The purpose of this collection is to ensure that persons who possess, use, or transfer select agents and toxins to register those agents with either APHIS or CDC and meet all security and safety requirements
APHIS-CDC Form 4B, APHIS/CDC Form 4C, VS 16-3, VS 16-7, PPQ 526, APHIS-CDC Form 4A, APHIS/CDC Form 1 (Revised), APHIS/CDC Form 2, APHIS/CDC Form 3, APHIS/CDC Form 5
APHIS-CDC Form 4B, APHIS/CDC 4C, PPQ 526, APHIS-CDC Form 4A, VS 16-3, VS 16-7, APHIS/CDC Form 1 (Revised), APHIS/CDC Form 2, APHIS/CDC Form 3, APHIS/CDC Form 5
There is a program change of 386 additional respondents, 3,335 annual responses, and 9,823 hours. The reason for the program change is a result of final rulemaking that adds an Amendment to APHIS/CDC Form 1, recordkeeping for the State, a Security Plan, Biosafety/Biocontainment Plan, Request Regarding a Restricted Experiment, Incident Response Plan, and Training to this collection and for additional time required to complete APHIS/CDC Forms 1, 2, and 3 because more information has been added to these forms for the public to complete.
There is also an adjustment of +69 respondents, +255 annual responses, and +255 burden hours due to an increase in the number of State respondents completing APHIS/CDC
Form 4, and an increase in the number of responses per respondent for this form.
$32,573
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Charles Divan 301 734-5960
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.