[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 157 (Thursday, August 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49366-49368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17701]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0273; FRL-10010-43]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Consolidation 
of Several Existing Collections (EPA ICR No. 2624.01); Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew 
and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before 
submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection that is summarized in this document. The consolidated ICR is 
entitled: ``Consolidated Pesticide Registration Activities'' and 
identified by EPA ICR No. 2624.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-NEW. The ICR 
and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review 
and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2020.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0273, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service 
via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC 
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Field and External 
Affairs Division, 7650P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0159; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific 
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Submit your comments by the deadline identified under DATES.
    6. Identify the docket ID number assigned to the ICR in the subject 
line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the ICR 
title and related EPA and OMB numbers.

III. What do I need to know about PRA?

    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information subject to PRA approval 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB 
control numbers for the EPA regulations in title 40 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the preamble of the final 
rule, are further displayed either by publication in the Federal 
Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related 
collection instruments or form, if applicable. The display of OMB 
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in a list 
at 40 CFR 9.1.
    As used in the PRA context, burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

IV. What ICR does this request apply to?

    Title: Consolidated Pesticide Registration Activities.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2624.01.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-NEW.
    ICR status: This ICR reflects the consolidation of the following 
currently approved ICRs:
     ``Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops 
and New Inert Ingredients,'' EPA ICR No. 0597.13, OMB Control No. 2070-
0024, scheduled to expire April 30, 2022;
     ``Submission of Unreasonable Adverse Effects Information 
Under FIFRA 6(a)(2),'' EPA ICR No. 1204.14, OMB Control No. 2070-0039, 
scheduled to expire on February 28, 2021;
     ``Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides,'' EPA 
ICR No. 0276.17, OMB Control No. 2070-0040, scheduled to expire on 
February 28, 2021;
     ``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered 
Pesticide Product,'' EPA ICR No. 0278.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0044, 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2021;
     ``Compliance Requirement for Child Resistant Packaging,'' 
EPA ICR No. 0616.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0052, scheduled to expire on 
November 30, 2021;
     ``Application for New and Amended Pesticide 
Registration,'' EPA ICR No. 0277.21, OMB Control No. 2070-0060, 
scheduled to expire on September 30, 2020;
     ``Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and 
Adverse Effects Reporting,'' EPA ICR No. 1693.10, OMB Control No. 2070-
0142, scheduled to expire on February 28, 2021;
     ``Pesticide Program Public Sector Collections (FIFRA Sec.  
18/24(c)),'' EPA ICR No. 2311.04, OMB Control No. 2070-0182, scheduled 
to expire on February 28, 2021.
    Abstract: This is a new information collection request (ICR) that 
consolidates the collection activities covered by eight ICRs that are 
currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
the separate OMB control numbers identified in the previous paragraph. 
This consolidation is due to the shared collection method or 
anticipated collection method of the information via the Pesticide 
Submission Portal in EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) and fulfills OMB 
Terms of Clearance on several of the ICRs. This consolidation is 
expected to clarify the capabilities of the Pesticide Submission Portal 
for respondents as well as streamline EPA's ICR tracking, renewal, and 
development process.
    The eight consolidated ICRs enable the EPA to acquire the necessary 
data to support the statutorily mandated information collection 
activities pertaining to the pesticide registration process under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as amended by the Food 
Quality Protection Act (FQPA), specifically:
     Pesticide registration.
     Pesticide use.
     Pesticide sale and distribution.
     Pesticide permitting activities.

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     Determinations regarding whether a product must be 
regulated under FIFRA.
     Pesticide tolerances.
    The collection activities vary and are dependent on the request 
from the Agency, respondent or both to fulfill the associated 
requirement or voluntary submission. Due to the diverse nature of the 
collections and affected industries, the term ``respondent'' will be 
used to refer to those engaging in any or all of the collections 
described in this ICR, unless a specific term offers more clarity.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 
between 0.32-1,739 hours per response. The consolidated ICR, a copy of 
which is available in the docket, provides a detailed explanation of 
this estimate, which is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include pesticide and other agricultural chemical 
manufacturing, research and development in the physical, engineering, 
and life sciences, biological products (except diagnostic) 
manufacturing, colleges, universities, and professional schools, farm 
supplies wholesalers, flower, nursery stock, and florists' supplies 
wholesalers, state government, other chemical and allied products 
merchant wholesalers, exterminating and pest control service, 
management, scientific, and technical consulting services.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 136,168.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,179,699.
    Estimated total annual costs: $174,892,655. This includes an 
estimated burden cost of $174,892,655 and an estimated cost of $0 for 
non-burden hour paperwork costs, e.g., capital investment or 
maintenance and operational costs.

V. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approvals?

    The EPA estimates no quantifiable change in burden hours between 
the combined burden in this ICR and the burden estimates in the 
previously approved requests.

VI. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the consolidated 
ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB 
for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue 
another Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity for the 
public to submit additional comments for OMB consideration.
    If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: August 7, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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