Implementation of PRIA 5 Bilingual Labeling Requirements To Make Bilingual Pesticide Labeling Accessible to Farmworkers; Request for Comments, 39845-39847 [2023-13013]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0041; 10986–01–OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; RadNet
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘RadNet’’ (EPA ICR No. 0877.15, OMB
Control No. 2060–0015) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before
doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through March 31, 2024. 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: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0041, 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 public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Griggs, OAR/ORIA/NAREL,
Environmental Protection Agency,
National Analytical Radiation
Environmental Laboratory, 540 South
Morris Ave., Montgomery, AL 36115;
telephone number: (334) 270–3400; fax
number: (334) 270–3450; email address:
griggs.john@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
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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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
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; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) 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. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: RadNet is a national
network of stations collecting
environmental media that include air,
precipitation, and drinking water.
Samples are sent to EPA’s National
Analytical Radiation Environmental Lab
(NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama,
where they are analyzed for
radioactivity. RadNet provides
emergency response/homeland security
and ambient monitoring information on
levels of environmental radiation across
the nation. All stations operators
participate in RadNet voluntarily.
Station operators complete information
forms that accompany the samples. The
forms request information pertaining to
sample type, sample location, start and
stop date and times for sampling, length
of sampling period, and volume
represented. Data from RadNet are made
available regularly on the Agency
websites—Envirofacts and the EPA
website www.epa.gov/radnet.
Form numbers: RadNet Air Particulate
Sample (EPA Form 5900–24); RadNet
Precipitation Report Form (EPA Form
5900–27); RadNet Drinking Water
Report Form (EPA Form 5900–29); and
RadNet Supply Request Form (EPA
Form 5900–23).
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Respondents/affected entities:
Primarily State and Local Officials.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents:
213.
Frequency of response: Varies
depending upon sample media type.
Responses vary from twice weekly to
quarterly.
Total estimated burden: 3,640 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,622,124 (per
year), includes annualized capital costs,
operational costs, and maintenance
costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a 2.2
percent reduction in burden from 3,722
hours annually. While the RadNet
network is fully established and
operating with essentially no changes
expected, 30% of the drinking water
sampling locations have not responded
since the beginning of the COVID–19
pandemic. There is a 4.5 percent
increase in costs due to increases in
federal and contractor salaries and cost
of goods and supplies.
Jonathan D. Edwards,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0270; FRL–10998–01–
OCSPP]
Implementation of PRIA 5 Bilingual
Labeling Requirements To Make
Bilingual Pesticide Labeling
Accessible to Farmworkers; Request
for Comments
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5)
requires the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to begin to
seek stakeholder input on ways to make
bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to
farmworkers by June 30, 2023, and to
implement a plan to ensure that
farmworkers have access to the bilingual
pesticide labeling by December 2025.
EPA hosted the Bilingual Pesticide
Labeling National Webinar on June 15,
2023 and is opening a docket to receive
written public comments. The purpose
of the public comment period is to
obtain feedback from stakeholders on
ways to make bilingual pesticide
labeling accessible to farmworkers to aid
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in the development of a plan to ensure
that farmworkers have access to the
bilingual pesticide labeling. Public
input that includes environmental
justice perspectives with solutions will
be key in helping the Agency develop a
strong starting point for addressing
historical disadvantages for
farmworkers.
Submit your comments on or
before August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0270,
through 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bartow, Office of Chemical Safety
and Pollution Prevention, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
566–2280; email address:
OPPbilinguallabels@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This notice is directed to the general
public and may be of specific interest to
persons (e.g., industry, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
farmworkers, and academia) who are
interested in making bilingual pesticide
labeling accessible to farmworkers.
Because other entities may also be
interested in this notice, the agency has
not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be interested in this
subject. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
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must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see Tips for Effective
Comments at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets. Please note that once
submitted, comments cannot be edited
or removed from the docket. The EPA
may publish any comment received to
its public docket.
II. Background
A. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
The Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section
3(f)(5)(D) requires EPA to seek
stakeholder input on ways to make
bilingual labeling accessible to
farmworkers.
B. What action is the Agency taking?
The Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5),
enacted on December 29, 2022,
amended FIFRA requiring Spanish
language translation for sections of the
end-use pesticide product labels where
translation is available in the EPA
Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide
Labeling. The Spanish Translation
Guide is located at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/spanishtranslation-guide-pesticide-labeling. It
contains translations of the health and
safety portions of pesticide product
labels. Specifically, it has Spanish
translations of the ‘‘keep out of reach of
children’’ statement, the restricted use
pesticide statement for restricted use
products, the signal word, the first aid
section, the precautionary statement
section, the personal protective
equipment section, the misuse
statement, and the storage and disposal
statements. It also has examples of
pesticide product label language for the
agricultural use requirements section
(including restricted entry interval
information) and precautionary
statements.
PRIA 5 requires that the Spanish
language translation for sections of the
end-use pesticide product labels (where
translation is available in the EPA
Spanish Translation Guide) must appear
on the pesticide product container or a
link to such translation via scannable
technology or other electronic methods
readily accessible on the product label.
These translations are required on a
rolling schedule from December 2025 to
December 2030 depending on the type
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of pesticide product and the toxicity
category.
PRIA 5 also requires EPA to begin to
seek stakeholder input on ways to make
bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to
farmworkers by June 30, 2023, and to
implement a plan to ensure that
farmworkers have access to the bilingual
pesticide labeling by December 2025.
On June 15, 2023, EPA hosted the
Bilingual Pesticide Labeling National
Webinar to obtain input from the public
on ways to make bilingual pesticide
labeling accessible to farmworkers as
required by the Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act of 2022. EPA is now
opening a comment period for 60 days
through a Federal Register Notice. The
purpose of the public comment period
is to obtain feedback from stakeholders
on ways to make bilingual pesticide
labeling accessible to farmworkers to aid
in the development of a plan to ensure
that farmworkers have access to the
bilingual pesticide labeling. Public
input that includes environmental
justice perspectives with solutions will
be key in helping the Agency develop a
strong starting point for addressing
historical disadvantages for
farmworkers.
C. What feedback does EPA hope to gain
from the public comments?
The Agency is interested in
suggestions focusing on how to make
bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to
farmworkers. We are not seeking input
or comments about any specific
products or other topics outside of that
scope. Here are some questions to
consider as you provide feedback to
EPA on making bilingual pesticide
labeling accessible to farmworkers:
• What communication approaches,
processes or strategies should the
Agency consider to ensure bilingual
pesticide labels are accessible to
farmworkers? What specific approaches
should the Agency avoid or adopt when
implementing efforts to best ensure
access by farmworkers to bilingual
pesticide labels?
• What technologies, mobile
applications, and internet access should
the Agency consider? Would web-based
labels be accessible to farmworkers?
How should the Agency overcome
internet connectivity issues that some
farmworkers may face?
• How can the Agency effectively
share health and safety information on
pesticide labels with farmworkers?
What should on-the-ground logistics
look like? Which entities (e.g.,
community-based organizations) should
the Agency work with to provide label
information to farmworkers?
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• As the Agency implements actions
to meet this requirement, how can EPA
effectively increase farmworker access
to bilingual pesticide labels (e.g.,
communication plans, outreach
strategies)?
D. How is EPA seeking public
comments?
EPA is seeking public comments
through several planned activities
including through this Federal Register
document, EPA is soliciting comment
on the questions posed in Unit II.B.
Following the close of the comment
period, EPA will consider comments
received during the public webinar and
public comment period in the
development of a plan to ensure that
farmworkers have access to the bilingual
pesticide labeling.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 13, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator.
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COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
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concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before August 21,
2023. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0298.
Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the
Tariff Review Plan).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,834 respondents; 4,659
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
annual, biennial and one-time reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 151–155, 201–
205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502 and 503 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 151–155,
201–205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502 and
503.
Total Annual Burden: 171,378 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $604,000.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as a revision of an existing
collection in order to obtain Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the full three-year
clearance.
On April 21, 2023, the Commission
released the Access Arbitrage Second
Report and Order, WC Docket No. 18–
155, FCC 23–31, 88 FR 35743, which
added rules applicable to internet
Protocol Enabled Service (IPES)
Providers engaged in Access
Stimulation. In the Access Arbitrage
Second Report and Order the
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Commission adopted rules requiring
that access-stimulating IPES Providers
provide notice of their status to the
Commission by filing a record of their
access-stimulating status in the
Commission’s Access Arbitrage docket,
and to provide notice to any affected
IXCs and Intermediate Access Providers
of the same, within 45 days of the
effective date of that requirement after
approval of that information collection
by OMB (or for an entity that later
engages in access stimulation, 45 days
from the date it commences access
stimulation). If, after the effective date
of this requirement subsequent to
approval of this requirement by OMB,
an access-stimulating IPES Provider is
no longer engaged in Access
Stimulation, the IPES Provider must file
notice of that change in status with the
Commission and with any affected IXCs
and Intermediate Access Providers.
The revisions to this collection
primarily reflect the conclusion of the
rate transition(s) adopted in the 8YY
Access Charge Reform Order, WC
Docket No. 18–156, FCC 20–143, 85 FR
75894 and the notice and reporting
requirements adopted by the
Commission in the Access Arbitrage
Second Report and Order. The
information collected through a carrier’s
tariff is used by the Commission and
state commissions to determine whether
services offered are just and reasonable
as the Act requires. The tariffs and any
supporting documentation are examined
in order to determine if the services are
offered in a just and reasonable manner.
The information provided by IPES
Providers pursuant to rules adopted in
the Access Arbitrage Second Report and
Order informs interested parties of an
entities’ engagement in Access
Stimulation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0270; FRL-10998-01-OCSPP]
Implementation of PRIA 5 Bilingual Labeling Requirements To Make
Bilingual Pesticide Labeling Accessible to Farmworkers; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5)
requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin to
seek stakeholder input on ways to make bilingual pesticide labeling
accessible to farmworkers by June 30, 2023, and to implement a plan to
ensure that farmworkers have access to the bilingual pesticide labeling
by December 2025. EPA hosted the Bilingual Pesticide Labeling National
Webinar on June 15, 2023 and is opening a docket to receive written
public comments. The purpose of the public comment period is to obtain
feedback from stakeholders on ways to make bilingual pesticide labeling
accessible to farmworkers to aid
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in the development of a plan to ensure that farmworkers have access to
the bilingual pesticide labeling. Public input that includes
environmental justice perspectives with solutions will be key in
helping the Agency develop a strong starting point for addressing
historical disadvantages for farmworkers.
DATES: Submit your comments on or before August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0270, through 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
(7508M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2280; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This notice is directed to the general public and may be of
specific interest to persons (e.g., industry, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), farmworkers, and academia) who are interested in
making bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers. Because
other entities may also be interested in this notice, the agency has
not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
interested in this subject. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy
of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see Tips for Effective Comments at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Please note that once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to
its public docket.
II. Background
A. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
The Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
section 3(f)(5)(D) requires EPA to seek stakeholder input on ways to
make bilingual labeling accessible to farmworkers.
B. What action is the Agency taking?
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5),
enacted on December 29, 2022, amended FIFRA requiring Spanish language
translation for sections of the end-use pesticide product labels where
translation is available in the EPA Spanish Translation Guide for
Pesticide Labeling. The Spanish Translation Guide is located at:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/spanish-translation-guide-pesticide-labeling. It contains translations of the health and safety
portions of pesticide product labels. Specifically, it has Spanish
translations of the ``keep out of reach of children'' statement, the
restricted use pesticide statement for restricted use products, the
signal word, the first aid section, the precautionary statement
section, the personal protective equipment section, the misuse
statement, and the storage and disposal statements. It also has
examples of pesticide product label language for the agricultural use
requirements section (including restricted entry interval information)
and precautionary statements.
PRIA 5 requires that the Spanish language translation for sections
of the end-use pesticide product labels (where translation is available
in the EPA Spanish Translation Guide) must appear on the pesticide
product container or a link to such translation via scannable
technology or other electronic methods readily accessible on the
product label. These translations are required on a rolling schedule
from December 2025 to December 2030 depending on the type of pesticide
product and the toxicity category.
PRIA 5 also requires EPA to begin to seek stakeholder input on ways
to make bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers by June
30, 2023, and to implement a plan to ensure that farmworkers have
access to the bilingual pesticide labeling by December 2025.
On June 15, 2023, EPA hosted the Bilingual Pesticide Labeling
National Webinar to obtain input from the public on ways to make
bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers as required by
the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022. EPA is now opening
a comment period for 60 days through a Federal Register Notice. The
purpose of the public comment period is to obtain feedback from
stakeholders on ways to make bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to
farmworkers to aid in the development of a plan to ensure that
farmworkers have access to the bilingual pesticide labeling. Public
input that includes environmental justice perspectives with solutions
will be key in helping the Agency develop a strong starting point for
addressing historical disadvantages for farmworkers.
C. What feedback does EPA hope to gain from the public comments?
The Agency is interested in suggestions focusing on how to make
bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers. We are not
seeking input or comments about any specific products or other topics
outside of that scope. Here are some questions to consider as you
provide feedback to EPA on making bilingual pesticide labeling
accessible to farmworkers:
What communication approaches, processes or strategies
should the Agency consider to ensure bilingual pesticide labels are
accessible to farmworkers? What specific approaches should the Agency
avoid or adopt when implementing efforts to best ensure access by
farmworkers to bilingual pesticide labels?
What technologies, mobile applications, and internet
access should the Agency consider? Would web-based labels be accessible
to farmworkers? How should the Agency overcome internet connectivity
issues that some farmworkers may face?
How can the Agency effectively share health and safety
information on pesticide labels with farmworkers? What should on-the-
ground logistics look like? Which entities (e.g., community-based
organizations) should the Agency work with to provide label information
to farmworkers?
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As the Agency implements actions to meet this requirement,
how can EPA effectively increase farmworker access to bilingual
pesticide labels (e.g., communication plans, outreach strategies)?
D. How is EPA seeking public comments?
EPA is seeking public comments through several planned activities
including through this Federal Register document, EPA is soliciting
comment on the questions posed in Unit II.B. Following the close of the
comment period, EPA will consider comments received during the public
webinar and public comment period in the development of a plan to
ensure that farmworkers have access to the bilingual pesticide
labeling.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 13, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator.
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