[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31604-31605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13405]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0473; FRL-9313-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; 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: Pesticide 
Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA sections 18 & 24(c)); EPA ICR 
No. 2311.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New. This is a request to combine two 
currently approved collections to increase clarity and streamline 
review of the collection activities and related burdens. The ICR, which 
is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection 
activities and related estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0473, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, 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, 7506P, 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 November 5, 2008 (73 FR 65846), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no public comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0473 which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 
The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OPP Regulatory Public Docket is (703) 305-
5805.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
Further Information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA sections 
18 & 24(c)).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2311.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New.
    ICR Status: This ICR reflects the combination of the following two 
currently approved ICRs: ``Applications

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and Summary Report for Emergency Exemption'' (EPA ICR No. 0596.08, OMB 
Control No. 2070-0032), which is scheduled to expire July 31, 2012, and 
``Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special Local 
Need'' (EPA ICR No.0595.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0055), which is 
scheduled to expire March 31, 2013.
    Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. 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. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA 
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the paperwork burden associated with 
pesticide registration requests made by States, U.S. Territories, or 
Federal Agencies. Specifically, this ICR covers emergency requests for 
exemptions to allow for an unregistered use of a pesticide, and 
requests by States to register a pesticide to meet a special local need 
(SLN). Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes EPA to process and grant emergency 
exemptions to States and Federal agencies to allow an unregistered use 
of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency 
conditions exist including granting unregistered pesticide use 
exemptions for public health and quarantine reasons. Section 24(c) of 
FIFRA authorizes the States to register additional uses of federally 
registered pesticides for distribution and use within the State to meet 
a SLN.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 
49,500 hours annually for State government ``applicants'' for the FIFRA 
Section 18 program and is estimated to average 36.036 hours annually 
for applicants under the FIFRA Section 24(c). The new ICR reflects a 
combined total of 85,536 burden hours annually. Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,193.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 85,536 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,874,015. This ICR does not involve 
any capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The combination of the currently approved 
ICRs is not expected to result in an overall decrease or increase of 
the 85,536 hours in the total estimated combined respondent burden that 
is currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: May 24, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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