[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20106]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5549-1]


OMB Review of Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal 
Request for OMB No. 2070-0052

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 Office of Pesticide Programs, 
within the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, has 
forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) entitled: Compliance 
Requirement for the Child-Resistant Packaging (OMB Control No. 2070-
0052; EPA ICR No. 0616.06) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected cost and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument. The 
Agency is requesting the renewal of the existing approval, which is 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 1996. A Federal Register notice 
proposing this submission and providing 60 days for public comment on 
the request and the contents of this ICR was issued on May 15, 1996 (61 
FR 24486). EPA did not receive any comments during the comment period.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0616.06.

ADDRESSES: 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, Information Policy Branch (2137), 401 
M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, with a copy also sent to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 616.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0052 in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Review Requested: This is a request to renew a currently approved 
information collection activity.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 616.06 and OMB No. 2070-0052.
    Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on October 
31, 1996.
    Title: Compliance Requirement for the Child-Resistant Packaging 
Act.
    Abstract: Section 25 (c)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) establishes standards for the packaging of 
pesticides or devices to protect children and adults from serious 
illness or injury resulting from accidental ingestion or contact with 
these pesticides or devices. These standards are designed to be 
consistent with those under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, 
administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The 
Poison Prevention Packaging Act previously included the packaging of 
pesticides, but was amended in 1976 to exclude them and that 
responsibility now rests with EPA.
    EPA's child-resistant packaging (CRP) regulations reference the 
CPSC packaging standards and protocol testing procedures for CRP to 
avoid duplicative testing of packages for pesticidal and nonpesticidal 
purposes.
    To ensure that all pesticide registrants are in compliance with the 
revised effectiveness standards and protocol test procedures, by 
January 21, 1998 all registrants subject to CRP (unless exempted under 
40 CFR 157.24) must submit (1) a new certification and (2) a 
description of the type of package used and its designation using the 
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard D3475-95 
``Standard Classification of Child-Resistant Packages''. The ASTM 
Standard D3475-95 provides uniform terminology and universal 
descriptions of various types of CRPs. The statements ``I certify that 
the packaging used for this product meets the standards of 40 CFR 
157.32, including the revised effectiveness standards in 16 CFR 
1700.15(b), when tested by the revised testing procedures in 16 CFR 
1700.20, as published in 60 FR 37710 (July 21, 1995),'' and ``the type 
of package is a (describe closure) with (describe method of using 
closure), ASTM Type ____ with a (describe bottle),'' will suffice for 
this purpose.
    After January 21, 1998 CRP certification will usually be conducted 
only when a registrant notifies EPA by application of their intention 
to either change packaging, enter the residential market, or otherwise 
become subject to CRP regulations.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.7 
hours per response. This estimate 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 
respond to a collection of information; search existing data sources; 
complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or 
otherwise disclose the 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 
displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Registrants of household pesticides.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 449 registrants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 763 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

    Dated: August 1, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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