Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators, 11912-11913 [2023-03819]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 11912 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2023 / Notices Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462–9453; fax number: (303) 462–9075; email address: ledesma.michael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 35763). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to provide an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law. The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and use of the webform when supplying a tip or complaint is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however, should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Members of the general public as well as employees of any company subject to federal environmental regulation. There is no specific industry or group of industries about which EPA expects tips or complaints. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 1,585 per month (total). Frequency of response: Generally, a one-time response. Total estimated burden: 9,510 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 Total estimated cost: $487,673 (per year), includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 924 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. Some questions have been removed and a single question has been added, with no expected net change in estimated burden per respondent. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–03818 Filed 2–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0288; FRL–10741–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Certification of Pesticide Applicators (EPA ICR Number 0155.14, OMB Control Number 2070–0029), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023, to include the activities and burdens contained in related ICR (EPA ICR Number 2499.03, OMB Control Number 2070–0196), which is currently approved through July 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 30, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2021–0288, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division, Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, (Mailcode: 7101M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 1205; email address: siu.carolyn@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond ot a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June, 30, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 34745). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. 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 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2023 / Notices implement their own certification plans and programs, after obtaining EPA approval. This ICR addresses the paperwork activities performed by respondents to comply with training and certification requirements associated with applicators of restricted use pesticides (RUPs). Due to 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. Currently all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 6 territories, 4 tribes and 5 federal agencies are authorized to run their own 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 as ‘‘authorized agencies.’’ In areas where no authorized agency has jurisdiction, EPA may administer a certification program directly, (e.g., Federal program). Federal 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. This ICR also addresses how registrants of certain pesticide products are expected to perform specific, special paperwork activities, to comply with the terms and conditions of the pesticide registration (e.g., registrants of anthraxrelated pesticide products). Form numbers: EPA Form 8500–17 and EPA Form 8500–17–N. Respondents/affected entities: Agricultural establishments, pest control officials, pesticide registrants, pesticide dealers, and administrators of environmental protection programs, governmental pest control programs, pesticide applicator certification programs (e.g., authorized agencies), and RUP dealers (only for EPA administrated programs). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (FIFRA sections 3 and 11, and 40 CFR part 171). Estimated number of respondents: 2,305,613 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 3,660,293 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $165,109,042 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 2,280,849 hours in the total VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is the incorporation of the activities and estimated burden associated with the 2015 final rule that amended 40 CFR part 171, which are currently approved under OMB Control Number 2070–0196 (EPA ICR Number 2499.03). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–03819 Filed 2–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2019–0370; FRL–10745–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1808.10, OMB Control No. 2020–0007) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 30, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OA–2019–0370, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11913 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Roemele, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2203A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–5632; email address: roemele.julie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 8, Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Rule), were promulgated pursuant to the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 (Act), 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2403a, which implements the Protocol on Environmental Protection (Protocol) to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 (Treaty). The Rule provides for assessment of the environmental impacts of nongovernmental activities in Antarctica, including tourism, for which the United States is required to give advance notice under Paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Treaty, and for coordination of the review of information regarding environmental impact assessments received from other Parties under the Protocol. The requirements of the Rule apply to operators of nongovernmental expeditions organized or proceeding from the territory of the United States to Antarctica and include commercial and non-commercial expeditions. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11912-11913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03819]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0288; FRL-10741-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Certification of Pesticide 
Applicators (EPA ICR Number 0155.14, OMB Control Number 2070-0029), to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
revision of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 
2023, to include the activities and burdens contained in related ICR 
(EPA ICR Number 2499.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0196), which is 
currently approved through July 31, 2025. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on June 30, 2021 during a 
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30-days for 
public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2021-0288, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in 
the docket without change, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division, 
Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention, (Mailcode: 7101M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
566-1205; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. An agency may 
not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond ot a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on June, 30, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 34745). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting 
documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be 
collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket 
can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA 
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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

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implement their own certification plans and programs, after obtaining 
EPA approval. This ICR addresses the paperwork activities performed by 
respondents to comply with training and certification requirements 
associated with applicators of restricted use pesticides (RUPs). Due to 
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.
    Currently all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 6 territories, 4 
tribes and 5 federal agencies are authorized to run their own 
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 as ``authorized agencies.''
    In areas where no authorized agency has jurisdiction, EPA may 
administer a certification program directly, (e.g., Federal program). 
Federal 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.
    This ICR also addresses how registrants of certain pesticide 
products are expected to perform specific, special paperwork 
activities, to comply with the terms and conditions of the pesticide 
registration (e.g., registrants of anthrax-related pesticide products).
    Form numbers: EPA Form 8500-17 and EPA Form 8500-17-N.
    Respondents/affected entities: Agricultural establishments, pest 
control officials, pesticide registrants, pesticide dealers, and 
administrators of environmental protection programs, governmental pest 
control programs, pesticide applicator certification programs (e.g., 
authorized agencies), and RUP dealers (only for EPA administrated 
programs).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (FIFRA sections 3 and 
11, and 40 CFR part 171).
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,305,613 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 3,660,293 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $165,109,042 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 2,280,849 hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is the incorporation of the 
activities and estimated burden associated with the 2015 final rule 
that amended 40 CFR part 171, which are currently approved under OMB 
Control Number 2070-0196 (EPA ICR Number 2499.03).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-03819 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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