Update of Nursery Stock Regulation

OMB Control No: 0579-0190	ICR Reference No: 201405-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-0579-010
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Update of Nursery Stock Regulation
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: 10/29/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/12/2014
Terms of Clearance: Approved with the understanding 0579-0279 will be discontinued once this collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	5,364	0	180
Time Burden (Hours)	646	0	87
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to prevent plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United States, and prevent the spread of pests and noxious weeds not widely distributed into the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701 - et seq Name of Law: Plant Protection 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 35	02/21/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 113	06/12/2014
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 Update of Nursery Stock Regulation (Foreign Gov't) Update of Nursery Stock Regulation (Business) PPQ 587, PPQ 203 Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products ,   Foreign Site Certificate of Inspection and/orTreatment

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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	5,364	180	0	5,164	20	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	646	87	0	559	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a program change increase of +64 respondents, +5164 annual responses and +559 burden hours because APHIS is now merging three information collection activities that were previously approved under collection 0579-0279. When this collection is approved, 0579-0279 will be discontinued (a) Phytosanitary Certificate with Declaration for Canary Islands and Israel, (b) Grower Registration and Agreement for Canary Islands and Israel (business and foreign government), (c) Production Site Registration Export Program (business and foreign government) There is an adjustment of +20 responses because of a calculation error on the APHIS 71 in the previous submission. The responses were reported as 180 but should have been 200, this error has been corrected.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $39,899

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: Joe Corpuz 301 851-2068 [email protected]

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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: 06/12/2014

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