81 FR 2213 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered Pesticides

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 10 (January 15, 2016)

Page Range		2213-2214
FR Document		2016-00744

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): ``Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered Pesticides'' (FPAS) and identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0027. 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 in this document. EPA has addressed the comments received in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on May 8, 2015 (80 FR 26554). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0231; FRL-9936-04-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement 
of Unregistered Pesticides

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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): 
``Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered 
Pesticides'' (FPAS) and identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.13 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0027. 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 in this document. EPA has addressed the comments received in 
response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in 
the Federal Register on May 8, 2015 (80 FR 26554). With this 
submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0231, 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: Scott Drewes, Field and External 
Affairs, (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:
    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 January 
31, 2016. 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

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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 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 FPAS 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are individuals or entities that produce and export 
pesticides.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 50.
    Frequency of response: Annual or on occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 17,993 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $ 1,224,655 (per year), includes no 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: 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 3,600 to 2,411, with a 
corresponding decrease in the associated burden. This change is an 
adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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cotton, tobacco, grapes, citrus, turf, and written transcript must accompany any With this submission, EPA is providing
ornamentals. EPA has completed a information submitted as an an additional 30 days for public review.
comprehensive draft pollinator-only audiographic or videographic record. DATES: Comments must be received on
ecological risk assessment for all Written material may be submitted in or before February 16, 2016.
registered agricultural uses of paper or electronic form. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
imidacloprid, with focus on agricultural • Submitters must clearly identify the identified by docket identification (ID)
crops that are attractive to pollinators. source of any submitted data or number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0231, to
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is information. both EPA and OMB as follows:
providing an opportunity, through this • Submitters may request the Agency • To EPA online using http://
notice of availability, for interested to reconsider data or information that www.regulations.gov (our preferred
parties to provide comments and input the Agency rejected in a previous method) or by mail to: EPA Docket
concerning the Agency’s draft review. However, submitters must Center, Environmental Protection
pollinator-only ecological risk explain why they believe the Agency Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
assessment for imidacloprid. Such should reconsider the data or Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
comments and input could address, information in the pesticide’s DC 20460.
among other things, the Agency’s risk registration review. • To OMB via email to oira_
assessment methodologies and As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the submission@omb.eop.gov. Address
assumptions, as applied to this draft registration review docket for each comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
pollinator-only risk assessment. The pesticide case will remain publicly EPA’s policy is that all comments
Agency will consider all comments accessible through the duration of the received will be included in the docket
received during the public comment registration review process; that is, until without change, including any personal
period and make changes, as all actions required in the final decision information provided, unless the
appropriate, to the draft pollinator-only on the registration review case have comment includes profanity, threats,
risk assessment. EPA will then issue a been completed. information claimed to be Confidential
revised pollinator risk assessment, Business Information (CBI), or other
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
explain any changes to the draft risk information whose disclosure is
assessment, and respond to comments. Dated: January 8, 2016.
restricted by statute. Do not submit
In the Federal Register notice Michael Goodis,
electronically any information you
announcing the availability of the Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
consider to be CBI or other information
revised risk assessment, if the revised Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
risk assessment indicates risks of [FR Doc. 2016–00740 Filed 1–14–16; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
concern, the Agency may provide a BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
comment period for the public to submit Scott Drewes, Field and External
suggestions for mitigating the risk Affairs, (7506P), Office of Pesticide
identified in the revised risk assessment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Programs, Environmental Protection
before developing a proposed AGENCY Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
registration review decision on Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0231; FRL–9936–04– number: (703) 347–0107; email address:
imidacloprid. Additionally, the revised OEI]
risk assessment will also address drewes.scott@epa.gov.
ecological risks for all other taxa, as well SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
as a comprehensive draft human health Submitted to OMB for Review and Docket: Supporting documents,
risk assessment. Approval; Comment Request; Foreign including the ICR that explains in detail
1. Other related information. Purchaser Acknowledgement the information collection activities and
Additional information on imidacloprid Statement of Unregistered Pesticides the related burden and cost estimates
is available on the Pesticide Registration that are summarized in this document,
Review Status Web page. Information on AGENCY: Environmental Protection are available in the docket for this ICR.
the Agency’s registration review Agency (EPA). The docket can be viewed online at
program and its implementing ACTION: Notice. http://www.regulations.gov or in person
regulation is available at http://www. at the EPA Docket Center, West William
epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
2. Information submission following information collection request Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
requirements. Anyone may submit data (ICR) to the Office of Management and DC. The telephone number for the
or information in response to this Budget (OMB) for review and approval Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For
document. To be considered during a in accordance with the Paperwork additional information about EPA’s
pesticide’s registration review, the Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Foreign public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
submitted data or information must Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement dockets.
meet the following requirements: of Unregistered Pesticides’’ (FPAS) and ICR status: This ICR is currently
• To ensure that EPA will consider identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.13 and scheduled to expire on January 31,
data or information submitted, OMB Control No. 2070–0027. The ICR, 2016. Under OMB regulations, the
interested persons must submit the data which is available in the docket along Agency may continue to conduct or
or information during the comment with other related materials, provides a sponsor the collection of information
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period. The Agency may, at its detailed explanation of the collection while this submission is pending at
discretion, consider data or information activities and the burden estimate that OMB.
submitted at a later date. is only briefly summarized in this Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an
• The data or information submitted document. EPA has addressed the agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
must be presented in a legible and comments received in response to the a person is not required to respond to,
useable form. For example, an English previously provided public review a collection of information, unless it
translation must accompany any opportunity issued in the Federal displays a currently valid OMB control
material that is not in English and a Register on May 8, 2015 (80 FR 26554). number. The OMB control numbers are

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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 February 16, 2016.
Contact		Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs, (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
FR Citation		81 FR 2213