[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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected]. 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:

    [email protected]

    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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