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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0579-0453	ICR Reference No: 202112-0579-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-0579-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Sheep, Goats, and Certain Other Ruminants
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/01/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2021
Terms of Clearance: APHIS will continue to work to minimize the use of the same form across control numbers so that each form can have an accurate expiration date.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	63,865	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	33,969	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	63,865	63,865
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,969	33,969
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection request is tied related rulemaking. Animal health regulations related to the importation of sheep, goats, and certain other ruminants were amended to safeguard the health of U.S. sheep, goats, and certain other ruminants from disease that might be introduced or spread by the importation of these animals and animal products.. This ICR affects an estimated 7,356 respondents required to submit an estimated 63,865 responses or 33,969 hours of burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,840,349

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. Yes

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. Yes

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