81 FR 19172 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 0278.12); Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)

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: ``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product,'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0278.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0044, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that are summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19172-19173]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07490]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0108; FRL-9943-77]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 0278.12); 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: ``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a 
Registered Pesticide Product,'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0278.12 
and OMB Control No. 2070-0044, represents the renewal of an existing 
ICR that is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2016. Before submitting 
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection that are 
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 June 3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0108, 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 dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Bryan, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8782; 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: Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered 
Pesticide Product.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0278.12.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0044.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November 
30, 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

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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 activity provides the EPA 
with notification of supplemental registration of distributors of 
pesticide products. EPA is responsible for the regulation of pesticides 
as mandated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), as amended. Section 3(e) of FIFRA (see 7 U.S.C. 136a (e), 
allows pesticide registrants to distribute or sell a registered 
pesticide product under a different name instead of or in addition to 
the name under the original registration. Such distribution and sale is 
termed ``supplemental distribution'' and the product is termed a 
``distributor product.'' EPA requires the pesticide registrant to 
submit a supplemental statement (EPA Form 8570-5, Notice of 
Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product) when the 
registrant has entered into an agreement with a second company that 
will distribute the registrant's product under the second company's 
name and product name.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.32 
hours per response. The ICR, a copy of which is available in the 
docket, provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only 
briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,885.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 603 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $54,463. This includes an estimated 
burden cost of $ 54,463 and an estimated cost of $ 0 for non-burden 
hour paperwork costs, e.g., investment or maintenance and operational 
costs.
    Changes in the estimates from the last approval: The renewal of 
this ICR will result in an overall increase of 216 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden identified in the currently approved ICR. 
This increase reflects the increase in the number of applications the 
Agency expects to receive in the next 3 years. EPA had expected to 
receive about 1,451 notice submissions annually over the past three 
years. Based on the number of submissions received annually over that 
period, the Agency now expects to receive about 1,885 notice 
submissions annually over the next 3 years. This change is an 
adjustment.

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

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICRs 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 notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce 
the submission of this ICR to OMB and the opportunity for the public to 
submit additional comments for OMB consideration. If you have any 
questions about this ICR or the approval process in general, please 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
 James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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