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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0579-0393	ICR Reference No: 201705-0579-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201310-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Importation of Animals and Animal Products
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/03/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2017
Terms of Clearance: Before this ICR is renewed, USDA should consider converting forms VS 1-27, VS 16-3, VS 17-29, and VS Form 17-130 to common forms.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2017
Responses	529,391	0	32,651
Time Burden (Hours)	275,821	0	12,876
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	529,391	32,651	321,260	175,480
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	275,821	12,876	225,118	37,827
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: In this renewal, 0579-0234 was merged into 0579-0393 and several burden estimates were adjusted. The number of respondents increased by 1,441, the number of annual responses increased by 496,740 responses, and the total burden hours increased by 262,945 hours. Twelve activities were added with the merger, three were changed with adjustments to the type of respondent and burden estimates, and three activities were added as new but violations of the PRA.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,717,521

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Alexandra MacKenzie 301 851-3411 alexandra.mackenzie@aphis.usda.gov

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