[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56225-56226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22216]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1036; FRL--9536-4]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Soil Fumigant Risk Mitigation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: ``Soil 
Fumigant Risk Mitigation'' (EPA ICR No. 2451.01, OMB Control No. 2070-
New). This is a request for approval of a new collection. 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 October 15, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2011-1036, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), 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,

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information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person 
at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryne Yarger, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (703) 605-1193; fax number: (703) 305-5884; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA submitted the following ICR to OMB for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and the procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12.
    Prior Public Notice: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d), EPA announced and 
provided a 60-day public comment period on the information collection 
activities as described in this ICR (77 FR 39699, July 5, 2012). EPA 
did not receive any public comments. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments.
    ICR Status: This is a new ICR. Under the PRA, 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, are listed in 
40 CFR part 9 and are included on the related collection instrument or 
form, if applicable.
    Abstract: EPA will use the information collected under this new ICR 
to ensure that the identified risk mitigation measures necessary for 
reregistration eligibility for certain soil fumigant chemicals are 
adequately implemented. Under section 3(c)(2)(B) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), pesticide 
registrants must generate and submit data to the Agency when such data 
are needed to maintain an existing registration of a pesticide.
    In June 2009, after an extensive public review process, EPA 
completed Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for a group of 
soil fumigant chemicals that takes into account the best available 
information on the potential risks and benefits of soil fumigant use. 
As discussed in the RED, the Agency determined that certain uses of the 
soil fumigants are eligible for reregistration, provided that the risk 
mitigation measures outlined in the REDs are adopted. This ICR 
estimates the burden on respondents related to the implementation of 
these risk mitigation measures.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are certified applicators and agricultural pesticide handlers, 
soil fumigant registrants, state and tribal lead agencies, and EPA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Responses to this collection of 
information are required to obtain or retain a benefit (i.e., 
registration of the soil fumigant uses identified).
    Estimated number of respondents: 17,853.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated annual burden: 197,646 hours. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated annual cost: $7,243,472, includes $808,800 in 
annual capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new ICR.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-22216 Filed 9-11-13; 8:45 am]
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