Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 12836 [05-5177]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5177]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 11, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA--Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Agricultural Marketing Service

    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of 
Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110).
    OMB Control Number: 0581-0164.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade (FACT) Act of 1990 (Subtitle H, Sec. 1491) mandates the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ``shall require certified 
applicators of federally restricted use pesticides to maintain records 
comparable to records maintained by commercial applicators in each 
state.'' In addition, USDA and the Administrator of EPA are required 
under Section 1491(f) of the FACT Act to survey the records and develop 
and maintain a data base so USDA and the Administrator of EPA can 
prepare and publish annual pesticide use reports, copies of which must 
be transmitted to Congress. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 
charged with administering the Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Program. 
AMS requires certified private applicators of federally restricted use 
pesticides to maintain records of all restricted use pesticide 
applications for a period of two years.
    Need and Use of the Information: AMS will collect information using 
form STD-8, Pesticide for Recordkeeping Inspection. In order to 
properly administer the Pesticide Recordkeeping Program, AMS needs to 
monitor and determine to what extent private applicators are complying 
with the program's requirements and identify the reasons for non/or 
partial compliance. AMS has the responsibility to assure records are 
kept to provide information to be utilized by licensed health care 
professionals for possible medical treatment. In addition, the stature 
requires USDA to submit annual reports to Congress pertaining to the 
use of restricted use pesticides in agricultural production.
    Description of Respondents: Farm; Federal Government; State, local 
or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 660,148.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,561,209.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5177 Filed 3-15-05; 8:45 am]
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