[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54977-54978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21842]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0742; FRL 9915-92-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of 
Unreasonable Adverse Effects Information Under FIFRA Section 6(a)(2); 
ICR Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

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 (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): Submission of Unreasonable Adverse Effects 
Information Under FIFRA Section 6(a)(2) (EPA ICR No. 1204.12, OMB 
Control No. 2070-0039). The ICR, which is available in the docket along 
with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the 
collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly 
summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any comments in 
response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in 
the Federal Register on February 5, 2014 (79 FR 6897). With this 
submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0742, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
     To EPA online using http://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.
     To 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 
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: Amaris Johnson, Field and External 
Affairs Division, 7506P, Environmental

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Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-305-9542; fax number: 703-305-5884; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in 
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and 
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in 
the 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 docket, visit http://www.epa.gov.dockets.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on September 
30, 2014. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. If an activity requires PRA approval, 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 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: Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136d(a)(2)), requires pesticide 
registrants to submit information to the Agency that may be relevant to 
the balancing of the risks and benefits of a pesticide product. The 
statute requires the registrant to submit any factual information that 
it acquires regarding adverse effects associated with its pesticidal 
products, and it is up to the Agency to determine whether or not that 
factual information constitutes an unreasonable adverse effect. In 
order to limit the amount of less meaningful information that might be 
submitted to the Agency, the EPA has defined the scope of factual 
information that the registrant must submit. The Agency's regulations 
at 40 CFR part 159 provide a detailed description of the reporting 
obligations of registrants under FIFRA section 6(a)(2).
    Respondents/affected entities: Potential respondents affected by 
the collection activities under this ICR include anyone who holds or 
ever held a registration for a pesticide product issued under FIFRA 
section 3 or 24(c). The North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) code is 325300 (Pesticide, Fertilizer and other Agricultural 
Chemical Manufacturing).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA section 
6(a)(2) and the requirements listed at 40 CFR part 159.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,763 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 275,014 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $16,827,821 (per year), includes no 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 71,778 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating of burden 
estimates for this collection based upon historical information on the 
number of responses received and a small increase in the number of 
registrants of products, which results in a small increase in the 
additional employees being trained. This change is an adjustment.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Spencer W. Clark,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-21842 Filed 9-12-14; 8:45 am]
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