Before this ICR is resubmitted, USDA should convert PPQ 523 to a common form.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
791,479
0
791,478
4,285
0
4,554
0
0
0
The purpose of this collection is to verify whether types of peppers grown in approved registered production sites in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama can be imported into the United States without treatment.
Overall there is an increase of 1 response and decrease of 269 total burden hours due to program changes under Agency discretion.
These program changes are due to the emergency action notifications (PPQ form 523) being added to this renewal, as it was erroneously left off the previous submission. The foreign government respondent for production site registrations was also erroneously left off the previous submission, which has also been added. The previous submission also included a miscalculation of the length of time to complete phytosanitary certificates, which has been corrected.
$98,717
No
Yes
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.