[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18600-18602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9688]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00476; FRL-5596-8]


Renewal of Pesticide Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Requests (ICRs) are coming up for renewal. The ICRs titled 
``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide 
Product'' (ICR No. 0278.06, OMB No. 2070-0044) and ``FIFRA 
Reregistration Fees'' (ICR No. 1495.04, OMB No. 2070-0101) will expire 
on August 31, 1997, and the ICR titled ``Pesticide Product Registration 
Maintenance Fees'' (ICR No. 1214.04, OMB No. 2070-0100) will expire on 
September 30, 1997. Before submitting the renewal packages to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of these collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket control 
number OPP-00476 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 Rm. 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 an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of 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-00476'' and the appropriate ICR number. No 
Confidential Business Information (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 to be 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 non-confidential written 
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the 
Virginia address given above from 8:30 a.m. to 4 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 (7506C), 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 by 
contacting Ellen Kramer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the 
ICRs are available from the EPA home page at the Environmental Sub-Set 
entry for this document under ``Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/).

I. Information Collection Requests

    EPA is seeking comments on the following Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs).

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ICR No. 0278.06
    Title: Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered 
Pesticide Product, ICR No. 0278.06, OMB No. 2070-0044. Expiration date: 
August 31, 1997.
    Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are registrants of pesticide products.
    Abstract: Under section 3(e) of the Federal, Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, products which 
``have the same formulation, are manufactured by the same person, the 
labeling of which contains the same claims, and the labels of which 
bear a designation identifying the product as the same pesticide may be 
registered as a single pesticide, and additional names and labels shall 
be added to the registration by supplemental statements.'' This 
information collection activity is the completion and submission of the 
supplemental statements referred to in FIFRA section 3(e). A standard 
form (EPA Form 8570-5) is provided for the applicant's convenience in 
providing the necessary information (name and address of the basic 
product registrant and of the distributor, and the name and EPA 
Registration Number of the product involved in the distributorship 
agreement) to EPA. The pesticide registrant notifies EPA with the use 
of this form, that it has entered into an agreement with a second 
company which will distribute the registrant's product under the second 
company's name and product name.
    Burden Statement: The information covered by this request is 
collected on occasion when the producer of a pesticide product enters 
into agreement with a supplemental distributor. As small businesses are 
involved in this information collection activity, their needs have been 
taken into account so that the burden imposed is the minimum level at 
which the program can run effectively under the requirements specified 
under FIFRA.
    The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to 
average 0.24 hours per response, including time for: reading 
instructions; processing, compiling, and reviewing the information for 
appropriateness; completing and submitting forms; and storing, filing, 
and maintaining the data.
ICR No. 1495.04
    Title: FIFRA Reregistration Fees. ICR No. 1495.04, OMB No. 2070-
0101. Expiration date: August 31, 1997.
    Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are manufacturers of pesticide chemicals who have not previously paid 
reregistration fees.
    Abstract: This reporting and recordkeeping activity is mandated by 
FIFRA which authorizes the collection of reregistration fees from 
pesticide registrants. These fees (with waivers and exemptions) apply 
to the pesticide active ingredients registered under FIFRA before 
November 1, 1984, which are subject to reregistration. The 1988 
amendments to FIFRA established one-time reregistration fees and 
required EPA to apportion those fees on the basis of market share. 
Without information on market share, exempt status of registrants, and 
eligibility for small business waivers, the Agency would not be able to 
fully implement the statutory requirements of FIFRA or to collect the 
total amount of required fees, and thus could encounter a shortfall in 
budget projections.
    A small portion of the registrant population (those maintaining 
registrations for certain biological pesticides) was granted 
reregistration fee deferrals extending the time for payment of 
reregistration fees to up to 5 years (1994-1999). These registrants 
will be involved only in the reregistration fee deferral information 
collection process. This renewal is for the few remaining biological 
pesticide cases only.
    The data required under this information collection request will be 
generated through the use of three forms: the Reregistration Fee 
Apportionment Form, the Small Business Waiver Certification Form, and 
the Biological Active Ingredient Sales Reporting Form.
    Burden Statement: This is a one-time collection activity. A Small 
Business Waiver Certification Form was developed out of a concern for 
the burden on small entities. Thus, eligible small entities will 
qualify for fee waivers. Additionally, the burden associated with 
billing and payment is minimal.
    The annual respondent burden for this program is estimated to 
average 3.7 hours per response, including time for: reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
ICR No. 1214.04
    Title: Pesticide Product Registration Maintenance Fees. ICR No. 
1214.04. OMB No. 2070-0100. Expiration date: September 30, 1996.
    Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are registrants of pesticide products holding currently active 
registrations under FIFRA section 3 and section 24(c).
    Abstract: FIFRA as amended in 1988 makes provisions for 
registration maintenance fees under Section 4(I)(5). These fees apply 
to all products registered under section 3 and section 24(c) of FIFRA. 
The fees are to be paid annually for each product registered and are 
payable on January 15 of each year. The authority to collect fees under 
the 1988 amendments would have terminated on September 30, 1997; 
however, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 extended the authority 
to collect these fees for another 3 years, beginning in 1998.
    The information collected is used by the Agency to ensure that the 
fees prescribed by FIFRA have been paid by each registrant. The 
information is also used to adjust OPP's computer files to reflect 
changes in the status of registrations resulting from registrant 
responses. For example, a registrant may choose not to pay the fee and 
allow a registration to be canceled.
    In order to provide an efficient system to bill, collect, and 
account for registration maintenance fees, the Agency has used a filing 
form which is sent to all registrants of currently active products.
    Burden Statement: This information is collected annually and is due 
to EPA every January 15. The needs of small businesses were of primary 
concern in designing the filing form; therefore, respondents are asked 
to provide only readily available information. The annual respondent 
burden for this program is estimated to average 0.94 hours per 
response, including time for: reading instructions, planning 
activities, reviewing information, completing paperwork, and filing 
information. The estimated burden per response has not changed since 
the previous ICR.
    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.

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    (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 notice under docket control 
number OPP-00476 (including comments and data submitted electronically 
as described below). A public version of the record, including printed, 
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any 
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public 
record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and 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 rulemaking, 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: April 8, 1997.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 97-9688 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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