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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of
Several Currently Approved
Collections; Comment Request
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 EPA is planning to
submit requests to renew several
currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICRs are specifically identified in this
document by their corresponding titles,
EPA ICR numbers, OMB Control
numbers, and related docket
identification (ID) numbers. Before
submitting these ICRs to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
information collection activities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the docket ID number for
the corresponding ICR as identified in
this document, 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
Facility’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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
the docket ID number for the
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corresponding ICR as identified in this
document. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 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
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: Lily
Negash, Field and External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 347–8515; fax number:
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(703) 305–5884; e-mail address:
negash.lily@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
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II. What Should I Consider when I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
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III. What Do I Need to Know About
PRA?
An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
subject to PRA approval unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instruments or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in a list at 40
CFR 9.1.
Under PRA, 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.
IV. Which ICRs Are Being Renewed?
EPA is planning to submit a number
of currently approved ICRs to OMB for
review and approval under PRA. In
addition to specifically identifying the
ICRs by title and corresponding ICR,
OMB and docket ID numbers, this unit
provides a brief summary of the
information collection activity and the
Agency’s estimated burden. The
Supporting Statement for each ICR, a
copy of which is available in the
corresponding docket, provides a more
detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2009–0883
Title: Application for Experimental
Use Permit (EUP) to Ship and Use a
Pesticide for Experimental Purposes
Only.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0276.14,
OMB Control No. 2070–0040.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on November 30,
2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this ICR include individuals
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or entities engaged in pesticide,
fertilizer, and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing (North
American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) code 325300).
Abstract: This information collection
provides EPA with the data necessary to
determine whether to issue an EUP
under section 5 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. FIFRA
requires that before a pesticide product
may be distributed or sold in the United
States it must be registered by EPA.
However, section 5 authorizes EPA to
issue EUPs which allow pesticide
companies to temporarily ship pesticide
products for experimental use for the
purpose of gathering data necessary to
support the application for registration
of a pesticide product. In general, EUPs
are issued either for a pesticide not
registered with the Agency or for a
registered pesticide for a use not
registered with the Agency.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 10.1 hours per
response. The ICR, a copy of which is
available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 21.
Frequency of response: As needed.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
212.1 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $12,917.
This ICR does not involve any capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in an overall decrease of 545.4
hours in the total estimated respondent
burden identified in the currently
approved ICR. This decrease reflects the
fewer number of EUPs being submitted
to the Agency. This change is an
adjustment.
B. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2009–0884
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements
for Certified Applicators Using 1080
Collars for Livestock Protection.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1249.09,
OMB Control No. 2070–0074.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on November 30,
2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are businesses
and other institutions participating in
pesticide, fertilizer, and other
agricultural chemical manufacturing
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(NAICS code 325300), e.g., pesticide
registrants whose products include 1080
collars, government establishments
primarily engaged in the regulation of
agricultural marketing and commodities
(NAICS code 926140), and states
implementing a 1080 collar monitoring
program (NAICS code 99920).
Abstract: This ICR affects four states
(Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota,
and Wyoming) that monitor the program
plus one additional registrant.
Applicators who are certified to apply
livestock protection collars are required
to keep records of: a) The number of
collars attached on livestock; b)
pasture(s) where collared livestock were
placed; c) the dates of each attachment,
inspection, and removal; d) the number
and locations of livestock found with
ruptured or punctured collars and the
apparent cause of the damage; e) the
number, dates, and approximate
location of all collars lost; and f) the
species, locations, and dates of all
suspected poisonings of humans,
domestic animals or non-target wild
animals resulting from collar use.
Applicators maintain records, and the
registrants/lead agencies do monitoring
studies and submit the reports. These
records are monitored by either the: a)
State lead agencies, b) EPA regional
offices, or c) the registrants. EPA
receives annual monitoring reports from
registrants or state lead agencies.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated as follows: Average of 9 hours
per response for registrant respondents,
40 hours per response for certified
applicator respondents, and 77 hours
per response for state agency
respondents. The ICR, a copy of which
is available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 48.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,944 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $77,044.
Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in an overall decrease of 9 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden identified in the currently
approved ICR. This change is due to a
correction in the calculation of the total
annual respondent burden hours.
C. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2009–0887
Title: Compliance Requirement for
Child-Resistant Packaging.
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ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0616.10,
OMB Control No. 2070–0052.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on November 30,
2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this ICR include large and
small entities engaged in manufacturing
pesticide chemicals, wholesale
merchandising of pesticide products, or
pest management activities. The NAICS
codes for respondents under this ICR
include: Pesticide and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing (NAICS code
325320), other chemical and allied
products merchant wholesalers (NAICS
code 424690), and exterminating and
pest control services (NAICS code
561710).
Abstract: This information collection
program is designed to provide EPA
with assurances that the packaging of
pesticide products sold and distributed
to the general public in the United
States meets standards set forth by the
Agency pursuant to FIFRA. Registrants
must certify to the Agency that the
packaging or device meets these
standards. Section 25(c)(3) of FIFRA
authorizes EPA to establish standards
for packaging of pesticide products and
pesticidal devices to protect children
and adults from serious illness or injury
resulting from accidental ingestion or
contact. The law requires that these
standards are designed to be consistent
with those under the Poison Prevention
Packaging Act, administered by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC). Unless a pesticide product
qualifies for an exemption, if the
product meets certain criteria regarding
toxicity and use, it must be sold and
distributed in child-resistant packaging.
Compliance regulations are contained in
40 CFR part 157. There are no forms
associated with this information
collection activity, and submission of
confidential information is not required
as a part of this information collection.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 4.04 hours per
response. The ICR, a copy of which is
available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,733.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: One per
certification of compliance.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
4,524 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$240,660.
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Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in an overall increase of 1,051
hours in the total estimated respondent
burden identified in the currently
approved ICR. This increase reflects
EPA’s expectation of an increase in the
number of responses driven by an influx
of child-resistant packaging (CRP)
submissions associated with the full
implementation of the registration
review program. In addition, the
exclusive use period for certain
pesticide chemicals is expiring.
Registrants with products using these
chemicals will now be required to
provide their own CRP test data, which
will have to be reviewed for human
safety/health risk concerns. The total
burden hours per response for
compliance with the CRP requirements
decreased from 4.94 hours to 4.04 hours.
The average burden estimate for each
response type has not changed.
However, the distribution of responses
has changed, resulting in a net shift
from more burdensome to less
burdensome type responses. This
change is an adjustment.
D. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2010–0049
Title: Pesticide Product Registration
Maintenance Fee.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1214.08,
OMB Control No. 2070–0100.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on November 30,
2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this ICR include pesticide
companies and state governments. The
NAICS codes for respondents under this
ICR include: Pesticide and other
agricultural chemical manufacturing
(NAICS code 325320) and regulation of
agricultural marketing and commodities
(NAICS code 9641).
Abstract: This information collection
provides a practical means of
communication between the registrants
and EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) to collect registration
maintenance fees from pesticide
registrants as required by law.
Respondents complete and submit EPA
Form 8570–30 indicating the
respondent’s liability for the registration
maintenance fee.
The first registration maintenance fee
filing form was sent to approximately
5,000 pesticide registrant firms in 1989.
Since then, the number of respondents
has slowly declined from approximately
2,800 firms in 1990 to 2,500 in 1991,
2,350 in 1992, 2,250 in 1993, and 2,200
in 1994. Since 1994, the number of
registrants to which these forms are sent
has declined steadily to a total of 1,720
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in January 2009. Each affected firm is
required to complete the filing for and
submit their fee payment by January 15
of each year.
Annually, the Agency provides
registrants a list of the registered
products currently registered with the
Agency. Registrants are provided the
opportunity to review the list,
determine its accuracy, and remit
payment of the maintenance fee. The
list of products has space identified for
marking those products to be supported
and those products that are to be
canceled. The registrants are also
instructed to identify any products on
the list which they believe to be
transferred to another company, and to
add to the list any products which the
company believes to be registered that
are not on the Agency-provided list. The
failure to pay the required fee for a
product will result in cancellation of
that product’s registration.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.96 hours per
response. The ICR, a copy of which is
available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,720.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,645 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$129,088.
Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in an overall increase of $3,288 in
the total estimated respondent cost
identified in the currently approved
ICR. This change of increase in cost is
merely because of the labor cost
increase since the last renewal.
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V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the individual ICRs
as appropriate. The final ICR packages
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of these ICRs to OMB and
the opportunity for the public to submit
additional comments for OMB
consideration. If you have any questions
about any of these ICRs or the approval
process in general, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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and recordkeeping requirements.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Dated: February 23, 2010.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition
for Residues of a Aspergillus flavus
AF36 on Corn Food/Feed Commodities
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Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements Filed 02/23/2010 Through
02/23/2010 Pursuant to 40 CFR
1506.9;
Notice
In accordance with Section 309(a) of
the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to
make its comments on EISs issued by
other Federal agencies public.
Historically, EPA has met this mandate
by publishing weekly notices of
availability of EPA comments, which
includes a brief summary of EPA’s
comment letters, in the Federal Register.
Since February 2008, EPA has been
including its comment letters on EISs on
its Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
Including the entire EIS comment letters
on the Web site satisfies the Section
309(a) requirement to make EPA’s
comments on EISs available to the
public. Accordingly, after March 31,
2010, EPA will discontinue the
publication of this notice of availability
of EPA comments in the Federal
Register.
EIS No. 20100057, Final EIS, NHTSA,
00, Corporate Average Fuel Economy
(CAFE) Standards Passenger Car and
Light Trucks Model Years 2012–2016,
To Reduce National Energy
Consumption by Increasing the Fuel
Economy of Passenger Car and Light
Trucks sold in the United States,
Implementation, Wait Period Ends:
04/01/2010, Contact: Angel Jackson
202–366–0154.
Dated: February 26, 2010.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0111; FRL–8811–2]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a
pesticide petition proposing the
modification of regulations for residues
of a pesticide chemical in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) as shown in the body of
this document, 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
Facility’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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
the docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2010–0111 and the pesticide petition
number (PP) as shown in the body of
this document. 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of
Several Currently Approved Collections; Comment Request
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 EPA is planning to
submit requests to renew several currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The ICRs are specifically identified in this document by their
corresponding titles, EPA ICR numbers, OMB Control numbers, and related
docket identification (ID) numbers. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the information collection activities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket ID number for
the corresponding ICR as identified in this document, 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 Facility'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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID number for the
corresponding ICR as identified in this document. 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 e-mail. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 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 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: Lily Negash, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8515; fax number:
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(703) 305-5884; e-mail address: negash.lily@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. 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, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What Should I Consider when I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
III. What Do I Need to Know About PRA?
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information subject to PRA approval
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB
control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instruments or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in a list
at 40 CFR 9.1.
Under PRA, 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.
IV. Which ICRs Are Being Renewed?
EPA is planning to submit a number of currently approved ICRs to
OMB for review and approval under PRA. In addition to specifically
identifying the ICRs by title and corresponding ICR, OMB and docket ID
numbers, this unit provides a brief summary of the information
collection activity and the Agency's estimated burden. The Supporting
Statement for each ICR, a copy of which is available in the
corresponding docket, provides a more detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0883
Title: Application for Experimental Use Permit (EUP) to Ship and
Use a Pesticide for Experimental Purposes Only.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0276.14, OMB Control No. 2070-0040.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
November 30, 2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include individuals or entities engaged in pesticide, fertilizer, and
other agricultural chemical manufacturing (North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) code 325300).
Abstract: This information collection provides EPA with the data
necessary to determine whether to issue an EUP under section 5 of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. FIFRA requires that before a pesticide product may be
distributed or sold in the United States it must be registered by EPA.
However, section 5 authorizes EPA to issue EUPs which allow pesticide
companies to temporarily ship pesticide products for experimental use
for the purpose of gathering data necessary to support the application
for registration of a pesticide product. In general, EUPs are issued
either for a pesticide not registered with the Agency or for a
registered pesticide for a use not registered with the Agency.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10.1
hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available in the
docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only
briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 21.
Frequency of response: As needed.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 212.1 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $12,917. This ICR does not involve
any capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in an overall decrease of 545.4 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved ICR.
This decrease reflects the fewer number of EUPs being submitted to the
Agency. This change is an adjustment.
B. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0884
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1249.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0074.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
November 30, 2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
businesses and other institutions participating in pesticide,
fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
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(NAICS code 325300), e.g., pesticide registrants whose products include
1080 collars, government establishments primarily engaged in the
regulation of agricultural marketing and commodities (NAICS code
926140), and states implementing a 1080 collar monitoring program
(NAICS code 99920).
Abstract: This ICR affects four states (Montana, New Mexico, South
Dakota, and Wyoming) that monitor the program plus one additional
registrant. Applicators who are certified to apply livestock protection
collars are required to keep records of: a) The number of collars
attached on livestock; b) pasture(s) where collared livestock were
placed; c) the dates of each attachment, inspection, and removal; d)
the number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or punctured
collars and the apparent cause of the damage; e) the number, dates, and
approximate location of all collars lost; and f) the species,
locations, and dates of all suspected poisonings of humans, domestic
animals or non-target wild animals resulting from collar use.
Applicators maintain records, and the registrants/lead agencies do
monitoring studies and submit the reports. These records are monitored
by either the: a) State lead agencies, b) EPA regional offices, or c)
the registrants. EPA receives annual monitoring reports from
registrants or state lead agencies.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated as follows:
Average of 9 hours per response for registrant respondents, 40 hours
per response for certified applicator respondents, and 77 hours per
response for state agency respondents. The ICR, a copy of which is
available in the docket, provides a detailed explanation of this
estimate, which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 48.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,944 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $77,044.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in an overall decrease of 9 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved ICR.
This change is due to a correction in the calculation of the total
annual respondent burden hours.
C. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0887
Title: Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0616.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0052.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
November 30, 2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include large and small entities engaged in manufacturing pesticide
chemicals, wholesale merchandising of pesticide products, or pest
management activities. The NAICS codes for respondents under this ICR
include: Pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing (NAICS
code 325320), other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers
(NAICS code 424690), and exterminating and pest control services (NAICS
code 561710).
Abstract: This information collection program is designed to
provide EPA with assurances that the packaging of pesticide products
sold and distributed to the general public in the United States meets
standards set forth by the Agency pursuant to FIFRA. Registrants must
certify to the Agency that the packaging or device meets these
standards. Section 25(c)(3) of FIFRA authorizes EPA to establish
standards for packaging of pesticide products and pesticidal devices to
protect children and adults from serious illness or injury resulting
from accidental ingestion or contact. The law requires that these
standards are designed to be consistent with those under the Poison
Prevention Packaging Act, administered by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC). Unless a pesticide product qualifies for an
exemption, if the product meets certain criteria regarding toxicity and
use, it must be sold and distributed in child-resistant packaging.
Compliance regulations are contained in 40 CFR part 157. There are no
forms associated with this information collection activity, and
submission of confidential information is not required as a part of
this information collection.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4.04
hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available in the
docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only
briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,733.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
One per certification of compliance.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 4,524 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $240,660.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in an overall increase of 1,051 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved ICR.
This increase reflects EPA's expectation of an increase in the number
of responses driven by an influx of child-resistant packaging (CRP)
submissions associated with the full implementation of the registration
review program. In addition, the exclusive use period for certain
pesticide chemicals is expiring. Registrants with products using these
chemicals will now be required to provide their own CRP test data,
which will have to be reviewed for human safety/health risk concerns.
The total burden hours per response for compliance with the CRP
requirements decreased from 4.94 hours to 4.04 hours. The average
burden estimate for each response type has not changed. However, the
distribution of responses has changed, resulting in a net shift from
more burdensome to less burdensome type responses. This change is an
adjustment.
D. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0049
Title: Pesticide Product Registration Maintenance Fee.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1214.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0100.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
November 30, 2010.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include pesticide companies and state governments. The NAICS codes for
respondents under this ICR include: Pesticide and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing (NAICS code 325320) and regulation of
agricultural marketing and commodities (NAICS code 9641).
Abstract: This information collection provides a practical means of
communication between the registrants and EPA's Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP) to collect registration maintenance fees from pesticide
registrants as required by law. Respondents complete and submit EPA
Form 8570-30 indicating the respondent's liability for the registration
maintenance fee.
The first registration maintenance fee filing form was sent to
approximately 5,000 pesticide registrant firms in 1989. Since then, the
number of respondents has slowly declined from approximately 2,800
firms in 1990 to 2,500 in 1991, 2,350 in 1992, 2,250 in 1993, and 2,200
in 1994. Since 1994, the number of registrants to which these forms are
sent has declined steadily to a total of 1,720
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in January 2009. Each affected firm is required to complete the filing
for and submit their fee payment by January 15 of each year.
Annually, the Agency provides registrants a list of the registered
products currently registered with the Agency. Registrants are provided
the opportunity to review the list, determine its accuracy, and remit
payment of the maintenance fee. The list of products has space
identified for marking those products to be supported and those
products that are to be canceled. The registrants are also instructed
to identify any products on the list which they believe to be
transferred to another company, and to add to the list any products
which the company believes to be registered that are not on the Agency-
provided list. The failure to pay the required fee for a product will
result in cancellation of that product's registration.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.96
hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available in the
docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only
briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,720.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,645 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $129,088.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in an overall increase of $3,288 in the total
estimated respondent cost identified in the currently approved ICR.
This change of increase in cost is merely because of the labor cost
increase since the last renewal.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the individual
ICRs as appropriate. The final ICR packages will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of these ICRs to OMB and the opportunity for
the public to submit additional comments for OMB consideration. If you
have any questions about any of these ICRs or the approval process in
general, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 23, 2010.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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