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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–ST–11–0032]
Notice of Request for an Extension and
Revision to a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget, for an extension of and
revision to the currently approved
information collection for
Recordkeeping Requirements for
Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part
110).
SUMMARY:
Comments received by June 30,
2011 will be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Contact Jeffery Haynes, Chief, Pesticide
Records Staff, Science and Technology
Program, Agricultural Marketing
Service, Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road,
Manassas, Virginia 20110–4582,
Telephone (703) 330–7826, Fax (703)
330–6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements
for Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part
110).
OMB Number: 0581–0164.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 1491 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, (Pub. L. 101–624; 7 U.S.C.
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136i–1), (Act), directs and authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to require
that certified pesticide applicators
maintain records of applications of
federally restricted use pesticides for a
period of two years.
The Act also (1) requires that the
pesticide records be made available to
Federal or State officials, and to
licensed health care professionals who
need the records in order to treat an
individual who may have been exposed
to restricted use pesticides; (2) requires
that the Secretary of Agriculture enforce
the recordkeeping and access
requirements of the Act and promulgate
regulations to administer the Act; and
(3) establishes civil penalties for
violations of the Act. A certified
applicator is an individual who is
certified by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) or a State
under cooperative agreement with EPA
to use or supervise the use of restricted
use pesticides.
The Secretary of Agriculture
delegated his responsibilities under the
Act to the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), which promulgated
regulations to administer the Act at 7
CFR part 110 (regulations). In order to
enforce these regulations, AMS collects
information through personal
inspections of the application records of
certified applicators of restricted use
pesticides.
The information collected by AMS is
used only by authorized representatives
of AMS (AMS’ Science and Technology
Program national staff, other designated
Federal employees and designated State
supervisors and their staffs) who are
delegated authority to access the records
pursuant to subsection (b) of the Act.
The collected information is used to
administer the Federal Pesticide
Recordkeeping program. AMS is the
primary user of this information. The
secondary user of the information is
each designated State agency which has
a cooperative agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated as follows:
(a) Approximately 292,251 certified
private applicators (recordkeepers)
apply restricted use pesticides under the
Federal regulations. It is estimated that
each certified private applicator
averages 1.31 hours per year to
document their records for a total of
382,849 annual burden hours. This is a
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19,519 decrease in burden hours from
the previous collection request due to a
decrease in the number of certified
private applicators and subsequent
restricted use pesticide applications.
The current data indicates that each
certified private applicator makes an
average of approximately 16 restricted
use pesticide applications per year. Of
the 292,251 certified private applicators,
approximately 3,591 are selected
annually for recordkeeping inspections.
It is estimated that a private applicator
that is subject to a pesticide record
inspection has an additional annual
burden of .333 hours, which contributes
to an additional annual burden of 1,196
hours.
(b) There are approximately 207,162
certified commercial applicators
nationally who are required to provide
copies of restricted use pesticide
application records to their clients. It is
estimated that each certified commercial
applicator must provide an average of
616 records to customers. The burden
hours for certified commercial
applicators to provide a record to each
customer averages 0.0080 hour per
record. The total annual burden to
certified commercial applicators is
1,020,894 hours.
(c) It is estimated that the State agency
personnel from 27 States have 30
burden hours per State to equal 810
annual burden hours. State agency
personnel from these 27 States conduct
an average of 133 certified private
applicator inspections at an annual
burden of 1.8 hours per inspection to
equal 6,464 annual burden hours. The
total annual burden for the 27 States to
develop a cooperative agreement with
AMS and to inspect certified private
applicator records have a total annual
burden of 7,274 hours.
Respondents: Certified private and
commercial applicators, State
governments or employees, and Federal
agencies or employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
499,467—The total number of
respondents include 292,251 certified
private applicators (which includes
those selected for inspection), 207,162
certified commercial applicators, 27
designated State agency administrative
personnel to implement cooperative
agreements, and 27 designated State
personnel to inspect certified private
applicator’s records.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses per respondent is as follows:
(a) It is estimated that certified private
applicators (recordkeepers), record on
an average 16 restricted use pesticide
application records annually.
(b) It is estimated that certified
commercial applicators provide 616
copies of restricted use pesticide records
to their clients annually.
(c) State agency personnel, who work
under cooperative agreements with
AMS to conduct restricted use pesticide
records inspections, have approximately
3,591 responses annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 1,412,213. This
revision in the Total Annual Burden on
Respondents decreases the burden by
385,501 hours due to the decrease in the
number of certified applicators and the
number of restricted use pesticides
applications that certified applicators
are making annually.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond. Comments
should be sent to Jeffery Haynes, Chief,
Pesticide Records Staff, Science and
Technology Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Suite 203, 8609
Sudley Road, Manassas, Virginia 20110–
4582. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same
address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 29, 2011.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
North Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
The North Gifford Pinchot
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Salkum, Washington. The committee
is authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 110–343) (the
Act) and operates in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The purpose of the committee is to
improve collaborative relationships and
to provide advice and recommendations
to the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with the title II
of the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
review and recommend fiscal year 2012
Title II project nominations.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, June 2, 2011 beginning at
9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Salkum Timberland Library, 2480 US
Highway 12, Salkum, WA 98582.
Written comments may be submitted as
described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at Gifford
Pinchot National Forest Headquarters,
10600 NE. 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA
98682. Please call ahead to 360–891–
5001 to facilitate entry into the building
to view comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert West, Partnership Coordinator,
Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 360–
891–5068, and robertwest@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Requests for reasonable accommodation
for access to the facility or proceedings
may be made by contacting the person
listed For Further Information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following business will be conducted:
Approval of agenda and minutes; public
forum opportunity; election of chair and
vice chair; update on prior year Title II
projects, and review and
recommendations of individual fiscal
year 2012 Title II project nominations.
Anyone who would like to bring related
matters to the attention of the committee
may file written statements with the
committee staff before or after the
meeting. The agenda will include time
for people to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
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should request in writing by May 1,
2011, to be scheduled on the agenda.
Written comments and requests for time
for oral comments must be sent to
Gifford Pinchot National Forest attn:
Robert West, 10600 NE. 51st Circle,
Vancouver, WA 98682, or by e-mail to
robertwest@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to
360–891–5045.
Dated: April 27, 2011.
Ron Freeman,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Shasta County Resource Advisory
Committee; Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Shasta County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Redding, California, on April 27, 2011,
from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The
committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) (the Act) and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of the
committee is to improve collaborative
relationships and to provide advice and
recommendation to the Forest Service
concerning projects and funding
consistent with Title II of the Act. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss
project updates and proposals, and
information on monitoring efforts.
DATES: Wednesday, May 25 at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sierra Pacific Industries office,
19794 Riverside Ave, Anderson,
California 96007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Designated Federal Official, Donna
Harmon at (530) 226–2595 or
dharmon@fs.fed.us. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and
8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday. Requests for reasonable
accommodation for access to the facility
or proceedings may be made by
contacting the person listed for Further
Information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Public
input sessions will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
SUMMARY:
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS-ST-11-0032]
Notice of Request for an Extension and Revision to a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection for Recordkeeping
Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use
Pesticides (7 CFR part 110).
DATES: Comments received by June 30, 2011 will be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Jeffery Haynes, Chief,
Pesticide Records Staff, Science and Technology Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road, Manassas, Virginia
20110-4582, Telephone (703) 330-7826, Fax (703) 330-6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of
Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR part 110).
OMB Number: 0581-0164.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990, (Pub. L. 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 136i-1), (Act), directs
and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to require that certified
pesticide applicators maintain records of applications of federally
restricted use pesticides for a period of two years.
The Act also (1) requires that the pesticide records be made
available to Federal or State officials, and to licensed health care
professionals who need the records in order to treat an individual who
may have been exposed to restricted use pesticides; (2) requires that
the Secretary of Agriculture enforce the recordkeeping and access
requirements of the Act and promulgate regulations to administer the
Act; and (3) establishes civil penalties for violations of the Act. A
certified applicator is an individual who is certified by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a State under cooperative
agreement with EPA to use or supervise the use of restricted use
pesticides.
The Secretary of Agriculture delegated his responsibilities under
the Act to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which promulgated
regulations to administer the Act at 7 CFR part 110 (regulations). In
order to enforce these regulations, AMS collects information through
personal inspections of the application records of certified
applicators of restricted use pesticides.
The information collected by AMS is used only by authorized
representatives of AMS (AMS' Science and Technology Program national
staff, other designated Federal employees and designated State
supervisors and their staffs) who are delegated authority to access the
records pursuant to subsection (b) of the Act. The collected
information is used to administer the Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping
program. AMS is the primary user of this information. The secondary
user of the information is each designated State agency which has a
cooperative agreement with AMS.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated as follows:
(a) Approximately 292,251 certified private applicators
(recordkeepers) apply restricted use pesticides under the Federal
regulations. It is estimated that each certified private applicator
averages 1.31 hours per year to document their records for a total of
382,849 annual burden hours. This is a 19,519 decrease in burden hours
from the previous collection request due to a decrease in the number of
certified private applicators and subsequent restricted use pesticide
applications. The current data indicates that each certified private
applicator makes an average of approximately 16 restricted use
pesticide applications per year. Of the 292,251 certified private
applicators, approximately 3,591 are selected annually for
recordkeeping inspections. It is estimated that a private applicator
that is subject to a pesticide record inspection has an additional
annual burden of .333 hours, which contributes to an additional annual
burden of 1,196 hours.
(b) There are approximately 207,162 certified commercial
applicators nationally who are required to provide copies of restricted
use pesticide application records to their clients. It is estimated
that each certified commercial applicator must provide an average of
616 records to customers. The burden hours for certified commercial
applicators to provide a record to each customer averages 0.0080 hour
per record. The total annual burden to certified commercial applicators
is 1,020,894 hours.
(c) It is estimated that the State agency personnel from 27 States
have 30 burden hours per State to equal 810 annual burden hours. State
agency personnel from these 27 States conduct an average of 133
certified private applicator inspections at an annual burden of 1.8
hours per inspection to equal 6,464 annual burden hours. The total
annual burden for the 27 States to develop a cooperative agreement with
AMS and to inspect certified private applicator records have a total
annual burden of 7,274 hours.
Respondents: Certified private and commercial applicators, State
governments or employees, and Federal agencies or employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 499,467--The total number of
respondents include 292,251 certified private applicators (which
includes those selected for inspection), 207,162 certified commercial
applicators, 27 designated State agency administrative personnel to
implement cooperative agreements, and 27 designated State personnel to
inspect certified private applicator's records.
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Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses per respondent is as follows:
(a) It is estimated that certified private applicators
(recordkeepers), record on an average 16 restricted use pesticide
application records annually.
(b) It is estimated that certified commercial applicators provide
616 copies of restricted use pesticide records to their clients
annually.
(c) State agency personnel, who work under cooperative agreements
with AMS to conduct restricted use pesticide records inspections, have
approximately 3,591 responses annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 1,412,213. This
revision in the Total Annual Burden on Respondents decreases the burden
by 385,501 hours due to the decrease in the number of certified
applicators and the number of restricted use pesticides applications
that certified applicators are making annually.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond. Comments should be sent to Jeffery Haynes, Chief,
Pesticide Records Staff, Science and Technology Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, Suite 203, 8609 Sudley Road, Manassas, Virginia
20110-4582. All comments received will be available for public
inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: April 29, 2011.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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