[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 81525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32846]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6922-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; EPA ICR No. 0155.07; 
Submission to OMB; Comment Request

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: Certification 
of Pesticide Applicators; Renewal of Pesticide Information Collection 
Activities and Request for Comments [EPA No. 0155.07; OMB No. 2070-
0029]. 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 June 28, 
2000 (65 FR 39894). EPA received one comment, which has been addressed 
in this ICR.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 25, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone on 202-
260-2740 or by e-mail: [email protected]. You may also access the 
ICR at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm. Refer to EPA ICR No 0155.07 and/
or OMB Control No. 2070-0029.

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 send 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Certification of Pesticide 
Applicators (EPA ICR No.0155.07, OMB No. 2070-0029). This is a request 
for extension of an existing approved collection that is currently 
scheduled to expire on December 31, 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: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) allows EPA to classify a pesticide as ``restricted use'' if the 
pesticide meets certain toxicity or risk criteria. Restricted use 
pesticides, because of their potential to harm persons or the 
environment, may be applied only by a certified applicator or someone 
under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. In order to 
become a certified applicator, a person must meet certain standards of 
competency. Once approved by EPA, participating States can implement a 
certified applicator program. In non-participating States, EPA 
administers certification programs.
    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 PRA, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
The OMB control numbers for EPA's information collections appear on the 
collection instruments 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 is estimated to be 
1,285,865 hours; or 3.1 hours per commercial applicator/firm response, 
5 hours per response for pesticide dealers in Colorado, 0.17 hours per 
response for certifying applicators in Colorado, and 78.4 hours per 
response for each participating State and Tribal government and Federal 
agency. 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 following is a 
summary of the estimates taken from the ICR:
    Respondents/affected entities: 57 States, Federal Agencies and 
Indian Tribes; 266 pesticide dealers, 48 applicators in Colorado and 
412,922 commercial pesticide applicators and firms.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 413,293.
    Frequency of response: Once annually.
    Estimated total/average number of responses for each respondent: 
One.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,285,865 hours.
    Estimated total annual non-labor burden costs: $0.

List of Subjects

    EPA, Pesticides, certified pesticide applicators, information 
collection.

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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