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Information regarding the rates,
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materials, is available for public review
in the offices of Southeastern Power
Administration, 1166 Athens Tech
Road, Elberton, GA 30635.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel W. Loggins, Assistant
Administrator, Finance and Marketing,
Southeastern Power Administration,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1166 Athens
Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635–6711,
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Samuel.Loggins@sepa.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background of Existing Rates: The
existing schedules of rates and charges
applicable to the sale of power from the
Jim Woodruff Project are effective
through September 30, 2021. On
October 20, 2016, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC)
confirmed and approved, on a final
basis, Rate Schedules JW–1–K, and JW–
2–F applicable to the Jim Woodruff
System for a period ending September
30, 2021 (157 FERC ¶ 62,043).
Repayment Study: Existing rate
schedules are based upon a March 2016
repayment study and other supporting
data contained in FERC Docket No.
EF16–7–000. A repayment study
prepared in February 2021 showed that
the existing rates are not adequate to
meet repayment criteria. Southeastern is
therefore proposing a rate increase. A
revised study shows that a revenue
increase of $684,000 per year from
preference customers would make the
rates adequate to meet repayment
criteria. The rate adjustment would
represent an increase of about 9.2
percent.
The additional costs are due to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Operation &
Maintenance expense increases and
Southeastern marketing expense
increases.
Proposed Rates: In the proposed rate
schedule JW–1–L, which is available to
preference customers, the capacity
charge would be increased from $7.74
per kilowatt per month to $8.46 per
kilowatt per month. The energy charge
would be increased from 20.44 mills per
kilowatt-hour to 22.32 mills per
kilowatt-hour. In addition to the
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capacity and energy charges, each
preference customer would continue to
be charged for power purchased by
Southeastern on behalf of the preference
customer. This pass-through would
continue to be computed as described in
the current rate schedules.
Rate schedule JW–2–F, available to
Duke Energy Florida (DEF), would
continue the current rate of 100 percent
of DEF’s fuel cost.
Legal Authority: By Delegation Order
No. 00–037.00B, effective November 19,
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated
to Southeastern’s Administrator the
authority to develop power and
transmission rates, to the Deputy
Secretary of Energy the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis, and to
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place into effect
on a final basis, or to disapprove, rates
developed by the Administrator under
the delegation. By Delegation Order No.
S1–DEL–S4–2021, effective February 25,
2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy
also delegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to the Under
Secretary for Science (and Energy). By
Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10E,
effective February 14, 2020, the Under
Secretary of Energy (to whom such
authority was delegated by the Secretary
of Energy in Delegation Order No. 00–
002.00S from January 15, 2020 until that
delegation was rescinded on February
25, 2021) redelegated the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Assistant Secretary for Electricity. By
Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–03,
effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant
Secretary for Electricity further
redelegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to the
Administrator, Southeastern Power
Administration. The delegations and
redelegations not affirmatively
rescinded remain valid. This rate is
proposed by the Administrator,
Southeastern Power Administration,
pursuant to the authority delegated in
Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B.
Environmental Impact: Southeastern
has reviewed the possible
environmental impacts of the rate
adjustment under consideration and has
concluded that, because the adjusted
rates would not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment
within the meaning of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, the proposed action is not a
major Federal action for which
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preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement is required.
Determination Under Executive Order
12866: Southeastern has an exemption
from centralized regulatory review
under Executive Order 12866;
accordingly, no clearance of this notice
by the Office of Management and
Budget is required.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
March 18, 2021, by Virgil G. Hobbs III,
Administrator for Southeastern Power
Administration, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document, with the original
signature and date, is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register
Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 26,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0693; FRL–10021–09]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for
Comment; Pesticide Data-Call-In
Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of
and solicits public comment on an
Information Collection Request (ICR)
that EPA is planning to submit to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The ICR, entitled ‘‘Pesticide
Data-Call-In Program’’ and identified by
EPA ICR No. 2288.04 and OMB Control
No. 2070–0174, represents the renewal
of an existing ICR that is scheduled to
expire on November 30, 2021. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
SUMMARY:
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aspects of the proposed information
collection that is summarized in this
document. The ICR and accompanying
material are available in the docket for
public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0693, by
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division,
Office of Program Support, (P75601),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (703) 347–
1249; email address: siu.carolyn@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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
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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 information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Pesticide Data-Call-In Program.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2288.04.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0174.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on November 30,
2021. 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: This ICR covers the
information collection activities
associated with the issuance of datacall-ins (DCIs) under section 3(c)(2)(B)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C.
136 et seq. EPA regulates the use of
pesticides under the authority of two
federal statutes: FIFRA and the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a. In general, before
manufacturers can sell pesticides in the
United States, EPA must evaluate the
pesticides thoroughly to ensure that
they meet federal safety standards to
protect human health and the
environment. EPA grants a
‘‘registration’’ or license that permits a
pesticide’s distribution, sale, and use
only after the company meets the
scientific and regulatory requirements.
In evaluating a pesticide registration
application, EPA assesses a wide variety
of potential human health and
environmental effects associated with
the use of the product. Applicants, or
potential registrants, must generate or
provide the scientific data necessary to
address concerns pertaining to the
identity, composition, potential adverse
effects, and environmental fate of each
pesticide. The data allow EPA to
evaluate whether a pesticide has the
potential to cause harmful effects on
certain non-target organisms and
endangered species (including humans,
wildlife, and plants) and on surface
water or ground water.
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Through a rigorous scientific and
public process, EPA specifies the kinds
of data and information necessary to
make regulatory judgments about the
risks and benefits of pesticide products
under FIFRA sections 3, 4 and 5, as well
as the data and information needed to
determine the safety of pesticide
chemical residues under FFDCA section
408. The regulations in 40 CFR part 158
describe the minimum data and
information EPA typically requires to
support an application for pesticide
registration or amendment; support the
reregistration of a pesticide product;
support the maintenance of a pesticide
registration by means of the data call-in
process (e.g., as used in the registration
review program); or establish or
maintain a tolerance or exemption from
the requirements of a tolerance for a
pesticide chemical residue.
As described in 40 CFR 158.30,
however, FIFRA provides EPA with
flexibility to require, or not require, data
and information for the purposes of
making regulatory judgments for
individual pesticide products, thereby
allowing for the data required to be
modified on an individual basis to fully
characterize the use and properties,
characteristics, or effects of specific
pesticide products under review. The
Agency encourages each applicant to
consult with EPA to discuss the data
requirements particular to its product
prior to and during the registration
process. In addition, the Agency
cautions applicants that the data
routinely required by the regulations
may not be sufficient to permit EPA to
evaluate the potential of the product to
cause unreasonable adverse effects on
man or the environment. EPA may,
therefore, require the submission of
additional data or information beyond
that specified in the regulations if such
data or information are needed to
evaluate a pesticide product as required
by FIFRA and FFDCA.
EPA uses the DCIs issued under this
ICR to acquire the data that has been
deemed necessary for the Agency’s
statutorily mandated review of a
pesticide’s registration, which require it
to assess whether the continued
registration of an existing pesticide
causes an unreasonable adverse effect
on human health or the environment
and whether the Agency will pursue
appropriate regulatory measures. The
key program areas are described in more
detail in this ICR, along with the
Agency’s estimates of the information
collection burden and costs associated
with issuing DCIs under those key
program areas.
Form numbers: EPA For No. 8570–4,
8574–27, 8570–28, 8570–32, 8579–34,
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8570–35, 8570–36, 8570–37, 6300–3,
and 6300–4.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to range between 20 and 8,182
hours per response, depending on the
details associated with the individual
DCIs. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
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 here:
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this ICR are
pesticide registrants and are identified
by the North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) code
325320, Pesticide and Other
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory under FIFRA section
3(c)(2)(B).
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 122.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,091,617 hours.
Estimated total annual cost:
$84,846,448.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase of 465,948 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR that was approved by OMB.
This increase reflects EPA’s correction
of a clerical error associated with the
approved hours entered into the
tracking system (causing a burden of
58,206 hours to be approved rather than
the 625,669 burden hours requested in
the submitted ICR), and an increase in
the estimated DCIs issued over the next
three years from 663 to 802 that will
require data generation thus raising the
average of DCIs issued annually from
221 to 267. Other factors include the
addition of high-test costs for certain
DCIs, and an increase in nongovernment wage rates. This is increase
qualifies as an adjustment.
In addition, OMB has requested that
EPA move towards using the 18question format for ICR Supporting
Statements used by other federal
agencies and departments and is based
on the submission instructions
established by OMB in 1995, replacing
the alternate format developed by EPA
and OMB prior to 1995. EPA intends to
update this Supporting Statement
during the comment period to reflect the
18-question format, and has included
the questions in an attachment to this
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Supporting Statement. In doing so, the
Agency does not expect the change in
format to result in substantive changes
to the information collection activities
or related estimated burden and costs.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: March 25, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0692; FRL–10019–41]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Comment
Request; Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program Annual
Measures Reporting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is planning to submit an information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program Annual Measures
Reporting’’ and identified by EPA ICR
No. 2415.04 and OMB Control No.
2070–0188, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on October 31, 2021. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0692, by
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
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exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division,
Office of Program Support, (7101M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (703) 347–
1249; email address: siu.carolyn@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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 information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program Annual Measures
Reporting.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2415.04.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0188.
ICR status: The existing ICR is
currently scheduled to expire on
October 31, 2021. 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0693; FRL-10021-09]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Pesticide Data-Call-In
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
an Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled
``Pesticide Data-Call-In Program'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
2288.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0174, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2021. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
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aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in
this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the
docket for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0693, by using the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division,
Office of Program Support, (P75601), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(703) 347-1249; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
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 information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Pesticide Data-Call-In Program.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2288.04.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0174.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November
30, 2021. 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: This ICR covers the information collection activities
associated with the issuance of data-call-ins (DCIs) under section
3(c)(2)(B) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. EPA regulates the use of pesticides under
the authority of two federal statutes: FIFRA and the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. In general, before
manufacturers can sell pesticides in the United States, EPA must
evaluate the pesticides thoroughly to ensure that they meet federal
safety standards to protect human health and the environment. EPA
grants a ``registration'' or license that permits a pesticide's
distribution, sale, and use only after the company meets the scientific
and regulatory requirements.
In evaluating a pesticide registration application, EPA assesses a
wide variety of potential human health and environmental effects
associated with the use of the product. Applicants, or potential
registrants, must generate or provide the scientific data necessary to
address concerns pertaining to the identity, composition, potential
adverse effects, and environmental fate of each pesticide. The data
allow EPA to evaluate whether a pesticide has the potential to cause
harmful effects on certain non-target organisms and endangered species
(including humans, wildlife, and plants) and on surface water or ground
water.
Through a rigorous scientific and public process, EPA specifies the
kinds of data and information necessary to make regulatory judgments
about the risks and benefits of pesticide products under FIFRA sections
3, 4 and 5, as well as the data and information needed to determine the
safety of pesticide chemical residues under FFDCA section 408. The
regulations in 40 CFR part 158 describe the minimum data and
information EPA typically requires to support an application for
pesticide registration or amendment; support the reregistration of a
pesticide product; support the maintenance of a pesticide registration
by means of the data call-in process (e.g., as used in the registration
review program); or establish or maintain a tolerance or exemption from
the requirements of a tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue.
As described in 40 CFR 158.30, however, FIFRA provides EPA with
flexibility to require, or not require, data and information for the
purposes of making regulatory judgments for individual pesticide
products, thereby allowing for the data required to be modified on an
individual basis to fully characterize the use and properties,
characteristics, or effects of specific pesticide products under
review. The Agency encourages each applicant to consult with EPA to
discuss the data requirements particular to its product prior to and
during the registration process. In addition, the Agency cautions
applicants that the data routinely required by the regulations may not
be sufficient to permit EPA to evaluate the potential of the product to
cause unreasonable adverse effects on man or the environment. EPA may,
therefore, require the submission of additional data or information
beyond that specified in the regulations if such data or information
are needed to evaluate a pesticide product as required by FIFRA and
FFDCA.
EPA uses the DCIs issued under this ICR to acquire the data that
has been deemed necessary for the Agency's statutorily mandated review
of a pesticide's registration, which require it to assess whether the
continued registration of an existing pesticide causes an unreasonable
adverse effect on human health or the environment and whether the
Agency will pursue appropriate regulatory measures. The key program
areas are described in more detail in this ICR, along with the Agency's
estimates of the information collection burden and costs associated
with issuing DCIs under those key program areas.
Form numbers: EPA For No. 8570-4, 8574-27, 8570-28, 8570-32, 8579-
34,
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8570-35, 8570-36, 8570-37, 6300-3, and 6300-4.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between
20 and 8,182 hours per response, depending on the details associated
with the individual DCIs. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
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 here:
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are pesticide registrants and are identified by the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 325320,
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA section
3(c)(2)(B).
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 122.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,091,617 hours.
Estimated total annual cost: $84,846,448.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 465,948 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR that was
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's correction of a clerical
error associated with the approved hours entered into the tracking
system (causing a burden of 58,206 hours to be approved rather than the
625,669 burden hours requested in the submitted ICR), and an increase
in the estimated DCIs issued over the next three years from 663 to 802
that will require data generation thus raising the average of DCIs
issued annually from 221 to 267. Other factors include the addition of
high-test costs for certain DCIs, and an increase in non-government
wage rates. This is increase qualifies as an adjustment.
In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18-
question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal
agencies and departments and is based on the submission instructions
established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format developed by
EPA and OMB prior to 1995. EPA intends to update this Supporting
Statement during the comment period to reflect the 18-question format,
and has included the questions in an attachment to this Supporting
Statement. In doing so, the Agency does not expect the change in format
to result in substantive changes to the information collection
activities or related estimated burden and costs.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: March 25, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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