[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65665-65666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27585]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0139; FRL-9988-13-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Labeling Requirements for Certain 
Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section 25(b) (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): ``Labeling Requirements for Certain 
Minimum Risk Pesticides under FIFRA Section 25(b),'' identified by EPA 
ICR No. 2475.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0187. This is a request to 
renew the approval of an existing ICR. 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 received one comment 
in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued 
in the Federal Register on May 30, 2018; however, the comment submitted 
to the docket did not pertain to this ICR. With this submission, EPA is 
providing an additional 30 days for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0139 and OMB Control No. 2070-0187, 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. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryne Yarger, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 605-1193; 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 February 
28, 2019. Under OMB regulations, the 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: This information collection request documents the PRA 
burden for the labeling requirements for certain minimum risk pesticide 
products exempt from Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA) registration under 40 CFR 152.25(f). Under 40 CFR 
152.25(f), EPA has exempted from the requirement of FIFRA registration 
certain pesticide products if they are composed of specified 
ingredients and labeled accordingly. EPA created the exemption for 
minimum risk pesticides to eliminate the need for industry or business 
to expend significant resources to apply for and maintain regulated 
products that are deemed to be of minimum risk to human health and the 
environment. In addition, exempting

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such products freed Agency resources to focus on evaluating 
formulations whose toxicity was less well characterized, or was of 
higher toxicity.
    In a 2015 Final Rule (80 FR 80653; December 28, 2015), the Agency 
reorganized the ingredients lists and added specific chemical 
identifiers to clarify to manufacturers, the public, and Federal, 
state, and tribal inspectors the specific chemical substances that are 
permitted in minimum risk pesticide products. EPA also modified the 
label requirements to require the use of specific label display names 
of ingredients and to require producer contact information on the 
label. The primary goal of this rulemaking was to clarify the 
conditions of exemption for minimum risk pesticides by clarifying the 
specific ingredients that are permitted in minimum risk pesticide 
products and to provide company contact information on the label. The 
previous version of this ICR covered the paperwork burdens associated 
with existing products updating their labels to comply with the new 
requirements during the 2015 Final Rule's compliance period. EPA 
anticipates that those burdens have been realized, and is now 
accounting for the potential burden for new products coming into the 
market.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Individuals or entities engaged in 
activities related to the manufacturing of minimum risk pesticide 
products.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (FIFRA sections 3 and 25; 40 CFR 152.25(f)).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 49.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total burden: 479 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Estimated total costs: $52,202 (per year), includes no annualized 
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 4,933.5 hours in 
the total 3-year estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects a reduction in the 
number of labels that need to be updated per year from 386 to 87. This 
change is considered an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-27585 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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