[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26776]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0630; FRL-9967-07-OEI]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Compliance Requirement
for Child-Resistant Packaging; 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):
``Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 0616.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0052. 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 has
addressed the comments received in response to the previously provided
public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on November
29, 2016 (81 FR 85951). With this submission, EPA is providing an
additional 30 days for public review.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 12,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2016-0630, 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
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: Joe Hogue, Field and External Affairs
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-308-9072; 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, West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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.
ICR status: OMB approval for this ICR expired on July 1, 2017, due
to administrative error. This action is a request to reinstate OMB
approval for the information collection activities outlined in this
document. Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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: This information collection program is designed to
provide the EPA with assurances that the packaging of pesticide
products sold and distributed to the general public in the United
States meets standards set forth by the Agency pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registrants of
such pesticide products must certify to the Agency that the packaging
or device meets these standards, in order to protect children and
adults from serious illness or injury resulting from accidental
ingestion or contact. The law requires that these standards are
designed to be consistent with those under the Poison Prevention
Packaging Act, administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC). Unless a pesticide product qualifies for an exemption, if the
product meets certain criteria regarding toxicity and use, it must be
sold and distributed in child-resistant packaging (CRP). The authority
for this information collection is pursuant to Section 25(c)(3) of the
FIFRA.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include entities
involved in manufacturing of pesticide chemicals, wholesale
merchandising of pesticide products, or pest management activities who
submit CRP applications. The North American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) codes for respondents under this ICR include 325320
(Pesticide and other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing), 424690
(Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers), and 561710
(Exterminating and Pest Control Services). EPA recognizes that this
list may not be comprehensive.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents: 31 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total burden: 3,535 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Estimated total cost: $249,292 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,972 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden
estimates for this collection, including an increase in the estimated
burden per response, and a decrease in the number of responses per
year. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-26776 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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