Agency Information Collection Activities; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging; Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request, 58599 [2017-26776]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26776]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0630; FRL-9967-07-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): 
``Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging'' and identified 
by EPA ICR No. 0616.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0052. The ICR, which is 
available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a 
detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden 
estimate that is only briefly summarized in this document. EPA has 
addressed the comments received in response to the previously provided 
public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on November 
29, 2016 (81 FR 85951). With this submission, EPA is providing an 
additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 12, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2016-0630, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Hogue, Field and External Affairs 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-9072; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William 
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 
566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR status: OMB approval for this ICR expired on July 1, 2017, due 
to administrative error. This action is a request to reinstate OMB 
approval for the information collection activities outlined in this 
document. Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 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: This information collection program 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). Registrants of 
such pesticide products must certify to the Agency that the packaging 
or device meets these standards, in order 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 (CRP). The authority 
for this information collection is pursuant to Section 25(c)(3) of the 
FIFRA.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include entities 
involved in manufacturing of pesticide chemicals, wholesale 
merchandising of pesticide products, or pest management activities who 
submit CRP applications. The North American Industrial Classification 
System (NAICS) codes for respondents under this ICR include 325320 
(Pesticide and other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing), 424690 
(Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers), and 561710 
(Exterminating and Pest Control Services). EPA recognizes that this 
list may not be comprehensive.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 31 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 3,535 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Estimated total cost: $249,292 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,972 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden 
estimates for this collection, including an increase in the estimated 
burden per response, and a decrease in the number of responses per 
year. This change is an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-26776 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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