80 FR 28269 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)

Page Range		28269-28269
FR Document		2015-11935

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA Sections 18 & 24(c)), identified by EPA ICR No. 2311.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0182. 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 briefly summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 55791). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0567; FRL 9926-57-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Program Public Sector 
Collections (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) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): Pesticide Program Public Sector 
Collections (FIFRA Sections 18 & 24(c)), identified by EPA ICR No. 
2311.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0182. 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 briefly summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any 
comments in response to the previously provided public review 
opportunity issued in the Federal Register on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 
55791). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days 
for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0567, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using http://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.
     To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    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. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rame Cromwell, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9068; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William 
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31, 
2015. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB.
    Under 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, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
The OMB control numbers 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 ICR covers the paperwork burden associated with two 
types of pesticide registration requests made by states, U.S. 
Territories, or Federal agencies under the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136a et seq.: (1) 
Emergency exemption requests, which allow for an unregistered use of a 
pesticide; and (2) Requests by states to register a pesticide use to 
meet a special local need (SLN).
    FIFRA section 18 allows EPA to grant emergency exemptions to 
states, U.S. Territories, and Federal agencies to allow an unregistered 
use of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency 
conditions exist. Section 18 requests include unregistered pesticide 
use exemptions for specific agricultural, public health, and quarantine 
purposes. FIFRA section 24(c) allows EPA to grant permission to a 
particular state to register additional uses of a federally registered 
pesticide for distribution and use within that state to meet a SLN.
    Form numbers: EPA Form No. 8570-25; EPA Form No. 8570-4.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are pesticides registrants, which may be identified by North 
American Classification System (NAICS) codes 325320 (pesticide and 
other agricultural chemical manufacturing), and 9241 (governments that 
administer environmental quality programs).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. Required to obtain 
EPA permission under FIFRA sections 18 and 24(c).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 980 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 34,175 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $2,332,954 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the number of 
burden hours estimated per respondent, as compared with that identified 
in the ICR currently approved by OMB. However, the total burden is 
being adjusted to reflect a change in the estimated number of 
applications EPA projects might be submitted in the next three years. 
Although submitting a request under FIFRA section 18 and 24(c) is not 
mandatory, making it difficult to provide a precise estimate of how 
many submissions will be received in the future, EPA used the 
submissions received in recent years to help estimate the potential 
number of future submissions. The result is a slight increase in the 
average number of FIFRA section 18 submissions projected per year, from 
128 to 185; and a small decrease in the average number of FIFRA section 
24(c) petitions projected for annual submissions, from about 325 to 
305. The increased burden is the total annual respondent burden for 
FIFRA section 18 submissions increased from 12,672 hours to 18,315 
hours; while the total annual respondent burden for FIFRA section 24(c) 
submissions decreased from 16,900 to 15,860 hours. The net result is an 
increase of 4,603 hours in the total burden (i.e., from 29,572 to 
34,175).

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

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Form numbers: EPA Form No. 8570–
AGENCY Pesticide Programs, Environmental 25; EPA Form No. 8570–4.
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Respondents/affected entities: Entities
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OEI]
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; potentially affected by this ICR are
telephone number: (703) 308–9068; pesticides registrants, which may be
Agency Information Collection email address: cromwell.rame@epa.gov. identified by North American
Activities; Submitted to OMB for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Classification System (NAICS) codes
Review and Approval; Comment Docket: Supporting documents, 325320 (pesticide and other agricultural
Request; Pesticide Program Public including the ICR that explains in detail chemical manufacturing), and 9241
Sector Collections (Renewal) the information collection activities and (governments that administer
the related burden and cost estimates environmental quality programs).
AGENCY: Environmental Protection that are summarized in this document,
Agency (EPA). Respondent’s obligation to respond:
are available in the docket for this ICR. Mandatory. Required to obtain EPA
ACTION: Notice. The docket can be viewed online at permission under FIFRA sections 18
http://www.regulations.gov or in person and 24(c).
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
at the EPA Docket Center, West William
Agency (EPA) has submitted the Estimated total number of potential
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
following information collection request respondents: 980 (total).
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
DC. The telephone number for the Frequency of response: On occasion.
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For Estimated total burden: 34,175 hours
in accordance with the Paperwork
additional information about EPA’s (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Reduction Act (PRA): Pesticide Program
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 1320.3(b).
Public Sector Collections (FIFRA
dockets.
Sections 18 & 24(c)), identified by EPA Estimated total costs: $2,332,954 (per
ICR status: This ICR is currently
ICR No. 2311.02 and OMB Control No. year), includes $0 annualized capital
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2015.
2070–0182. The ICR, which is available investment or maintenance and
Under OMB regulations, the Agency
in the docket along with other related operational costs.
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
materials, provides a detailed
collection of information while this Changes in the estimates: There is no
explanation of the collection activities
submission is pending at OMB. change in the number of burden hours
and the burden estimate that is briefly
Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an estimated per respondent, as compared
summarized in this document. EPA did
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and with that identified in the ICR currently
not receive any comments in response
a person is not required to respond to, approved by OMB. However, the total
to the previously provided public
a collection of information, unless it burden is being adjusted to reflect a
review opportunity issued in the
displays a currently valid OMB control change in the estimated number of
Federal Register on September 17, 2014
number. The OMB control numbers are applications EPA projects might be
(79 FR 55791). With this submission,
displayed either by publication in the submitted in the next three years.
EPA is providing an additional 30 days
Federal Register or by other appropriate Although submitting a request under
for public review.
means, such as on the related collection FIFRA section 18 and 24(c) is not
DATES: Comments must be received on instrument or form, if applicable. The mandatory, making it difficult to
or before June 17, 2015. display of OMB control numbers for provide a precise estimate of how many
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, certain EPA regulations is consolidated submissions will be received in the
identified by docket identification (ID) in 40 CFR part 9. future, EPA used the submissions
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0567, to Abstract: This ICR covers the received in recent years to help estimate
both EPA and OMB as follows: paperwork burden associated with two the potential number of future
• To EPA online using http:// types of pesticide registration requests submissions. The result is a slight
www.regulations.gov (our preferred made by states, U.S. Territories, or increase in the average number of
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Federal agencies under the Federal FIFRA section 18 submissions projected
Center, Environmental Protection Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide per year, from 128 to 185; and a small
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136a et seq.: (1) decrease in the average number of
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Emergency exemption requests, which FIFRA section 24(c) petitions projected
DC 20460. allow for an unregistered use of a for annual submissions, from about 325
• To OMB via email to oira_ pesticide; and (2) Requests by states to to 305. The increased burden is the total
submission@omb.eop.gov. Address register a pesticide use to meet a special annual respondent burden for FIFRA
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. local need (SLN). section 18 submissions increased from
EPA’s policy is that all comments FIFRA section 18 allows EPA to grant 12,672 hours to 18,315 hours; while the
received will be included in the docket emergency exemptions to states, U.S. total annual respondent burden for
without change, including any personal Territories, and Federal agencies to FIFRA section 24(c) submissions
information provided, unless the allow an unregistered use of a pesticide decreased from 16,900 to 15,860 hours.
comment includes profanity, threats, for a limited time if EPA determines that The net result is an increase of 4,603
information claimed to be Confidential emergency conditions exist. Section 18 hours in the total burden (i.e., from
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Business Information (CBI), or other requests include unregistered pesticide 29,572 to 34,175).
information whose disclosure is use exemptions for specific agricultural, Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
restricted by statute. Do not submit public health, and quarantine purposes.
electronically any information you FIFRA section 24(c) allows EPA to grant Courtney Kerwin,
consider to be CBI or other information permission to a particular state to Acting Director, Collection Strategies
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. register additional uses of a federally Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: registered pesticide for distribution and [FR Doc. 2015–11935 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am]
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2015.
Contact		Rame Cromwell, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
FR Citation		80 FR 28269