[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10751-10752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6239]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5441-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing Establishments (EPA 
Form 3540-8), Notification of Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments (EPA Form 3540-8A) and Pesticide Reports for Pesticide-
Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-16) (ICR #0160 and OMB #2070-
0078)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments, and Pesticide Reports for Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments described below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and 
cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection 
instrument, i.e., forms. Also included is the Notification of 
Registration of Pesticide-Producing Establishments, which EPA uses to 
notify the company of their newly registered pesticide-producing 
establishments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL:
Sandy Farmer, 202-260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments, Notification of Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments, and Pesticide Reports for Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments (OMB Control No. 2070-0078; EPA ICR No. 0160). This is a 
request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 7 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires producers of pesticide products, 
active ingredients, and devices to register their production 
establishments with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to 
submit an annual report on the types and amounts of products produced. 
The purpose of this notice is to request renewal of the collection 
processes and reporting processes needed to assure compliance with 
these requirements. These processes involve EPA Form 3540-8, 
Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing Establishments, EPA 
Form 3540-8A, Notification of Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishments, and EPA Form 3540-16, Pesticide Reports for Pesticide-
Producing Establishments.
    Establishment registration information, collected on EPA Form 3540-
8, is a one-time requirement for all pesticide-producing 
establishments. Pesticide production information, collected on EPA Form 
3540-16, is required to be submitted within 30 days of receipt by the 
producer of the Notification of Registration of Pesticide-Producing 
Establishment (EPA Form 3540-8A, prepared by EPA and used to notify 
producers that their establishments have been registered) and then 
annually thereafter. The information is entered and stored in EPA's 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)/Office of 
Compliance (OC) Section Seven Tracking System (SSTS), a computerized 
data processing and record-keeping system.
    The OC collects the establishment and pesticide production 
information for compliance purposes and risk assessment. The 
information is used by EPA Regional pesticide enforcement and 
compliance staffs, OECA, and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
within the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 
(OPPTS), as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA), other Federal agencies, States under 
Cooperative Enforcement Agreements, and the public.
    An 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 listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 9/28/95 (60 
FR 50200), and no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be an average 
of 18 minutes for a one time response for EPA Form 3540-8, and 1 hour 
and 26 minutes for the annual yearly response for EPA Form 3540-16. 
There is no public burden to fill out the notification form (EPA Form 
3540-8A) because EPA completes this form. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a 
Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; 
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the 
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, 
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to 
respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete 
and review the collection of

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

EPA Form 3540-8

    Respondents/Affected Entities: [700].
    Estimated Number of Respondents: [700].
    Frequency of Response: [1].
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: [210] hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $[15,218].

EPA Form 3540-8A

    EPA Burden only.

EPA Form 3540-16

    Respondents/Affected Entities: [12,562].
    Estimated Number of Respondents: [12,562].
    Frequency of Response: [Yearly].
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: [17,963] hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $[1,291,421].
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0160 and OMB Control No. 2070-0078 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 11, 1996.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-6239 Filed 3-14-96; 8:45 am]
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