[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19275-19276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10810]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5466-4]


OMB Review of Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal 
of ICRs: Data Generation for Reregistration Activities; OMB #2070-0107; 
and FIFRA Section 29 Annual Reports on Conditional Registrations; OMB 
#2070-0026

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

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 Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) has submitted the following 
Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for renewed approval: (1) Data Generation for 
Reregistration Activities (OMB Control No. 2070-0107, EPA ICR No. 
1504.03); and (2) FIFRA Section 29 Annual Reports on Conditional 
Registrations (OMB Control No. 2070-0026, EPA ICR No. 0601.05), which 
are both abstracted below. The ICRs describe the nature of the 
information collection and their expected cost and burden; where 
appropriate, they include the actual data collection instrument. A 
Federal Register notice proposing this submission and seeking public 
comment on this ICR was issued on February 14, 1996 (61 FR 1922). EPA 
did not receive any comments in response to that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1504.03 or EPA ICR No. 0601.05, as 
appropriate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    (1) Title: Data Generation for Reregistration Activities (OMB 
Control No. 2070-0107, EPA ICR No. 1504.03). This is a request for the 
extension of a currently approved information collection which expires 
on June 30, 1996.
    Abstract: FIFRA as amended in 1988 mandates that EPA reregister 
pesticides originally registered before November 1984. It establishes a 
process and a schedule for the development of the information EPA needs 
to assess whether reregistration of a pesticide or pesticide product 
causes an unreasonable adverse effect on human health or the 
environment. Pesticide registrants seeking reregistration must generate 
and report the required data according to specified time tables.
    The purpose of this information collection activity is for EPA to 
obtain the data needed to assess whether a certain pesticide should be 
reregistered. Data may consist of toxicology studies, fish and wildlife 
studies, environmental fate studies, chemistry studies or other data 
needed to analyze the potential risks and benefits associated with 
pesticide chemicals and products.
    Pesticide chemicals were divided into List A-D; and the 
reregistration process was divided into five phases. Reregistration 
phases 1 through 4 for chemicals on Lists B, C, and D are completed.
    In Phase 5, EPA must conduct a comprehensive review of all data 
received on the active ingredient, and decide whether or not it is 
eligible to be reregistered. Additional or supplemental data may be 
needed before a final reregistration decision can be made. Also, FIFRA 
'88 requires registrants to provide product-specific data within 8 
months of receipt of an eligibility decision on a pesticide active 
ingredient.
    Data call-ins may be completed during the current ICR 
authorization, however, there is a good possibility that the need for 
DCIs will carry over to the new ICR authorization. Additionally, follow 
up call-ins may be necessary after the data have been reviewed.
    There are no third party disclosures associated with this activity.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Producers of pesticide products who 
seek to support reregistration of their product.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 111.
    Estimated Annual burden per respondent: 359.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 39,909 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: This information is collected on occasion 
when the data call-in is needed for reregistration.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 181 
hours per list ``A'' chemicals; 318 hours per list ``B'' chemicals, 860 
hours per list ``C'' and ``D'' chemicals, and 368 hours per product 
specific information. The average estimated burden per respondent is 
359.5 hours. This estimate includes the time needed to Process, 
compile, and review information for accuracy; complete written forms; 
record, disclose, and display information; store, file, or maintain 
information. No person is 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 are displayed in 40 CFR 
Part 9.

    (2) Title: FIFRA Section 29 Annual Reports on Conditional 
Registrations (OMB Control No. 2070-0026, EPA ICR No. 0601.05). This is 
a request for the extension of a currently approved information 
collection which expires on July 31, 1996.
    Abstract: Under Section 29 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA Administrator must submit an 
annual report to Congress. Included in this report is the total number 
of applications for conditional registration

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of pesticides under FIFRA section 3(c)(7)(B) and 3(c)(7)(C) that were 
filed during the immediately preceding fiscal year. The information 
collected under this information collection request is the pesticide 
production volume for the previous fiscal year.
    The information collected under section 29 of FIFRA is required by 
Congress to monitor the conditional registration program. The 
submission of annual production data is a requirement of a conditional 
registration as described in 40 CFR Part 152.115(b).
    There are no third party disclosures associated with this activity.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Producers of pesticide products who 
seek conditional registrations.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Annual burden per respondent: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 36 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: This information is collected once per 
year for the report to congress when a conditional registration is 
needed.
    Burden Statement: The total annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 36 hours. This estimate includes the time needed to read 
correspondences, plan activities, gather information, compile and 
review information, and complete paperwork. No person is 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 
are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA No. 1504.03 and 
OMB Control No. 2070-0107, or EPA No. 601.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0026 as appropriate, in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information 
Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460
    and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: April 26, 1996.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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