Notice2022-19236
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides and Pesticide Devices Under 40 CFR Part 169; EPA ICR Number 0143.13, OMB Control Number 2070-0028
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Published
September 7, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers, of Pesticides and Pesticide Devices under 40 CFR part 169" (EPA ICR No. 0143.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0028) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2022. 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 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54687-54688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19236]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2017-0640; FRL-10158-01-OECA]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides and Pesticide
Devices Under 40 CFR Part 169; EPA ICR Number 0143.13, OMB Control
Number 2070-0028
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping Requirements for
Producers, of Pesticides and Pesticide Devices under 40 CFR part 169''
(EPA ICR No. 0143.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0028) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through November 30, 2022. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before November 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2017-0640, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Yaras, Office of Compliance,
Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Pesticides, Waste
& Toxics Branch (2227A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
4153; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#334a524152401d5e5a505b565f5f56735643521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="463f27342735682b2f252e232a2a230623362768212930">[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>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) 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; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) 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. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Producers of pesticides and pesticide devices must
maintain certain records with respect to their operations and make such
records available for inspection and copying as specified in section 8
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and
in regulations at 40 CFR part 169.
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This information collection is mandatory under 40 CFR part 169. It
is used by the Agency to determine compliance with FIFRA. The
information is used by EPA Regional pesticide enforcement and
compliance staffs, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
(OECA), and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) within the Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), as well as the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), and other Federal agencies, States under Cooperative Enforcement
Agreements, and 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.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Producers of pesticides and
pesticide devices for sale or distribution in or exported to the United
States.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 169).
Estimated number of respondents: 19,027 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 15,078 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $372,721 (per year). There are no annualized
capital or O&M costs associated with this ICR since all equipment
associated with this ICR is present as part of ordinary business
practices.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 42,054 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease of 42,054 hours is a result of our
reassessment of the assumptions used to estimate the burden of this
ICR. Adjustments resulted from corrections of clerical or computational
errors in the previous ICR renewal supporting statement. Further
adjustments to the burden estimates resulted from (1) adjustments in
the salary computation for industry to reflect current wage scales, (2)
adjustments for inflation, and (3) adjustment to the number of
respondents.
Elizabeth Vizard,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance/MAMPD.
[FR Doc. 2022-19236 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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