Notice2025-20074
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal Collection and Request for Comment; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification, and Recordkeeping
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Published
November 18, 2025
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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): "Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification, and Recordkeeping (EPA ICR No. 2491.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0190)." This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through June 30, 2026. 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 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51746-51748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20074]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0316; FRL-12513-01-OCSPP]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal
Collection and Request for Comment; Agricultural Worker Protection
Standard Training, Notification, and Recordkeeping
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): ``Agricultural
Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification, and Recordkeeping
(EPA ICR No. 2491.07 and OMB Control No.
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2070-0190).'' This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is
currently approved through June 30, 2026. 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 January 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0316, online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically 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/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Office of Program Support
(Mail Code 7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42312b376c2123302d2e3b2c022732236c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16657f6338757764797a6f785673667738717960">[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: Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training,
Notification, and Recordkeeping.
EPA ICR No.: 2491.07.
OMB Control No.: 2070-0190.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently approved through June 30, 2026.
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 (ICR) estimates the
recordkeeping and third-party response burden of paperwork activities
that covers the information collection requirements contained in the
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulations at 40 CFR part 170.
Agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handling establishments
(CPHEs) are responsible for providing required training, notifications
and information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety.
The WPS regulations have provisions for training and notification of
pesticide-related information for workers who enter pesticide-treated
areas after pesticide application to perform crop-related tasks, as
well as for handlers who mix, load, and apply pesticides. Agricultural
employers and commercial pesticide handling establishments (CPHEs) are
responsible for providing required training, notifications, and
information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety. The
WPS regulation include content and annual training requirements for
workers and handlers, improved posting of pesticide-treated areas,
additional information for workers before they enter a pesticide-
treated area while a restricted entry interval (REI) is in effect,
access to more general and application-specific information about
pesticides used on the establishment, and recordkeeping of training and
application/hazard information to improve enforceability and
compliance.
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:
Form number(s): None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include employers of agricultural establishments, including
employers in farms, nursery, forestry, and greenhouse establishments.
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes
identified in question 12 of the ICR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, as per 40 CFR 170.
Estimated number of potential respondents: 10,840,082.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent:
11.
Total estimated burden: 10,137,696 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated costs: $446,339,743 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 50,974 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR approved by
OMB. This decrease reflects adjustments to the estimated number of
respondents; the activities and the per response burden in this ICR
have remained the same. This change is 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.
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Dated: October 14, 2025.
Nancy B. Beck,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-20074 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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