In accordance with the terms of 5 CFR 1320, OMB considers this ICR to have been improperly submitted. In Question 15 of the Supporting Statement, APHIS improperly characterizes a decrease in responses due to "fewer affected herds" as a program change. This appears to be an adjustment to the previously approved collection. Further, APHIS does not explain why it lists an adjustment decrease of -35,696 respondents but an increase of 129,000 responses. Without more detailed information, OMB is unable to evaluate the burden and practical utility of this collection. Please provide this information when resubmitting this ICR for evaluation.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2011
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2013
610,277
0
610,277
672,633
0
672,633
0
0
0
The purpose of this collection is to post exposure management and monitor plans; scrapie test records; applications for indemnity payments; certificates, permits and owner statements for the interstate movement of certain sheep and goats; applications for premises identification numbers; and applications for APHIS approved eartags, backtags, or tattoos.
US Code:
9 USC 8301
Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
VS 5-18, VS 5-19 D, VS 5-19C, Vs 5-19b, VS 5-29, Vs 5-29A, VS 10-4, Vs 5-19A, VS 5-19, VS 5-20, VS 1-23, VS 1-23 A, VS 5-24, VS 1-27, VS 17-140, VS 5-21, VS 5-18A
VS 1-23, VS 5-20, VS 5-19 b, VS 17-140, VS 5-18, VS 5-19D, VS 5-18 A, VS 5-19, VS 1-24, VS 5-29 A, VS 5-29, VS 10-4, VS 5-19 A, VS 5-19C, VS 1-27, VS 5-22, VS 1-23A
There is a program change of 34,139 additional respondents who are completing the the Herd Owner Notification, the Application of ID Numbers and Application for Premises ID Numbers, the Agreement to Use Blue Tags, and the Report for Consignments when Identification is Applied. Recordkeeping for the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and Cooperative Agreement or Grant Quarterly Report has also been added to this submission but several activities such as proceeds from animals destroyed at slaughter, application for payment, flock inspection and the epidemiology report decreased because of fewer affected herds resulting in -1,618 annual responses and 30,915 burden hours.
There is an adjusted decrease of of -35,695 respondents, 129,000 responses, and +193,307 burden hours because of changes in the reporting for some types of activities. APHIS did not previously record burden for signature only documents. In this revised collection, APHIS recorded burden associated with signature only for flock and post exposure management and monitoring plans and for the written agreement certification. In addition, APHIS added burden associated with the permit of movement of restricted animals. This activity was previously recorded under OMB 0579-0051.
$1,092,621
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Diane Sutton 301 734-6954
No
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:
(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;
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.