[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10019-10020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3618]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6944-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities

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 notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting 
the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collections as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Mail Code 2225A, OECA/OC/AD, Washington, DC 20460. A copy 
of this ICR may be obtained from Stephen Howie, tel: (202) 564-4146; e-
mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Howie, tel: (202) 564-4146; 
FAX: (202) 564-0085; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected Entities: Entities potentially 
affected by this action are those which produce pesticides.
    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides under 
section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as 
amended (FIFRA). ICR Number 0143.07. OMB Control Number 2070-0028. 
Expires 8/31/01.
    Abstract: Section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) states that the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency may prescribe regulations requiring 
producers, registrants and applicants for registration to maintain such 
records with respect to their operations and the

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effective enforcement of this Act as the Administrator determines are 
necessary for the effective enforcement of FIFRA and to make such 
records available for inspection and copying as specified in the 
statute. The regulations at 40 CFR part 169 (Books and Records of 
Pesticide Production and Distribution) specify the following records 
that producers must keep and the disposition of those records: 
Production data for pesticides, devices, or active ingredients 
(including pesticides produced pursuant to an experimental use permit); 
receipt by the producer of pesticides, devices, or active ingredients 
used in producing pesticides; delivery, moving, or holding of 
pesticides; inventory; domestic advertising for restricted use 
pesticides; guarantees; exports; disposal; human testing; and tolerance 
petitions. Additionally, section 8 gives the Agency inspectional 
authority to monitor the validity of research data (including raw 
data), including data developed in accordance with Good Laboratory 
Practice Standards, and used to support pesticide registration. The EPA 
or States/Indian Tribes operating under Cooperative Enforcement 
Agreements make use of the records required by section 8 through 
periodically inspecting them to help determine FIFRA compliance of 
those subject to the provisions of the Act. In addition, producers 
themselves make use of such records in order to comply with reporting 
requirements under FIFRA section 7 and 40 CFR 167.85. (Those reporting 
requirements, concerning the types and amounts of pesticides produced 
annually at each producing site, are addressed in the ICR entitled 
``Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing Establishments,'' OMB Docket 
Number 2000-0029.)
    Since most of the records required to be maintained are likely to 
be collected and maintained in the course of good business practice, 
the records are generally stored on site at either the establishment 
producing the pesticide or at the place of business of the person 
holding the registration. However, the registrant may decide to 
transfer records relating to disposal of pesticides and human testing 
to EPA for storage because of a twenty year retention requirement for 
the records. 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.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden: The average annual burden to the industry over the next 
three years is estimated to be 2 person hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 12,336.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,336.
    Frequency of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 24,672.
    There are no capital/startup costs or operating and maintenance 
(O&M) costs associated with this ICR since all equipment associated 
with this ICR is present as part of ordinary business practices.
    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.

    Dated: January 22, 2001.
Richard Colbert,
Director, Agriculture Division, Office of Compliance, Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
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