The purpose of this collection is to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the import of cape gooseberry from Colombia into the United States, subject to a systems approach that would include requirements for establishing pest-free places of production and the labeling of boxes prior to shipping.
Program Change: There is a program change of + 3,261 responses resulting in an increase of +996 total burden hours due to APHIS now accounting for the following burden:
(1) Production Site Registration (Foreign Government);
(2) Phytosanitary Certificates (Business); and
(3) Phytosanitary Inspections (Business and Foreign Government).
These burden items were erroneously omitted from the previous renewal and are now being reported as a violation.
Adjustment: There is an adjustment of +2 respondents and +846,541 responses resulting in an increase of +1,115 burden hours. This increase is due an underestimated number of trapping activities that increased the number of burden hours. In addition, there were increases in shipments and box markings. Last, APHIS adjusted the time it took to prepare the Production Site Registration and the Phytosanitary Certificates.
$23,850
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Claudia Ferguson 301 734-0754
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.
2017 APHIS 79 - 0411.pdf
Businesses