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Page **1** of **18 SU**  **P P**  **O R**  **TING S**  **TA T**  **E M**  **E N**  **T F**  **OR A**  **N IN**  **F OR** **M ATI**  **O N**  **COLLECTI O**  **N R** **E QU**  **E ST**  **(ICR) 1.**  **IDENTI F**  **IC A**  **TION O**  **F T H**  **E IN F**  **OR M**  **ATI O**  **N COLLECTI**  **O N**  **1 (**  **a) Title**  **a n**  **d Nu**  **m b**  **e r**  **of t**  **h e**  **I nf**  **o r**  **m a**  **t ion**  **Colle c**  **tion** P e st i c ide E nvironme ntal S te wardship P rogram An nu a l Me a sur e s R e porting EPA ICR No.: 2415.01 OMB Control No.: 207 0
- NEW **1 (**  **b )**  **Sh o**  **r t**  **C h**  **a r**  **a c**  **te r**  **iza t**  **ion** This new info r

mation co l le c t i on request ( ICR) enables EPA to run the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) 1 . The program uses the information collected to establish partner memb e rship , develop ste wardship str at eg ies , measure progress towards stewardship goals, and award incentives. P ESP is an EPA volunt ary p r o gr a m implemented by the O f f ice of P e st i c i d e P rogr ams ( O PP ) . Its goal is to p r omo t e environmental stewardship to protect human health and the environmental. PESP encourages the use of int e gr ated p e st man a g e ment ( I

P M) strategies to r e d

u c e p e sts and p e st i c ide r isks through partne r ships with entities among the p e st i c ide us e r c ommuni t y . I P M is an a

pproa c h that invo l v e s making the b e st c h oic e s f r om amo n g a s e ri e s of p e st m an a g e ment p r ac t ic e s . It a l l ows f or e c onom i ca l p e st management , and does so with the le a st po s sib l e h az ard to peopl e , pro pe rt y , and the e nvironme nt. P ESP w a s e stablished in 1994 wi th s i x memb e r o rg ani z at i ons and has grown to 314
. While most PESP members are entities that are p e st i c ide e n d

- use r s, s e v e r al other s are o r g ani z at i ons which focus on tr ain i n g , e du cat i n g , or in f lue n c i n g p e st i c ide us e rs. To become a PESP member, a pesticide user entity or an o r g ani z at i on sub m i t s an app l i cat i on and a fiv e - ye ar str at eg y . The strategy

outlines how e nvironm e ntal an d human h ea l th risk re d u c t i on goals will be achieved throu gh the i mplem e ntation of I P M, or throu gh e du c at i ng oth e rs on IP M. The p r o gr am en c ourag e s P ESP memb e rs to tr a c k pr o gr e ss t ow ards I P M g o a ls : reduc ed use of unn e ce ssar y p e st i c ides , cost reductions, and knowl e d g e shared a bout I P M methodolo g ies. E ntities in the PESP program benefit through technical assistance , and through incentives for achievements at different levels. PESP provides incentives for advanc ing IPM and pesticide risk reduction through awards programs and public recognition. EPA recognize d the performance of outstanding members by rewarding PESP Champions
. 2 This award, first given in 2002, distinguishe d members b y publicizing their outstanding efforts for promoting IPM, reducing pesticide risk, and for their extraordinary

level of commitme nt to the PESP mission and objectives. In 2011, the PestW ise Awards program broadened the existing PESP Champion Award program to foster collaborative

1 The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program website can be found at http://www.epa.gov/pesp/ 2 PESP Champions A wards, PESP Handbook (2011, p. 6) : http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/pesp/documents/pesp

handbook.pdfNovember 2, 2012

Page **2** of **18** innovations that highlight IPM solutions to pest management problems. 3 As of November, 2012, the PestW

ise program has not started conferring awards. The incentive stru c ture of PE S P is dep e nd e nt upon members’ submission to EPA of IP M use information and reports on the r e sul t ing e nvironm e ntal o u tcom e s. For example, m emb e rs m a y qu a l i f

y to advance to one o f thr e e memb e rship t i e rs ( b r on z e , si l v e r, a nd g old ) b ased on sustained reduction of pesticide risks and an independent measure of IPM implementation. 4 The data needed to quality is collected through the annual PESP reports
. Inaddition, annual pro gr e ss reports (also referred to as ‘survey s’ in the PESP program) e n a ble EPA an d P ESP m e mbe r s to tr a c k measure the p r ogr e ss bei n g ma d e in a dopt i ng IP M a c t i vi t ies and r e du c t i ons in risks to human h ea l th and the e nvironme nt a l. Attachment A is a flow chart that demonstrates the PESP membership level advancement process.

**2. NE**  **E D**  **F OR A**  **N D**  **U S**  **E OF THE**  **COLLECTI O**  **N 2**  **( a)**  **N ee**  **d /A**  **u thori**  **t y**  **f or**  **t h**  **e Colle**  **c tion**  S ec t i on 2 (b) of the P ol l ut i on P r e v e nt i on A c t of 1 9 90 , 42 U.S.C. 13101(b), sets forth “ the national policy

of the United States that pollut ion should be pr e v e nted o r r e du ce d at the sour c e wh e n e v e r f

e a sib l e .” Se c t i on 3 d e fin e s sour c e r e du c t i on a s an y p r a c t ic e that “ r e du ce s th e amount of a n y h az ardous substan c e ... r e le a s e d int o the e nv i ro nment” and “ r e du c e s the h az ards to publ i c h ea l th an d the e nvironme nt asso c iat e d with the re le a s e of su c h s ubst an ce s.” T o i mp l e m e nt this pol ic y, Se c t i on 4 ( b) of the Ac t d i r e c ts the Admin i str ator of EPA to, among other th i n g s, “ f a c i l i t at e the a dopt i on of sour c e r e du c t i on te c hniques b y busin e ss” (s ee Attachment B )
. Section 3 of the Fe d e r a l Inse c t i c i d e , F un g icid e , and Rod e nt i c i de A c t ( F IF R A) r e quire s EPA to r e g

u l ate p e st i c ides to pr e v e nt “un r e a sona b l e a dv e rse e f

f e c t s ” on human h ea l th and the e nvironme nt (Attachment C )
. IP M strategies such as decreasing pesti c ide us e and t arg e t ed pesticide treatment r e du c e th e l i k e l i hood of p e st i c ides ca usi n g un r ea s on a

ble a dv e rse e f

fe c ts. The F ood Q u a l i t y P rot e c t i on A c t (FQPA) of 1996 ( 7 USC 136r

– 1) r e quire s the U.S. D e p artme nt of A gri c ul tur e and E P A to i mplem e nt programs in r e s earch, d e monstr at i on, and e du c at i on t o suppo rt the adoption of IP M, m ake info r mation on I

P M wid e l y av a i l a

ble to p e st i c ide us e rs, use I P M t ec hniques in car

r y i n g out pest m an a g e ment ac t i vi t ies, as well as p r o mo t e IP M thr o u gh pr o c ure m e n t , r e g

u l ato r y pol i c ies and other a c t i vi t ies ( A tta c hment D )
. P ESP i s EPA ’s non re g ulato ry approach to me e t ing th e g o a ls of the P ol l ut i on P r e v e nt i on A c t, FIFRA and FQPA to reduce p e st i c ide use and risks in a gr icultur a l and non

- a gr i c ul tura l sett i n g s. The collection of information which documents and measures member accomplishments enables EPA to f

air l y and a cc ur a

te l y a ssess p r o gr a

m e f f ec t i v e n e ss and aw ard benefits
. Completed PESP applications, including contact information, are preliminary to EPA’s formal acceptance of members. Annual p r o gr e ss r e p o rts a l l ow E P A to und e rst and and a ss i st e ac h

3 PestWise Awards program information : http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/awards/index.html 4 The PESP Member Directory w ebsite details how members can receive recognition for their achievements by qualifying for Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers: http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/pesp/members/November 2, 2012

Page **3** of **18** m e mbe r ’s e f

f o rts. In addition, s uch r e ports tr a c k and m e a sure in d iv i du a l and overall program pro gr e ss i n adopting IP M, and the r e sul t ing r e du c t ions in risks to human h ea l th and e nvironme ntal. **2 (**  **b )**  **P r**  **a c**  **ti c**  **al U**  **tility/Us er**  **s o**  **f t**  **h e**  **Da t**  **a** The info r mation colle c t e d b y P ESP is not desi gn e d or inten de d to supp o rt EPA re g ulato r y d ec is i o n - maki n g . EPA intends to use the info r m a t i on c ol l ec ted in the PE S P Memb e r ship Applic at i on and the S tr at eg y /R e port i ng F o r

m to: ( 1) Id entify the memb e r ’ s c omm i tment to promoting and i mplem e nt i ng I P M p r a c t i ce s; (2) Verify the memb e r ’ s involvem e nt i n pr o m ot i ng and i mplem e nt i ng IPM p rac t i ce s; ( 3 ) Measure e n vironment a l out c omes r e sul t ing f rom the m e mb e r ’s ac t i vi t ies tow ard p r o m ot i on and i mplem e ntation of I P M, and ( 4) Determine the memb e r ’ s el i g ib i l i t y f or aw ard o r r e c o gni t ion und e r P ES P
. I n a ddi t ion, t o the e x tent poss i bl e , EPA wi l l an a l y z e the d ata to look for e nvironme ntal tr e nds and hi ghl i ght pr o gr am suc ce sses b y posti n g info r mation on the P ESP w e bsi t e ( htt p: //www . e p a . g ov/pes t wise / p e sp )
. **3. NO**  **N -**  **D U**  **P LIC**  **A TION,**  **CON S**  **UL T**  **ATI O**  **NS, A** **ND O**  **T H**  **E R**  **C O**  **L LE**  **C TION**  **C R** **I T**  **ERIA 3**  **( a)**  **Non -**  **Du p**  **l i**  **c a**  **t ion**  R e spond e nts will not be a sked to provide info r m at i on that h a s be e n or is c u r re nt l y b e i n g c ol l ec ted b y EPA, oth e r f e d e r al o r st ate a g e n c ie s , or pro p ri e t ar y sour c e s. T he info r mat i on c ol l ec ted b y P ESP is un ique and is not dup l ic at i ve of p re vious I CR s . EPA c o nsulted with tr a de a ssoci at i ons and potential p artn e rs to c o n f irm th at the info r

mation being c ol l ec ted b y the P E S P do e s not e x i st else wher e . **3 (**  **b )**  **P ub**  **l i**  **c No**  **t ice**  **R e**  **qu ir**  **e d**  **P r**  **i o**  **r t**  **o ICR Sub**  **m is**  **s i**  **o n**  **t o OMB**  P ur suant to 5 C F R 1320.8 ( d ) , EPA publis h e d a Fe d e r al Re g is t e r n oti c e ( 75 F R 66084, O c tober 27, 2010) a

nnoun c i n g th i s propos e d info rmation c ol l ec t i on ac t i vi ty and p r o vid e d a 60
- d a y publ i c c omm e nt pe r iod. T e n c omm e nts w e re submi tted on this pro p osal. P ubl i c c omm e nt s for th i s a c t i on and stakeholder comments other comments received regarding this I CR have been post e d in the docket at htt p: //www . r e gulations. g ov and may be accessed using th e d o c k e t identifi e r E P A
- H Q
- OP P
- 2010
- 0793. EPA’s re sponse to the c o mm e nts do c ument a ddr e s s e s the c omm e nts r e c e ived dur i n g the public c omm e nt pe r iod ( A TTACHMENT E ). **3 (c**  **) Cons**  **u lta**  **t io**  **n s**  Stakeholder Meetings Dur ing th e d e v e lop m e nt of th i s ICR , the A g e n c y c onsul t e d with P ESP memb e rs and s tak e holde r s who ac t i v e l y int e ra c t wi th the A g e n c y thro u gh P E SP
. EPA e n g a g e d in a stakeholderNovember 2, 2012

Page **4** of **18** c onsultation pro ce ss dur i ng the P ESP N at i on a l C onf e r e n c e in No v e mber 2009. 5 Following the presentation of a proposed list of p e r f o r m an c e me a sur e s to m e mbe r s in attendance, EPA f a c i l i t ated an e x tensi v e , one - an d

- a - h a lf d a y dialo g u e . In January and February of 2010 , E P A c ondu c ted a pi l ot e x e r c ise to a ssess the bur d e n on members of submi tt i ng annu a l P ESP pro gr e ss r e port s. Dur ing th i s pilo t , EPA a sked 10 PESP memb e rs to submit an annu a l pro gr e s s r eport. T h e r e sul t s f r om this pi l ot e x e r c ise h ave info r

med th e bur d e n e st i mat e s of this info r mation colle c t i on a s r e p o rt e d in S ec t i on 6 of th i s do c ument. Notice and Comments Following the publication of the first Federal Register Notice for this ICR, eight PESP member organizations submitted comments. Four of the comments received were in support of the proposed information collection activities
. N at i on a l P e st M an a g e ment A ssoci at ion and Audubon I

nt e rn a t i on a l provided c omm e nts to the publ i c do c k e t in support of th e me a sur e s propos e d in the I CR. O ne comment er, Fischer Environmental Services, s tated that the actual burden should be much lower that shown in the proposed IC R because the information required in the reporting form is alread y tracked in the pest control industry, and would require no extra work to submit over 95% of the requested data. Three commenters expressed some concern over the specificit y and the nature of the measurement data , asking for more flexibility to submit approximate figures and alternative measurement data
. EPA revised some of the measures to allow for more flexibility in options as a result of such comments. The Agency ’s responses to public comments are included in the docket as well as in ATTACHMENT E of this final I CR
. Consultation Responses In July and August of 2012, EPA consulted with representative members from each of the three membership categories: I PM users, National I PM users, and IPM promoters. Three PESP members were provide d feedback on the burden estimates associated with this I CR as well as comment on the repor

ting requirements and processes. The questions asked and responses have been posted in the docket and as ATTACHMENT F of the final I CR
. List of Representatives Consulted Lonnie E. Anderson Terminix International landerson@terminix.com 901
- 597
- 1293 Joellen M. Lampman Audubon International jlampman@auduboninternational.org 518
- 767
- 9051, ext. 114

5 P ESP N at i on a l C onf

e r e n c e Report (2009) : htt p: / /www . e p a . g o v/pestwise/publ i cat i ons/p e sp/200 9
- c on f e r e n c e r eport.pd fNovember 2, 2012

Page **5** of **18** Bob Rosenberg National Pest Management Association Rosenberg@pestworld.org 571
- 224
- 0388 Two of the entities consulted, Audubon International and National Pest Management Association, agreed with the burden and cost estimates in this I CR for preparing and submitting the information required. A third respondent, Terminix International, stated that the labor rates are low, and that capital costs that may be incurred for software development and implementation to provide required data in annual survey s need to be included
. Terminix specified two questions about the Strategy

- Progress Reporting Form for Commercial

- Residential Pest Control Services ( see Section 4(b) of this ICR for a description of the form, ATTACHMENT I ) for which they cannot currentl y produce data in their system to able to respond. These questi ons seek information on risk reduction in terms of total amount of pesticide applied (or purchased, if amount applied is not available), and on organizational profile measures in terms of the total number of non

- chemical treatments in the reporting period. Terminix’ estimate for adding data fields in their sy stem to respond to these two questions is between $10,000 and $15,000. Even i f those two data items were not required, Terminix estimates that it would cost them between $1,000 and $1,500 to completel y answer all of the questions in the Strategy

- Reporting form because they do not currently

collect the data required. EPA has included the initial cost of the first y ear’s strategy and data collecti on setup in its estimates . T his cost is reflected in Section 6 of this I CR in the burden and cost estimates , in Tables 1

- 3 , within the line item “Plan , prepare, and setup for annual PESP survey s.” Th is cost is $2,130 for IPM Promoters, $5,788 for I PM Users, and $18,347 for National I PM Users . To clarify th at such a cost has been included, the Agency has changed the description of this line item from “Prepare and submit annual PESP progress report , ” which is how it appears in the proposed ICR. In response to Terminix’ comment regarding the organization prof ile measures asking for the number of non

- chemical treatments , the PESP program is considering alternatives, including offering the non

- chemical treatment measures field as an optional one. PESP recognizes that defining and separatel y tracking the wide range of treatments that might fall under the non chemical treatments category may be difficult for some entities, and is looking for strategies that can provide measurable results in this area. Other Comments Outside of public comments and consultations , over the course of preparing this I CR, EPA has r e c e iv e d mu l t i ple verbal c omm e nts during conferences and consultations th at sug g e st w a ys to i mpr o ve the d ata c ol l ec t i on method and to make some of the d ata m ea sur e s less b urd e nsom e . C e ntr a l C o a st Vin e yard T eam, a PESP member, c ommuni c ated to EPA s t a f f its support for the reporting of me a s ur e s r e qu e st e d i n th is ICR and its re c o gni tion of the benefit of do c um e nt ing I P M imp l e ment at i on in a gr icultur e . A gain, a s a re sult of th e s e c o m ments, E P A c h an g e d the proposed p e r f

o r man c e m e a sur e s to a l i gn with s e v e r a l of the P ESP memb e r ’ s sug g e st i ons .November 2, 2012

Page **6** of **18 3**  **( d**  **) Ef** 

**f ec**  **ts of L**  **e ss**  **F re**  **qu e**  **n t**  **C ol**  **l ec**  **tion** EPA r e qu e sts that P ESP memb e rs submit a pr o gress r eport on c e rt a in envi r onment a l p e r f o r man c e m e a sur e s o n an annu a l basis. The o ne ye ar t i m e f rame will e n a

b le EPA to d e v e lop a good und e rst andi n g of e ac h m e mber ’ s pr o gre ss ov e r tim e . Asking memb e rs to re port less f r e qu e nt l y w o uld pose a gre ater b urd e n on them, a s memb e rs w ould then h ave to tra c k the i r p e st i c ide us a g e and other d at a ov e r a lo n g e r p e riod of t i me an d , subsequ e nt l y, p r ovide a lar g e r ov e r a ll re p o rt t o E P A. I

t would al s o d e l a y r e c o gni t ion of m e mbe r s’ a c c omp l ishm e nts, potential l y d e p r iv i n g th e m of si gnifi cant b e n e fits of p articip at i on in P ES P
. **3 (e**  **) G**  **e ne**  **r al**  **G u**  **i d**  **e l**  **in e**  **s** The info r mation colle c ti o n ac tivities discuss e d in this ICR c omp l y with all r e g u l ato r y g uidelines und e r 5 C F R 1320.5 ( d)(2). PESP memb e rs w ill n ot need to r e tain re c o r ds for this pr o gr am f o r more than one ye ar. PESP pro gr e ss r e ports will be submitted annu a l l y . **3 (**  **f) Con**  **f**

**id e**  **nti a**  **lity** EPA has implemented procedures to protect an y confidential, trade secret or proprietary information from disclosure that provide strict instructions regarding access to and contact with documents confidential business information (CBI). These procedures comply with EPA’s CBI regulations at 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. **3 (**  **g) S**  **e n**  **sitive Q u**  **e stio**  **n s**  This information collection activity complies with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A

- 108. No information of a sensitive or private nature is requested in conjunction with this information collection activity
. EPA aggregate s data before sharing it with any part y outside of the Agency. PESP data sharing activit i es protect an organization’s data by presenting them in a general and un identifiable manner . **4. THE**  **RE S**  **P ONDENTS**  **A N**  **D THE IN**  **F O**  **R M**  **A TION RE**  **Q UE**  **S T**  **ED 4**  **( a)**  **R e**  **s p**  **o nd**  **e n**  **ts and N**  **A I**  **C S**  **c o**  **d e**  **s** P ESP se e ks m e mbe r s f

r o m among pesticide user c omp anies and o r g ani z at i ons , or entities that represent them, th at ar e c o mm i tted to re du c ing risks f r om pests and p e st i c ides by pra c t i c ing IP M. P ESP memb e rs c an a lso be c ompani e s or o r g ani z at i ons that p r omo t e the use of IP M thr o u gh e du cat i on and tr a in i n g . PESP offers three basic membership categories, and four program categories ( L ive, W o r k, P l a y , or Far

m ) based on possible sites where IPM will be implemented. M e mb e r ship c at e g o r ies are I P M p r omo t e rs, I

P M us e rs, and n at i on a l I

P M us e rs. An e x amp l e of a n I P M p romoter is a tr a de or r e s ear c h o r g ani z at i on. IP M use r s ar e those PE S P memb e rs th at would hav e their p e st i c ide use re c o r ds c e ntr a l l y loc at e d, and n at i on a l I P M us e rs ar e those P ESP memb e rs th at would have their p e st i c i d e use rec o r ds s p r e a d ac ross s e v e r al comp an y si t e s , regionally and/or n at i on a l l y .November 2, 2012

Page **7** of **18** B e low is a l i st of No rth Am e ri can I ndustr y Classifi cat i on S ystem (N A I C S ) c od e s and a ss o c iat e d industries th at ma y be a f f ec ted b y info r

m at i on c ol l ec t i on r e qui r e ments c ov e r e d und e r this I CR. This l i st is i ntend e d to be il l ustr at i v e ; enti t ies f rom other i n dustri e s m a y e le c t t o a p p l y f o r r e c o gni t ion thr ou gh P ES P
. Ho we v e r, E P A e x p ec ts th at m ost appli cat i ons will come f rom the f ol l owing industries: **N A**  **I CS**  **Code A f** 

**fe c**  **ted I**  **ndust r**  **y** 11 Agr icultur e , F o re str y , F i s hing and Hunti n g 111 Crop Produ c t i on 11142 Nur s e ry and F lori c ul tur e P rodu c t i on 111421 Nur s e ry and T r e e P roduct i on 113 F o re str y and L o g g i n g 22 Uti l i t ies 2211 Ele c tric Pow e r G e n e r a t i o n, T ransm i ss i on and Distribution 5617 S e rvi ce s to B ui l di n g s an d D we l l in g s 56171 E x te r

m i n at i ng and P e st C ontrol S e rvi ce s 56172 J ani t o rial S e rvi ce s 56173 L and s ca pi n g S e rvi c e s 6111 Elem e ntar y and Se c ond ary S c hools 6112 J unior Co l le g e s 6113 Col l e g e s, Univ e rsit i e s, and P ro fe ss i on a l S c hoo l s 622 Hospit a ls 6244 Chi l d D a y C ar e S e rvi c e s 71391 Golf Cours e s and Co untry Clubs 813312 Environm e nt, C onse r v at i on and W i l dl i fe O r g an i z at i ons
**4 (**  **b )**  **I nf** 

**o r**  **m a**  **t ion**  **R e**  **qu e**  **st e**  **d** A p rosp ec t i ve m e mber complete s two forms: T he P ESP Memb e rship App l ic at i on Form ( EPA Form 9600
- 02, Atta c hment G ) and one of the two P ESP S tr ate g y /P r o gr e ss R e porting f

o r m s described below , as applicable , with a list of IPM measures that the member has selected to commit to and track over time . The two PESP strategy /progress reporting forms are

 All applicants who are not commercial or residential pest control service providers use th e Strategy

/Progress Reporting Form for PESP Members that are Not Commercial/Residential Pest Control Services ( EPA Form No. 9600
- 01, A TTACHMENT H );

 Applic ants f

r om C omm e r c ial/R e sidenti a l P e st Control comp anies use the PESP Strategy /Progress Reporting Form for Residential/Commercial Pest Control Service Providers ( EPA Form No. 9600
- 03, ATTACHMENT I )
.November 2, 2012

Page **8** of **18** The PESP Strategy

/Progress Reporting Forms are multi

- purposed. Members use whichever form applies to them (either A TTACHMENT H or I ) for submitting the ir initial PESP member strategy , the annual IPM performance report, or the fiv e - ye ar IP M strategy update. B y J anu ar y 1 st of e a c h ye ar, e a c h m e mb e r r ep o rts on a c om m on s e t of m ea s ure s to do c ument p r ogr e ss tow ards their g o a ls. The set of m e a sur e s an y m e mber r e ports on is d e te rm i n e d b y the p r o g r am cat e g o r y int o whi c h the memb e r b e lo n g s ( L ive, W o rk, P l a y , or Farm ) an d wh e ther the m e mb e r is a com m e r c ial/re si d e nt i a l p e st c ontrol c ompan y . The PESP strategy process keeps all member s
—members and EPA

— focused on the goal of pesticide risk reduction. O n l y those memb e rs who s ubm i t annu a l P ESP S tr ate g y / P r o gr e ss R e port ing F o rms will be e l i g ib l e f or P ESP Champions’ aw ards. (i) D ata It e ms The following data items may be re port ed :  O r g ani z at i on n ame  N ame, ti t le, a ddr e s s, ph o ne numbe r , f ax numbe r , and e mail addr e ss of p r i mar y and s e c ond ar y c onta c ts  Memb e r group f

o r which the candidate is app l y i n g ( L i v e , W o rk, P l a y , or F arm)  T y pe o f o r g ani z at i on ( e . g. gr o w e r, p e st m an a g e m e nt pro fe ss i on a l, promotional o r g ani z at i on)  I f a memb e rship o r g ani z at i on, su c h a s a tra d e a s s o c iation, the a ppro x i m ate numb e r of memb e rs  P ESP str ate g y , whi c h is a d e s c ription of a c t i ons t ak e n to quali f y f or m e mbe r ship, as we ll a s s e le c t i on of the I P M m e a sur e s on which the cand i d ate pl ans to r eport  Annu a l r e port o f p r o gr e ss wi th r e g ard to c e rt a in me a sur e s of I P M imp l e m e ntation such as pesticide use and risk reduction, and organizational profile (ii) Respond e nt A c t i vi t ies C andidat e s co n du c t the f

ol l owing ac t i vi t ies to apply for memb e rship in P ES P :  Review PESP material , including criteria for membership tiers (Member Handbook 6 , PESP website)  S e le c t a p r i m ar y and s e c ond ar y c ont a c t pe r son f o r the pr o gr a

m  Comp l e te the P ESP M embership Applic at i o n , including a f f irmi n g the e n d o r s e ment of a c ompan y authori t y ( e . g ., CEO or v ice pr e sident f o r he a l th and e nvironme nt)  Comp l e te the member’s strategy in the P ESP S tr ate g y

/ P r o gr e ss R e porti n g form d e s c ribi n g ac t i ons t ak e n t o qu a l if y for memb e r s hip, as we ll a s s e le c t i on of the IP M m ea s ure s which anticipate and plan for a span of five y ears, and on which the applicant plans to report  S ubm it c omp l e ted f

o rm t o EPA th r ou gh th e P E S P W eb s i t e , or b y f ax , mail, o r e - m ail

6 Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program: Member Handbook (April, 2011) http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/pesp/documents/pesp

- handbook.pdfNovember 2, 2012

Page **9** of **18** C an didat e s c on du c t th e fo l lowing ac t i vities t o continue me m b ersh ip i n PESP, to advance in membership levels, p ass Agency environmental and criminal compliance screening , and to qualify for awards : 1) S ubmission of Annual S urvey ( Reporting ) :  Provide an annual progress report on the selected IP M measures using the appropriate PESP Strateg y / P rogres s Repo rt in g Form  Upon request, p rovide relevant documentation to EPA 2) Strate g y Update :  Every five ye a rs , sub mit a n update d IPM strategy reflecting the organization ’s current busi ness practices and IPM strategy
. The Agency does not require special or additional standards with strategy updates to continue participating in the PESP program. However, to receive incentives and award s, a PESP member may need to sustain their own performance and stay competitive with pesticide environmental stewardship achievements
.
**5. THE**  **IN F**  **OR M**  **ATI O**  **N COLLECT**  **E D** 

**– A**  **G EN**  **C Y**  **A CTIVI**  **T I**  **ES , COLLECTI**  **O N**  **M ETH**  **O DOLO**  **G Y,**  **A ND**  **IN F**  **O R**  **M ATI**  **O N**  **M A**  **N A**  **G E**  **M ENT**  **5 (**  **a) Ag**  **e n**  **c y A**  **c tiviti**  **e s**  Und e r PE S P , EPA e ng a g e s in the f ol l owi n g ac t i vi t ies: **PE S**  **P M e** **m b**  **e r**  **s h**  **ip A**  **pp l**  **ication**  Distribute the PE S P M e mbe r ship Applic at i on F o rm to po t e nt i a l memb e rs, and maintain an onl i ne and downlo a d a b l e ( P D F ) v e rsion of the f o rm on the PE S P W e bsi t e ;  Ans we r qu e st i ons posed b y potential memb e rs reg arding m e mbe r ship;  R ece ive c omp l e t e d fo rm s , re view to m ake s u re the ac t i vi t ies of the p r osp e c t i ve m e mber are in l i ne with P ESP g o a ls, and pla c e an y n e c e ssar y f o l lo w - up ca l l s; and  App r ove c andidat e s f o r memb e rship and not i f

y b oth su cce ssful and uns u c ce ssful a ppl i cants of the d ec is i ons. **A nnu**  **a l**  **PE**

**S P Progr** **e ss**  **R e** 

**port**  Ans we r qu e st i ons posed b y memb e rs reg ardi n g an nu a l r e porti n g ;  R ece ive c omp l e t e d annu a l p r ogr e ss r e ports, re v i e w f or a cc ur a c y , and c on d u c t an y n e c e ssar y follow

- up c om munic at i o n ;  P e r f o rm an a l ys e s of the d ata r e ce ived in the annu a l p r ogr e ss r e ports a s n e ce s s ar y . **Five -**  **Year PE**

**S P Strategy Update**   Ans we r qu e st i ons posed b y memb e rs reg ardi n g 5
- ye ar strategy updates ;  R ece ive updated strategy , re v i e w f or a cc ur a c y , and c on du c t an y n e c e ssar y follow

- up c om munic at i o n ;November 2, 2012

Page **10** of **18**  Approve or request further development of strategy updates. **PESP Award and Incentives**
• Review performance
• Nominate awardee(s)
• Hold award ceremon y; give awards In addition to the above listed activities the Agency also performs an environmental and criminal compliance screening to ensure that all members are good actors. We perform this task by checking Agency

data bases both at headquarters and the regions. **5 (**  **b )**  **Colle c**  **tion M e**  **tho d**  **ology a n**  **d M**  **a n**  **ag e**  **m e**  **n t**  P rosp ec t i ve memb e rs wi l l be a ble to obtain the PE S P Memb e rship Applic at i on and P ESP S tr ate g y

/P r o gr e ss R e port ing F o r

m s online. I

n c ol l ec t i ng and an a l y

z i n g the info r

mation asso c iat e d w i th th i s ICR, EPA will use a tel e phone s ystem, p e rso n a l compute r s, and a ppl i c a ble d atab a se s o ftw a

r e . All fo r ms w e re d e s i gn e d to have a m i ni mum burd e n on the us e r . T h e te c h nolo g y in the P ESP S tr ate g y

/P r o gr e ss R e port ing F o r

m s p r ovides use r s with the opt i on of p artial l y c omp l e t i n g a f o rm, s aving the unfinished fo r m, then re turni n g lat e r to compl e te the f o r m. On c e c omp l e t e , the f o r m i s sub m i tted onl i n e . Upon submis s io n , the me a sur e m e nt data are tr ansm i tt e d int o an EPA
- man a g e d Cu s to m e r R e lationship M an a g e m e nt s ystem. This te c hnol o g y c an a g gre g ate m ea sur e s and disp l a y d ata in a v ari e t y of gr a phical and t a

bular fo r m s . T h e A g e n c y will lev e rage th i s data and te c hnol o g y to ac h i e ve the f ol l owing k e y g o a ls: 1. D e v e lop c a se stud i e s to d e monstr ate the e c onom i c v a lue of i mplem e nt i ng IPM 2. R e du c e bur d e n on memb e rs who are promoti n g IP M to us e rs and c ol l ec t i n g I P M imp l e ment at i on d ata (e s p ec ial l y those c o l le c t i ng d ata on p e st i c ide u s a g e ). E P A m a int a ins the c ur r e nt l ist of re g is t e r e d p rodu c ts. To an a l y z e the p e st i c ide us a ge one must h ave the ca p a c i t y to ass e s s a c onstant l y c h an g i n g l i st of r e g is t e r e d p e st i c id e s f or a p articu l ar industr y . It is e a sier f

or EPA to p r ovide this se r vice b ec a use w e a l r ea d y maintain this i n f o r mation 3. P rovide f

a rm e rs and gr o w e r a ss o c iations with data on e f f ec t i ve IP M t e c hniques and p e st i c i d e usage (c omb at r e si s tan ce , p e st i ssues, and invasive sp ec ies) 4. P r e v e nt a c ce ss to and di s tribution of business info r mation r ep o rt e d b y P ESP memb e rs. D ata will on l y be share d publ i c l y in a g gre g ate fo rm un l e ss o th e r wise spe c ified and a gree d to b y the a f

f ec ted P ESP memb e r ( s )
. **5 (c**  **) S**  **m all**  **E n**  **ti t** **y F**  **lexi b**  **i l**  **ity** EPA e x p ec ts th at m an y o f the member s i n P ESP will be small e nt i t i e s. EPA h a s desi gn e d i t s fo r m s to m in i m i z e re spond e nt burd e n while obt a i ning suf f i c ient and a cc ur ate i n fo r

mation.November 2, 2012

Page **11** of **18** P ESP is a fl e x ib l e pro gr am, p artic u lar l y with r e g ard to the P ESP s tr ate g y . Altho u gh a c ompr e h e nsive s tr at eg y out l ine is provid e d to prosp ec t i ve m e mbe r s, not a ll of the point s in this out l i ne will a

pp l y to e v e r y p r ospe c t i ve m e mb e r. F o r e x amp le , prosp ec t i ve m e mbe r s who are prim aril y e d

u cat i o n a l o r g ani z at i ons would not c omp l e te the port i on of the P ESP S tr ate g y / P ro gr e ss R e porting F o r

m h aving to do wi th p e st i c i de use. L i k e wise, some m e mbe r s will e le c t to not a d dre ss ev e r y point in the P ESP s tr ate g y out l ine, due to a la c k of r e sour c e s to coll e c t the n e c e ssar y info r m at i on. F or th e se r ea sons, EPA will r e view memb e rs’ annu a l p r o gre ss r e po rt s , making a l l o w an c es on a ca s e - b y- ca s e b a sis for th e inapplic a bi l i t y of ce rt a in el e ments and the memb e rs’ a bi l i t ies to provide the in f

o r mation. S ince memb e rship in P ESP i s voluntar y , memb e rs m a y a lso e l e c t t o withdr aw f

rom the p r o gr am , at an y t i me, if th e y d o not wish to submit the annual reporting data needed to maintain membership in the voluntary program and assess eligibility for membership tier
. **5 (**  **d )**  **Colle c**  **tion S**  **c h**  **e du**  **le** O r g ani z at i ons m a y sub m it the on e - t i me P ESP Ap pl i cat i on F o r m and PE S P str at eg y p ac k a g e at an y t i me. P ESP pro gr e ss r eports ar e due to E P A b y O c tober 1 st of e ac h year.
**6. E**  **S TI**  **M ATING**  **THE B**  **U R** **DEN A**  **ND CO**  **S T OF**  **THE COLLECTI**  **O N**  **6 (**  **a) Est**  **i m**  **a t**  **i n**  **g R**  **e s**  **p o**  **nd e**  **n t B**  **u r**  **d e**  **n** R e spond e nt pap e r

wo r k b ur d e n of p articip at i ng in t he P ESP c onsists prim ar i l y of the a dm i nis tr a

t i ve bur de n a s s o c iat e d with fill i ng in an d submi tt i ng a P ESP Memb e rship Appl i cat i on, p re p ari n g and submi tt i ng a P ESP str ate g y (usi n g t he P ESP S tr ate g y /P r o gr e ss R e porting F o rm), and p re p ari n g and submi tt i ng an annu a l P ESP p r ogr e s s r eport ( usi n g the P ESP S tr ate g y /P r o gr e ss R e port ing F o r

m). On l y n e w m e mbe r s fill out and submit the P E S P Memb e rship Appl i cat i o n (one time) . All m e mbe r s pr e p are and submit an annu a l P ESP p r o gr e ss r eport usi n g the P ESP Strategy /P r o gr e ss R e porting F o r

m. Each member’s I PM strategy is updated once every

five ye ars. B ur d e n e st i mat e s w e re p r ep ar e d f o r the av e ra g e t i me n e ce ss ar y to p e r f o r m e a c h a c t i vi t y f

or e a c h memb e r c at e g o r y . M e mb e r c at e g o r ies are I P M p r omo t e rs, I P M us e rs, and n at i on a l I

P M us e rs. An e x amp l e of a

n I P M p romoter would be a tr a de or r e s ear c h o r g ani z at i on. IP M use r s ar e those PE S P memb e rs th a t would hav e their p e st i c ide use re c o r ds c e ntr a l l y loc at e d, and n at i on a l I P M us e rs ar e those P ESP memb e rs th at would have their p e st i c i d e use rec o r ds s p r e a d ac ross s e v e r al comp an y si t e s , regionall y and/or n at i on a l l y , and thus h av e a lar g e r bur d e n a ssoci at e d with annu a l r e po rt i n g . B ur d e n e st i mat e s ar e b a s e d on int e rvi e ws c ondu c t e d with cur r e nt P ESP memb e rs and A g e n c y e x p e ri e n c e int e ra c t i ng with P ESP memb e rs. As shown in Table s 1 through 3 , EPA estima t e s the pa p e r w o rk b urd e n to p re p ar e and submit the five y ear PE S P str ate g y (usi n g the applicable P ESP S tr ate g y /P r o gre ss R e porting F o r

m ) to be 10 managerial hours ; the burden to p re p are and submit the PE S P M emb e rship Appl i cat i o n f or all member s is estimated to be 2 man a g e ri a l ho urs .November 2, 2012

Page **12** of **18** The b ur d e n ho urs for the annual progress report, however, vary by t ype of member . The total annual burden ho urs to p re p ar e and submit the annu a l p r o g r e ss re port or survey are 25, 100, and 300 f or IPM promoters, I PM users, and n at i on a l IP M use r s, respectively . For each t ype of member 20% of the hours are managerial, 70% t ec hnic a l, and 10% clerical . In the first y ear, these hours are used to plan, prepare, and setup to submit the annual PESP surveys. For subsequent ye ars , the paperwork burden estimates are to p re p are and submit the survey
. As shown in Table 4, EPA e st i mat e s that an av e ra g e o f 424 e n t i t i e s will p a rticip ate in the P ESP p e r ye ar f

or th e thr e e ye ar I CR p e riod ( 369 i n ye ar on e , 424 in ye ar t wo, and 479 in year thre e ). The yearly inc r e a se in the numb e r of member s i s bas e d on the e st i mate that an average of 55 n e w m e mb e rs will jo i n p e r ye ar in all membership categories, combined
. Based on existing PESP data, 181 members are IPM promoters, 179 are IPM users, and 64 are national I PM users. EPA estimates an average of 43,000 annual hours for all member s at a cost of $2.76 million per ye ar. **6 (**  **b ) Esti**  **m a**  **ting R**  **e s**  **p o**  **nd e**  **n t**  **C osts**  Consistent with r e ce nt IC R re n e w a ls, O P P is u s ing l a bor c ost est i mat e s f

r o m A g e n c y e c onom i sts with r e spe c t t o w a g e s, b e n e fits and ov e r h ea d f o r al l l a bor c at e g o r i e s for a f

fe c ted industri e s, s t ate g ov e rnm e nt, and E P A e mp l o yee s. This a p p roa c h us e s a transp ar e nt and c onsistent m e thodo l o g y and c urr e nt publ i c l y av a i l a ble d ata to p r ovide mo r e a cc urate e st i mat e s and a l l ow ea s y re pl ic at i on of the e st i mat e s. Me thodo log

y : The methodolo g y u s e s data on e a c h se c t o r a nd l abor t y

pe for an Unload

e d wage rate (hour l y w a ge rat e ), and ca lcul ates the L oad e d wage rate (unlo a d e d w a ge rate + b e n e fits), and the f

ully load e d wage rate ( l o a d e d w a ge rat e + ov e r h ea d )
. F ul l y loa d e d w a ge r a t e s ar e used to c a lcul at e r e spond e nt costs. C osts are inde x e d to 2009 dol l ars. Unload e d W age Rat e : W a g e s are e st i mat e d for o cc up at i ons (m an a g e me n t, t ec hnic a l, and c le r ic a l ) w i thin applic a

b l e se c tors. T h e A g e n c y u s e s av e ra g e w a g e d ata f or the re lev ant se c tors av a i l a ble in the N at i on a l Industr y- S p ec ific O c c up at i on a l E mp l o y m e nt and Wa g e E s t i mat e s f r om the B ur ea u of L a b o r St at i st i c s (B L S ) a

t htt p: //ww w .bls. g ov/oes/ c urr e nt/ o e ssrci.htm . S ec tor s : The s p ec ific N A I CS c ode and w e bsi t e for eac h s e c tor is i n c luded i n that s ec tor ’ s w a g e r a te t a ble. W i thin e ac h s ec tor, the w a g e d at a ar e p rovid e d b y S tand ard O c c up at i on a l C lassifi cat i on (SOC). The S OC s ystem is u s e d b y Fe d e r al s t at i st i ca l a g e n c ies to c lassi f y wo r k e rs into o c c up at i on a l cat e g o r ies for the pur po s e of c ol l ec t i n g , c a lcul at i n g , or d is s e m i n at i n g d ata ( s e e htt p: //www .bls. g ov/oes/ c ur

r e nt/ o e s_s tru.htm )
. The man a g e ri a l l a b o r rate is bas e d on the SOC f or man a g e ment o c c up at i on s , and the c le r ic a l l a bor r ate is b a s e d on the SOC f or of f i c e an d a dm i nis tr a

t i ve support o c c up at i ons. The te c hnic a l l a bor r a te i s bas e d on the SOC f

or l i f e , p h ysic a l and so c ial s c ie n c e o c c up at i ons for I PM promoters and National IPM users. For IPM users the technical rate is based on first

- line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and grounds keeping workers. L oad e d W ag e Rate : B e n e fits r e p re s e nt 4 4 % of un l o a d e d w a ge rat e s, bas e d on b e n e fits for a ll c iv i l i an no n - f

a rm w o rk e r s, f

r om htt p: //www .bls.gov/ne w s.r e l e a s e /e c ec .t01
. htm .November 2, 2012

Page **13** of **18** Fully Load

e d W ag e Rate : The load e d w a g e r ate is mu l t i pl i e d b y 50% ( E P A g uidelines 2 0
- 7 0 % ) to g e t ov e rh e a d c ost s . A c o p y of the f

o rmula w o r

k sh ee ts u s e d to estim ate the labor r ates b a s e d o n 20 11 d ata and to d e rive the f

ul l y loa d e d rates and ov e r h ea d c osts f

o r this n e w ICR are l i sted in ATTACHMENT J . T a bles 1, 2, and 3 b e low p r ovide member bur d e n and c ost est i mat e s b y a c t i vi t y f or I P M p r omo t e rs, IP M use rs , and n at i on a l I P M us e rs, re s p e c t i v e l y . **Table 1: Average**  **Annual Burden and Cost Estimates**  **for IPM Promoters**
**Collection Activities per IPM Promoter**  **Burden Hours Total**  Management Technical Clerical Hours Costs $141.39 $75.73 $38.90 per hour per hour per hour **Activities for current member**  **s** Prepare and submit PESP strategy

2 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 $283 Prepare and submit PESP annual Survey 3 5.0 17.5 2.5 25.0 $2,130 TOTAL BURDEN per member 7.0 17.5 2.5 27.0 $2,412 **Activities for new member**  **s** Complete and submit application form 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 $283 Prepare and submit PESP strategy

2 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 $1,414 Plan, prepare, and setup for annual PESP survey s 3 5.0 17.5 2.5 25.0 $2,130 TOTAL BURDEN per member 17.0 17.5 2.5 37.0 $3,826
**All IPM Promoters**  Existing member s Hours per

member Total

hours Cost per

member Total cost Current member s
– 3 y ear annual average 166 27 4,482 $2,412 $400,444 New member s per y ear 15 37 555 $3,826 $57,393

TOTAL 3 y ear annual average for all members 181 5,037 $457,837 Wage rate source: BL S for NAICS 541600

- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services. 1. Only new members fill out and submit a PESP Membership Application. 2. All members prepare and submit PESP strategy once every

five ye ars. For current members: 10 hours per strategy / 5 y ears = 2 hours per year. 3. New members plan, prepare, and setup for the PESP survey during the first y ear. After the first y ear current members submit the annual PESP survey
.November 2, 2012

Page **14** of **18 Table 2:**  **Average Annua**  **l Burden and Cost Estimates**  **for IPM Users**

**Collection Activities per IPM User**  **Burden Hours Total** 

Management Technical

(1 st Li ne Supervisor) Clerical Hours Costs $93.97 $51.55 $30.06 per hour per hour per hour **Activities for current member**  **s** Prepare and submit PESP strategy

2 2 0 0 2 $188 Prepare and submit PESP annual Survey3 20 70 10 100 $5,788 TOTAL BURDEN per

member 22 70 10 102 $5,976

**Activities for new member**  **s** Fill out and submit application form 1 2 0 0 2. $188 Prepare and submit PESP strategy

2 10 0 0 10 $940 Plan, prepare, and setup for annual PESP survey s 3 20 70 10 100 $5,788 TOTAL BURDEN per

member 32 70 10 112 $6,916
**All IPM Users** Existing member s Hours per

member Total

hours Cost per member Total cost Current member s - 3 y ear annual average 154 102 15,708 $5,976 $920,356 New member s per y ear 25 112 2,800 $6,916 $172,902 TOTAL 3 y ear annual average

for all member s 179 18,508 $1,093,257 Wage rate source: BL S for NAICS 561710

- Exterminating and Pest Control Services. 1. Only new members fill out and submit a PESP Membership Application. 2. All members prepare and submit PESP strategy once every

five ye ars. For current members: 10 hours per strategy / 5 y ears = 2 hours per year. 3. New members plan, prepare, and setup for the PESP survey during the first y ear. After the first y ear current members submit the annual PESP survey
.November 2, 2012

Page **15** of **18 Table 3:**  **Average Annual Burden and Cost**  **Estimates for National IPM Users.** 
**Collection Activities per National IPM User**  **Burden Hours Total**  Management Technical Clerical H ours Costs $108.17 $51.50 $34.69 per hour per hour per hour **Activities for current member**  **s** Prepare and submit PESP strategy2 2
- - 2 $216 Prepare and submit PESP annual Survey 3 60 210 30 300 $18,347 TOTAL BURDEN per member 62 210 30 302 $18,563 **Activities for new member**  **s** Fill out and submit application form 1 2
- - 2 $216 Prepare and submit PESP strategy2 10
- - 10 $1,082 Plan, prepare, and setup for annual PESP survey s 3 60 210 30 300 $18,347

TOTAL BURDEN per

member 72 210 30 312 $19,645
**All National IPM Users** Existing member s Hours per

member Total

hours Cost per member Total cost Current member s - 3 y ear annual average 49 302 14,798 $18,563 $909,595 New member s per y ear 15 312 4,680 $19,645 $294,674 TOTAL 3 y ear annual average for

all member s 64 19,478 $1,204,269 Wage rate source: BL S for NAICS 311000

- Food Manufacturing. 1. Only new members fill out and submit a PESP Membership Application. 2. All members prepare and submit PESP strategy once every

five ye ars. For current members: 10 hours per strategy / 5 y ears = 2 hours per year. 3. New members plan, prepare, and setup for the PESP survey during the first y ear. After the first y ear current members submit the annual PESP survey
. Table 4 summarizes the number of member s and the average annual burden and cost over a three ye ar period for both existing and new member s. **Table 4: Three**  **- year Average Total**  **Annual Burden Hours and Cost for all**  **Member s**  **Member s**  **Total hours Total**  **cost** IPM Promoters 181 5,037 $457,837 IPM Users 179 18,508 $1,093,257 National IPM Users 64 19,478 $1,204,269 All Members 424 43,023 $2,755,363November 2, 2012

Page **16** of **18 6**  **(c ) Est**  **i m**  **a t**  **i n**  **g Ag e**  **n c**  **y B**  **u r**  **d e**  **n a**  **n d**  **Cost** F or th i s ICR, the A g e n c y is u s ing internal d ata f rom OPP Divisions th at pro vide si gnifi c ant support and an a l ysis f or P ES P . Th e se d ata are t ak e n f r om the Time and A tt e nd an c e In fo r mation S y stem ( T A I S ), which ar c hi v e s the A g e n c y ’ s F ull Time E quival e nts ( F TEs) for m o st O P P pro gr a

m a c t i vi t ies. The ICR c ontains a ppro p ri ate F TE ac t i vi t y d ata fr om the Anti m ic r obials Division (A D ), B io l o g ic a l and E c onom i c An a l ysis Division ( B EA D ), B io pesticide and P ol l ut i on P r e v e nt i on Division ( B PP D ) , Environm e ntal Fat e and E f f e c ts Divis i on ( E F ED ) , H ea l th E f f ec ts Divis i on ( H ED ) , R e g is tr a t i on Div i sion (RD ) , and the Pesti c ide R ee v a luation Div i sion ( P RD )
. The A g e n c y b e l i e v e s that us i ng d at a f rom th e T A I S r e fl e c ts i nte r n a l o p e r a t i ons for i mplem e nt i n g and a dm i nis t e ring P E S P ac t i v i t ies. Table 5 shows the FTEs by division and ty

pe of labor and summarizes the total burden hours and cost. **Table 5 :**  **Average Annual Agency Burden and Cost**  FTEs (full time equivalent person years) Total burden hours Wage

per hour Total

Cost $1000s Division BEAD RD EFED PRD HED AD BPPD **Total** Managerial <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.77 **0.79** 1,641 $120.32 $197
Technical 0.01 <0.01 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.07 6.96 **7.13** 14,836 $77.85 $1,155
Clerical <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.00 <0.01 <0.01 0.31 **0.31** 650 $44.05 $29
**Total 0.02**  **<0.01 0.03**  **0.00 0.08**  **0.08 8.03**  **8.23 17,127**  **$1,381**
Annu a l A g e n c y b urd e n h ours, 17,127 we r e ca lcu l ated by multiplying the numb e r of hour s p e r F TE (2080) b y the numb e r of F TE ’ s, 8.23 . The annual Agency costs, $1.38 million were calculated by

multiplying the burden hours for each type of labor by their loaded wage rates, and summing the costs for all ty pes of labor. To d e te r m i ne A g e n c y c o st s , the A g e n c y used the B ur e a u of L abor St at i st i c s esti m ates of labor r a tes for 2011 f

or th e N A I CS c ode f

or the Fed e r a l E x ec ut i ve B r an c h (N A I CS 9991 0 0 )
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b o r rate is bas e d on the SOC (Standard Occupational C lassifi cat i on) f or man a g e ment o c c up at i on s ; the te c hnic a l l a bor r a te i s bas e d on the SOC f

or l i f e , p h ysic a l and so c ial s c ie n c e o c c up at i ons; and the c le r ic a l l a bor r ate is b a s e d on the SOC f or of f i c e an d a dm i nis tr a

t i ve support o c c up at i ons. The labor r a t e s ar e f ul l y load e d and include benefits and overhead.November 2, 2012

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**Table 6: Total Annual Burden and Cost Summary**  Total hours Total cost **Respondents 43,023**  **$2,755,363** IPM Promoters 5,037 $457,837 IPM Users 18,508 $1,093,257 National IPM Users 19,478 $1,204,269 **Agency 17,127**  **$1,381,050**
**6 (e**  **) R e**  **aso n**  **s F**  **o r Cha**  **n g**  **e s in**  **B u**  **r d**  **e n**  This i s a n e w I CR. **6 (**  **f ) B**  **u r**  **d e**  **n S**  **ta teme**  **n t**  The annu a l r e spond e nt b ur d e n for th i s I CR is est i mat e d to av e ra g e 43,023 hours ( 5,037 for IP M p r omo t e rs, 18,508 hours for IP M use r s, and 19,478 hours f or n at i on a l IP M u s e rs ) . This i n c ludes time to fill out and submit the P ESP Memb e rship Appl i cat i on, p re p ar e and submit the PE S P str ate g y , and plan, setup, p re p ar e and submit the annu a l P ESP p r o gr e ss r e p o rt. The A g e n c y h a s est a

bl i s h e d a publ i c do c k e t for this I CR und e r D o c k e t ID No. EPA
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u l at i ons. g o v , or in p e rson vi e wi n g at the O P P R e g ulato r y P ubl i c Do c k e t i n Rm . S
- 4400, One P oto m a c Y ard ( S outh B ui l d in g ), 27 7 7 S . C r y stal D r ive, Arli n gton, VA. T his do c k e t f ac i l i t y is op e n f

r om 8 : 30 a .m. t o 4 p.m., Mond a y thro u gh F ri d ay , e x c lud i ng l e g a l ho l id a ys. The do c k e t t e lepho n e number is (703) 30 5
- 5805. C omm e nts are a c ce pted re g ardi n g the A g e n c y's n ee d for th i s info r mation, the acc ur a c y o f the pro v i d e d bur d e n e st i mat e s and an y sug g e sted m e thods f or m in i m i z ing re spond e nt bur d e n, including the u s e of a uto m ated c ol l ec t i on te c hniques. Comm e nts may be submi tted to EPA e le c troni ca l l y thro u gh htt p: //www . r e gulations. g ov or b y mail addre ssed to Di r ec t o r , Co l le c t i on S tr ate g ies Division, U. S . Environm e ntal P rot ec t i on A g e n c y (282 2 T ) , 1200 P e nn s y l v ania Av e ., N W , W a shin gt on, D.C. 20460. You c an a lso s e nd c omm e nts t o the O f

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f a irs, of the Office of M an a g e ment and B u d g e t, 725 17 th S tr ee t, N W , W a shin gton, DC 20503, Attention: D e sk O f fi c e f or EPA. In c lude d o c k e t ID No. EPA
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Page **18** of **18 LIST OF**  **ATTACHMENTS** All of the att ac hments lis t e d b e low can b e f ound i n the do c k e t for th i s I CR or a h y p e rlink is provid e d for the sourc e d o c ument at i o n. The do c k e t f o r the a c t i on is acce ss i ble e l ec tron i ca l l y thro u gh htt

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- 02 ) ATTACHMENT H : Strategy /Reporting Form for PESP Members that are Not Commercial/Residential Pest Control Services ( E P A F o rm N o. 9 6 00
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. ATTACHMENT I : PESP Strategy /Progress Reporting Form for Residential/Commercial Pest Control Service Providers ( E P A F o r m N o . 9600
- 03 ) ATTACHMENT J : W o r kshe e t s Us e d to C a l c ulate Labor Costs for I P M P romoter s , I P M Us e r s , N at i on a l I

P M U s e r s , and EPA