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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Adequacy of Virginia’s Municipal Solid
Waste Landfill Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Determination of
Adequacy.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: On March 22, 2004, the U.S.
EPA issued final regulations allowing
research, development, and
demonstration (RD&D) permits to be
issued to certain municipal solid waste
landfills (MSWLF) by approved states.
On September 19, 2008 Virginia
submitted an application to U.S. EPA
Region 3 seeking approval of its RD&D
requirements. Virginia’s RD&D
requirements allow Virginia to issue
research, development and
demonstration (RD&D) permits to
owners and operators of MSWLF units
in accordance with state law. Subject to
public review and comment, this notice
approves Virginia’s RD&D permit
requirements.
DATES: This determination of RD&D
program adequacy for Virginia will
become effective May 18, 2009 unless
adverse comments are received on or
before May 18, 2009. If adverse
comments are received, the U.S. EPA
will review those comments and
publish another FR document
responding to those comments and
either affirming or revising the U.S.
EPA’s initial decision.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Mike Giuranna, Land and
Chemicals Division, Office of Materials
Management (Mail Code 3LC40), U.S.
EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029,
telephone: (215) 814–3298. Comments
may also be submitted electronically to
giuranna.mike@epa.gov or by facsimile
at (215) 814–3163. You may examine
copies of Virginia’s application and
relevant portions of Virginia’s
regulations during normal business
hours at U.S. EPA Region 3.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Giuranna, Land and Chemicals
Division, Office of Materials
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On March 22, 2004, EPA issued a
final rule amending the municipal solid
waste landfill criteria in 40 CFR part
258 to allow for the issuance of
research, development and
demonstration (RD&D) permits (69 FR
13242). This rule allows for variances
from specified criteria for a limited
period of time, to be implemented
through state-issued RD&D permits.
RD&D permits are available only in
states with EPA approved MSWLF
permit programs that have been
modified to incorporate RD&D permit
authority. While states are not required
to seek approval for this new provision,
those states that are interested in issuing
RD&D permits to owners and operators
of MSWLFs must seek approval from
EPA before issuing such permits.
Approval procedures for new provisions
of 40 CFR Part 258 are outlined in 40
CFR 239.12.
Virginia’s MSWLF permit program
was approved by EPA on February 3,
1993 (58 FR 6955), March 31, 1994 (59
FR 15201) and October 7, 2003 (68 FR
57824). On September 19, 2008, Virginia
applied for approval of its RD&D permit
provisions which are included in the
Virginia Administrative Code at 9 VAC
20–80–485D.
B. Decision
After a thorough review, U.S. EPA
Region 3 determined that Virginia’s
RD&D permit provisions at 9 VAC 20–
80–485D are adequate to ensure
compliance with the Federal criteria
promulgated at 40 CFR 258.4.
Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of section 2002, 4005 and 4010(c)
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945 and 6949a.
Dated: January 28, 2009.
William T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 3.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0809; FRL–8783–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notice of Arrival of
Pesticides and Devices (FIFRA); EPA
ICR No. 0152.09 OMB Control No.
2070–0020
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before April 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2008–0809 to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center (ECDIC), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robin Nogle, Office of Compliance,
Agriculture Division (2225A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–4154; fax number: (202) 564–0085;
e-mail address: nogle.robin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On December 9, 2008, (73 FR 74715–
74717), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
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HQ–OECA–2008–0809, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is 202–
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Enforcement and Compliance
Docket is 202–566–1752.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices (FIFRA).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0152.09,
OMB Control No. 2070–0020.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 2009. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. An Agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The U.S. Customs and
Border Protection regulations at 19 CFR
12.112 require that an importer desiring
to import pesticides into the United
States shall, prior to the shipment’s
arrival, submit a Notice of Arrival of
Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form
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3540–1) to EPA, who will determine the
disposition of the shipment. After
completing the form, EPA returns the
form to the importer, or his agent, who
must present the form to Customs and
Border Protection upon arrival of the
shipment at the port of entry. This is
necessary to ensure that EPA is notified
of the arrival of pesticides and devices
as required by the Federal Insecticide
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
section 17(c) and has the ability to
examine such shipments to determine
whether they are in compliance with
FIFRA.
The form requires identification and
address information of the importer or
his agent and information on the
identity and location of the imported
pesticide or device shipment.
When the form is submitted to EPA
regional personnel for review it is
examined to determine whether the
shipment should be released for entry
upon arrival or alternatively whether it
should be detained for examination. The
responsible EPA official returns the
form to the respondent with EPA
instructions to Customs and Border
Protection as to the disposition of the
shipment.
Upon the arrival of the shipment, the
importer presents the completed Notice
of Arrival (NOA) to the District Director
of Customs and Border Protection at the
port of entry who then compares entry
documents for the shipment with the
NOA and notifies the EPA Regional
Office of any discrepancies which the
EPA will resolve with the importer or
broker. At this point the shipment may
be retained for examination. If there are
no discrepancies, Customs and Border
Protection follows instructions
regarding release or detention. If EPA
inspects the shipment and it appears
from examination of a sample that it is
adulterated, misbranded or otherwise
violates the provisions of FIFRA, or is
otherwise injurious to health or the
environment, the pesticide or device
may be refused admission into the
United States.
This information collection activity
reporting requirement is needed to
allow Customs and Border Protection to
fulfill its statutory obligation to inform
EPA of pesticides and devices arriving
in the United States so that EPA can
ensure compliance with FIFRA by the
responsible party importing the
pesticides or devices. The information
permits EPA to stop unregistered,
suspended, canceled, misbranded,
contaminated, or otherwise violative
products from being imported into the
country, track those that do enter, and
minimize any adverse environmental
impact that might arise from the
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importation of violative products. If
EPA did not collect this information,
EPA and Customs and Border Protection
would be unable to meet their statutory
requirements under FIFRA.
The information collected is used by
EPA regional pesticide enforcement and
compliance staff and the headquarters
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance and Office of Pesticide
Programs. The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (Customs and
Border Protection), the Department of
Agriculture, the Food and Drug
Administration, and other Federal
agencies may also make use of this
information.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.3 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Pesticide Importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
7500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$423,420, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change of hours in the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
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Dated: March 12, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Caprylic (Octanoic) Acid; Antimicrobial
Registration Review Final Work Plan
and Proposed Registration Review
Decision; Notice of Availability
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Final Work Plan
and Proposed Registration Review
Decision for the pesticide case Caprylic
(Octanoic) Acid, and opens a public
comment period on the proposed
registration review decision.
Registration review is EPA’s periodic
review of pesticide registrations to
ensure that each pesticide continues to
satisfy the statutory standard for
registration, that is, that the pesticide
can perform its intended function
without unreasonable adverse effects on
human health or the environment.
Through this program, EPA is ensuring
that each pesticide’s registration is
based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on
human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
numbers EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0477, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
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Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID numbers and the regulatory
contacts listed under Table 1 for each of
the cases to which you are submitting a
comment. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
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Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the pesticide
included in this document, contact the
Chemical Review Manager as identified
in the table in Unit II.
For general questions on the
registration review program for
antimicrobial chemicals, contact Diane
Isbell, Antimicrobials Division (7510P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–8154; fax number: (703) 308–
8481; e-mail address:
isbell.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, farm
worker, and agricultural advocates; the
chemical industry; pesticide users; and
members of the public interested in the
sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
Since others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD-ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0152.09 OMB Control No. 2070-0020
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 17,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2008-0809 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Nogle, Office of Compliance,
Agriculture Division (2225A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4154; fax number: (202) 564-0085; e-mail address:
nogle.robin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On December 9, 2008, (73 FR 74715-74717), EPA sought comments
on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-
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HQ-OECA-2008-0809, which is available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket is 202-566-1752.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (FIFRA).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0152.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0020.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2009.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations at 19
CFR 12.112 require that an importer desiring to import pesticides into
the United States shall, prior to the shipment's arrival, submit a
Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form 3540-1) to EPA,
who will determine the disposition of the shipment. After completing
the form, EPA returns the form to the importer, or his agent, who must
present the form to Customs and Border Protection upon arrival of the
shipment at the port of entry. This is necessary to ensure that EPA is
notified of the arrival of pesticides and devices as required by the
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 17(c)
and has the ability to examine such shipments to determine whether they
are in compliance with FIFRA.
The form requires identification and address information of the
importer or his agent and information on the identity and location of
the imported pesticide or device shipment.
When the form is submitted to EPA regional personnel for review it
is examined to determine whether the shipment should be released for
entry upon arrival or alternatively whether it should be detained for
examination. The responsible EPA official returns the form to the
respondent with EPA instructions to Customs and Border Protection as to
the disposition of the shipment.
Upon the arrival of the shipment, the importer presents the
completed Notice of Arrival (NOA) to the District Director of Customs
and Border Protection at the port of entry who then compares entry
documents for the shipment with the NOA and notifies the EPA Regional
Office of any discrepancies which the EPA will resolve with the
importer or broker. At this point the shipment may be retained for
examination. If there are no discrepancies, Customs and Border
Protection follows instructions regarding release or detention. If EPA
inspects the shipment and it appears from examination of a sample that
it is adulterated, misbranded or otherwise violates the provisions of
FIFRA, or is otherwise injurious to health or the environment, the
pesticide or device may be refused admission into the United States.
This information collection activity reporting requirement is
needed to allow Customs and Border Protection to fulfill its statutory
obligation to inform EPA of pesticides and devices arriving in the
United States so that EPA can ensure compliance with FIFRA by the
responsible party importing the pesticides or devices. The information
permits EPA to stop unregistered, suspended, canceled, misbranded,
contaminated, or otherwise violative products from being imported into
the country, track those that do enter, and minimize any adverse
environmental impact that might arise from the importation of violative
products. If EPA did not collect this information, EPA and Customs and
Border Protection would be unable to meet their statutory requirements
under FIFRA.
The information collected is used by EPA regional pesticide
enforcement and compliance staff and the headquarters Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and Office of Pesticide Programs.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Customs and Border
Protection), the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
Administration, and other Federal agencies may also make use of this
information.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.3
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Pesticide Importers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $423,420, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved
ICR Burdens.
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Dated: March 12, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-5877 Filed 3-17-09; 8:45 am]
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