[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50986-50987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21379]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6855-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant 
Packaging

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Compliance Requirement for 
Child-resistant Packaging, (EPA ICR No. 0616.07, OMB No. 2070-0052). 
The ICR, which expires on August 30, 2000, is abstracted below and 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
cost and burden. A Federal Register document, required under 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on August 4, 1999 (64 FR 42365). EPA did not receive any 
comments on this ICR during the comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 21, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0616.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0052, to the following addresses: Ms Sandy Farmer, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code: 2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 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.

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. 0616.07 and OMB Control 
No. 2070-0052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Compliance Requirement for Child-
resistant Packaging (OMB Control No. 2070-0052; EPA ICR No. 0616.07) 
expiring 08/31/2000. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR covers packaging information on pesticide 
products sold and distributed to the general public in the United 
States. Section 25 (c)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA, the Agency) to establish standards for packaging of pesticide 
products and pesticidal devices to protect children and adults from 
serious illness or injury resulting from accidental ingestion or 
contact. The law requires that these standards are designed to be 
consistent with those under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, 
administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The 
information covered by this request is collected when a pesticide 
registrant certifies to the Agency that the packaging for the pesticide 
product meets the standards of 40 CFR part 157, or requests an 
exemption to the requirement. Unless a pesticide product qualifies for 
an exemption, the product must meet certain criteria regarding toxicity 
and use, and it must also be sold and distributed in child-resistant 
packaging (CRP). Registrants must certify to the Agency that the 
packaging or devise meets the standards set forth by the Agency. There 
are no forms associated with this information collection activity. 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.
    Burden Statement: The incorporation of alternative methods to 
verify that the package meets the requirements of 40 CFR 157.32 have 
allowed manufacturers to use extrapolation schemes, available child-
resistant protocol test data, and supporting documentation without 
spending the time and money to develop the data on their exact package. 
The burden and cost to industry also is minimized by the reference of 
the CPSC effectiveness standards and protocol test procedures which 
precludes duplicative testing for pesticidal and non-pesticidal 
purposes, as well as allowing for the use of CRP developed for non-
pesticidal purposes.
    The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 1.7 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

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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: Pesticide registrants subject to 
certification regulations in 40 CFR part 157.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 502.
    Frequency of Response: As needed.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 853.4.
    Estimated Total Annualized Non-labor Burden Costs: $0.
    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 
notice, as described above.

    Dated: August 14, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 00-21379 Filed 8-21-00; 8:45 am]
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