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[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0558; FRL-       ]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers
of Pesticides Under Section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0143.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0028 

AGENCY:	Environmental Protection Agency

ACTION:	Notice.

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,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 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 [insert date 30
days after publication in the Federal Register

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0558,  to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Mail
Code: 2201T, 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:  Robin Nogle, Office of
Compliance/Agriculture Division, Mail Code: 2225A, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:  (202) 564-4154; fax number: (202) 564-0085; email
address:  nogle.robin@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 August 20, 2007  (72 FR 46462), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).  EPA received one comment   SEQ CHAPTER
\h \r 1 during the comment period, which is addressed in the ICR.  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-OECA-2007-0558, which is available for   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1
online viewing at   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov" 
www.regulations.gov ,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 202-566-0226.  

	Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  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   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  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.    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 For
further information about the electronic docket, go to   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov . 

Title:  Recordkeeping Requirements for Producers of Pesticides Under
Section 8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA)

ICR numbers:  EPA ICR No. 0143.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0028.  

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. 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:  Producers of pesticides must maintain certain records with
respect to their operations and make such records available for
inspection and copying as specified in section 8 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and in regulations
at 40 CFR Part 169.  This information collection is mandatory under
FIFRA section 8.  It is used by the Agency to determine compliance with
the Act.  The information is used by EPA Regional pesticide enforcement
and compliance staffs, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA), and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) within the
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), as well
as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), and other Federal agencies, States under
Cooperative Enforcement Agreements, and the public.  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.  

Burden Statement:  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 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:  Producers of pesticides for sale or
distribution in the United States.

	Estimated Number of Respondents:  13,400 

	Frequency of Response:  Annual 

	Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:  26,800

	Estimated Total Annual Cost:  $1,227,976.  There are no annualized
capital or O&M costs associated with this ICR since all equipment
associated with this ICR is present as part of ordinary business
practices.

	Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 893 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens.  This increase is an adjustment due to a change in
the number of respondents since the last ICR. 

Dated:  _____________   

_____________________________

Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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