[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40523-40524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19882]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5864-7]
Pesticides; OMB Review of Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. The ICRs describe the nature of the information collection and
expected cost and burden; where appropriate, they include the actual
data collection instrument. A Federal Register notice requesting public
comment on the renewals of these ICRs was published on April 16, 1997
(62 FR 18600). EPA did not receive any comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, or e-mail: farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov. Please refer to the
appropriate EPA and OMB ICR number as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has forwarded the following three ICRs
to OMB for review pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12, requesting an extension of
the currently approved information collection activities contained in
each ICR.
1. Title: Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product.
ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0044; EPA ICR No. 0278.06.
Current Expiration Date: August 31, 1997.
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 the 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 annual respondent burden for the supplemental
registration of a pesticide product is estimated to average 15 minutes
per response. This estimate includes the time needed for: planning
activities, creating information, gathering information, processing,
compiling, and reviewing information for accuracy, recording,
disclosing or displaying the information, and storing, filing, and
maintaining the data. There is no third party notification included in
this ICR.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information
collection are registrants of pesticide products.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,500 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once per event.
2. Title: FIFRA Reregistration Fees.
ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0101; EPA ICR No. 1495.04.
Expiration Date: August 31, 1997.
Abstract: This reporting and recordkeeping activity, mandated by
FIFRA, 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 five years (1994-1999). These registrants
will be involved only in the reregistration fee deferral information
collection process. This renewal is for
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the few remaining biological pesticide cases.
The data required under this information collection 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: The annual respondent burden for the FIFRA
Reregistration Fees information collection activity is estimated to
average 3.7 hours per response. This estimate includes the time needed
for: planning activities, creating information, gathering information,
processing, compiling, and reviewing information for accuracy,
recording, disclosing or displaying the information, and storing,
filing, and maintaining the data. 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. There is no
third party notification included in this ICR.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information
collection activity are manufacturers of pesticide chemicals who have
not previously paid these reregistration fees.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 185 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once per event.
3. Title: Pesticide Product Registration Maintenance Fees.
ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0100; EPA ICR No. 1214.04.
Expiration Date: September 30, 1997.
Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(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 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. 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: The annual respondent burden for Pesticide
Product Registration Maintenance Fees is estimated to average 0.94
hours per response. This estimate includes the time needed for:
planning activities, creating information, gathering information,
processing, compiling, and reviewing information for accuracy,
recording, disclosing or displaying the information, and storing,
filing, and maintaining the data. There is no third party notification
included in this ICR.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information
collection activity are registrants of pesticide products holding
currently active registrations under FIFRA section 3 and section 24(c).
Estimated No. of Respondents: 2,117 respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,990 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
No person is required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB
control numbers for any regulations related to these ICRs are displayed
in 40 CFR part 9.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the following addresses: Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory Information Division
(2137), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460; and Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20503. Please be sure to refer to the appropriate EPA and OMB
numbers referenced for the ICRs in any correspondence.
Dated: July 23, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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