[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48307-48308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20638]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0687; FRL-9978-33-OEI]


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

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): ``Submission of Unreasonable Adverse 
Effects Information under FIFRA Section 6(a)(2)'' (EPA ICR No. 1204.13, 
OMB Control No. 2070-0039). This is a request to renew the approval of 
an existing ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 
2018. EPA received several comments in response to the previously 
provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register of 
April 4, 2018. With this submission to OMB, EPA is providing an 
additional 30 days for public review and comment.

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0687, 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: Prasad Chumble, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (703) 347-8367; 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, 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 September 
30, 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: Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires pesticide registrants to submit 
information to the Agency which 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 limited 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).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Anyone who holds or has ever held a 
registration for a pesticide product issued under FIFRA Sections 3 or 
24(c). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 
for most respondents is 325300 (Pesticide, Fertilizer and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA section 
6(a)(2).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,452 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated annual burden: 301,118 hours. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated annual cost: $19,999,815, which includes $0 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a net increase of 71,778 hours 
in the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to the expectation that 
the number of responses will increase by 16% from 93,000 in the last 
ICR approval to approximately 108,000 for this ICR renewal, and the 
number of times those incidents might necessitate a request for 
additional data pursuant to 40 CFR part 159. The increase reflects 
consideration of historical information on the number of responses 
received. There is also an estimated decrease associated with training, 
which results from a decrease in the number of registrants. This is 
discussed in more detail in the supporting statement, and represents an 
adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-20638 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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