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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102-103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31490]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0023; FRL-12538-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment (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), Standards for Pesticide 
Containers and Containment (EPA ICR Number 1632.07 and OMB Control 
Number 2070-0133) 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 22, 2024. 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 to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0023, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov 
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: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request to renew the 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 22, 2024, establishing a 60-day comment period (89 FR 29323). 
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 information collection activities 
associated with the pesticide container design and residue removal 
requirements and containment structure requirements. With respect to 
the container design and residue removal requirements, the information 
collection activities are associated with the requirement that 
businesses subject to the container regulations (pesticide registrants) 
and repackaging regulations (pesticide registrants and refillers) 
maintain records of test data, cleaning procedures, certain data when a 
container is refilled, and other supporting information. These records 
are subject to both call-in by EPA and on-site inspection by EPA and 
its representatives. EPA has not established a regular schedule for the 
collection of these records, and there is no reporting. With respect to 
the containment structure requirements, the information collection 
activities are associated with the requirement that businesses subject 
to the containment structure regulations maintain records of the: (1) 
Monthly inspection and maintenance of each containment structure and 
all stationary bulk containers; (2) Duration over which non-stationary 
bulk containers holding pesticide and not protected by a secondary 
containment unit remain at the same location; and (3) Construction date 
of the containment structure. The businesses subject to the containment 
structure regulations include

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agrichemical retailers and refilling establishments, custom blenders 
and commercial applicators of agricultural pesticides. The records have 
to be maintained by the owners and operators of such businesses and 
made available to inspectors to ensure that businesses are in 
compliance with containment requirements. These inspections are 
generally conducted by the states, which enforce Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) regulations through cooperative 
agreements with EPA.
    Form number(s): None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected are 
those that are part of the regulated community affected by the 
container design and residue removal regulations which includes 
businesses that formulate pesticide products or repackage pesticide 
products into refillable containers. The ICR includes a list of 
potentially affected entities with North American Industrial 
Classification System (NAICS) codes provided to assist in determining 
potential applicability. NAICS codes identified in question 12 of the 
ICR.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA sections 
3, 8, 19 and 25 (7 U.S.C. 136f, 136q, and 136w).
    Estimated number of potential respondents: 23,586.
    Frequency of response: On Occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 180,763 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated costs: $10,864,047 (per year), includes $419,875 
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in the number of 
burden hours as there are no programmatic updates or changes for this 
ICR. The change in costs for the regulated community is $1,830,391. The 
change in costs for the Agency is $1,747. The increase in costs for 
both are based on BLS wage rate adjustments. There is also an increase 
in capital costs of $83,975 as a result of an increase in costs for 
agricultural pesticide refiller. These are adjustments.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-31490 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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