Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter

OMB Control No: 0579-0160	ICR Reference No: 201703-0579-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201310-0579-009
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0160
Title: Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/15/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2017
Responses	12,300	0	13,100
Time Burden (Hours)	3,508	0	9,803
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection ensures the humane movement of horses to slaughtering facilities, or to assembly points while en route to slaughtering facilities, via commercial transportation. APHIS uses the following information activities to regulate the food, water, and rest for the horses while they are in transit and to review other related issues that may be appropriate to ensure that these animals are treated humanely.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1901 Name of Law: Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

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:
	81 FR 249	12/28/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 15315	03/28/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title Form No. Form Name Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter (Federal Government) Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter (Business) VS 10-13A, VS 10-13 OWNER/SHIPPER CERTIFICATE FITNESS TO TRAVEL TO A SLAUGHTER FACILITY CONTINUATION SHEET ,   Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility

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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	12,300	13,100	0	6,000	-6,800	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,508	9,803	0	305	-6,600	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 +2 respondents and 6,000 responses resulting in an increase of +305 total burden hours. APHIS now accounting for the (1) Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility (Federal Government) and the Application of backtags (Business), in this information collection which were omitted from the previous submission and is be being counted as a violation. Even though the respondents remain at 300 since the previous collection, there has been an adjustment decrease of -6,800 responses resulting in a decrease of -6,600 total burden hours. When APHIS prepared the previous renewal of this information collection, the current regulations for commercial transportation of equines for slaughter had just been published. APHIS has adjusted the burden based on actual numbers of forms received since the revised regulation went into effect.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,952

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: Rory Carolan 301 851-3558 [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: 03/30/2017

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