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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0287; EPA–HQ–OPP–
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of Two
Currently Approved Collections;
Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit requests to renew
two currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICRs are identified in this document by
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their corresponding titles, EPA ICR
numbers, OMB Control numbers, and
related docket identification (ID)
numbers. Before submitting these ICRs
to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the information collection
activities that are summarized in this
document. The ICRs and accompanying
material are available for public review
and comment in the relevant dockets
identified in this document for the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the corresponding ICR
as identified in this document, online
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. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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 and
docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division
7101M, Office of Program Support,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (703)
347–0159; 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.
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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What should I consider when I
prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Submit your comments by the
deadline identified under DATES.
6. Identify the docket ID number
assigned to the ICR action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the ICR title and
related EPA and OMB numbers.
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III. What do I need to know about the
PRA?
An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
subject to PRA approval unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
the EPA regulations in title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instruments or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in a list at 40
CFR 9.1.
As used in the PRA context, burden
is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
IV. Which ICRs are being renewed?
EPA is planning to submit two
currently approved ICRs to OMB for
review and approval under the PRA. In
addition to specifically identifying the
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ICRs by title and corresponding ICR,
OMB and docket ID numbers, this unit
provides a brief summary of the
information collection activity and the
Agency’s estimated burden. The
Supporting Statement for each ICR, a
copy of which is available in the
corresponding docket, provides a more
detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2021–0288
Title: Certification of Pesticide
Applicators.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0155.14.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0029.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on December 31,
2022.
Abstract: EPA administers
certification programs for pesticide
applicators under section 11 of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA allows
EPA to classify a pesticide as ‘‘restricted
use’’ if the pesticide meets certain
toxicity or risk criteria. The regulations
in 40 CFR part 171 include procedures
for certification programs for States,
Federal agencies, Indian tribes, or U.S.
territories who wish to develop and
implement their own certification plans
and programs, after obtaining EPA
approval. This ICR addresses the
paperwork activities performed by
businesses, individuals and regulators
to comply with training and
certification requirements associated
with applicators of restricted use
pesticides (RUPs). Because of the
potential of improperly applied RUPs to
harm human health or the environment,
pesticides under this classification may
be purchased and applied only by
‘‘certified applicators’’ or by persons
under the direct supervision of certified
applicators. To become a certified
applicator, a person must meet certain
standards of competency; these
standards are met through completion of
a certification program or test. The
additional information requirements
contained in the January 4, 2017 final
rule (82 FR 952; RIN 2070–AJ20) that
amended the regulations at 40 CFR part
171 are addressed in another ICR that is
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 2070–0196.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia,
American Samoa, Cheyenne River
Sioux, Guam, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Oglala Sioux,
Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau,
Shoshone-Bannock Tribe Affiliated
Tribes and U.S. Virgin Islands as well as
the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, the U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S.
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Department of Agriculture
(USDA)(USDA, APHIS/PPQ and USDA
Forest Service) administer applicator
certification programs within their
jurisdictions, but each agency’s
certification plan must be approved by
EPA before it can be implemented.
Agencies authorized by EPA to
administer a certification program are
collectively referred to in this document
as ‘‘authorized agencies.’’ Currently all
50 states, the District of Columbia, 6
territories, 4 tribes and 5 federal
agencies are authorized to run their own
certification programs. Under
authorized agencies’ certification
programs, dealerships of RUP are not
required to report their dealership
information and RUP sales directly to
EPA, and such information is not
included in the paperwork burden
estimates of this ICR.
In areas where no authorized agency
has jurisdiction, EPA may administer a
certification program directly, called a
Federal program. Federal certification
programs require RUP dealers to
maintain records of RUP sales and to
report and update their names and
addresses with the pesticide regulatory
agency for enforcement purposes.
Starting in 2007 and in 2014
respectively, the Agency implemented
EPA-administered applicator
certification programs for Indian
Country and for Navajo Nation (79 FR
7185–89). Under the EPA plan for
Indian Country, dealerships operating in
Indian Country are required to report
their dealership and individual business
names and addresses to EPA Regional
offices.
This ICR also addresses how
registrants of certain pesticide products
are expected to perform specific, special
paperwork activities, such as training
and recordkeeping, in order to comply
with the terms and conditions of the
pesticide registration (e.g., registrants of
anthrax-related pesticide products that
assert claims to inactivate Bacillus
anthracis (anthrax) spores). Paperwork
activities associated with the use of
such products are conveyed specifically
as a condition of the registration.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1,379,443.81 hours
per response. The ICR, a copy of which
is available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include pesticide applicators,
administration of certification programs
by States/Tribal lead agencies
(authorized agencies), individuals or
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entities engaged in activities related to
the registration of a pesticide product,
and RUP dealers (only for EPA
administrated programs).
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 444,639 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: Varies.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,379,444 hours (annual).
Estimated total annual costs:
$57,047,143.94. This includes an
estimated burden cost of
$57,047,143.94 and an estimated cost of
$0 for non-burden hour paperwork
costs, e.g., investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in neither a decrease nor increase
of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden identified in the
currently approved ICR. Since the
Agency is renewing this ICR as is, the
total estimated respondent burden for
this renewal ICR remains the same at
59,190 hours. The only adjustments
calculated is the cost in burden which
is made to reflect the latest wage labor
rates (BLS 2019). These changes are
adjustments.
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
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.
B. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2021–0287
Title: Pesticides; Certification of
Pesticide Applicators; Final Rule [RIN
2070–AJ20].
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2499.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0196.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR
is scheduled to expire on February 28.
2022.
Abstract: This ICR amendment covers
the revisions contained in thea final rule
‘‘Certification of Pesticide Applicators’’
(Certification rule) at 40 CFR part 171,
which regulates the certification of
applicators of RUPs. This ICR estimates
the incremental burden of revised
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requirements applicable under the PRA,
that are not already included in the ICR
‘‘Certification of Pesticide Applicators’’
covering 40 CFR part 171 prior to the
new final rule. That ICR, which this ICR
amends, was currently-approved by the
OMB at the time this ICR was submitted
to OMB with the final rule, and is
termed the ‘‘existing ICR’’ in this
document.
The existing regulation (prior to the
new final rule) has provisions for states,
the District of Columbia (DC), tribes,
territories, and federal agencies that
wish to certify applicators to use RUPs,
to submit certification plans to EPA for
review and approval, and requirements
to report specific information related to
applicator certification activities
annually. The regulation has standards
of competency for persons who are
certified to apply RUPs, as well as
requirements related to noncertified
applicators who apply RUPs under the
direct supervision of certified
applicators. In addition, it already
requires pesticide retail dealers to
maintain records of RUP sales in areas
where the EPA administers an
applicator certification program.
The final rule is intended to improve
the competency of certified applicators
of RUPs and noncertified applicators
who apply RUPs under the direct
supervision of certified applicators. The
final rule includes new and revised
standards for certification for
commercial and private applicators,
provisions for recertification of
applicators, and training for
noncertified applicators applying RUPs
under the supervision of certified
applicators. The revisions also include
changes to improve the clarity and
organization of the rule and overall
program operation. The proposed
changes to the regulation are intended
to ensure that all persons who use
RUPs—i.e., private applicators,
commercial applicators, and
noncertified applicators using RUPs
under the direct supervision of certified
applicators—are competent to use RUPs
in a manner that will not result in
unreasonable adverse effects to
themselves, others, or the environment.
This amendment ICR estimates the
burden and costs of the final rule
changes related to information
collection and includes: Training for
noncertified applicators applying RUPs
under the direct supervision of certified
applicators, recordkeeping of the
noncertified applicator training,
recordkeeping of RUP sales by pesticide
dealerships under certification programs
not administered by the EPA, and
burden to states, DC, territories, tribes,
and federal agencies to revise
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certification plans as needed to comply
with the revised requirements.
The following sections provide a
general overview of the paperwork
requirements in the final rule; burden
and cost estimates are found in section
6.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 2,280,849 hours
per response. The ICR, a copy of which
is available in the docket, provides a
detailed explanation of this estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include Agricultural Establishments,
Nursery and Tree Production,
Agricultural Pest Control and Pesticide
Handling on Farms and Crop Advisors,
Agricultural (animal) Pest Control
(livestock spraying), Forestry Pest
Control, Wood Preservation Pest
Control, Pesticide Registrants, Pesticide
Dealers, Research & Demonstration Pest
Control and Crop Advisor, Ornamental
& Turf, Rights-of-Way Pest Control,
Environmental Protection Program
Administrators, and Governmental Pest
Control Programs.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,860,974.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 195.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
2,280,849 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$108,061,898. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $108,061,898
and an estimated cost of $0 for nonburden hour paperwork costs, e.g.,
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last
approval: The renewal of this ICR will
result in neither a decrease nor increase
of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden identified in the
currently approved ICR. Since the
Agency is renewing this ICR as is, the
total estimated respondent burden for
this renewal ICR remains the same at
2,280,849 hours. The only adjustments
calculated is the cost in burden which
is made to reflect the latest wage labor
rates (BLS 2019). These changes are
adjustments.
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
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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.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the individual ICRs
as appropriate. The final ICR packages
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of these ICRs to OMB and
the opportunity for the public to submit
additional comments for OMB
consideration. If you have any questions
about any of these ICRs or the approval
process in general, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: June 24, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Commonwealth Utilities Corporation
Power Plant Site, Rota, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands; Notice
of Proposed CERCLA Settlement
Agreement and Order on Consent
David H. Kim, Assistant Regional
Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105; phone: (415) 972–3882; fax: (417)
947–3570; email: kim.david@epa.gov.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA,
Region IX.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
(CERCLA), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative settlement with
Commonwealth Utilities Corporation
(CUC), for payment of costs of a removal
action at a power plant owned and
operated by CUC on the Island of Rota
in the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI). The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
enters the settlement pursuant to
Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The
settlement provides for CUC’s payment
of $315,000, plus interest, towards costs
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incurred by EPA and the United States
in removing polychlorinated biphenyl
wastes from the CUC power plant in
Rota during 2011–2013. The settlement
includes a covenant not to sue pursuant
to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9606 or 9607(a). For thirty (30)
days following the date of publication of
this Notice in the Federal Register, the
Agency will receive written comments
relating to the settlement. The Agency
will consider all comments received and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations that
indicate the proposed settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
The Agency’s response to any comments
received will be available for public
inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California. A copy of the
proposed settlement may be obtained
from David H. Kim, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, ORC–3, San
Francisco, CA 94105, telephone number
415–972–3882. Comments should
reference the CUC Power Plant Removal
Site, Rota, CNMI and should be
addressed to Mr. Kim at the above
address.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (EXIM), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
Agencies to comment on the proposed
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information collection, as required by
the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 30, 2021 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or to Tom
Fitzpatrick tom.fitzpatrick@exim.gov,
202–565–3642. Export-Import Bank of
the United States, 811 Vermont Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20571.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through the
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reason, please do not include in your
comments information of a confidential
nature, such as sensitive personal
information or proprietary information.
If you send an email comment, your
email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
Tom Fitzpatrick tom.fitzpatrick@
exim.gov, 202–565–3642.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
application tool can be reviewed at:
https://www.exim.gov/sites/default/
files//forms/eib92-29.pdf.
The Export-Import Bank of the United
States, pursuant to the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12
U.S.C. 635, et seq.), facilitates the
finance of the export of U.S. goods and
services. The ‘‘Report of Premiums
Payable for Exporters Only’’ form will
be used by exporters to report and pay
premiums on insured shipments to
various foreign buyers.
Title and Form Number: EIB 92–29
Export-Import Bank Report of Premiums
Payable for Exporters Only.
OMB Number: 3048–0017.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Need and Use: The ‘‘Report of
Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’’
form is used by exporters to report and
pay premiums on insured shipments to
various foreign buyers under the terms
of the policy and to certify that
premiums have been correctly
computed and remitted. The ‘Report of
Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’ is
used by EXIM to determine the
eligibility of the shipment(s) and to
calculate the premium due to EXIM for
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34745-34748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13894]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0287; EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0288; FRL-10022-67]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of Two
Currently Approved Collections; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit requests to renew two
currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICRs are identified in this
document by their corresponding titles, EPA ICR numbers, OMB Control
numbers, and related docket identification (ID) numbers. Before
submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the information collection activities
that are summarized in this document. The ICRs and accompanying
material are available for public review and comment in the relevant
dockets identified in this document for the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the corresponding ICR as identified in
this document, online 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. Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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 and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division
7101M, Office of Program Support, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-0159; 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.
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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Submit your comments by the deadline identified under DATES.
6. Identify the docket ID number assigned to the ICR action in the
subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide
the ICR title and related EPA and OMB numbers.
III. What do I need to know about the PRA?
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information subject to PRA approval
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB
control numbers for the EPA regulations in title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the preamble of the final
rule, are further displayed either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instruments or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in a list
at 40 CFR 9.1.
As used in the PRA context, burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
IV. Which ICRs are being renewed?
EPA is planning to submit two currently approved ICRs to OMB for
review and approval under the PRA. In addition to specifically
identifying the ICRs by title and corresponding ICR, OMB and docket ID
numbers, this unit provides a brief summary of the information
collection activity and the Agency's estimated burden. The Supporting
Statement for each ICR, a copy of which is available in the
corresponding docket, provides a more detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0288
Title: Certification of Pesticide Applicators.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0155.14.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0029.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2022.
Abstract: EPA administers certification programs for pesticide
applicators under section 11 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA allows EPA to classify a pesticide as
``restricted use'' if the pesticide meets certain toxicity or risk
criteria. The regulations in 40 CFR part 171 include procedures for
certification programs for States, Federal agencies, Indian tribes, or
U.S. territories who wish to develop and implement their own
certification plans and programs, after obtaining EPA approval. This
ICR addresses the paperwork activities performed by businesses,
individuals and regulators to comply with training and certification
requirements associated with applicators of restricted use pesticides
(RUPs). Because of the potential of improperly applied RUPs to harm
human health or the environment, pesticides under this classification
may be purchased and applied only by ``certified applicators'' or by
persons under the direct supervision of certified applicators. To
become a certified applicator, a person must meet certain standards of
competency; these standards are met through completion of a
certification program or test. The additional information requirements
contained in the January 4, 2017 final rule (82 FR 952; RIN 2070-AJ20)
that amended the regulations at 40 CFR part 171 are addressed in
another ICR that is currently approved under OMB Control No. 2070-0196.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Cheyenne
River Sioux, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oglala
Sioux, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Shoshone-Bannock Tribe
Affiliated Tribes and U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the U.S.
Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA)(USDA, APHIS/PPQ and USDA Forest Service) administer applicator
certification programs within their jurisdictions, but each agency's
certification plan must be approved by EPA before it can be
implemented. Agencies authorized by EPA to administer a certification
program are collectively referred to in this document as ``authorized
agencies.'' Currently all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 6
territories, 4 tribes and 5 federal agencies are authorized to run
their own certification programs. Under authorized agencies'
certification programs, dealerships of RUP are not required to report
their dealership information and RUP sales directly to EPA, and such
information is not included in the paperwork burden estimates of this
ICR.
In areas where no authorized agency has jurisdiction, EPA may
administer a certification program directly, called a Federal program.
Federal certification programs require RUP dealers to maintain records
of RUP sales and to report and update their names and addresses with
the pesticide regulatory agency for enforcement purposes. Starting in
2007 and in 2014 respectively, the Agency implemented EPA-administered
applicator certification programs for Indian Country and for Navajo
Nation (79 FR 7185-89). Under the EPA plan for Indian Country,
dealerships operating in Indian Country are required to report their
dealership and individual business names and addresses to EPA Regional
offices.
This ICR also addresses how registrants of certain pesticide
products are expected to perform specific, special paperwork
activities, such as training and recordkeeping, in order to comply with
the terms and conditions of the pesticide registration (e.g.,
registrants of anthrax-related pesticide products that assert claims to
inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores). Paperwork activities
associated with the use of such products are conveyed specifically as a
condition of the registration.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
1,379,443.81 hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available
in the docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which
is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include pesticide applicators, administration of certification
programs by States/Tribal lead agencies (authorized agencies),
individuals or
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entities engaged in activities related to the registration of a
pesticide product, and RUP dealers (only for EPA administrated
programs).
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 444,639 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
Varies.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,379,444 hours (annual).
Estimated total annual costs: $57,047,143.94. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $57,047,143.94 and an estimated cost of $0 for
non-burden hour paperwork costs, e.g., investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in neither a decrease nor increase of hours in the
total estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved
ICR. Since the Agency is renewing this ICR as is, the total estimated
respondent burden for this renewal ICR remains the same at 59,190
hours. The only adjustments calculated is the cost in burden which is
made to reflect the latest wage labor rates (BLS 2019). These changes
are adjustments.
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.
B. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0287
Title: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Final
Rule [RIN 2070-AJ20].
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2499.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0196.
ICR status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on
February 28. 2022.
Abstract: This ICR amendment covers the revisions contained in thea
final rule ``Certification of Pesticide Applicators'' (Certification
rule) at 40 CFR part 171, which regulates the certification of
applicators of RUPs. This ICR estimates the incremental burden of
revised requirements applicable under the PRA, that are not already
included in the ICR ``Certification of Pesticide Applicators'' covering
40 CFR part 171 prior to the new final rule. That ICR, which this ICR
amends, was currently-approved by the OMB at the time this ICR was
submitted to OMB with the final rule, and is termed the ``existing
ICR'' in this document.
The existing regulation (prior to the new final rule) has
provisions for states, the District of Columbia (DC), tribes,
territories, and federal agencies that wish to certify applicators to
use RUPs, to submit certification plans to EPA for review and approval,
and requirements to report specific information related to applicator
certification activities annually. The regulation has standards of
competency for persons who are certified to apply RUPs, as well as
requirements related to noncertified applicators who apply RUPs under
the direct supervision of certified applicators. In addition, it
already requires pesticide retail dealers to maintain records of RUP
sales in areas where the EPA administers an applicator certification
program.
The final rule is intended to improve the competency of certified
applicators of RUPs and noncertified applicators who apply RUPs under
the direct supervision of certified applicators. The final rule
includes new and revised standards for certification for commercial and
private applicators, provisions for recertification of applicators, and
training for noncertified applicators applying RUPs under the
supervision of certified applicators. The revisions also include
changes to improve the clarity and organization of the rule and overall
program operation. The proposed changes to the regulation are intended
to ensure that all persons who use RUPs--i.e., private applicators,
commercial applicators, and noncertified applicators using RUPs under
the direct supervision of certified applicators--are competent to use
RUPs in a manner that will not result in unreasonable adverse effects
to themselves, others, or the environment.
This amendment ICR estimates the burden and costs of the final rule
changes related to information collection and includes: Training for
noncertified applicators applying RUPs under the direct supervision of
certified applicators, recordkeeping of the noncertified applicator
training, recordkeeping of RUP sales by pesticide dealerships under
certification programs not administered by the EPA, and burden to
states, DC, territories, tribes, and federal agencies to revise
certification plans as needed to comply with the revised requirements.
The following sections provide a general overview of the paperwork
requirements in the final rule; burden and cost estimates are found in
section 6.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
2,280,849 hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available in
the docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include Agricultural Establishments, Nursery and Tree
Production, Agricultural Pest Control and Pesticide Handling on Farms
and Crop Advisors, Agricultural (animal) Pest Control (livestock
spraying), Forestry Pest Control, Wood Preservation Pest Control,
Pesticide Registrants, Pesticide Dealers, Research & Demonstration Pest
Control and Crop Advisor, Ornamental & Turf, Rights-of-Way Pest
Control, Environmental Protection Program Administrators, and
Governmental Pest Control Programs.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,860,974.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
195.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,280,849 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $108,061,898. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $108,061,898 and an estimated cost of $0 for
non-burden hour paperwork costs, e.g., investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of
this ICR will result in neither a decrease nor increase of hours in the
total estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved
ICR. Since the Agency is renewing this ICR as is, the total estimated
respondent burden for this renewal ICR remains the same at 2,280,849
hours. The only adjustments calculated is the cost in burden which is
made to reflect the latest wage labor rates (BLS 2019). These changes
are adjustments.
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
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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.
IV. What is the next step in the process for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the individual
ICRs as appropriate. The final ICR packages will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue
another Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of these ICRs to OMB and the opportunity for
the public to submit additional comments for OMB consideration. If you
have any questions about any of these ICRs or the approval process in
general, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: June 24, 2021.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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