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OMB Control No: 0579-0085	ICR Reference No: 202605-0579-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-0579-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0085
Title: Movement of Organisms Modified or Produced through Genetic Engineering
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/30/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	10,294	4,948
Time Burden (Hours)	16,907	44,082
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to ensure that certain genetically engineered organisms, when imported, moved interstate, or released into the environment will not present a risk of plant pest introduction.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701 Name of Law: Plant Protection 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:
	91 FR 9549	02/26/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 38663	06/30/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private Sector	SF 424A, SF 424, SF 424B, SF LLL, APHIS 2000, APHIS 2050, APHIS 2051, APHIS 2052, APHIS 2053, APHIS 2054	, , , , , , , , ,
State, Local, Tribal Government

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	10,294	4,948	5,255	91
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,907	44,082	-30,790	3,615
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: APHIS is seeking approval of a revision of a currently approved information collection request. The currently approved ICR is for 431 respondents, 4,948 total annual responses, and 44,082 total annual burden hours. This request is for 554 respondents, 10,294 estimated total responses and 16,907 estimated burden hours. There are no third-party disclosure burden estimates hours. Program Change(s) in estimate due to Agency discretion include: There is a program change increase of +5,255 responses; however, there is a decrease of -30,790 total burden hours with the removal of the following activities due to them being discontinued or replaced. This change in activities is based on the vacatur of the final rule that APHIS published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2020 (85 FR 29790-29838 (citation/85-FR-29790), Docket No. APHIS-2018-0034)[1]. . • Item 1: there is a decrease of -3,074 Responses and - 25,182 total burden hours o Confirmation Letters and Expanded Exemption Request o Regulatory Status Review o Re-review of Regulatory Status Review o Procedure for Permit Record Reporting o Marking / Labeling • Item 2: there is an increase of +7553 Responses however there is a decrease -5,608 total burden hours with the addition of the following activities. o Petition to Amend List of Organisms o Marking of Identity (For Import or Interstate Movement) o Petition for Non-regulated Status o Request for Determination of Extension o Appeal of Denial of Petition o Am I Regulated Process Change(s) in estimate due to adjustments in estimate include: There is an adjustment increase of +123 respondents, however; there is an increase of +91 responses and +3,615 total burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,586,067

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: Chessa Huff-Woodard 301 851-3893

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