[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36351-36352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17033]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6371-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities Pesticides; Submission 
of EPA ICR No. 0601.06 to OMB

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) entitled: ``FIFRA Section 29 Annual Report on Conditional 
Registrations,'' (EPA ICR No. 0601.06, OMB No. 2070-0026) has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval pursuant to the OMB procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR, 
which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information 
collection and its estimated cost and burden. The Agency is requesting 
that OMB renew

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for 3 years the existing approval for this ICR, which is scheduled to 
expire on June 30, 1999. A Federal Register document announcing the 
Agency's intent to seek OMB approval for this ICR and a 60-day public 
comment opportunity, requesting comments on the request and the 
contents of the ICR, was issued on March 3, 1999 (64 FR 10290). EPA 
received several comments on this ICR during the comment period. 
Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer by phone at 202-260-2740, 
or via e-mail at ``[email protected]'', or using the address 
indicated below. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0601.06 and OMB Control 
No. 2070-0026.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0601.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0026, to the following addresses:

Ms Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory 
Information Division (Mail Code: 2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20460;
and to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Review Requested: This is a request to renew a currently approved 
information collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0601.06; OMB Control No. 2070-0026.
    Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on June 30, 
1999. EPA is currently seeking a 90 day extension, which will move the 
expiration date to September 30, 1999.
    Title: FRA Section 29 Annual Report on Conditional Registrations
    Abstract: EPA is responsible for the regulation of pesticides as 
mandated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). FIFRA section 29 requires the EPA Administrator to submit an 
annual report to Congress before February 16 of each year. The section 
29 Report is to include the total number of applications for 
conditional registration filed under sections 3(c)(7)(B) and 3(c)(7)(C) 
of the Act during previous fiscal year. Of those applications approved, 
the report must also identify the Administrator's findings in each 
case, the conditions imposed and any modification of such conditions in 
each case, and the quantities produced of such pesticides. All of this 
information, except production volume data, is obtained from Agency 
files. EPA must rely on outside sources for this data. Therefore, EPA 
asks registrants with conditionally registered pesticides to provide 
production volume data from the preceding fiscal year.
    Burden Statement: For each use of a conditional registration, EPA 
requires registrants to submit an annual report to the EPA on the 
amount (gallons or pounds) of the pesticide produced during the 
preceding fiscal year. Each October, OPP compiles all information on 
conditional registrations filed with the Agency during the previous 
fiscal year including initial conditions of registration and any 
modifications. Registrants with conditional registrations generally 
submit the required information automatically. However, if the 
production volume data has not been received within thirty days of the 
due date, then EPA will send a fax or phone the registrants requesting 
submittal of the annual pesticide volume information. EPA compiles the 
submitted data and internal information to prepare a section 29 Report. 
The Report includes: The number of conditional registrations, their 
conditions of registration, any changes in conditional registration 
status or conditions, and the conditionally registered pesticide 
production volume data. The Report also includes updated information to 
identify those conditional registrations that have been canceled or 
have attained full registration, and name changes of chemical firms.
    The annual respondent burden for this collection 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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is 
only briefly summarized in this document. The annual public burden for 
the section 29 reporting information collection is estimated to average 
1.4 hours per response. The following is a summary of the estimates 
taken from the ICR:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Pesticide registrants with 
conditional registrations.
    Estimated total number of potential Respondents: 30.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated total/average number of responses for each Respondents: 
2.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 84.
    Estimated total annual burden costs: $6,612.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: The registrant burden estimate for 
this information collection has remained at 84 hours per year with the 
number of respondents reporting and number of conditional registrations 
each remaining the same. The individual burden per product for 
reporting has remained constant at 1.4 hours, while the burden per 
registrant has remained constant at 2.8 hours with two products per 
registrant.
    According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has 
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related 
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this 
document, as described above.

    Dated: June 29, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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