    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 53368-53369]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-18904]

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0581; FRL-10011-03-OMS]

    Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
    Approval; Comment Request; Standards for Pesticide Containers and
    Containment (Renewal)

    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

    ACTION: Notice.

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    SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
    information collection request (ICR) Standards for Pesticide Containers
    and Containment'' (EPA ICR Number 1632.06 and OMB Control Number 2070-
    0133) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
    approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is
    a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
    October 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the
    Federal Register on December 3, 2019 during a 60-day comment period.
    This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A
    fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated
    burden and cost to the public. 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.

    DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28,
    2020.

    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA referencing Docket ID No. HQ-
    OPP-2019-0581, 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. 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.
        Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
    information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
    www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
    collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
    Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Field External Affairs
    Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
    Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
    0001; telephone number: Insert (703) 347-0159; email address:
    siu.carolyn@epa.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
    detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
    in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
    www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
    Room 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.
        Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities
    associated with the pesticide container design and residue removal
    requirements and containment structure requirements. With respect to
    the container design and residue removal requirements, the information
    collection activities are associated with the requirement that
    businesses subject to the container regulations (pesticide registrants)
    and repackaging regulations (pesticide registrants and refillers)
    maintain records of test data, cleaning procedures, certain data when a
    container is refilled, and other supporting information. These records
    are subject to both call-in by EPA and on-site inspection by EPA and
    its representatives. EPA has not established a regular schedule for the
    collection of these records, and there is no reporting. With respect to
    the containment structure requirements, the information collection
    activities are associated with the requirement that businesses subject
    to the containment structure regulations maintain records of the: (1)
    Monthly inspection and maintenance of each containment structure and
    all stationary bulk containers; (2) Duration over which non-stationary
    bulk containers holding pesticide and not protected by a secondary
    containment unit remain at the same location; and (3) Construction date
    of the containment structure. The businesses subject to the containment
    structure regulations include agrichemical retailers and refilling
    establishments, custom blenders and commercial applicators of
    agricultural pesticides. The records have to be maintained by the
    owners and operators of such businesses and made available to
    inspectors to ensure that businesses are in compliance with containment
    requirements. These inspections are generally conducted by the states,
    which enforce FIFRA regulations through cooperative agreements with
    EPA.
        Form Numbers: None.
        Respondents/Affected Entities: Pesticide registrants and businesses
    who formulate pesticide products or pesticide formulation intermediates
    (NAICS code 325320), farm supply wholesalers (NAICS code 422910),
    swimming pool applicators (NAICS code 561790, 453998 and 235990), and
    agricultural (aerial and ground) commercial applicators (NAICS code
    115112).
        Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under sections 3, 8,
    19, 25 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
    (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136f, 136q, and 136w).
        Estimated number of respondents: 23,586 (total).
        Frequency of response: On occasion.
        Total estimated burden: 180,763 hours (per year). Burden is defined
    at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
        Total estimated costs: $ 9,033,656 (per year), includes $335,900
    annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
        Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 11,103 hours in
    the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in
    the ICR currently

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    approved by OMB. This increase is in response to comments received from
    respondents, including a comment that the development and storage of
    documentation associated with the DOT (Department of Transportation)
    authorized packaging are not included. This change is an adjustment.

    Courtney Kerwin,
    Director, Regulatory Support Division.
    [FR Doc. 2020-18904 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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