[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5761-5762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3279]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00425; FRL-5349-3]
Pesticides; Renewal of Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces and solicits comments on two Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) that are coming up for renewal. The ICR for
Data Generation for Reregistration (OMB No. 2070-0107), will expire on
June 30, 1996, and the ICR for FIFRA Section 29 Annual Reports on
Conditional Registrations (OMB No. 2070-0026), will expire on July 31,
1996.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket control
number OPP-00425 and the appropriate ICR number by mail to: Public
Response Section, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments directly to the OPP
docket which is located in Room 1132 of Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as a ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form or encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number ``OPP-00425'' and the appropriate ICR number. No
Confidential Business nformation (CBI) should be submitted through e-
mail. Electronic comments on this document may be filed online at many
Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic
submissions can be found in Unit III. of this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that
does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly
by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be available for
public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Kramer, Policy and Special
Projects Staff, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency Mail Code 7501C, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,
Telephone: (703) 305-6475, e-mail: kramer.ellen@epamail.epa.gov. Copies
of the complete ICR and accompanying appendices may be obtained from
the OPP docket at the above address or by contacting the person whose
name appears under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of each ICR are available
from the EPA Public Access gopher (gopher.epa.gov) at the Environmental
Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Rules and Regulations.''
I. Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
EPA is seeking comments on the following ICRs:
1. Title: FIFRA Section 29 Annual Report on Conditional
Registrations. ICR No. 0601.06. OMB No. 2070-0026. Expiration date:
July 31, 1996.
Affected entities: Producers of pesticide products who seek
conditional registrations.
Abstract: Under section 29 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA Administrator must submit an
annual report to Congress. Included in this report is the total number
of applications for conditional registration of pesticides under FIFRA
section 3(c)(7)(B) and 3(c)(7)(C) that were filed during the
immediately preceding fiscal year. The information collected under this
information collection request is the pesticide production volume for
the previous fiscal year.
The information collected under section 29 of FIFRA is required by
Congress to monitor the conditional registration program. The
submission of annual production data is a requirement of a conditional
registration as described in 40 152.115(b).
There are no third party disclosures associated with this activity.
Burden Statement: This information is collected annually for each
conditional registration of a new active ingredient or new use. The
overall respondent burden hours associated with this collection have
decreased from the current ICR estimate of 84 total hours per year to
36 total hours per year. This change is due to the decrease in the
number of conditional registrations submitted. The annual cost of this
ICR has only slightly decreased from $2,628 per year to $2,534.40
($211.20 per respondent) per year due to more realistic labor rates
supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which reflect more
accurately the costs borne by the pesticide manufacturers.
The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to
average 1.5 hours per response, including time for: reading
correspondences, planning activities, gathering information, compiling
and reviewing data, completing paperwork, and storing/maintaining data.
On average, each respondent would submit two responses per year so the
average burden per respondent would be 3 hours per year for this ICR.
2. Title: Data Generation for Pesticide Reregistration. ICR No.
1504. OMB No. 2070-0107. Expiration date: June 30, 1996.
Affected entities: Producers of pesticide products who seek to
support reregistration of their product.
Abstract: FIFRA as amended in 1988 mandates that EPA reregister
pesticides originally registered before November 1984. It establishes a
process and a schedule for the development of the information EPA needs
to assess
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whether reregistration of a pesticide or pesticide product causes an
unreasonable adverse effect on human health or the environment.
Pesticide registrants seeking reregistration must generate and report
the required data according to specified time tables.
The purpose of this information collection activity is for EPA to
obtain the data needed to assess whether a certain pesticide should be
reregistered. Data may consist of toxicology studies, fish and wildlife
studies, environmental fate studies, chemistry studies or other data
needed to analyze the potential risks and benefits associated with
pesticide chemicals and products.
Pesticide chemicals were divided into List A-D; and the
reregistration process was divided into five phases. Reregistration
phases 1 through 4 for chemicals on Lists B, C, and D are completed.
In Phase 5, EPA must conduct a comprehensive review of all data
received on the active ingredient, and decide whether or not it is
eligible to be reregistered. Additional or supplemental data may be
needed before a final reregistration decision can be made. Also, FIFRA
'88 requires registrants to provide product-specific data within 8
months of receipt of an eligibility decision on a pesticide active
ingredient.
Data Call-Ins (DCIs) may be completed during the current ICR
authorization, however, there is a good possibility that the need for
DCIs will carry over to the new ICR authorization. Additionally, follow
up call-ins may be necessary after the data have been reviewed.
There are no third party disclosures associated with this activity.
Burden Statement: This information is collected on occasion when
the DCI is needed for reregistration. The overall anticipated number of
cases per year, the number per chemical list and the respondents
affected has decreased from the previous ICR by approximately 60
percent. The previous ICR anticipated an average of 668 respondents and
this ICR estimated a total of 269 respondents. Both the unit test costs
and labor rates were updated to reflect more current values. The unit
test costs for list ``C'' and ``D'' chemicals almost doubled from the
prior ICR. The data requirements for list ``B,'' ``C,'' and ``D''
chemicals were revised.
This information collection request is expected to affect an
average of 15 DCIs for list ``A'' chemicals and 6 for list ``B,''
``C,'' and ``D'' chemicals per year. Approximately 90 companies and 805
products may be affected each year. The annual paperwork burden for
respondents of DCIs is estimated as follows: list ``A'' chemicals/181
hours; list ``B'' chemicals/318 hours; list ``C'' and ``D'' chemicals/
860 hours; and product specific information/368 hours.
The annual estimated costs of the paperwork burden for respondents
of DCIs are as follows: list ``A'' chemicals/$11,337; list ``B''
chemicals/$19,830; list ``C'' and ``D''/$53,841; and product specific
DCIs/$23,042.
The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to
average 360 hours per response, including time for: reading
correspondences, planning activities, gathering information, compiling
and reviewing data, completing paperwork, and storing/maintaining data.
Any 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 are contained in 40 CFR part 9.
II. Request for Comments
EPA solicits comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information
described above are necessary for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical utility.
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burdens
of the proposed collections of information.
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected.
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Send comments regarding these matters, or any other aspect of these
information collections, including suggestions for reducing the
burdens, to the docket under ADDRESSES listed above.
III. Public Record
A record has been established for this action under docket number
``OPP-00425'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this action, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
rulemaking record which will also include all comments submitted
directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the paper record
maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this
document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection and Information collection requests.
Dated: February 7, 1996.
Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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