[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29310-29311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13804]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6351-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D)), this document announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below, Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and
Devices (EPA Form 3540-1, OMB Control No. 2070-0020: ICR No. 152.06),
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 July 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by e-mail at [email protected], or download off
the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 152.06.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (EPA Form 3540-
1, OMB Control No. 2070-0020: EPA ICR No. 152.06). This is a request
for an extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FIFRA section 17(c) directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) of the arrival of pesticides and devices being imported into the
United States and deliver to the Administrator, upon the
Administrator's request, samples of pesticides or devices which are
being imported into the United States.
The Notice of Arrival form (EPA Form 3540-1), prescribed by 19 CFR
12.112(a), is the instrument by which Customs and the EPA achieve
coordination over shipments of goods classified as pesticides imports.
The Notice of Arrival (NOA) form, acknowledging an impending shipment
of pesticides or devices, must be presented to EPA prior to the arrival
of the pesticide products for each shipment of pesticides.
Pesticide importers, brokers, consignees, must prepare the NOA,
identifying the nature of the planned importation, and submit it to the
EPA region having jurisdiction over the port through which the
pesticide or device is to be imported. EPA regional personnel review
the submission to determine whether the planned import appears to
comply with FIFRA, and whether there is an apparent need to inspect the
import. After review, EPA signs and returns the NOA to the importer.
The importer presents the EPA-signed NOA to the District Director
of U.S. Customs at the port of entry. The U.S. Customs notifies the EPA
regional office, if instructed, or if it identifies any discrepancies.
Customs releases the shipment for entry following receipt of EPA
clearance and signs part III of the NOA which is then returned to the
regional office with jurisdiction over the port of entry. Each region
stores and maintains its own copies of NOA
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submissions. A copy of the NOA, instructions for its completion,
section 17 of FIFRA, and 19 CFR 12.112 is attached to further explain
and document this reporting requirement.
The purpose of this reporting requirement is to help insure that
pesticides and devices entering the U.S. comply with U.S. laws
governing such products. Uniform reporting of information submitted for
pesticides arriving in the customs territory of the U.S. is necessary
to monitor compliance with FIFRA, to identify the responsible party in
cases of violations, and to determine specific information regarding
the source of any pesticide in question. The information permits EPA to
stop ineffective, unregistered, suspended, canceled, misbranded,
contaminated, or otherwise violative products from being imported into
the country, track those that do enter, and minimize adverse
environmental impacts that might arise from the importation of
violative products. Additionally, by requiring brokers/agents to offer
documentation to Customs and EPA of the importation of registered
pesticides, the flow of commerce for approved products is facilitated.
The information collected is used by EPA regional pesticide enforcement
and compliance staff, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance and Office of Pesticide Programs. U.S. Customs, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and other
Federal agencies also make use of this information.
An 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 listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on January 5,
1999. No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.30
hours per response. 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 purposes 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Persons importing pesticide products
and devices.
Estimated number of respondents: 7,000 annually.
Estimated number of responses: 7,000 annually.
Frequency of response: Once per shipment of pesticide or device
imported.
Estimated total annual hour burden: 2,100 hours.
Estimated total annualized cost burden: $0.
Please send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing the respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR 152.06 and OMB Control No. 2070-0020 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Policy, 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 Office for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: May 24, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-13804 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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