[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53625-53626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27270]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5909-2]
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) entitled Data Acquisition for Pesticide
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Registration (OMB Control No. 2070-0122, EPA No. 1503.03) which is
abstracted below, has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and expected cost
and burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection
instrument. A Federal Register notice requesting public comment on the
renewal of this ICR published on June 27, 1997 (62 FR 34744). EPA did
not receive any comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 14, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer by phone on EPA,
(202) 260-2740. Please refer to OMB No. 2070-0122 or EPA ICR No.
1503.03.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Data Acquisition for Pesticide Registration.
ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070-0122; EPA ICR No. 1503.03.
Expiration Date: November 30, 1997.
Request: This is a request for an extension of a currently approved
information collection activity.
Affected Entities: Registrants of Pesticide Products
Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency)
is responsible for the regulation of pesticides under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Applicants for
pesticide registration must provide EPA with the data needed to assess
whether the registration of a pesticide would cause unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the environment, and EPA has
authority under FIFRA to require registrants to provide additional data
to maintain an existing registration.
When the need for additional data arises, OPP issues a Data Call-In
Notice (DCI) under the authority of FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) to
affected registrants. Data supporting pesticide inert ingredients may
also be called in, based on OPP's policy statement on inert ingredients
in pesticide products (52 FR 13305, April 22, 1987, and revised on
November 22, 1989 (54 FR 48314). A need for additional data may arise
from changes in the Agency's general data requirements, from the
discovery of deficiencies in previously submitted data, or from the
discovery of specific attributes of the pesticide or its ingredients.
Two types of DCIs are conducted under this information collection
activity. The first type of DCI consists of data requirements for
pesticide products containing selected inert ingredients. The second
type of DCI addresses specific data requirements for pesticide active
ingredients.
Burden Statement: The annual respondent burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 6,938 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. The DCI
program contains exemptions for small businesses, and does not impose
any third party notification activities.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information
collection are registrants of pesticide products.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 208,132 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion as needed by the Agency.
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, in addition to their initial
display in the Federal Register appear at 40 CFR part 9.
You may provide additional 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. 1503.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0122 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460;
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: October 8, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division
[FR Doc. 97-27270 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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