Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging, 54339-54340 [2010-22196]

Download as PDF wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices Title: State Review Framework. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2185.04, OMB Control No. 2020–0031. ICR status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011. 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, and 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 State Review Framework (‘‘Framework’’) is an oversight tool designed to assess state performance in enforcement and compliance assurance. The Framework’s goal is to evaluate state performance by examining existing data to provide a consistent level of oversight and develop a uniform mechanism by which EPA Regions, working collaboratively with their states, can ensure that state environmental agencies are consistently implementing the national compliance and enforcement program in order to meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore, the Framework is designed to foster dialogue on enforcement and compliance performance between the states that will enhance relationships and increase feedback, which will in turn lead to consistent program management and improved environmental results. The Framework is described in the April 26, 2005, Federal Register Notice (79 FR 21408) [https://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/ pdf/05–8320.pdf]. This amendment will allow OECA to collect information from enforcement and compliance files reviewed during routine on-site visits of state or local agency offices that will assist in the evaluation of the State Review Framework implementation from FY 2011 to the end of FY 2013. This request will allow EPA to make inquiries to assess the State Review Framework process, including the consistency achieved among the EPA Regions and states, the resources required to conduct the reviews, and the overall effectiveness of the program. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 612 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:24 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 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. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 54. Frequency of response: Once every four years. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: One. Estimated total annual burden hours: 11,016 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $393,343. This includes an estimated burden cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the Estimates: There has been no increase in the hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. There has been an increase in the cost in the total estimated respondent burden based on rates from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ‘‘2010 General Schedule.’’ Dated: August 26, 2010. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2010–22193 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0887; FRL–9196–9; EPA ICR No. 0616.10; OMB Control No. 2070–0052] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54339 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 October 7, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0887, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 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: Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703–347–0107; fax number: 703–305–5884; e-mail address: Drewes.Scott@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 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 (75 FR 9594), 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– HQ–OPP–2009–0887, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the OPP Regulatory Public Docket is 703– 305–5805. 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 E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 54340 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / Notices 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: Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0616.10, OMB Control No. 2070–0052. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2010. 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: This ICR is designed to provide the 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 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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 childresistant packaging. 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). Pesticide registrants must certify to the Agency that the packaging or device meets these standards. EPA reviews a VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:24 Sep 03, 2010 Jkt 220001 registrant’s child-resistant packaging (CRP) certification to determine if there are human safety/health risk concerns. Exemption requests are reviewed to ascertain if there is a health risk, and if CRP is technically feasible, practicable, and appropriate. Responses to this collection of information are mandatory under authority of 40 CFR part 157.34. Although submission of confidential information is not required as a part of this information collection, there has been at least one instance where confidential data have been submitted voluntarily as supporting material for an exemption request from CRP compliance requirements. When any trade secret or Confidential Business Information (CBI) is provided to EPA, such information is protected from disclosure under section 10 of FIFRA. Data submitted to EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the FIFRA Confidential Business Information Manual. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4.2 hours per response. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized here, and is available in the public docket. Respondents/Affected Entities: All registrants of pesticide products meeting the use criteria which trigger ChildResistant Packaging (CRP) requirements. Estimated Number of Responses: 1,165. Frequency of Response: On Occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,893. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $261,237. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,420 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase reflects EPA’s expectation of an increase in the number of responses driven by an influx of CRP certifications associated with the 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 4.20 hours. The average burden estimate for CRP exemptions has increased. However, the distribution of responses has changed, resulting in a net shift from more PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 burdensome to less burdensome type responses. This change is an adjustment. Dated: August 28, 2010. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2010–22196 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9197–1] National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a public teleconference meeting on Monday, September 23, 2010, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary topics of discussion will be EPA’s charge to the NEJAC on incorporating environmental justice concerns into permits under Federal environmental laws, and EPA’s draft Plan EJ 2014. This NEJAC National Public Teleconference meeting is open to the public. There will be a public comment period beginning at 3:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the topic of the meeting. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. There is no fee to attend, but pre-registration is required. Registration for the teleconference meeting closes September 20, 2010. The deadline to sign up for public comment, or to submit written public comments, is also September 20. DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on September 23, 2010, will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: To register via E-mail: Send an e-mail to NEJACSeptember2010meeting@Always PursuingExcellence.com with ‘‘Register for the September NEJAC Teleconference’’ in the subject line. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0887; FRL-9196-9; EPA ICR No. 0616.10; OMB Control No. 
2070-0052]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-
Resistant Packaging

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 October 7, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0887, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs (OPP), 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: Scott Drewes, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-347-0107; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail 
address: Drewes.Scott@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 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 (75 FR 9594), 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-HQ-OPP-2009-0887, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory 
Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the OPP Regulatory Public Docket is 703-305-5805.
    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

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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: Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0616.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0052.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2010. 
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: This ICR is designed to provide the 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 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA). 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. 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). Pesticide registrants must certify to the Agency that the 
packaging or device meets these standards. EPA reviews a registrant's 
child-resistant packaging (CRP) certification to determine if there are 
human safety/health risk concerns. Exemption requests are reviewed to 
ascertain if there is a health risk, and if CRP is technically 
feasible, practicable, and appropriate.
    Responses to this collection of information are mandatory under 
authority of 40 CFR part 157.34. Although submission of confidential 
information is not required as a part of this information collection, 
there has been at least one instance where confidential data have been 
submitted voluntarily as supporting material for an exemption request 
from CRP compliance requirements. When any trade secret or Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) is provided to EPA, such information is 
protected from disclosure under section 10 of FIFRA. Data submitted to 
EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the FIFRA 
Confidential Business Information Manual.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4.2 
hours per response. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this 
estimate, which is only briefly summarized here, and is available in 
the public docket.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: All registrants of pesticide 
products meeting the use criteria which trigger Child-Resistant 
Packaging (CRP) requirements.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,165.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,893.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $261,237.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,420 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase reflects EPA's expectation of an 
increase in the number of responses driven by an influx of CRP 
certifications associated with the 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 4.20 hours. The average 
burden estimate for CRP exemptions has increased. 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.

    Dated: August 28, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-22196 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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