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OMB Control No: 0579-0015	ICR Reference No: 202207-0579-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-0579-007
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Restricted, Prohibited, and Controlled Importation of Animal and Poultry Products and ByProducts into the United States
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: 01/22/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/02/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	64,405	0	216,399
Time Burden (Hours)	113,354	0	427,734
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to obtain information for the safe importation of certain animal and poultry products and byproducts, organisms, and vectors to prevent the introduction and spread of livestock and poultry diseases into the United States.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 25440	04/29/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 54187	09/02/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	VS 16-3, VS 16-28, VS 16-29, PPQ 519, VS 16-7	, , , ,
Federal Government
State

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	64,405	216,399	5,956	-157,950
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	113,354	427,734	6,271	-320,651
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: This request for renewal includes the merger of 0579-0213. This request for renewal is for 64,405 estimated responses and 113,354 estimated burden hours, reflecting decreases of 151,994 responses and 314,380 from the previous request. The number of respondents is 30,902, an increase of 27,465 from the previous renewal. The increase in respondents is largely due to a sharp increase in the number of applicants for the certificate of origin for milk and milk products from regions free of FMD, which rose from 42 to 25,660. The certificate from a national government for importation of foreign animal casings increased from 972 to 17,322. The other changes are attributed to APHIS using an improved system for tracking actions. The decrease in responses is attributed to the certificate of origin for milk and milk products from regions free of FMD, which changed from 203,952 to 25,660. Prior to 2021, the certificates collected were in paper format and were not logged into a system which may have led to an overestimation of the responses for certificates. As of March 2021, the Agency requires importers to input the required import data and certificates into the ACE system which has attributed to a more accurate estimate of certificates.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,993,561

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. 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: Nathaniel Koval 301 851-3434

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