[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 12763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5589]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5165-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy call 
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA ICR # 0596.05.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances

    Title: Application and Summary Report for an Emergency Exemption 
for Pesticides. (EPA ICR No. 0596.05; OMB No. 2070-0032). This is a 
request to extend the expiration date of a presently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act, the EPA may temporarily authorize states, 
territories, and Federal agencies to ship and use unregistered 
pesticides in emergency situations. To ensure that an emergency 
actually exists, and that use of the pesticide will not pose an 
unreasonable risk to human health or the environment, the EPA requires 
exemption applicants to explain the circumstances necessitating the 
emergency use and to provide details on the pesticide and its proposed 
application. Following the application of the pesticide, applicants 
must submit a report to the EPA describing the pesticide treatment and 
its effectiveness, as well as any adverse effects.
    Burden Statement: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 101 hours per response for 
reporting and 2 hours per recordkeeper annually. This estimate includes 
the initial request for an emergency exemption and the time needed to 
complete and submit the summary report after the pesticide application. 
Included in this estimate is also the time needed to review 
instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain data 
needed, and review the collection of information.
    Respondents: States, territories and Federal agencies.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated No. of Responses per Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30,500 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the collection of information, including suggestion for reducing the 
burden (please refer to EPA ICR # 0596.05 and OMB # 2070-0032) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR # 0596.05, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Information Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20460.

and

Tim Hunt, OMB # 2070-0032, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW.,Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: March 2, 1995.
David Schwarz,
Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-5589 Filed 3-7-95; 8:45 am]
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