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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0579-0218	ICR Reference No: 202012-0579-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-0579-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0218
Title: Importation of Live Swine, Pork and Pork Products, and Swine Semen from the European Union
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: 02/19/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/14/2020
Terms of Clearance: Before this ICR is renewed, USDA should convert VS Forms 17-29 and 17-129 to common forms. If this is not done before the renewal, an explanation should be provided as to what challenge(s) APHIS has for the conversion, and what other options APHIS is considering to eliminate forms with multiple OMB control numbers.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2024	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	1,611	0	8,832
Time Burden (Hours)	1,600	0	8,785
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,611	8,832	-7,221
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,600	8,785	-7,185
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: In this renewal, there is an adjustment increase of + 173 respondents; however, there is a decrease of – 7,221 responses, resulting in a decrease of – 7,185 total burden hours. The respondent adjustment occurred since the last submission to accurately account the number of respondents; however, the decrease in responses in burden hours stems from the decline in live swine, semen, and pork and pork product imports from EU countries owing to the widespread African swine fever outbreak in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $135,592

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

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