS 20260415.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-04-15	Available
0015 APHIS 79 (20260415).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-04-15	Available
0015 APHIS 71 (20260415).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-04-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
254827	State		Modified
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
186205	Federal Government		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0015	ICR Reference No: 202604-0579-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202405-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0015
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/30/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2027
Responses	54,375	64,405
Time Burden (Hours)	101,504	113,354
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:
	91 FR 494	01/07/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 22489	04/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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 16-28, VS 16-29	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
Federal Government
State

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	54,375	64,405	0	-9,836	-194	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	101,504	113,354	0	-11,685	-165	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: APHIS is seeking approval of a revision of a currently approved information collection request. The currently approved ICR is for 30,902 respondents, 64,405 total annual responses, and 113,354 total annual burden hours. This request is for 25,806 respondents, 54,375 estimated total responses and 101,504 estimated burden hours. The third-party disclosure burden estimates are 2 hours. Change(s) in estimate due to Agency discretion include: There is a program change decrease of -5106 respondents and -9,836 respondents resulting in a decrease of -11,685 annual total burden hours. • APHIS has moved all uses of the VS forms 16-3 in this collection into a new universal “common forms” permit package. Uses of this form were formerly spread over four different collection packages, including this one. Removing the activities using VS Form 16-3 from this collection removed 5,106 respondents, 9,896 responses, and 11,695 burden hours form this collection. • APHIS also added the activities under 9 CFR 94.12(c) for pork-filled pasta products, which were previously in their own information collection (0579-0214) to this collection, adding 10 respondents, 10 responses, and 10 burden hours to this collection. Change(s) in estimate due to adjustments in estimate include: There is an adjustment increase of +1 respondent, however there is an adjustment decrease of -194 responses and -165 total burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,092,780

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: 04/30/2026

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