Before this ICR is renewed, USDA should consider converting PPQ Form 523 to a common form and establishing a single OMB control number for it.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2018
150,432
0
100,148
1,289
0
287
0
0
0
The purpose of this collection is to amend regulations and allow the import of fresh pitaya fruit from Central America into the continental United States.
Overall there is an increase of 50,281 responses and increase of 1,002 total burden hours due to adjustments, programs changes, and violations (listed in ROCIS as program changes).
The following burden activities have been added to this renewal: production site training program, emergency action notification, packinghouse inspections and investigations, and notices of arrival.In addition the business respondents for packinghouse registrations, business respondents for phytosanitary certificates, and foreign government respondents for production site registrations, were all inadvertently previously left off the last information collection request package, which APHIS is now requesting approval for with this renewal.
In addition there is an adjustment to the amount of time to create a bilateral workplan, which was incorrectly estimated during the last information collection request submission at 8 hours per response, which has been adjusted in this renewal to 80 hours to reflect a more accurate figure based on actual activity.
This renewal also includes an increase in respondents (from 27 to 66) due to a miscalculation of business respondents for phytosanitary certificates and registrations.
$76,350
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
George Balady 301 851-2240
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.