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Arrival (NOA) of Pesticides and Devices 

(EPA Form 3540–1 or its electronic 

alternative via a CBP-authorized 

electronic interchange system) to EPA. 

This is necessary to ensure that the EPA 

fulfills its obligations and is notified of 

the arrival of pesticides and pesticide 

devices as required under section 17(c) 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and allow 

time for the EPA to review and plan for 

the final disposition of the shipment. 

Paper NOAs (EPA Form 3540–1) must 

be reviewed by the EPA, provide the 

EPA’s determination of any action to be 

taken by CBP, and be signed by the EPA 

Administrator (or designee per 

delegations). Alternatively, an importer 

or their authorized agent can 

electronically submit the pesticide data 

required on the Paper NOA through the 

Participating Government Agency (PGA) 

Message Set in Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) along with an image 

of the product’s label. The data in the 

PGA Message Set is automatically 

checked for presence, format, and 

validity, similar to the physical reviews 

done by regional import specialist for 

paper NOAs submitted by using EPA 

Form 3540–1. Upon entry of a shipment 

of pesticides or devices, and concurrent 

with the filing of the entry 

documentation, CBP must be in receipt 

of the completed Paper NOA or its 

electronic alternative. CBP will compare 

the entry information for the shipment 

with the information in the NOA and 

notify the EPA of any discrepancies. 

Form number(s): EPA Form 3540–1 or 

its Customs-authorized electronic 

equivalent. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this ICR are 

importers of pesticides and pesticide 

devices, which may include entities 

identified with the following North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) codes: Commercial and 

Institutional Building Construction 

(NAICS 236220); Pesticide and Other 

Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 

(NAICS 325300); and Public 

Administration: Executive Offices 

(NAICS 921110). Other business and 

institutions that import pesticides 

include Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 

and Hunting (Sector 11), Wholesale 

Trade, (Sector 42). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory, per 40 CFR 152.25(f), FIFRA 

sections 3 and 25, and 19 CFR 12.112. 

Estimated number of potential 

respondents: 168,025. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 67,723 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated costs: $5,478,039 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase of 26,843 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that currently approved by OMB. 

This change reflects an increase in the 

annual number of NOAs submitted 

electronically through the ACE system 

by 75,892. There is an increase in 

respondent costs by $2,724,517. Cost 

increases are a result of changes to 

reflect the current wage rates. This is an 

adjustment. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Information Engagement Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31463 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0438; FRL–12231–01– 

OCSPP] 

Draft Pesticide Registration Notice; 

Establishment of a Plan To Track the 

Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End 

Use Pesticide Product Labels; Notice 

of Availability and Request for 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing 

the availability of and seeking public 

comment on a draft Pesticide 

Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled 

‘‘Establishment of a Plan to Track the 

Adoption of Bilingual Labeling on End 

Use Pesticide Product Labels.’’ PR 

Notices are issued by the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform 

pesticide registrants and other 

interested persons about important 

policies, procedures, and registration 

related decisions, and serve to provide 

guidance to pesticide registrants and 

OPP personnel. The Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act of 2022 

(PRIA 5) requires EPA to ‘‘develop and 

implement, and make publicly 

available, a plan for tracking the 

adoption of the bilingual labeling.’’ This 

draft PR Notice provides guidance on 

how the Agency plans to track the 

adoption of bilingual labeling. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0438, 

through the https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 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 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Bartow, Office of Chemical Safety 

and Pollution Prevention (7508M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

566–2280; email address: 

OPPbilinguallabels@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the general 

public and may be of specific interest to 

persons or entities that register pesticide 

products. Since a potentially broad 

range of entities may be interested in 

this action, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested. If you 

have any questions regarding the 

applicability of this guidance to a 

particular entity or registration action, 

contact the person listed under FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

EPA is issuing this guidance pursuant 

to its authority under PRIA 5 which 

requires the Agency to develop, 

implement, and make publicly 

available, a plan for tracking the 

adoption of bilingual labeling by 

December 29, 2024. 

III. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

and seeking public comment on a draft 

PR Notice entitled ‘‘Establishment of a 

Plan to Track the Adoption of Bilingual 

Labeling on End Use Pesticide Product 

Labels.’’ PR Notices are issued by the 

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to 

inform pesticide registrants and other 

interested persons about important 

policies, procedures, and registration 

related decisions, and serve to provide 

guidance to pesticide registrants and 

OPP personnel. The Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act of 2022 

(PRIA 5) requires EPA to ‘‘develop and 

implement, and make publicly 

available, a plan for tracking the 

adoption of the bilingual labeling.’’ 

Currently, bilingual labeling is 

implemented through a non-notification 

process (see PR Notice 98–10, entitled 

‘‘Notifications, Non-Notifications and 

Minor Formulation Amendments’’ dated 


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October 22, 1998). The non-notification 

process means that a product label may 

be updated with Spanish translations 

without notifying EPA (or EPA 

reviewing the label), if that is the only 

change being made to the label. Nonnotification label changes are not 

systematically tracked by EPA. 

However, given the new bilingual 

labeling requirements in PRIA 5, EPA 

has developed a plan for tracking the 

adoption of the bilingual labeling. The 

draft PR Notice provides guidance on 

how the Agency plans to track the 

adoption of bilingual labeling. Since 

Spanish is the primary language for 

most American farmworkers, this effort 

advances environmental justice by 

making health and safety information on 

pesticide labels more accessible, 

fostering a better understanding and 

compliance with label instructions. 

IV. Do PR Notices contain binding 

requirements? 

The draft PR Notice discussed in this 

document is intended to provide 

guidance to EPA personnel and decision 

makers and to pesticide registrants. 

While the requirements in the statutes 

and Agency regulations are binding on 

EPA and the applicants, the PR Notice 

is not binding on either EPA or 

pesticide registrants, and EPA may 

depart from the guidance where 

circumstances warrant and without 

prior notice. Likewise, pesticide 

registrants may assert that the guidance 

is not appropriate generally or not 

applicable to a specific pesticide or 

situation. 

V. Are these forms approved under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)? 

According to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq., an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

that requires approval under the PRA, 

unless it has been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. The information 

collection activities described in this 

draft PR Notice are being addressed in 

the new Information Collection 

Requests (ICR) entitled ‘‘Pesticide 

Product, Spanish Labeling Tracking,’’ 

identified as EPA ICR No. 7795.01, that 

will be made available for public review 

and comment in a forthcoming edition 

of the Federal Register. EPA intends to 

consider public comments on that ICR, 

along with comments on the draft PR 

Notice, before submitting a revised ICR 

to OMB for review and approval under 

the PRA, and issuing a final PR Notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 26, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31469 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0054; FRL–12539–01– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Pesticide Registration Fees Program 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

(ICR), Pesticide Registration Fees 

Program (EPA ICR Number 2330.05 and 

OMB Control Number 2070–0179), to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through January 31, 2025. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

April 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2024–0054, to EPA online using 

https://www.regulations.gov (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 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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 Siu, Office of Program Support 

(7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 719–1649; 

email address: siu.carolyn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for approval of an ICR currently 

approved through January 31, 2025. 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 

April 29, 2024, establishing a 60-day 

comment period (89 FR 33344). This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. Supporting 

documents, which explain in detail the 

information collection activities and 

related estimated burden and costs that 

are summarized in this document, are 

available in the docket. The docket can 

be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov 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 http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: This ICR covers the 

paperwork burden hours and costs 

associated with the information 

collection activities under the pesticide 

registration fee program. Pesticide 

registrants are required by statute to pay 

an annual registration maintenance fee 

for all products registered under 

sections 3 and 24(c) of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) 

amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a 

registration service fee system for 

applications for specific pesticide 

registration, amended registration, and 

associated tolerance actions as per 

FIFRA section 33. This ICR specifically 

covers the activities related to the 

collection of the annual registration 

maintenance fees, the registration 

service fees, and the burden associated 

with the submission of requests for fees 

to be waived. 

Form number(s): 8570–30. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected are those that are 

pesticide importers which includes 

entities identified in the North 


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