Foreign Quarantine Notices

OMB Control No: 0579-0049	ICR Reference No: 202203-0579-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202011-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/10/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2022
Responses	62,552,921	52,142,627
Time Burden (Hours)	712,982	569,584
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: APHIS collects from individuals, businesses, and state and foreign governments information related to the importation and quarantine of foreign plant and plant products entering the United States under the provisions of 7 CFR 319 and 352. The information is used to determine compliance with the regulations and is necessary for preventing the introduction of plant pests or entry of unauthorized plant or plant products into the United States.

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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:
	86 FR 48387	08/30/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 12924	03/08/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Business PPQ 585, PPQ 519, PPQ 523, PPQ 546, PPQ 588, PPQ 587, PPQ 368, PPQ 564, PPQ 586, PPQ 203 Notice of Arrival ,   Application for Permit to Transit Plants and/or Plant Products Through the United States ,   Application for Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products ,   Application for Controlled Import Permit to Import Restricted or Not Authorized Plant Material ,   Request for Additional Mailing Labels ,   Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products ,   Foreign Site Certificate of Inspection and/or Treatment ,   Compliance Agreement ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   Agreement for Postentry Quarantine State Screening Notice Foreign Government Individual PPQ 586, PPQ 519, PPQ 585, PPQ 588, PPQ 523, PPQ 546, PPQ 587, PPQ 564 Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products ,   Application for Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products ,   Request for Additional Mailing Labels ,   Compliance Agreement ,   Application for Permit to Transfer Plants and/or Plant Products Through the United States ,   Application for Controlled Import Permit to Import Restricted or Not Authorized Plant Material ,   Emergency Action Notification ,   Agreement for Post Entry Quarantine State Screening Notice State Government PPQ 546 Agreement for Post Entry Quarantine State Screening Notice

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	62,552,921	52,142,627	0	-506,190	10,916,484	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	712,982	569,584	0	-7,499	150,897	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: In this renewal request, the inclusion of a 506,000 response and 7,500 hour buffer was discontinued because estimates were obtained from activity databases rather than being based on cumulative commodity estimates. Significant estimate adjustment increases include labeling and marking, and notice of arrivals, whose estimates were previously underestimated. Significant descreases include bilateral operational workplans and cooperative service agreements whose estimates were previously overestimated.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,656,209

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Marc Phillips 3017340753

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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: 03/10/2022

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