[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17443]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0628; FRL-9981-33-OEI]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for
Pesticides (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (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): Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for
Pesticides (EPA ICR No. 0276.16 and OMB Control No. 2070-0040). This is
a request to renew the approval of an existing ICR, which is currently
approved through August 31, 2018. EPA did not receive any comments in
response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in
the Federal Register of December 11, 2017. With this submission to OMB,
EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0628, 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, and
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: Connie Hernandez, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7560P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5190;
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: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31,
2018. Under OMB regulations, an agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. 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: The information collection covered by this ICR provides
EPA with the data necessary to determine whether to issue an EUP under
section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). FIFRA requires that before a pesticide product may be
distributed or sold in the U.S., it must be registered by EPA. However,
FIFRA section 5 authorizes EPA to issue an EUP to allow pesticide
companies to temporarily ship pesticide products for experimental use
for the purpose of gathering data necessary to support the application
for registration of a pesticide product. The EUP application must be
submitted in order to obtain a permit.
Form Numbers: EPA Form 8570-17: Application for an Experimental Use
Permit to Ship and Use a Pesticide for Experimental Purposes Only.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are engaged in pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing. The NAICS for respondents under the ICR
include: 325320 (Pesticide and other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing).
Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 172).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31 (total).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Estimated Burden: 567 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total Estimated Cost: $37,497 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 11 hours in the
total annual estimated respondent burden compared with that identified
in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's
adjustment based on a slight increase in EUP submissions by program
participants. This change is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17443 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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