[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50577-50579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24287]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00417; FRL-4982-3]
Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that three Information Collection
Requests (ICR) are coming up for renewal. These ICRs are: Data Call-In
for Special Review Chemicals (ICR No. 922.04), Export Policy: Foreign
Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements (ICR No. 161.06), and Notice of
Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special Local Need (ICR No.
595.05). Before submitting the renewal packages to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the collections as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 28, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket number OPP-
00417 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. 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.
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 5.1 file format
or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be
identified by the docket number ``OPP-00417'' 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 confidential by marking any part of 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:
Carol Peterson, Policy and Special Projects Staff, office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code (7501 C), 401 M
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (703) 305-6598, e-mail:
peterson.carol@epamail.epa.gov.
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
EPA is seeking comments on the following Information Collection
Requests (ICRs).
Title: Data Call-In for Special Review Chemicals. ICR No. 922.04.
OMB No. 2070-0057. Expiration date: March 31, 1996.
Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information collection
are manufacturers of pesticide chemicals.
Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
as amended (FIFRA) mandates that EPA register pesticide products. Under
FIFRA, EPA may require pesticide registrants to generate and submit
data to the Agency where such data are needed to assess whether
registration of an existing pesticide causes an unreasonable adverse
effect on human health or the environment. Pesticide registrants must
generate and report the required data.
The purpose of this information collection activity is for EPA's
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to obtain data to assess whether
certain pesticides pose unreasonable adverse effects on human health or
the environment, and therefore should continue to be registered. 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. EPA gathers much of the additional information needed to
reassess a chemical by requesting data from the registrant under FIFRA
section 3(c)(2)(B).
No third party notification or public disclosure burden is
associated with this collection.
Burden Statement: The current total annual respondent burden
estimate is 58,880 hours. The current ICR estimated 8 Special Review
Data Call-Ins (DCIs) and 64 respondents annually; included in the
renewal the Agency predicts an average of 4 Special Review DCIs and 32
respondents annually. This revised prediction reduces the total burden
estimates to 29,440 hours annually. Each respondent is required to
respond only once per event. Small businesses are generally exempt from
generating data on purchased registered active ingredients. Most small
entities are formulators, who need only respond to a data call-in for
basic data by indicating a legitimate claim for exemption. They do not
incur any other information burden associated with the call-in.
Title: Export Policy: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement
of Unregistered Pesticides. ICR No. 161.06. OMB No. 2070-0027.
Expiration date: March 31, 1996.
Affected Entities: Parties affected by this action are exporters of
pesticides.
Abstract: Section 17 of FIFRA requires an exporter of any pesticide
not registered under FIFRA to obtain a signed statement from the
foreign purchaser acknowledging that the purchaser is aware that the
pesticide is not registered for use in the United States and cannot be
sold in the United
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States. The purpose of the foreign purchaser acknowledgement statement
(FPAS) requirement is to allow EPA to notify the government of the
importing country that an unregistered pesticide for which no hazard
assessment has been made, will be imported into that country. This
information is submitted in the form of annual of per-shipment
statements to EPA, which maintains original records and transmits
copies thereof to appropriate government officials of the countries
which are importing the pesticides.
EPA is also including in this renewal of the ICR an estimate of the
burden imposed by export labeling requirements, which meet the
definition of third party labeling. The labeling requirement may be met
by supplemental labeling attached to either the product container or
the shipping container.
Burden Statement: The burden for this information collection
reflects EPA's experience implementing the 1993 pesticide export policy
governing the export of pesticides, devices, and active ingredients
used in producing pesticides. EPA revised the information collection
estimates to reflect the actual numbers of export notifications
received under the policy. This ICR renewal includes an increased
burden estimate of 2,167 hours for the submission of the FPAS, which is
1,273 hours higher than in the current ICR. The 2,167 hours is based on
the approximately 2,000 notices annually received pursuant to the
export policy. The ICR for the export policy had a burden estimate of
1,057 hours, based upon an estimated 976 notices annually.
The previous ICR did not estimate the respondent burden of the
export labeling requirement, because an estimate of third-party
notification burden was not required at that time. The labeling burden
for the estimated 3,600 annually exported products is estimated to be
22,050 hours.
The total estimated burden for this ICR renewal is 24,217 hours.
The change in respondent burden from the current 894 hours is due to
two factors: (1) EPA has revised the burden estimate for the purchaser
acknowledgement requirement to reflect the numbers of FPASs submitted
to EPA under the revised policy; (2) EPA has also estimated the burden
imposed by the export labeling requirement, due to the new requirement
in the Paperwork Reduction Act to estimate the cost of third party
notifications.
Title: Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special
Local Need (SLN) under FIFRA Section 24(c). ICR No. 595.05. OMB No.
2070-0055. Expiration date: April 30, 1996.
Affected Entities: Parties affected by this collection activity are
the States which are defined to include Washington, DC, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the islands of the Pacific Territory,
and American Samoa; manufacturers of pesticide chemicals; and grower
groups.
Abstract: FIFRA section 24(c) authorizes the States to register
additional uses of federally registered pesticides for distribution and
use within the State to meet a special local need. A state-issued
registration under FIFRA section 24(c) is deemed a federal
registration,for the purposes of the pesticide's use within the State's
boundaries. A State must notify EPA, in writing, of any action it
takes, i.e., issues, amends, or revokes, a state-registration. The
Agency has 90 days to disapprove the registration. In such cases, the
State is responsible for notifying the affected registrant. EPA
requires this information to ensure that the States do not issue any
registration that might conflict with other requirements in FIFRA, or
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which require that
tolerance exist for any pesticide used on a food or feed commodity. The
States are required by federal regulation to collect from the
manufacturer, or grower group, adequate information to support the
section 24(c) application for registration or amendment. Both the State
and the manufacturer or grower group are required to keep records for
as long as the registration is active. In this case, the manufacturer,
or grower group, represents a third party. The information collected
from the third party is required to obtain a benefit, while that
collected from the States by EPA is mandatory.
Burden Statement: The overall respondent burden hours associated
with this collection has increased from the current ICR estimate of
1,375 hours to 38,775 hours per year. This change is the result of new
requirements imposed to include third party notification and
recordkeeping estimates in the tally. The respondents include both the
State governments and the company, or grower group, filing for a state
registration. The number of applications made by the States since the
last ICR has not changed, and no changes have been made in the
requirements for section 24(c) applications. Costs have increased due
to more realistic labor rates supplied by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, which reflect more accurately the costs borne by the
registrants and State government personnel who submit 24(c)
applications.
The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to
average 70.5 hours per response, including time for: Compiling the
information/data submitted by the registrant, reviewing the information
for special local needs determination, completing paperwork to notify
the federal government, storing/filing/maintaining the data, and
responding back to the registrant if the registration is disapproved by
EPA. In addition, the burden includes that incurred by the applicant
(third party) for data gathering, reporting and recordkeeping purposes.
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 collection of information is
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 burden
of the proposed collection of information.
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected.
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
or electronic collection technologies of other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
III. Public Docket
A record has been established for this action under docket number
``OPP-00417'' (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 Pubic 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.
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Electronic comments can be sent directly to epa at: opp-
[email protected],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
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official 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: September 25, 1995.
Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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