Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Prohibition on Importation of Farm Equipment

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0195 2025 SS 20250227.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-02-27
2025 0195 APHIS 79 20250219.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-02-20
2025 0195 APHIS 71 20250219.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-02-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2367	Business	Modified
186124	Foreign Government	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0195	ICR Reference No: 202502-0579-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202102-0579-016
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Prohibition on Importation of Farm Equipment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/27/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2025
Responses	390	5,792
Time Burden (Hours)	78	1,159
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The conditions for importation of used farm equipment require APHIS to employ the use of a certification statement in which the exporter states that the cleaning has been done.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: Animal Health 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:
	89 FR 68581	08/27/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 38	02/27/2025
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
Business
Foreign Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	390	5,792	0	0	-5,402	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78	1,159	0	0	-1,081	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: APHIS is seeking an extension of a currently approved information collection request. The currently approved burden for this request is 79 total annual respondents, 5,792 total annual responses and 1,159 total annual burden hours. This request for renewal is for 77 respondents, 390 total estimated annual responses and 78 estimated annual burden hours. The requests reflect a decrease of 1 respondent, a decrease in 5,402 estimated responses and a decrease in 1,081 hours of estimated burden from the previous renewal request. There are no third-party disclosure burden estimates. There are no changes due to Agency Discretion. Changes in estimate due to adjustments in estimate include: • Import Certificates for Used Farm Equipment reflects a decrease in:1 respondent, 5,402 estimated responses, 1,081 hours of estimated burden. This decrease reduces the estimated costs to the government by approximately 83%. APHIS Veterinary Services (VS) has improved its collection of data since implementing the “APHIS Core Message Set” in ACE in 2021. Importers/brokers must specifically declare used farm equipment in detail to APHIS which was not previously available, resulting in overestimating the burden. This change has resulted in a decrease in the number of respondents, responses and hours detailed above. (Reference 2020-21289 (85 FR 60756).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $97,472

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

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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: 02/27/2025

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