Plum Pox Compensation

OMB Control No: 0579-0159	ICR Reference No: 201703-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201310-0579-007
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Plum Pox Compensation
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: 05/19/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/28/2017
Terms of Clearance: Before the next renewal of this collection, consider converting Form PPQ 523 into a common form with a single OMB Control Number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	5	0	2,512
Time Burden (Hours)	5	0	89
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to permit owners of commercial stone fruit orchards and owners of fruit tree nurseries to receive compensation under certain circumstances.

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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:
	82 FR 7784	01/23/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 15314	03/28/2017
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 State Plum Pox Compensation - Private Sector PPQ 523, PPQ 651R Application for Plum Pox Compensation ,   Emergency Action Notification

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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	2,512	0	3	-2,510	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5	89	0	3	-87	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: The number of respondents for this renewal dropped from 2,512 to 2, the number of annual responses dropped from 2,512 to 5, and the total burden hours dropped from 89 to 5 hours. The burden for this collection has decreased to placeholders to maintain the opportunity for compensation regarding this program should an outbreak in orchards occur. Therefore, APHIS is keeping its existing regulations current, but there are no plum pox compensation applications currently being submitted resulting in an adjustment of -2,510 responses and -87 burden hours. Burden information was inadvertently omitted from the previous submission for the following: Orchard Owner Records, Destruction Verification Documents, and State Compensation. This burden is now included in this renewal, resulted in a program change of 3 responses and 3 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20

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: Lynn Evans-Goldner 301 734-7228

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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: 03/28/2017

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