[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73620-73622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30782]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0824; FRL-9498-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing
and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-8) and Pesticide
Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA
Form 3540-16)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0824, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 566-1511.
Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information
Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Mailcode: 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460.
Hand Delivery: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and
Information Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket Center's normal hours of operation,
and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2011-0824. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.goy/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Stevenson, Office of
Compliance, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division,
Pesticides, Waste & Toxics Branch (2225A), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-4203; fax number: (202) 564-0085; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OECA2011-0824, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), 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
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number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center Docket
is (202) 566-1752.
Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
co1lection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), EPA is soliciting 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 wi1l have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate 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; and
(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.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the Docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
those which produce pesticides, active ingredients or devices.
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Application for Registration of Pesticide-
Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-8) and
Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing
Establishments (EPA Form 3540-16).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0160.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0078.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2012. 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 in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) Section 7(a) requires that any person who produces pesticides,
active ingredients or devices subject to the Act must register with the
Administrator of EPA the establishment in which the pesticide, active
ingredient or device is produced. This section further requires that
application for registration of any establishment shall include the
name and address of the establishment and of the producer who operates
such an establishment. EPA Form 3540-8, Application for Registration of
Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments, is used to
collect the establishment registration information required by this
section.
FIFRA Section 7(c) requires that any producer operating an
establishment registered under Section 7 report to the Administrator
within 30 days after it is registered, and annually thereafter by March
1st for certain pesticide or device production and sales or
distribution information. The producers must report which types and
amounts of pesticides, active ingredients, or devices are currently
being produced, were produced during the past year, sold or distributed
in the past year. The supporting regulations at 40 CFR Part 167 provide
the requirements and time schedules for submitting production
information. EPA Form 3540-16, Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing
and Device-Producing Establishments, is used to collect the pesticide
production information required by Section 7(c) of FIFRA.
Establishment registration information, collected on EPA Form 3540-
8, is a one-time requirement for all pesticide-producing and device-
producing establishments. Pesticide and device production information,
reported on EPA Form 3540-16, is required to be submitted within 30
days after the company is notified of their pesticide-producing or
device-producing establishment number, and annually thereafter on or
before March 1st.
Burden Statement: The average annual burden to the industry over
the next three years is estimated to be 2 person hours per response.
Respondents/Affected Entities: 13,830.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,830.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 27,660.
There are no capital/startup costs or operating and maintenance
costs associated with this ICR since all equipment associated with this
ICR is present as part of ordinary business practices.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and 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
which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond
to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
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appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: November 16, 2011.
Lisa C. Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2011-30782 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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