Notice2022-03989
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators (Renewal)
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Published
February 25, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Certification of Pesticide Applicators (EPA ICR No. 2499.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0196) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 30, 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 87, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10783-10784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03989]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0287; FRL-9612-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
(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), Certification of Pesticide
Applicators (EPA ICR No. 2499.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0196) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28,
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on June 30, 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 must be received on or before March 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OPP-2021-0287, 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#06756f7328656774696a7f684663766728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8abb1adf6bbb9aab7b4a1b698bda8b9f6bfb7ae">[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
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, Regulatory Support
Branch, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency (Mailcode: 7101M), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1205; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63100a164d0002110c0f1a0d230613024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="215248540f4240534e4d584f614451400f464e57">[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: EPA administers certification programs for pesticide
applicators under section 11 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. FIFRA allows EPA to
classify a pesticide as ``restricted use'' if the pesticide meets
certain toxicity or risk criteria. The regulations in 40 CFR part 171
include procedures for certification programs for States, Federal
agencies, Indian tribes, or U.S. territories who wish to develop and
implement their own certification plans and programs, after obtaining
EPA approval. This ICR addresses the information collection activities
contained in the final rule revisions to 40 CFR part 171, issued in the
Federal Register on January 4, 2017 (82 FR 952) (FRL-9956-70). The ICR
estimates the incremental burden of the changes that were not already
included in the ICR entitled ``Certification of Pesticide Applicators''
as approved under OMB No: 2070-0029.
The final rule revised 40 CFR part 171 to include new and revised
standards for certification for commercial and private applicators,
provisions for recertification of applicators, and training for
noncertified applicators applying restricted use pesticides (RUPs)
under the supervision of certified applicators. The rule also includes
changes to improve the clarity
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and organization of 40 CFR part 171 and overall program operation. The
changes are intended to ensure that all persons who use RUPs--i.e.,
private applicators, commercial applicators, and noncertified
applicators using RUPs under the direct supervision of certified
applicators--are competent to use RUPs in a manner that will not result
in unreasonable adverse effects to themselves, others, or the
environment.
This ICR estimates the burden and costs of the rule-related
information collection activities, including burden and cost estimates
related to initial rule familiarization activities.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Agricultural establishments, pest
control officials, pesticide registrants, pesticide dealers, and
administrators of environmental protection programs, governmental pest
control programs, pesticide applicator certification programs (e.g.,
authorized agencies), and RUP dealers (only for EPA administrated
programs).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, FIFRA sections 3 and
11.
Estimated number of respondents: 1,860,974 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 2,280,849 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $108,061,898 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: Apart from updating the format of the ICR
to meet current format standards and a few minor changes, there are no
substantive changes from the ICR currently approved by OMB.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-03989 Filed 2-24-22; 8:45 am]
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