[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16483-16484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9287]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5458-5]


OMB Review of Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal 
of ICR Titled Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) Petitions for Pesticides on 
Food/Feed and New Inert Ingredients; OMB #2070-0024, EPA#0597.06

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

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 Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a renewal request for the following 
Information Collection Request (ICR): Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) 
Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed and New Inert Ingredients (OMB 
Control No. 2070-0024; EPA ICR No. 0597.06), which is abstracted below. 
The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected cost and burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual 
data collection instrument. A Federal Register notice proposing this 
submission and seeking public comment on this ICR was issued on January 
24, 1996 (61 FR 1922). EPA did not receive any comments in response to 
that notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY: Call Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, or e-mail a request to ``[email protected]''. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0597.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) Petitions for Pesticides on 
Food/Feed

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and New Inert Ingredients (OMB Control No. 2070-0024; EPA ICR No. 
0597.06). This is a request to extend a currently approved information 
collection which expires on May 31, 1996.
    Abstract: The use of pesticides on crops often results in pesticide 
residues in or on the crop. To protect the public health from unsafe 
pesticide residues, EPA sets limits, formerly known as tolerances, on 
the nature and level of residues permitted. EPA is mandated under the 
Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended, to ensure 
that the maximum residue levels likely to be found in or on food/feed 
are safe for human consumption through a careful review and evaluation 
of residue chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, EPA must ensure 
that adequate enforcement of the MRL can be achieved through the 
testing of submitted analytical methods. EPA will establish an MRL or 
grant an exemption from the requirement of an MRL once the data 
reviewed is deemed adequate. This information collection is a one time 
request and is mandatory for the registration of a pesticide product 
used on food/feed crops. The regulations that include the information 
requirements are found in FFDCA Sections 402, 406, 408, and 409, and in 
40 CFR Part 180.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Registrants of pesticide products 
which are used on food/feed crops.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Annual Burden Per Respondent: 1,442 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 216,300 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per event.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,442 
hours per response. This estimate includes the time needed to review 
regulations; conduct field trials; prepare petitions, read notices and 
comply with EPA correspondences; prepare responses, and maintain 
information. 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 EPA's regulations are published in the 
Federal Register with the final rule and are codified in 40 CFR Part 9 
for subsequent display.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0597.06 
and OMB Control No. 2070-0024 in any correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy Branch (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: April 9, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-9287 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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