This collection will provide for the establishment of a program which non-government facilities can become accredited, by APHIS, to perform specific lab testing or phytosanitary inspections.
US Code:
7 USC 353
Name of Law: Plant Protection Act
The number of respondents decreased from 15 to 9, and the annual number of responses decreased from 87 to 57 since the previous collection. The total number of burden hours also decreased from 300 to 199. These adjustment decreases are due to a number of businesses that did not request accreditation certification.
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$2,833
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gregg Goodman 301 851-2074
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.