[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5316-5317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1352]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0086; FRL-8027-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Pesticide Registration 
by States To Meet a Special Local Need Under FIFRA Section 24(c), EPA 
ICR Number 0595.09, OMB Control Number 2070-0055

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection activity and its 
expected burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0086, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, and (2) OMB by mail 
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: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506C, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-305-5454; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On April 20, 2005, (70 FR 20538), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment on this ICR 
during the 60-day comment period and has addressed it in the ICR. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.

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    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0086, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Pesticide 
Programs Docket in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, 
Crystal Mall 2, Rm. 119, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This 
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the Docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special 
Local Need under FIFRA Section 24(c).
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection that is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2006. Under OMB 
regulations, agencies may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection 
of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost. 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 in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the 
Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are 
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other 
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or 
form, if applicable.
    Abstract: This data collection program is designed to provide the 
EPA with the necessary data to review approval of a state issued 
pesticide registration. Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes the States to 
register additional uses of federally registered pesticides for 
distribution and use within the State to meet a special local need 
(SLN). A state-issued registration under section 24(c) is deemed a 
federal registration for the purposes of the pesticides use within the 
States boundaries. Under the law, and pursuant to 40 CFR part 162, 
subpart D, a State must notify EPA, in writing, of any action it takes, 
i.e., issues, amends, or revokes a state registration. EPA has 90 days 
to disapprove the registration. In such cases, the State is responsible 
for notifying the affected registrant.
    Burden Statement: 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. It 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 this estimate, which is 
only briefly summarized in this notice. The annual public burden for 
this ICR is estimated to be 23,400. The following is a summary of the 
estimates taken from the ICR:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: States and territorial governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 23,400.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $2,126,520.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 5,200 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is an adjustment based on a rise in 
the number of petitions received annually over the last 3 years.

    Dated: January 20, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-1352 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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