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OMB Control No: 0579-0476	ICR Reference No: 202010-0579-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Animals Reporting Activities
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 11/01/2020
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/17/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/22/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2021	6 Months From Approved
Responses	949	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,626	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	949	949
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,626	1,626
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This emergency request is to allow APHIS to collect information about the pandemic SARS CoV-2 in animals (known as COVID-19 in humans). Collection will be done concurrent to other monthly reporting approved in a separate ICR. This request affects approximately 77 respondents, mostly state veterinary officials, and has an estimated 949 responses and 1,626 hours of burden. The rates are approximately 13 responses per respondent per year, with each response taking approximately 1.7 hours to complete.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $123,740

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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? Yes

Agency Contact: William Kelley 970 494-7270

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