[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 43880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17514]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-OPP-2012-0544; FRL-9534-8]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a 
Registered Pesticide Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Notice of Supplemental 
Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product'' (EPA ICR No. 0278.11, 
OMB Control No. 2070-0044) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a renewal of the ICR that is 
currently approved through July 31, 2013. The ICR, which is abstracted 
below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and 
its expected burden and costs. Copies of the ICR and related documents 
are available in the docket.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2012-0544, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily G. Negash, Field & External 
Affairs Division, (Mail Code 7506P), Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
703-347-8515; fax number: (703) 305-5884; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This information collection activity notifies the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of supplemental distribution of 
registered pesticide products. As mandated by the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is responsible 
for the regulation of pesticides. Section 3 (e) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136a 
(e)) allows pesticide products with the same formulation, label claims, 
and manufacturer as a registered product to be distributed under the 
same registration as the basic product. Pesticide registrants may 
distribute or sell registered pesticides under a different product name 
in addition to the registered name, or under a different entity's name 
and address. Such distribution and sale is termed ``supplemental 
distribution'' and the product is termed a ``distributor product.'' EPA 
requires pesticide registrants who enter into supplemental distribution 
agreements with other companies to submit EPA Form 8570-5, Notice of 
Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product. 
Supplemental registrations are only an extension of a currently 
federally registered pesticide product.
    Distributor products must reflect any changes in formulation or 
labeling made to the basic registered product within the same timeframe 
imposed on that product. A distributor is considered an agent of the 
registrant; both the registrant and the distributor may be held liable 
for violations pertaining to the distributed product. In addition to 
notifying the Agency, an individual or entity may become a distributor 
upon meeting the regulatory conditions. Distributor products must be 
the same as the registered product, and may not be repackaged (must 
remain in the producer's unopened container); distributor product 
labels must bear qualifications such as ``distributed by,'' or ``sold 
by;'' the labeling must bear the same claims as the basic registered 
product--with the exception of deletion of specific claims. In 
addition, although the distributed product's name may be different from 
that of the registered product, it may not be misleading. Product 
distributorship data submitted by basic product registrants under FIFRA 
Section 3(e) are considered by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
to contain no confidential business information (CBI).
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 8570-5.
    Respondents/affected entities: Pesticide and other Agricultural 
Chemical Manufacturing; individuals or firms engaged in activities 
related to the registration and supplemental distribution of a 
pesticide product.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
    Estimated number of responses: 1,451 per year (total).
    Frequency of response: Once per event.
    Total estimated burden: 387 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $34,505 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 68 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is an adjustment to account for a 
previously unaccounted-for additional activity involved in some of the 
responses.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-17514 Filed 7-19-13; 8:45 am]
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