Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program (Renewal), 100-101 [2024-31467]

Download as PDF 100 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 1 / Thursday, January 2, 2025 / Notices October 22, 1998). The non-notification process means that a product label may be updated with Spanish translations without notifying EPA (or EPA reviewing the label), if that is the only change being made to the label. Nonnotification label changes are not systematically tracked by EPA. However, given the new bilingual labeling requirements in PRIA 5, EPA has developed a plan for tracking the adoption of the bilingual labeling. The draft PR Notice provides guidance on how the Agency plans to track the adoption of bilingual labeling. Since Spanish is the primary language for most American farmworkers, this effort advances environmental justice by making health and safety information on pesticide labels more accessible, fostering a better understanding and compliance with label instructions. IV. Do PR Notices contain binding requirements? ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 V. Are these forms approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)? According to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information that requires approval under the PRA, unless it has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and displays a currently valid OMB control number. The information collection activities described in this draft PR Notice are being addressed in the new Information Collection Requests (ICR) entitled ‘‘Pesticide Product, Spanish Labeling Tracking,’’ identified as EPA ICR No. 7795.01, that will be made available for public review and comment in a forthcoming edition of the Federal Register. EPA intends to consider public comments on that ICR, along with comments on the draft PR Notice, before submitting a revised ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, and issuing a final PR Notice. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 17:23 Dec 31, 2024 Jkt 265001 [FR Doc. 2024–31469 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0054; FRL–12539–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR), Pesticide Registration Fees Program (EPA ICR Number 2330.05 and OMB Control Number 2070–0179), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2024–0054, to EPA online using https://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. 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 SUMMARY: The draft PR Notice discussed in this document is intended to provide guidance to EPA personnel and decision makers and to pesticide registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, the PR Notice is not binding on either EPA or pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice. Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or situation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Dated: December 26, 2024. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Office of Program Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 719–1649; email address: siu.carolyn@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of an ICR currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 April 29, 2024, establishing a 60-day comment period (89 FR 33344). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information collection activities and related estimated burden and costs that are summarized in this document, are available in the docket. 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: This ICR covers the paperwork burden hours and costs associated with the information collection activities under the pesticide registration fee program. Pesticide registrants are required by statute to pay an annual registration maintenance fee for all products registered under sections 3 and 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a registration service fee system for applications for specific pesticide registration, amended registration, and associated tolerance actions as per FIFRA section 33. This ICR specifically covers the activities related to the collection of the annual registration maintenance fees, the registration service fees, and the burden associated with the submission of requests for fees to be waived. Form number(s): 8570–30. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are those that are pesticide importers which includes entities identified in the North E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 1 / Thursday, January 2, 2025 / Notices American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in question 12 of the ICR. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory, per FIFRA sections 4(i)(5) and 33. Estimated number of potential respondents: 2,252. Frequency of response: Annually and on occasion. Total estimated burden: 9,058 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated costs: $822,010 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the number of respondents by 369 and a corresponding increase of 518 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. There is also an increase in costs for the regulated community by $138,709. The increase in costs ae based on updated BLS wage rates. These changes are adjustments. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–31467 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0492; FRL 12479–01– OAR] Transportation and Climate Division (TCD) Grant Program Reporting Templates: Supplemental Project Application Template and Project Reporting Templates for Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), Clean School Bus (CSB), Clean Heavy Duty (CHD), and Clean Ports Grant Programs; EPA ICR No. 2793.02 OMB Control No. 2060–0754 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit a revised information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Transportation and Climate Division (TCD) Grant Programs ICR’’ (EPA ICR No. 2793.02, OMB Control No. 2060–0754) 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 revision of ICR No. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Dec 31, 2024 Jkt 265001 2793.01, which is currently approved through April 30, 2027. 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 March 3, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0492, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ epa.gov, 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: Timothy Thomas, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, (6406A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 734–214–4465; fax number: 202–343–2803; email address: thomas.tim.l@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a revised collection. 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. This notice allows 60 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 101 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. The ICR package will be submitted to OMB for review and approval. Abstract: This supporting statement is for a revision to an existing Information Collection Request (ICR) for four mobile source related grant programs administered by the Transportation and Climate Division (TCD), within Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ). These four programs include: Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) Grant Program, Clean School Bus (CSB) Grant Program, Clean HeavyDuty Vehicles (CHDV) Grant Program, and Clean Ports Grant Program. The EPA currently uses ICR No. 2060–0754 to collect information for most major elements of grants administration for these programs, but to reflect the final program design and to further ease the burden for applicants, awardees, and Agency staff, the Agency needs to update this ICR to be able to use improved versions of previously approved instruments and collect information via 3 new reporting instruments to reflect final program design. This ICR revision aims to enhance project reporting instruments to ensure that the project reporting templates align with the final program design and requirements and incorporate user feedback received during the application period for the CHDV and Clean Ports Grant Programs. TCD uses approved procedures and forms to collect necessary information to operate its grant programs and has been providing grants under DERA since 2008. EPA launched the 2024 Clean Port Program in late winter 2024, the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program in early spring 2024, and the 2024 DERA grant program in summer 2024, and is overseeing the 2023 Clean School Bus Grantees, who began reporting in mid-2024. While these programs each have unique statutory requirements, there are key aspects that unite them as mobile source emissions reduction efforts, and by combining them as a cohort of programs under one ICR, EPA aims to enrich data quality across our programs and to ease burden on applicants and E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100-101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31467]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0054; FRL-12539-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the 
following information collection request (ICR), Pesticide Registration 
Fees Program (EPA ICR Number 2330.05 and OMB Control Number 2070-0179), 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 
2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on April 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2024-0054, to EPA online using https://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.
    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, Office of Program Support 
(7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 719-1649; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of an ICR 
currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 April 29, 2024, establishing a 60-day comment period (89 FR 33344). 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 
Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information 
collection activities and related estimated burden and costs that are 
summarized in this document, are available in the docket. 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: This ICR covers the paperwork burden hours and costs 
associated with the information collection activities under the 
pesticide registration fee program. Pesticide registrants are required 
by statute to pay an annual registration maintenance fee for all 
products registered under sections 3 and 24(c) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, the 
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) amended FIFRA in 2004 to 
create a registration service fee system for applications for specific 
pesticide registration, amended registration, and associated tolerance 
actions as per FIFRA section 33. This ICR specifically covers the 
activities related to the collection of the annual registration 
maintenance fees, the registration service fees, and the burden 
associated with the submission of requests for fees to be waived.
    Form number(s): 8570-30.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are 
those that are pesticide importers which includes entities identified 
in the North

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American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes identified in 
question 12 of the ICR.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, per FIFRA sections 
4(i)(5) and 33.
    Estimated number of potential respondents: 2,252.
    Frequency of response: Annually and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 9,058 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $822,010 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the number of 
respondents by 369 and a corresponding increase of 518 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. There is also an increase in costs for 
the regulated community by $138,709. The increase in costs ae based on 
updated BLS wage rates. These changes are adjustments.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-31467 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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