80 FR 26554 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered Pesticides'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0027, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26554-26555]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11212]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0231; FRL-9925-80]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
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 an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of 
Unregistered Pesticides'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.13 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0027, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that 
is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2016. Before submitting the ICR 
to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in 
this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the 
docket for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0231, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about

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dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Drewes, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0107; 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.
    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 information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered 
Pesticides.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0161.13.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0027.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January 
31, 2016. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or 
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection 
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers 
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This information collection request is designed to enable 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide notice to foreign 
purchasers of unregistered pesticides exported from the United States 
that the pesticide product cannot be sold in the United States. Section 
17(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) requires an exporter of any pesticide not registered under 
FIFRA section 3 or sold under FIFRA section 6(a)(1) to obtain a signed 
statement from the foreign purchaser acknowledging that the purchaser 
is aware that the pesticide is not registered for use in, and cannot be 
sold in, the United States. A copy of this statement must be 
transmitted to an appropriate official of the government in the 
importing country. This information is submitted in the form of annual 
or per-shipment statements to the EPA, which maintains original records 
and transmits copies thereof to appropriate government officials of the 
countries which are importing the pesticide. This information 
collection request also includes the burden imposed by export labeling 
requirements, which meet the definition of third-party disclosure. In 
addition to the export notification for unregistered pesticides, FIFRA 
requires that all pesticides include appropriate labeling. There are 
different requirements for registered and unregistered products. This 
information collection has been constant since the implementation of 
the 1993 pesticide export policy governing the export of pesticides, 
devices, and active ingredients used in producing pesticides.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one 
to eight hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related 
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities 
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are individuals or entities that produce and export 
pesticides. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code 
assigned to the parties responding to this information collection is 
325300.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 50.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 
20-60.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 17,993 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $ 1,224,655. There are no capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs for this information 
collection.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is a decrease of 6,477 hours in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden 
estimates for this collection based upon historical information on the 
number of responses per year. Based upon revised estimates, the number 
of exported products has decreased from 900 to 611, with a 
corresponding decrease in the associated burden. This change is an 
adjustment.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    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 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 the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: May 1, 2015.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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