83 FR 25452 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

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): ``Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting'' (EPA ICR No. 1693.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0142). This is a request to renew the approval of an existing ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2018. EPA did not receive any public comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register of September 13, 2017. With this submission to OMB, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review and comment. 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 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25452-25453]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11802]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0440; FRL-9978-73-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI 
Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting

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): ``Plant-Incorporated Protectants; 
CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting'' (EPA ICR No. 
1693.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0142). This is a request to renew the 
approval of an existing ICR, which is currently approved through May 
31, 2018. EPA did not receive any public comments in response to the 
previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal 
Register of September 13, 2017. With this submission to OMB, EPA is 
providing an additional 30 days for public review and comment. 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 July 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2017-0440, 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, and
     To OMB via email to [email protected]. Address 
comments to the 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: Ryne Yarger, Field and External 
Affairs Division, 7506P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-605-
1193; fax number: 703-305-5884; 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.
    Abstract: This ICR addresses the two information collection 
requirements contained in the regulations codified in 40 CFR part 174 
pertaining to pesticidal substances that are produced by plants (plant-
incorporated protectants, or PIPs). A PIP is defined as ``the 
pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a 
living plant and the genetic material necessary for the production of 
such a substance.'' Many, but not all, PIPs are exempt from 
registration requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
    CBI is protected by FIFRA and generally cannot be released to the 
public. For most pesticide registration applications, the current CBI 
regulations at 40 CFR part 2 require that claimants substantiate their 
CBI claims for their own records when the claim is made, and 
subsequently provide the substantiation to EPA only if requested. 
However, under 40 CFR part 174, whenever a registrant claims that 
information submitted to EPA in support of a PIP registration 
application contains CBI, the registrant must substantiate such claims 
to EPA when they are made. In addition, 40 CFR part 174 also requires 
manufacturers of PIPs that are otherwise exempted from registration 
requirements to report any adverse effects of the PIP to the Agency 
within 30 days of when the information is first obtained. Such 
reporting will allow the Agency to determine whether further action is 
needed to prevent unreasonable adverse effects to human health or the 
environment.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include producers and importers of PIPs. The North American 
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for respondents under 
this ICR include: 325320 (Pesticide and other Agricultural Chemical 
Manufacturing), 325414 (Biological Products (except Diagnostic) 
Manufacturing), 422910 (Farm Supplies Wholesalers), 422930 (Flower, 
Nursery Stock, and Florist's Suppliers), 541710 (Research and 
Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), and 
611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 24 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 518 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $41,892 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 86 hours in the 
total

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estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating of burden estimates for this 
collection based upon historical information on the number of CBI 
substantiations per year. Based upon revised estimates, the number of 
CBI substantiations per year has increased from 20 to 24, with a 
corresponding increase in the associated burden. This change is an 
adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-11802 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
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