Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4688-4689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01665]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0287; FRL-9905-86-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Registration Fees Program

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: ``Pesticide 
Registration Fees Program'' (EPA ICR No. 2330.02, OMB Control No. 2070-
0179). This is a request to renew an existing 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 February 28, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2013-0287, 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, 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: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;

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telephone number: (703) 305-5454; fax number: (703) 305-5884; email 
address: smoot.cameo @epa.gov.

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 (78 FR 36774, June 19, 2013). EPA received two 
public comments which are posted in the docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0287 for 
this action. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    ICR Status: This is a renewal for a currently approved ICR. This 
ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February 28, 2014. 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: Pesticide registrants are required by statute to pay an 
annual registration maintenance fee for all products registered under 
Section 3 and Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Act (PRIA) amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a registration 
service fee system for applications for specific pesticide 
registration, amended registration, and associated tolerance actions 
(Section 33). This ICR specifically covers the activities related to 
the collection of the annual registration maintenance fees, the 
registration service fees and the burden associated with the submission 
of requests for fees to be waived.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 8570-30--Pesticide Registration Fee Filing 
Form.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturers, 
other basic inorganic chemical manufacturers, other basic organic 
chemical manufacturers, and regulators of agricultural marketing 
commodities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Responses to this collection of 
information are required to obtain or retain a benefit (i.e., 
registration of a pesticide).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1744
    Frequency of response: Annual and on occasion.
    Total estimated annual burden: 7,907 hours. Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated annual cost: $535,728 For both programs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The total annual respondent burden 
increased by 342 hours for the Pesticide Product Maintenance fees 
program and also increased 303 hours for the Pesticide Registration 
Service Fee waivers compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects a slight increase in the number 
of requests submitted to the agency. This change is an adjustment.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-01665 Filed 1-28-14; 8:45 am]
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