[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58910-58911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23196]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0692; 9179-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program 
Annual Measures Reporting (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), Pesticide Environmental 
Stewardship Program Annual Measures Reporting, (EPA ICR Number 2415.04, 
OMB Control Number 2070-0188) to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through October 31, 2021. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on March 31, 2021 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 November 24, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPP-2020-0692, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], 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, Mission Support Division 
(7101M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and 
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
347-0159; email address: [email protected].

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 voluntary participation in EPA's Pesticide 
Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). The program uses the 
information collected to establish partner membership, develop 
stewardship strategies, measure progress towards stewardship goals, and 
award incentives. PESP is an EPA partnership program that encourages 
the use of the integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to reduce 
pests and pesticide risks. IPM is an approach that involves making the 
best choices from among a series of pest management practices that are 
both economical and pose the least possible hazard to people, property, 
and the environment.
    PESP members include pesticide end-user and organizations which 
focus on training, educating, and/or influencing pesticide users. To 
become a PESP member, an organization submits an application and a 
five-year strategy outlining how environmental and human health risk 
reduction goals will be achieved through IPM implementation and/or 
education. The program encourages PESP members to track progress 
towards IPM goals such as: reductions in unnecessary use of pesticides, 
cost reductions, and knowledge shared about IPM methodologies. Entities 
participating in PESP also benefit from technical assistance, and 
through incentives for achievements at different levels.
    Form Numbers: 9600-01, 9600-02, and 9600-03.
    Respondents/affected entities: Pesticide user companies and 
organizations, or entities that practice IPM or promote the use of IPM 
through education and training.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 461 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 51,562 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,605,562 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a correction of the number of 
potential respondents from 419 to 461. There is an increase of 3,897 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating of 
burden estimates for this collection based on historical information on 
the number of PESP members. Based on revised estimates, the number of 
IPM Promoters has decreased, while the number of IPM users has 
increased, and the number of National IPM users has decreased since the 
last ICR renewal. Although the estimated burden per response has not 
changed for any category, the shift in

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membership types has resulted in a net increase in the overall burden.

Courtney Kerwin
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23196 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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