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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0579-0297	ICR Reference No: 202312-0579-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202310-0579-007
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Veterinary Accreditation Program Application Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/23/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/11/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2027	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	24,821	0	23,801
Time Burden (Hours)	9,929	0	11,901
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	24,821	23,801	1,020
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,929	11,901	-1,972
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request for renewal is for 24,821 estimated annual responses and 9,929 estimated annual burden hours, reflecting an increase of 1,020 responses and a decrease of 1,972 burden hours from the previous renewal. Adjustments are due to an increase in the annual number of responses during the intervening renewal period as more veterinarians applied for accreditation. Discretionary changes are due to the decrease in the annual the amount of time required to prepare and submit the form resulting in approximately a 5-minute decrease in the average response time. This decrease is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in VS and accredited veterinarians alike to adopt an electronic/online preparation and submission method. Changes in APHIS’ accounting methods may also account for some of the decrease in burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,217,222

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. No

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. 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? No

Agency Contact: Todd Behre 301 734-6188