[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39073-39074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18695]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0651; FRL-8940-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Pesticide Registration
by States To Meet a Special Local Need (SLN) Under FIFRA Section 24(c);
EPA ICR No. 0595.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0055
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 to renew an existing
approved 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 September 4,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0651, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by mail--Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 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: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-305-6475; fax number: 703-
305-5884; e-mail address: [email protected].
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 December 10, 2008 (73 FR 75094), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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-2008-0651, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The Docket telephone number 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: Notice of Pesticide Registration by States to Meet a Special
Local Need (SLN) under FIFRA section 24(c).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0595.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0055.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2009.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This data collection program is designed to provide EPA
with the necessary data to review approval of State-issued pesticide
registrations. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), section 24(c) authorizes the States to register additional
uses of federally registered
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pesticides for distribution and use within the State to meet a SLN. A
State-issued registration under FIFRA section 24(c) is deemed a Federal
registration for the purposes of the pesticide's use within the State's
boundaries. A State must notify EPA, in writing, of any action it
takes, i.e., when it issues, amends, or revokes a State registration.
The Agency has 90 days to disapprove the registration. In such cases,
the State is responsible for notifying the affected registrant.
Pursuant to subpart D of 40 CFR part 162, responses to this collection
of information are mandatory.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: State and territorial governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 36,036.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,401,245.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 12,636 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase reflects the increase in average
annual number of applications from 2005-2007. This change is an
adjustment.
Dated: July 30, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-18695 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]
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