[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 156 (Monday, August 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41784-41785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20461]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 5551-2; (ICR # 1520.01 and OMB # 2070-0110)]


Agency Information Collection Activities Up for Renewal

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 Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for Recall of Suspended and Canceled Pesticides is coming 
up for renewal. Before submitting the renewal package to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by October 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of 
Compliance, Agriculture and Ecosystems Division, Agriculture Branch 
(2225A), 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis Flaherty, Chief, Agriculture 
Branch, at 202-564-4131/fax: 202-564-0085 or David Stangel at 202-564-
4162/fax: 202-564-0085.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Affected Entities: This action affects registrants of suspended and 
canceled pesticides that are required to be recalled.
    Title: Recall of Suspended and Canceled Pesticides (EPA Form No. 
1520.01), OMB No. 2070-0110, Expiration Date: 9/30/96.
    Abstract: Section 19(b) of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the Administrator to order the 
recall of suspended and canceled pesticides by the registrant of the 
pesticide and others in the chain of distribution of the pesticide. The 
information reported to the Agency will be used to ensure that the 
recalled pesticides were transported, handled and stored safely, for 
indemnification purposes, and to plan for Agency reimbursement for 
storage of the recalled pesticides.
    Pesticides subject to suspension and cancellation actions have been 
found to cause unreasonable adverse effects. The Agency has a special 
interest mitigating the hazards posed by stocks of the pesticide, 
including requiring that they be removed from the channels of 
distribution and use by means of a recall. The Agency is also concerned 
that the recalled pesticide be transported, handled and stored safely 
pending final disposition of the recalled stocks. Finally, the Agency 
is concerned that the recalled pesticides undergo proper treatment, 
recovery, or disposal.
    As part of the suspension and cancellation order, registrants of 
the pesticide in question will be requested to recall the suspended and 
canceled pesticide from the channels of distribution and, if necessary, 
from the users of the pesticide. As part of the recall, registrants 
will be requested to submit a report to the Administrator which 
indicates who was contacted in carrying out the recall, the quantity of 
suspended and canceled pesticide in their possession and where the 
recalled pesticide is being stored.
    EPA will not require respondents to fill out specific forms. 
However, EPA will establish a format into which respondents should 
organize the required data. The specific data that will be requested 
are: (1) A plan for contacting holders of the suspended and canceled 
pesticide; (2) how the suspended and canceled pesticide will be 
transported to a storage facility; (3) the name and location of the 
storage facility chosen and the criteria used for choosing the 
facility; and (4) the quantity of suspended and canceled pesticide by 
EPA Registration Number, number of containers, container size (pounds 
or gallons as appropriate), total quantity (pounds or gallons as 
appropriate), for each discrete pesticide. Items 1, 2 and 3 would be 
provided prior to the recall taking place. Respondents will be 
requested to submit the information to the EPA Regional office having 
jurisdiction over the company headquarters.
    Information that respondents are requested to collect and submit to 
the Agency will be used for a variety of purposes. The information will 
give the Agency an estimate of the amount of recalled pesticide being 
stored and allow the Agency to plan for reimbursement of storage costs. 
The Agency will also be better able to allocate resources for payment 
of indemnification claims to users of the suspended and canceled 
pesticide for losses suffered as a result of the suspension and 
cancellation as authorized by section 15 of FIFRA. Finally, the Agency 
will use the information for compliance purposes, determining where 
recalled pesticides are being stored, the quantity being stored at each 
location and the adequacy of the storage facility as determined through 
inspections. The information collected will enable the Agency to target 
inspections efficiently. The information collected will be used by EPA 
Regional and State pesticide compliance and enforcement staffs, the 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and the Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
    The EPA would like to solicit 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 estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement

    Burden Hours per Response: 40 hours per respondent which 
includes time for reading the Federal Register or Notice of Intent 
to Cancel, plan activities, create and gather information, process 
information, and record and report information.
    Frequency of Response: As necessary. Burden estimates are based 
on one recall action per year.

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    Number of Respondents: 40 respondents per recall action.
    Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 1,600 hours.

    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 purpose 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 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 number for EPA's regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Send comments regarding these matters, or any other aspect of the 
information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 
to the address listed above.

    Dated: August 5, 1996.
Elaine E. Stanley,
Director, Office of Compliance, Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance.
[FR Doc. 96-20461 Filed 8-9-96; 8:45 am]
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