[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18600-18602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9688]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00476; FRL-5596-8]
Renewal of Pesticide Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the following Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) are coming up for renewal. The ICRs titled
``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide
Product'' (ICR No. 0278.06, OMB No. 2070-0044) and ``FIFRA
Reregistration Fees'' (ICR No. 1495.04, OMB No. 2070-0101) will expire
on August 31, 1997, and the ICR titled ``Pesticide Product Registration
Maintenance Fees'' (ICR No. 1214.04, OMB No. 2070-0100) will expire on
September 30, 1997. Before submitting the renewal packages to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of these collections as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket control
number OPP-00476 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 Rm. 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 an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of 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-00476'' and the appropriate ICR number. No
Confidential Business Information (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 to be 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 non-confidential written
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the
Virginia address given above from 8:30 a.m. to 4 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 (7506C), 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 by
contacting Ellen Kramer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the
ICRs are available from the EPA home page at the Environmental Sub-Set
entry for this document under ``Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/).
I. Information Collection Requests
EPA is seeking comments on the following Information Collection
Requests (ICRs).
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ICR No. 0278.06
Title: Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product, ICR No. 0278.06, OMB No. 2070-0044. Expiration date:
August 31, 1997.
Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection
are registrants of pesticide products.
Abstract: Under section 3(e) of the Federal, Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, products which
``have the same formulation, are manufactured by the same person, the
labeling of which contains the same claims, and the labels of which
bear a designation identifying the product as the same pesticide may be
registered as a single pesticide, and additional names and labels shall
be added to the registration by supplemental statements.'' This
information collection activity is the completion and submission of the
supplemental statements referred to in FIFRA section 3(e). A standard
form (EPA Form 8570-5) is provided for the applicant's convenience in
providing the necessary information (name and address of the basic
product registrant and of the distributor, and the name and EPA
Registration Number of the product involved in the distributorship
agreement) to EPA. The pesticide registrant notifies EPA with the use
of this form, that it has entered into an agreement with a second
company which will distribute the registrant's product under the second
company's name and product name.
Burden Statement: The information covered by this request is
collected on occasion when the producer of a pesticide product enters
into agreement with a supplemental distributor. As small businesses are
involved in this information collection activity, their needs have been
taken into account so that the burden imposed is the minimum level at
which the program can run effectively under the requirements specified
under FIFRA.
The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to
average 0.24 hours per response, including time for: reading
instructions; processing, compiling, and reviewing the information for
appropriateness; completing and submitting forms; and storing, filing,
and maintaining the data.
ICR No. 1495.04
Title: FIFRA Reregistration Fees. ICR No. 1495.04, OMB No. 2070-
0101. Expiration date: August 31, 1997.
Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection
are manufacturers of pesticide chemicals who have not previously paid
reregistration fees.
Abstract: This reporting and recordkeeping activity is mandated by
FIFRA which authorizes the collection of reregistration fees from
pesticide registrants. These fees (with waivers and exemptions) apply
to the pesticide active ingredients registered under FIFRA before
November 1, 1984, which are subject to reregistration. The 1988
amendments to FIFRA established one-time reregistration fees and
required EPA to apportion those fees on the basis of market share.
Without information on market share, exempt status of registrants, and
eligibility for small business waivers, the Agency would not be able to
fully implement the statutory requirements of FIFRA or to collect the
total amount of required fees, and thus could encounter a shortfall in
budget projections.
A small portion of the registrant population (those maintaining
registrations for certain biological pesticides) was granted
reregistration fee deferrals extending the time for payment of
reregistration fees to up to 5 years (1994-1999). These registrants
will be involved only in the reregistration fee deferral information
collection process. This renewal is for the few remaining biological
pesticide cases only.
The data required under this information collection request will be
generated through the use of three forms: the Reregistration Fee
Apportionment Form, the Small Business Waiver Certification Form, and
the Biological Active Ingredient Sales Reporting Form.
Burden Statement: This is a one-time collection activity. A Small
Business Waiver Certification Form was developed out of a concern for
the burden on small entities. Thus, eligible small entities will
qualify for fee waivers. Additionally, the burden associated with
billing and payment is minimal.
The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to
average 3.7 hours per response, including time for: reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information.
ICR No. 1214.04
Title: Pesticide Product Registration Maintenance Fees. ICR No.
1214.04. OMB No. 2070-0100. Expiration date: September 30, 1996.
Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection
are registrants of pesticide products holding currently active
registrations under FIFRA section 3 and section 24(c).
Abstract: FIFRA as amended in 1988 makes provisions for
registration maintenance fees under Section 4(I)(5). These fees apply
to all products registered under section 3 and section 24(c) of FIFRA.
The fees are to be paid annually for each product registered and are
payable on January 15 of each year. The authority to collect fees under
the 1988 amendments would have terminated on September 30, 1997;
however, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 extended the authority
to collect these fees for another 3 years, beginning in 1998.
The information collected is used by the Agency to ensure that the
fees prescribed by FIFRA have been paid by each registrant. The
information is also used to adjust OPP's computer files to reflect
changes in the status of registrations resulting from registrant
responses. For example, a registrant may choose not to pay the fee and
allow a registration to be canceled.
In order to provide an efficient system to bill, collect, and
account for registration maintenance fees, the Agency has used a filing
form which is sent to all registrants of currently active products.
Burden Statement: This information is collected annually and is due
to EPA every January 15. The needs of small businesses were of primary
concern in designing the filing form; therefore, respondents are asked
to provide only readily available information. The annual respondent
burden for this program is estimated to average 0.94 hours per
response, including time for: reading instructions, planning
activities, reviewing information, completing paperwork, and filing
information. The estimated burden per response has not changed since
the previous ICR.
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.
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(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 notice under docket control
number OPP-00476 (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described below). A public version of the record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and 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 rulemaking, 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: April 8, 1997.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. 97-9688 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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