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OMB Control No: 0579-0101	ICR Reference No: 201110-0579-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200804-0579-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Scrapie Flock Certification, Animal Identification, and Indemnification Procedures
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/21/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/20/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with the terms of 5 CFR 1320, OMB considers this ICR to have been improperly submitted. In Question 15 of the Supporting Statement, APHIS improperly characterizes a decrease in responses due to "fewer affected herds" as a program change. This appears to be an adjustment to the previously approved collection. Further, APHIS does not explain why it lists an adjustment decrease of -35,696 respondents but an increase of 129,000 responses. Without more detailed information, OMB is unable to evaluate the burden and practical utility of this collection. Please provide this information when resubmitting this ICR for evaluation.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2013
Responses	610,277	0	610,277
Time Burden (Hours)	672,633	0	672,633
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to post exposure management and monitor plans; scrapie test records; applications for indemnity payments; certificates, permits and owner statements for the interstate movement of certain sheep and goats; applications for premises identification numbers; and applications for APHIS approved eartags, backtags, or tattoos.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 9 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 140	07/21/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 240	12/14/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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 of 34,139 additional respondents who are completing the the Herd Owner Notification, the Application of ID Numbers and Application for Premises ID Numbers, the Agreement to Use Blue Tags, and the Report for Consignments when Identification is Applied. Recordkeeping for the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and Cooperative Agreement or Grant Quarterly Report has also been added to this submission but several activities such as proceeds from animals destroyed at slaughter, application for payment, flock inspection and the epidemiology report decreased because of fewer affected herds resulting in -1,618 annual responses and 30,915 burden hours. There is an adjusted decrease of of -35,695 respondents, 129,000 responses, and +193,307 burden hours because of changes in the reporting for some types of activities. APHIS did not previously record burden for signature only documents. In this revised collection, APHIS recorded burden associated with signature only for flock and post exposure management and monitoring plans and for the written agreement certification. In addition, APHIS added burden associated with the permit of movement of restricted animals. This activity was previously recorded under OMB 0579-0051.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,092,621

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: Diane Sutton 301 734-6954

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