                                       
     Consultation Questions Regarding an Information Collection Activity: 
     Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered Pesticide Product
                                       
                     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                       

Distributor Company Representative(s) Consulted

      Name						: Jeffery Jones
      Company Represented			: USDA APHIS WS
      Contact Information (email and mailing)	: jeffery.w.jones@aphis.usda.gov
      4700 River Road, Unit 87 Riverdale, MD 20737
                                       

Questionnaire

(1)	Publicly Available Data
      
       Are the data that the Agency seeks available from any public source, or already collected by another office at EPA or by another agency?  No.
   
       If yes, where can you find the data?  (Does your answer indicate a true duplication, or does the input indicate that certain data elements are available, but that they don't meet our data needs very well?)  	


(2)	 Frequency of Collection 
      
       Can the Agency collect the information less frequently and still produce the same outcome? No.


(3)	Clarity of Instructions   

    The ICR is intended to require that respondents provide certain data so that the Agency can utilize them.  
   
       Based on the instructions (regulations, PR Notices, etc.), is it clear what you are required to do and how to submit such data? If not, what suggestions do you have to clarify the instructions? Yes.
   
       Do you understand that you are required to maintain records?   Yes.
   
       Are there forms associated with this process?  Do you use them?  Are they clear, logical, and easy to complete? Yes.
      
      
(4)	Electronic Reporting and Record keeping 

   The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies make available to the public electronic reporting alternatives to paper-based submissions by 2003, unless there is a strong reason for not doing so.  One such reason is that, at the present time, the Agency is unable to ensure the security of CBI that might be transmitted over the Internet.
      
       What do you think about electronic alternatives to paper-based records and data submissions?  Current electronic reporting alternatives include the use of web forms/XML based submissions via the Agency's Internet site and magnetic media-based submissions, e.g., diskette, CD-ROM, etc.  Would you be interested in pursuing electronic reporting? Yes, however, USDA APHIS has not yet provided guidance on electronic signature authority.
         
       Are you keeping your records electronically?  No. If yes, in what format?

       Although the Agency does not offer an electronic reporting option because of CBI-related security concerns at this time, would you be more inclined to submit CBI on diskette (CD or DVD) than on paper? NA.
              
       What benefits would electronic submission bring you in terms of burden reduction or greater efficiency in compiling the information?  Compliance with records management system.
      
      
(5)	Burden and Costs

       Are the labor rates accurate? Yes.
     
       The Agency assumes there is no capital cost associated with this activity.  Is that correct?  Yes.

       Bearing in mind that the burden and cost estimates include only burden hours and costs associated with the paperwork involved with this ICR (e.g., the ICR does not include estimated burden hours and costs for conducting studies), are the estimated burden hours and labor rates accurate? Yes.   If you provide burden and cost estimates that are substantially different from EPA's, please provide an explanation of how you arrived at your estimates.

       Are there other costs that should be accounted for that may have been missed? No.
 
                                       
Distributor Company Representative(s) Consulted

      Name						: Kent Drake	
      Company Represented			: Wyoming Department of Agriculture
      Contact Information (email and mailing)	:  kent.drake@wyo.gov
      						   6607 Campstool Road
      						   Cheyenne, WY   82002
                                       

Questionnaire

(1)	Publicly Available Data
      
       Are the data that the Agency seeks available from any public source, or already collected by another office at EPA or by another agency? already collected
   
       If yes, where can you find the data?  (Does your answer indicate a true duplication, or does the input indicate that certain data elements are available, but that they don't meet our data needs very well?)  	My office files


(2)	 Frequency of Collection 
      
       Can the Agency collect the information less frequently and still produce the same outcome? yes


(3)	Clarity of Instructions   

    The ICR is intended to require that respondents provide certain data so that the Agency can utilize them.  
   
       Based on the instructions (regulations, PR Notices, etc.), is it clear what you are required to do and how to submit such data? If not, what suggestions do you have to clarify the instructions? yes
   
       Do you understand that you are required to maintain records?   yes
   
       Are there forms associated with this process?  Do you use them?  Are they clear, logical, and easy to complete? yes, yes, yes
      
      
(4)	Electronic Reporting and Record keeping 

   The Government Paperwork Elimination Act requires agencies make available to the public electronic reporting alternatives to paper-based submissions by 2003, unless there is a strong reason for not doing so.  One such reason is that, at the present time, the Agency is unable to ensure the security of CBI that might be transmitted over the Internet.
      
       What do you think about electronic alternatives to paper-based records and data submissions?  Current electronic reporting alternatives include the use of web forms/XML based submissions via the Agency's Internet site and magnetic media-based submissions, e.g., diskette, CD-ROM, etc.  Would you be interested in pursuing electronic reporting? yes
         
       Are you keeping your records electronically?   If yes, in what format? no

       Although the Agency does not offer an electronic reporting option because of CBI-related security concerns at this time, would you be more inclined to submit CBI on diskette (CD or DVD) than on paper? no
              
       What benefits would electronic submission bring you in terms of burden reduction or greater efficiency in compiling the information?  less postage costs, less paper, greater storage efficiency
      
      
(5)	Burden and Costs

       Are the labor rates accurate? yes
     
       The Agency assumes there is no capital cost associated with this activity.  Is that correct?  yes

       Bearing in mind that the burden and cost estimates include only burden hours and costs associated with the paperwork involved with this ICR (e.g., the ICR does not include estimated burden hours and costs for conducting studies), are the estimated burden hours and labor rates accurate? If you provide burden and cost estimates that are substantially different from EPA's, please provide an explanation of how you arrived at your estimates. yes

       Are there other costs that should be accounted for that may have been missed? no
 
 
