Failure to supply all applicable information can delay the processing of this application. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY.

No controlled material, organisms, or 

vectors may be imported or moved 

interstate unless the data requested 

on this form is furnished and certified 

(9 CFR Parts 94, 95, and 122). 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB 

control numbers of these collections of information are 0579-0015, -0040, -0144, -0213, -0245, and -0393. The 

estimated time to complete this information collection is estimated to average between .5 and 1.6 hours per 

response, including the time for reviewing existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection of information. 

OMB Approved 

0579-0015, 0579-0040,

0579-0144, 0579-0213, 

0579-0245, 0579-0393

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 

VETERINARY SERVICES 

4700 River Road, Unit 40 

Riverdale, MD 20737-1231 

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO: 

IMPORT OR TRANSPORT CONTROLLED MATERIAL OR 

ORGANISMS OR VECTORS

1. MODE OF TRANSPORTATION (Please ”X”):

AIR SEA LAND 

2. UNITED STATES PORTS OF ENTRY

3. IMPORTER: (Name, organization, complete address, telephone and fax numbers

of individual who will receive and be responsible for the imported material)

4. SHIPPER(s): (Name and address of producer/shipper)

5. DESCRIBE THE MATERIAL TO BE IMPORTED (Provide the following information, as applicable: Animal species and tissue of origin of animal product, country of origin of 

the animal for which raw animal product was sourced, processing country, recombinant system and genetic inserts, antibody immunogenic stabilizers, nutritive factors of

animal origin in media.) (COMPLETE VS FORM 16-7 for cell culture and their products.)

6. QUANTITY, FREQUENCY OF IMPORTATION, AND EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE (Estimate)

7. PROPOSED USE OF MATERIAL AND DERIVATIVES (Also, for animal pathogens or vectors, describe facilities/biosafety procedures)

8. IF FOR USE IN ANIMALS, SPECIFY THE ANIMAL SPECIES

9. TREATMENT OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED STATES (Processing/purification methods, including time at specific temperatures, pH, other 

treatments, disease safeguards, etc.) 

10. METHOD OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF IMPORTED MATERIAL AND DERIVATIVES

I CERTIFY AS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY/INSTITUTION THAT I REPRESENT, THAT THIS MATERIAL WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL 

RESTRICTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED IN THE PERMIT.

11. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT 12. TYPED NAME AND TITLE

13. DATE 14. APHIS USER FEE CREDIT ACCOUNT NO. OR METHOD OF USER FEE PAYMENT (for VISA or MasterCard include number and 

expiration date)

VS FORM 16-3 

JUL 2012
Privacy Act Statement 

Authority: 

The Honeybee Act, 7 U.S.C. 281-286; the Plant Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; and the Animal Health Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. 

8301-8321. 

Purpose: 

This data will be used to enable persons wishing to move a regulated commodity into, from, or within the United States to apply for a permit, pay 

permit application fees, check the status of a permit application, and view issued permits and other information online in a secure manner.

Routine Uses: 

In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a (b) of the Privacy Act, records maintained in the system may be disclosed 

outside USDA as follows: 

1. To the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection agency, which inspects shipments that arrive at United States

ports for compliance with permit conditions;

2. To cooperative Federal, State, and local government officials, employees, or contractors, and other parties engaged to assist in administering

the program. Such contractors and other parties will be bound by the nondisclosure provisions of the Privacy Act. This routine use assists the

agency in carrying out the program, and thus is compatible with the purpose for which the records are created and maintained;

3. To State government regulatory officials in the State of destination for review and comment;

4. To the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local, or foreign, charged with responsibility of investigating or prosecuting a violation of

law or of enforcing, implementing, or complying with a statute, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, of any record within this

system when information available indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and either

arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by rule, regulation, or court order issued pursuant thereto;

5. To the Department of Justice when the agency, or any component thereof, or any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or any

employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee, or the United

States, in litigation, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or

has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by the Department of Justice is deemed by the agency to be relevant and

necessary to the litigation; provided, however, that in each case, the agency determines that disclosure of the records to the Department of

Justice is a use of the information contained in the records that is compatible with the purpose for which the records were collected;

6. For use in a proceeding before a court or adjudicative body before which the agency is authorized to appear, when the agency, or any

component thereof, or any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, or any employee of the agency in his or her individual

capacity where the agency has agreed to represent the employee, or the United States, where the agency determines that litigation is likely to

affect the agency or any of its components, is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the agency determines that use of

such records is relevant and necessary to the litigation; provided, however, that in each case, the agency determines that disclosure of the

records to the court is a use of the information contained in the records that is compatible with the purpose for which the records were

collected;

7. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when the agency suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in

the system of records has been compromised; the agency has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is

a risk of harm to economic or property interests, a risk of identity theft or fraud, or a risk of harm to the security or integrity of this system or

other systems or programs (whether maintained by the agency or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and

the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the agency's efforts to

respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm;

8. To USDA contractors, partner agency employees or contractors, or private industry employed to identify patterns, trends or anomalies

indicative of fraud, waste, or abuse; and

9. To the National Archives and Records Administration or to the General Services Administration for records management inspections

conducted under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.

Disclosure: 

Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to furnish this information may impede the ability to apply for a permit.