81 FR 86712 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 231 (December 1, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product'' (EPA ICR No. 0278.12, OMB Control No. 2070-0044) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 19172) on April 4, 2016 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86712]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28882]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0108; FRL-9955-33-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a 
Registered Pesticide Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Notice of Supplemental 
Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product'' (EPA ICR No. 0278.12, 
OMB Control No. 2070-0044) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through November 30, 2016. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 19172) on 
April 4, 2016 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 3, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2016-0108, to (1) EPA online using 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, and (2) 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 
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.

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: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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 total estimated annual respondent paperwork 
burden to comply with this information collection activity is 603 
hours, or about 19 minutes per response. This estimate includes the 
time needed to review instructions; utilize technology and systems for 
the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, 
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to respond to 
a collection of information; search existing data sources; complete and 
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 8750-5.
    Respondents/affected entities: 1885.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: This information is required to 
be submitted pursuant to Section 3(e) of FIFRA, as amended. Regulations 
pertaining to supplemental distribution of pesticide products are 
contained in Title 40 CFR part 152.132.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1885.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 603 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $54,463 (per year), includes $0.00 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall increase of 216 hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to 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 to reflect the observed annual increase in 
submissions.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-28882 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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