[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities; EPA ICR No. 1204.08; 
Submission to OMB; Additional Opportunity to Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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: Submission of 
Unreasonable Effects Information Under FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) (EPA No. 
1204.08; OMB No. 2070-0039). The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection activity and its 
expected burden and costs. The Federal Register document required under 
5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published on March 8, 2000 (65 FR. 12227). EPA did not receive any 
comments on this ICR during the comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 23, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments, referencing the proper ICR numbers, to: 
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460; and a copy of your 
comments 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 at EPA by phone on 202-
260-2740, by e-mail: [email protected], or by mail at the address 
below. You may also access the ICR at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm. 
Refer to EPA ICR No. 1204.08 or OMB Control No. 2070-0039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Submission of Unreasonable Adverse Effects Information Under 
FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) (EPA ICR No. 1204.08, OMB No. 2070-0039).
    Request: This is a request to extend an existing approved 
collection, currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2000. Under 
5 CFR 1320.10(e)(2), the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while the submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the requirements under section 6(a)(2) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for 
pesticide registrants to submit information to the Agency which may be 
relevant to the balancing of the risks and benefits of a pesticide 
product. On September 19, 1997 the Agency published final regulations 
in the Federal Register (62 FR 49370) that provided a detailed 
description of the reporting obligations of registrants under FIFRA 
section 6(a)(2). The regulations became effective on the deferred date 
of August 17, 1998 (63 FR 41192). There are no forms associated with 
this collection.
    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information that is subject to approval 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's information 
collections appear on the collection instruments (i.e., form or 
instructions), in the Federal Register notices for related rulemakings 
and ICR notices, and, if the collection is contained in a regulation, 
in a table of OMB approval numbers in 40 CFR part 9.
    Burden Statement: The total annual public burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to be 166,266 hours. Under the 
PRA, ``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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the information 
collection activity and the corresponding burden estimate, which is 
only briefly summarized here.
    Respondents/affected entities: Pesticide Registrants, identified by 
the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code as 
325320 (Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing).
    Estimated total annual number of potential responses: 260.
    Frequency of response: As necessary, when applicable information is 
available to respondent.
    Estimated total number of responses for each respondent: 1 to 3.
    Estimated total annual burden: 166,266 hours.
    Estimated total annual non-labor costs: $0.
    Changes in the ICR Since the Last Approval: The total burden 
associated with this ICR has increased 45,504 hours, from 120,762 hours 
in the previous ICR to 166,266 hours for this ICR. This change reflects 
several adjustments to the ICR calculations which are described in 
detail in the ICR.
    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: September 15, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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