The purpose of this collection is to allow fresh Unshu oranges from the Republic of Korea to be imported into the State of Alaska under certain conditions while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests.
The number of respondents decreased from 5 to 4. In the 2010 renewal, 5 respondents accounted for phytosanitary certificates, and the same 5 respondents for stamping of boxes, which totaled 5 respondents. In the current renewal package, phytosanitary certificates only account for 1 respondent due to the decrease in trade due to the economy, and the other 3 respondents account for the new packinghouse registration requirement which was inadvertently left out of the 2010 renewal package.
There is a program change of -5,397 annual responses and -5 burden hours. APHIS arrived at these figures by removing the requirement for stamping of boxes (-5,400 responses and -8 burden hours). This is offset by adding the requirement for packinghouse registration (+3 annual responses and +3 burden hours) which was inadvertently omitted in the last submission.
There is an adjustment of -14 annual responses and -7 burden hours due to the drop in the number of phytosanitary certificates issued.
Note: As stated in the beginning of this Supporting Statement, Korean Unshu oranges can now be imported into the continental United States instead of only into Alaska, so there is a title change for this information collection from "Importation of Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into Alaska" to "Importation of Unshu Oranges from the Republic of Korea into the Continental United States."
$829
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Andrew Wilds 301 805-2275
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.
SS 2013 REVISION 0314.docx
2013 unshu 79.xlsx
REV 2013 APHIS 71 for 0579-0314.xls
Stamping of Boxes