[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31604-31605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13405]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0473; FRL-9313-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Pesticide
Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA sections 18 & 24(c)); EPA ICR
No. 2311.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New. This is a request to combine two
currently approved collections to increase clarity and streamline
review of the collection activities and related burdens. The ICR, which
is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection
activities and related estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0473, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-305-5454; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On November 5, 2008 (73 FR 65846), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no public comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0473 which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OPP Regulatory Public Docket is (703) 305-
5805.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
Further Information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA sections
18 & 24(c)).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2311.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New.
ICR Status: This ICR reflects the combination of the following two
currently approved ICRs: ``Applications
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and Summary Report for Emergency Exemption'' (EPA ICR No. 0596.08, OMB
Control No. 2070-0032), which is scheduled to expire July 31, 2012, and
``Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special Local
Need'' (EPA ICR No.0595.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0055), which is
scheduled to expire March 31, 2013.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. 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 CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 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
pesticide registration requests made by States, U.S. Territories, or
Federal Agencies. Specifically, this ICR covers emergency requests for
exemptions to allow for an unregistered use of a pesticide, and
requests by States to register a pesticide to meet a special local need
(SLN). Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes EPA to process and grant emergency
exemptions to States and Federal agencies to allow an unregistered use
of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency
conditions exist including granting unregistered pesticide use
exemptions for public health and quarantine reasons. Section 24(c) of
FIFRA authorizes the States to register additional uses of federally
registered pesticides for distribution and use within the State to meet
a SLN.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
49,500 hours annually for State government ``applicants'' for the FIFRA
Section 18 program and is estimated to average 36.036 hours annually
for applicants under the FIFRA Section 24(c). The new ICR reflects a
combined total of 85,536 burden hours annually. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,193.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 85,536 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,874,015. This ICR does not involve
any capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The combination of the currently approved
ICRs is not expected to result in an overall decrease or increase of
the 85,536 hours in the total estimated combined respondent burden that
is currently approved by OMB.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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