Draft Pesticide Registration Notice; Establishment of a Plan To Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product Labels; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment, 99-100 [2024-31469]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 1 / Thursday, January 2, 2025 / Notices Arrival (NOA) of Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form 3540–1 or its electronic alternative via a CBP-authorized electronic interchange system) to EPA. This is necessary to ensure that the EPA fulfills its obligations and is notified of the arrival of pesticides and pesticide devices as required under section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and allow time for the EPA to review and plan for the final disposition of the shipment. Paper NOAs (EPA Form 3540–1) must be reviewed by the EPA, provide the EPA’s determination of any action to be taken by CBP, and be signed by the EPA Administrator (or designee per delegations). Alternatively, an importer or their authorized agent can electronically submit the pesticide data required on the Paper NOA through the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set in Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) along with an image of the product’s label. The data in the PGA Message Set is automatically checked for presence, format, and validity, similar to the physical reviews done by regional import specialist for paper NOAs submitted by using EPA Form 3540–1. Upon entry of a shipment of pesticides or devices, and concurrent with the filing of the entry documentation, CBP must be in receipt of the completed Paper NOA or its electronic alternative. CBP will compare the entry information for the shipment with the information in the NOA and notify the EPA of any discrepancies. Form number(s): EPA Form 3540–1 or its Customs-authorized electronic equivalent. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are importers of pesticides and pesticide devices, which may include entities identified with the following North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (NAICS 236220); Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325300); and Public Administration: Executive Offices (NAICS 921110). Other business and institutions that import pesticides include Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (Sector 11), Wholesale Trade, (Sector 42). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory, per 40 CFR 152.25(f), FIFRA sections 3 and 25, and 19 CFR 12.112. Estimated number of potential respondents: 168,025. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 67,723 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Dec 31, 2024 Jkt 265001 Total estimated costs: $5,478,039 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 26,843 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that currently approved by OMB. This change reflects an increase in the annual number of NOAs submitted electronically through the ACE system by 75,892. There is an increase in respondent costs by $2,724,517. Cost increases are a result of changes to reflect the current wage rates. This is an adjustment. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–31463 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0438; FRL–12231–01– OCSPP] Draft Pesticide Registration Notice; Establishment of a Plan To Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product Labels; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled ‘‘Establishment of a Plan to Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product Labels.’’ PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) requires EPA to ‘‘develop and implement, and make publicly available, a plan for tracking the adoption of the bilingual labeling.’’ This draft PR Notice provides guidance on how the Agency plans to track the adoption of bilingual labeling. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0438, through the https:// SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 99 www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 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 (7508M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–2280; email address: OPPbilinguallabels@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the general public and may be of specific interest to persons or entities that register pesticide products. Since a potentially broad range of entities may be interested in this action, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this guidance to a particular entity or registration action, contact the person listed under FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. II. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? EPA is issuing this guidance pursuant to its authority under PRIA 5 which requires the Agency to develop, implement, and make publicly available, a plan for tracking the adoption of bilingual labeling by December 29, 2024. III. What action is the Agency taking? EPA is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft PR Notice entitled ‘‘Establishment of a Plan to Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product Labels.’’ PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) requires EPA to ‘‘develop and implement, and make publicly available, a plan for tracking the adoption of the bilingual labeling.’’ Currently, bilingual labeling is implemented through a non-notification process (see PR Notice 98–10, entitled ‘‘Notifications, Non-Notifications and Minor Formulation Amendments’’ dated E:\FR\FM\02JAN1.SGM 02JAN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99-100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31469]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0438; FRL-12231-01-OCSPP]


Draft Pesticide Registration Notice; Establishment of a Plan To 
Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product 
Labels; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft 
Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled ``Establishment of a 
Plan to Track the Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide 
Product Labels.'' PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide 
Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other interested 
persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related 
decisions, and serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and 
OPP personnel. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 
5) requires EPA to ``develop and implement, and make publicly 
available, a plan for tracking the adoption of the bilingual 
labeling.'' This draft PR Notice provides guidance on how the Agency 
plans to track the adoption of bilingual labeling.

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

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0438, through the https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to 
be 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 (7508M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (202) 566-2280; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the general public and may be of 
specific interest to persons or entities that register pesticide 
products. Since a potentially broad range of entities may be interested 
in this action, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the 
specific entities that may be interested. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this guidance to a particular entity or 
registration action, contact the person listed under FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    EPA is issuing this guidance pursuant to its authority under PRIA 5 
which requires the Agency to develop, implement, and make publicly 
available, a plan for tracking the adoption of bilingual labeling by 
December 29, 2024.

III. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on 
a draft PR Notice entitled ``Establishment of a Plan to Track the 
Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product Labels.'' 
PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to 
inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about 
important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and 
serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. 
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) requires 
EPA to ``develop and implement, and make publicly available, a plan for 
tracking the adoption of the bilingual labeling.'' Currently, bilingual 
labeling is implemented through a non-notification process (see PR 
Notice 98-10, entitled ``Notifications, Non-Notifications and Minor 
Formulation Amendments'' dated

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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. Non-notification 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?

    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.

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.

    Dated: December 26, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-31469 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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