[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 20006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10649]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5816-1]


OMB Review of Pesticide Information Collection Activities

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) abstracted 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 cost and burden; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1249.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Record Keeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
    ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0074; EPA ICR No.1249.05.
    Expiration Date: May 31, 1997. This is a request for an extension 
of a currently approved information collection activity.
    Abstract: As a condition of the Sodium Monofluoroacetate (Compound 
1080) registration, the EPA has required submission of annual reports 
monitoring use of all of Livestock Protection Collar products. This ICR 
is a recordkeeping activity in which respondents keep records of: (a) 
Number of collars purchased; (b) number of collars placed on livestock; 
(c) number of collars punctured or ruptured; (d) apparent cause of 
puncture or rupture; (e) number of collars lost or unrecovered; (f) 
number of collars in use and in storage; and (g) location and species 
data on each animal poisoned as an apparent result of the toxic collar. 
As a condition of registration, the EPA has required submission of 
annual reports monitoring use of all of Livestock Protection Collar 
products as required by a 1982 court decision. The main purpose of the 
recordkeeping requirements is to promote responsible use and handling, 
and the main purpose for requiring monitoring reports is to establish a 
process through which it is mandatory to inform the EPA of the results 
of collar use.
    Parties affected by this information collection are registrants of 
1080 collars, the state lead agencies of participating states, and 
certified pesticide applicators using the 1080 collars for livestock 
protection.
    Burden Statement: The annual respondent burden for the 1080 
Livestock Collar Program is estimated to average 32 hours per certified 
applicator, 77 hours per state, and 9 hours per registrant 
participating in the program. This estimate includes the time needed 
for: planning activities, creating information, gathering information, 
processing, compiling, and reviewing information for accuracy, 
recording, disclosing or displaying the information, and storing, 
filing, and maintaining the data. Third party notification is included 
in this ICR as the applicators are reporting to state lead agencies. 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 and applicators of 1080 
collars, and participating States.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 161.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,439 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: annual.
    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 No. 1249.05 and 
OMB Control No. 2070-0074 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 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: April 17, 1997.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-10649 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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