The purpose of this collection is to amend the phytosanitary treatment regulations to provide generic criteria for the new irradiation treatment facilities in the Southern States of the United States.
US Code:
7 USC 7701
Name of Law: Plant Protection and Quarantine
There is a program change of +29 respondents, +277 responses and +285 total burden hours for this collection due to its reinstatement.
APHIS is including the following additional burden in this reinstatement as a result of extensive re-examination of the regulations: (1) Request for Initial Certification and Inspection of Facility, (2) Certification and Recertification of Facility, (3) Denial and Withdrawal of Certification, (4) PPQ 519 - Compliance Agreements (completed by the Facility and the Importer), (5) Irradiation Facilities Treating Imported Articles; Irradiation Treatment Framework Equivalency Workplan, (6) Irradiation Facilities Notification, (7) Records, (8) Written Letter of Concurrence or Non-agreement, (9) Treatment Arrangements, and (10) Pest Management Plan.
$5,071
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Inder Gadh 301 734-6799
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.
Form PPQ Form 519 Business
2015 SS 0383.docx
2015 APHIS 79 - 0383 rev.xlsx
State Government