Environmental Monitoring Form

OMB Control No: 0579-0117	ICR Reference No: 201404-0579-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-0579-012
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Environmental Monitoring Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/03/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2014
Responses	2,200	0	3,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	0	1,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to implement environmental monitoring for certain activities conducted for pests and diseases, control, and eradication programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 20	01/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 22469	04/22/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Environmental Monitoring Form (Private Sector) APHIS-2060 Environmental Monitoring Form Environmental Monitoring Form (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) APHIS-2060 Environmental Monitoring Form Environmental Monitoring Form (Individuals or Households) APHIS-2060 Environmental Monitoring Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,200	3,000	0	-800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	1,500	0	-400	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is a program decrease in burden hours and respondents due to the removal of individuals/households in this collection. During the review process of this renewal, the program realized that individual households should have never been solicited because residents were not qualified to place the traps in the first place. Due to this change, the number of respondents has decreased from 150 to 110, the number of responses has decreased from 3,000 to 2,200, and the burden hours have decreased from 1,500 hours to 1,100 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,623

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Robert Baca 3017347592

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 04/22/2014

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