Notice2024-29363
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Labeling Requirements for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section 25(b)
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Published
December 13, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "Labeling Requirements for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section 25(b)," identified by EPA ICR No. 2475.05 and OMB Control No. 2070- 0187. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through August 31, 2025. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101009-101010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29363]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0536; FRL-12026-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Labeling Requirements
for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section 25(b)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning
to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Labeling
Requirements for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section
25(b),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 2475.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0187. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is
currently approved through August 31, 2025. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0536, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically
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any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/">https://www.epa.gov/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division
(7602M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-0335; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a6bca0fbb6b4a7bab9acbb95b0a5b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6958f93c8858794898a9f88a6839687c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. 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.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Labeling Requirements for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides
Under FIFRA Section 25(b).
EPA ICR No.: 2475.05.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0187.
ICR status: This ICR is currently approved through August 31, 2025.
Under the PRA, 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. The OMB control numbers
for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This information collection request documents the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) burden for the labeling requirements for
certain minimum risk pesticide products exempt from Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration under
40 CFR 152.25(f). These requirements were updated in the final rule
entitled: Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemption ((80 FR
80653(December 28, 2015)(FRL-9934-44)).Under 40 CFR 152.25(f), EPA has
exempted from the requirement of FIFRA registration certain pesticide
products if they are composed of specified ingredients and labeled
accordingly. EPA created the exemption for minimum risk pesticides to
eliminate the need for industry or business to expend significant
resources to apply for and maintain regulated products that are deemed
to be of minimum risk to human health and the environment. In addition,
exempting such products freed Agency resources to focus on evaluating
formulations whose toxicity was less well characterized, or was of
higher toxicity. The labeling requirements are the key component of the
minimum risk exemption since this is the only information that
enforcement authorities have to assess whether or not the product meets
the exemption requirements. While EPA does not review these products,
and therefore a Federal label review is not conducted, to maintain
exemption status, an exempt product's label must meet certain criteria.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5.5
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are individuals or entities engaged in activities related to
the registration of pesticide products including manufacturers,
distributers, retailers, and users of minimum risk pesticides. A list
of potentially affected entities with North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes provided to assist in determining
potential applicability in question 12.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit (FIFRA sections 3 and 25; 40 CFR 152.25(f)).
Forms: None.
Frequency of response: One time.
Total estimated number of potential respondents: 234.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent:
0.6.
Total estimated annual burden hours: 752 hours.
Total estimated annual respondent costs: $ 109,361, which includes
$ 0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 273 annual hours in the total estimated
respondent burden and $48,821 in burden costs when compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects
EPA's estimation of new products entering the market, which has
increased from 87 to 137 per year, and updated wage rates. These
changes are an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: December 9, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-29363 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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