Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1085-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products
Posted Date: 2011-06-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33751-33752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14300]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1085; FRL-9317-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Use of Surveys in Developing 
Improved Labeling for Insect Repellent Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new 
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-1085, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to opp.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Boyle, (7506P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-305-6304; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail 
address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On February 18, 2011 (76 FR 9574), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1085, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory 
Public Docket, located at One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the OPP Regulatory Public Docket is (703) 305-5805.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Use of Surveys in Developing Improved Labeling for Insect 
Repellent Products.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2425.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new.
    ICR Status: This is a new ICR.
    Abstract: This ICR is for new information collection, a one-time 
Internet survey, for consumer research. The goals of the Internet 
survey are to (1) Identify the types of information that users of 
insect repellents want on the label of an insect repellent and (2) test 
four versions of efficacy marks, a graphic that could be placed on the 
front label of an insect repellent, that would standardize the 
presentation of information on how long the insect repellent repels 
ticks and mosquitoes. For the first efficacy mark viewed, participants 
would provide information on their understanding of the efficacy mark, 
just as if they came across the mark on a product label with no prior 
explanation of what the mark could mean. Participants would rate all of 
the efficacy marks for understandability and usefulness, and then 
indicate a preferred choice. EPA would use this information to 
formulate decisions and

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policies affecting future labeling of insect repellents. The ultimate 
goal of this activity is to help the consumer to effectively use the 
information on the label to select the insect repellent product most 
likely to meet their needs and readily understand label instructions 
regarding safe product use.
    Responses to this collection of information are voluntary. One 
survey would be conducted over the life of this ICR. The collected 
information could be used to revise insect repellent product labels and 
to create other user friendly consumer information materials. By 
enabling consumers to make better choices in regard to purchasing and 
using products intended to protect their health, EPA will more 
effectively carry out its mandate to protect the public from 
unreasonable risks to human health.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 
minutes per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: members of the general public would 
participate in the survey.
    Estimated Number of Potential Respondents: 3000.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 750 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $15,675.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new collection.

    Dated: June 3, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-14300 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
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