Notice2023-01547
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Soil and Non-Soil Fumigants Risk Mitigation (Renewal)
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Published
January 26, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "Soil and Non-Soil Fumigants Risk Mitigation (Renewal)" (EPA ICR Number 2451.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0197) 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 January 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01547]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0150; FRL-10608-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Soil and Non-Soil Fumigants Risk Mitigation (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), ``Soil and Non-Soil Fumigants
Risk Mitigation (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR Number 2451.03, OMB Control Number
2070-0197) 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
January 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number HQ-OPPT-
2022-0150, to EPA 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.
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 Sui, Regulatory Support
Branch, 2602M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1205; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#106365793e7371627f7c697e507560713e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1828498df9290839e9d889fb1948190df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through January 31, 2023. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on June 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 37856). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: Pursuant to section 4(g) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA determined that several
soil and non-soil fumigants are eligible for continuing registration
only if specific risk mitigation measures, are adopted and adequately
implemented. This ICR documents the PRA activities that users,
registrants, and participating states must conduct to implement
fumigant risk mitigation measures for the chemicals identified in this
document. The PRA burden activities include: Registrant activities to
develop and implement training for fumigators in charge of fumigations,
develop and disseminate safety information for handlers, develop and
implement community outreach and education programs, and develop and
implement first responder training; and labeling activities for
fumigant products which includes user posting requirements concerning
fumigant applications around the use site, providing notice of soil
fumigant applications to applicable states, preparing a Fumigant
Management Plan (FMP) and Post-Application Summary (PAS) as needed,
participating in an EPA-approved fumigant training program, and
disseminating fumigant safe handling information to handlers.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are soil and non-soil fumigant users, specifically certified
applicators and agriculture pesticide handlers (North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 111000-Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishing and Hunting); soil and non-soil fumigant registrants (NAICS
325300-Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing); and state and tribal lead agencies (NAICS 999200-State
Government).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (FIFRA sections
3(c)(2)(B) and 3(c)(5)).
Estimated number of respondents: 118,436 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 841,738 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $35,566,696 (per year), which includes
$1,060,214 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 309,158 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the update in the estimate of
number of applicators certified and handlers for soil and non-soil
fumigations. There is also a decrease in burden costs for both types of
fumigation due to updating the wages to the current 2021 data provided
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is an adjustment.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-01547 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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