Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products, 9574-9575 [2011-3611]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9574-9575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3611]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1085; FRL-8861-2; EPA ICR No. 2425.01; OMB Control No. 
2070-new]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for 
Insect Repellent Products

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 a request for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled: ``Use of 
Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products'' 
and identified by EPA ICR No. 2425.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-new. 
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1085, 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 docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-1085. 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 Web site 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 at 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: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6304; fax number: (703) 305-8554; e-
mail address: boyle.kathryn@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.

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You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.

III. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Affected entities: Potential respondents affected by these 
voluntary collection activities will be members of the general public 
who have purchased and used insect repellent products.
    Title: Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect 
Repellent Products.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2425.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new.
    ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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 Code of Federal Regulations (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 for certain EPA 
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA intends to initiate a new voluntary information 
collection, a one-time Internet survey, for consumer research. The 
goals of the Internet survey are to (1) identify the types of 
information that users of insect repellents want on the label of an 
insect repellent and (2) test four versions of efficacy marks, a 
graphic that could be placed on the front label of an insect repellent, 
that would standardize the presentation of information on how long the 
insect repellent repels ticks and mosquitoes. For the first efficacy 
mark viewed, participants would provide information on their 
understanding of the efficacy mark, just as if they came across the 
mark on a product label with no prior explanation of what the mark 
could mean. Participants would rate all of the efficacy marks for 
understandability and usefulness, and then indicate a preferred choice. 
EPA would use this information to formulate decisions and policies 
affecting future labeling of insect repellents. The ultimate goal of 
this activity is to help the consumer to effectively use the 
information on the label to select the insect repellent product most 
likely to meet their needs and readily understand label instructions 
regarding safe product use. This is a voluntary survey. One survey 
would be conducted over the life of the ICR.
    The collected information could be used to revise insect repellent 
product labels and to create other user friendly consumer information 
materials. By enabling consumers to make better choices in regard to 
purchasing and using products intended to protect their health, EPA 
will more effectively carry out its mandate to protect the public from 
unreasonable risks to human health. If any individuals or organizations 
in possession of survey data that are similar to the survey activity 
that EPA wishes to initiate and if the individual or organization is 
willing to publicly share the methodology used, the results and 
underlying raw data, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 
minutes 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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is 
only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 
On-line survey of approximately 15 minute duration.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 750 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $15,675. There is no cost for capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package 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 the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
 Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-3611 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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