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OMB Control No: 0579-0332	ICR Reference No: 202312-0579-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-0579-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Commercial Transportation of Equines for Slaughter
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: 08/23/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/11/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2024
Responses	16,100	0	18,500
Time Burden (Hours)	4,049	0	8,608
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: To ensure the humane movement of equines for slaughter via commercial transportation.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1901 Name of Law: Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act

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:
	88 FR 67225	09/29/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 25558	04/11/2024
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 10-13A, VS 10-13	,
Federal Government	VS 10-13, VS 10-13A	,
Individuals or Households	VS 10-13, VS 10-13A	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	16,100	18,500	-3,200	800
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,049	8,608	-4,799	240
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This request for renewal is for 16,100 estimated responses and 4,049 estimated burden hours, reflecting a decreases of 2,400 estimated responses and 4,559 hours of estimated burden from the previous renewal request. Adjustments are the result of more horses going to slaughter. •VS 10-13 Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility (Individuals): Increase of 200 estimated total annual responses and an increase of 100 estimated total annual burden hours. •VS 10-13 Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility (Foreign Government): Increase of 200 estimated total annual responses and an increase of 20 estimated total annual burden hours. •VS 10-13A Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility Continuation Sheet (Individuals): Increase of 200 estimated total annual responses and an increase of 100 estimated total annual burden hours. •VS 10-13A Owner/Shipper Certificate Fitness to Travel to a Slaughter Facility Continuation Sheet (Foreign Government): Increase of 200 estimated total annual responses and an increase of 20 estimated total annual burden hours. •Application of Backtags: Increase of 1 estimated total annual burden hours due to a change in the formulas on the burden worksheet. Discretionary changes are the result of removing the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) from this renewal in line with its statement in the 2021 supporting statement, moving that burden OMB Control No. 0579-0327 (Animal Disease Traceability), decreasing estimated total annual respondents by 3,200, and decreasing estimated annual responses by 4,799.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $60,909

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: Lisa Rochette 919 855-7276

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