Notice2021-23196
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Annual Measures Reporting (Renewal)
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Published
October 25, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5c6dcc09bd6d4c7dad9ccdbf5d0c5d49bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57243e2279343625383b2e391732273679303821">[email protected]</span></a>, 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#483b213d662b293a27243126082d3829662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cebda7bbe0adafbca1a2b7a08eabbeafe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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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