Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Pesticide Data-Call-In Program, 16718-16720 [2021-06608]

Download as PDF 16718 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / Notices The Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Microsoft Teams Meeting URL information is as follows: https://bit.ly/ 2Os0TV7, Call in information: +1 (404) 796–9216, Phone Conference ID: 950 131 260#. Written comments should be submitted to: Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, GA 30635–6711; Email: Comments@sepa.doe.gov. Information regarding the rates, including studies and other supporting 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, (706) 213–3805; Email: 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 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Mar 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. 2021–06632 Filed 3–30–21; 8:45 am] 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: E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Mar 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16719 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, E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 16720 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Mar 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 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. [FR Doc. 2021–06608 Filed 3–30–21; 8:45 am] 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

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[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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