Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SStomatoes from certain Central American Countries.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-09-05
APHIS 71.xls Supplementary Document	2012-09-05
APHIS 79.xls Supplementary Document	2012-05-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43539	Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries (Private Sector)	Modified
203948	Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries (Foreign Federal Government)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0286	ICR Reference No: 201108-0579-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-0579-012
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries
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: 11/26/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/13/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2012
Responses	2,452	0	104,300
Time Burden (Hours)	344	0	287
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to verify that pink and red tomatoes were grown in approved registered production sites in Costa Rica, El Salavdor, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama and that they meet the requirements necessary to be imported into the United States without treatment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7701 et seq Name of Law: Plant Protection Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 15	01/24/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 176	09/11/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries (Private Sector)
Importation of Tomatoes from Certain Central American Countries (Foreign Federal Government)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,452	104,300	0	0	-101,848	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	344	287	0	0	57	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase in the number of respondents from 24 to 40. This increase resulted in an adjustment of +57 burden hours due to the number of annual responses increasing for the phytosanitary certificates processed, the monitoring/auditing of the trapping program, and the number of recordkeepers. However, this is offset by a miscalculation for the number of responses per respondent for the labeling of boxes in the last submission – the responses per respondent were calculated much too high resulting in a decrease from 103,241 to 700 annual responses for this activity, thereby showing a decrease in the number of annual responses and causing a net effect of – 101,848 annual responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,180

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/13/2012

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