[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40523-40524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19882]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5864-7]


Pesticides; OMB Review of 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 
Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.12. The ICRs describe the nature of the information collection and 
expected cost and burden; where appropriate, they include the actual 
data collection instrument. A Federal Register notice requesting public 
comment on the renewals of these ICRs was published on April 16, 1997 
(62 FR 18600). EPA did not receive any comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, or e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to the 
appropriate EPA and OMB ICR number as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has forwarded the following three ICRs 
to OMB for review pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12, requesting an extension of 
the currently approved information collection activities contained in 
each ICR.
    1. Title: Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered 
Pesticide Product.
    ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0044; EPA ICR No. 0278.06.
    Current Expiration Date: August 31, 1997.
    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 the 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 annual respondent burden for the supplemental 
registration of a pesticide product is estimated to average 15 minutes 
per response. 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. There is no third party notification included in 
this ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information 
collection are registrants of pesticide products.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 6,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,500 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per event.
    2. Title: FIFRA Reregistration Fees.
    ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0101; EPA ICR No. 1495.04.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 1997.
    Abstract: This reporting and recordkeeping activity, mandated by 
FIFRA, 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 five years (1994-1999). These registrants 
will be involved only in the reregistration fee deferral information 
collection process. This renewal is for

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the few remaining biological pesticide cases.
    The data required under this information collection 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: The annual respondent burden for the FIFRA 
Reregistration Fees information collection activity is estimated to 
average 3.7 hours per response. 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. 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. There is no 
third party notification included in this ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information 
collection activity are manufacturers of pesticide chemicals who have 
not previously paid these reregistration fees.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 185 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per event.
    3. Title: Pesticide Product Registration Maintenance Fees.
    ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0100; EPA ICR No. 1214.04.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 1997.
    Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(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 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. 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: The annual respondent burden for Pesticide 
Product Registration Maintenance Fees is estimated to average 0.94 
hours per response. 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. There is no third party notification 
included in this ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information 
collection activity are registrants of pesticide products holding 
currently active registrations under FIFRA section 3 and section 24(c).
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 2,117 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,990 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
    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 any regulations related to these ICRs are displayed 
in 40 CFR part 9.
    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, Regulatory Information Division 
(2137), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460; and Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20503. Please be sure to refer to the appropriate EPA and OMB 
numbers referenced for the ICRs in any correspondence.

    Dated: July 23, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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