The purpose of this collection is to establish protocol for regulated pests, and take action on imported products when quarantined pests are found upon inspection.
US Code:
7 USC 7701
Name of Law: Plant Protection Act
There has been an adjustment in all figures for this collection. The total burden hours decreased from 106,000 to 1,399 (a difference of 104,601) due to an overestimate of the number of respondents and the number of responses. The total number of respondents dropped from 106 to 53 (a difference of 53) because the respondents were inadvertently counted twice 3 years ago. The annual responses dropped from 1,325 to 17 (a difference of 1,308) because there was an overestimate of the number of respondents and the number of responses when the program first started. PPQ originally overestimated all figures. The new figures in this collection are now much more accurate.
As previously mentioned, PPQ changed the name of this collection from the Official Control Program to the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program because after consultations with trading partners, APHIS decided trading partners would better understand this collection if the title reflected the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program. To try and avoid any confusion, please note this does not mean that the term "official control" will never be used again.
$50,994
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Diane Schuble 3017348723
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).
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(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;
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