[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35613-35614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16943]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides Under Section 8 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as Amended 
(FIFRA)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507 
(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for recordkeeping requirements for producers of 
pesticides under section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act as amended (FIFRA) as described below has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual 
data collection instrument, i.e., forms.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer, 202-260-2740, and 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0143.07

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides under 
section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as 
amended (FIFRA); (OMB Control No. 2070-0028; EPA ICR No. 0143.07). This 
is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Producers of pesticides must maintain certain records 
with respect to their operations and make such records available for 
inspection and copying as specified in section 8 of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and in regulations 
at 40 CFR part 169. This information collection is mandatory under 
FIFRA section 8. It is used by the Agency to determine compliance with 
the Act. The information is used by EPA Regional pesticide enforcement 
and compliance staffs, OECA, and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
within the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 
(OPPTS), as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA), other Federal agencies, States under 
Cooperative Enforcement Agreements, and the public. 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. The Federal Register 
document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on February 13, 2001 (66 FR 
10019), and no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be an average 
of 120 minutes. 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

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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 Producers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,336.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 24,672 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Non-Labor Cost Burden: $0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0143.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0028 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OEI Collection 
Strategies Division (2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, 
DC 20460;
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 25, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 01-16943 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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