[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66184-66185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26106]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0581; FRL-100002-61]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 1632.06 and OMB Control No. 2070-
0133); Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment 
and identified by EPA ICR No. 1632.06 and OMB Control No. 2070-0133, 
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 
on October 31, 2020. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. 
The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for 
public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0581, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Field External Affairs 
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0159; email address: 
siu.carolyn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment.
    EPA ICR number: 1632.06.
    OMB control number: 2070-0133.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on October 
31, 2020. 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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 
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The entities affected by the container regulations are 
different than the entities affected by the containment regulations, so 
this ICR document provides separate discussions of the primary 
activities and the related burden estimates for each. Where necessary 
to distinguish the discussion of these two primary activities within 
each section of this ICR, the Agency has identified the discussion of 
the information collection activities associated with the container 
design and residue removal requirements with this header: 
``Container,'' and the information collection activities related to the 
containment structure requirements with this header: ``Containment.'' 
Where the discussion applies equally to both sets of activities, there 
is no distinction.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7.5 
hours per response for container regulations and 4 hours per response 
for containment

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regulations. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related 
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities 
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are pesticide registrants and businesses who formulate 
pesticide products or pesticide formulation intermediates (NAICS code 
325320), farm supply wholesales (NAICS code 422910), swimming pool 
applicators (NAICS code 561790, 453998 and 235990), and agricultural 
(aerial and ground) commercial applicators (NAICS code 115112).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 23,586.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 169,660 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $8,113,231. This includes an 
estimated burden cost of $7,221,656 for container regulations and an 
estimated cost of $891,575 for containment regulations for maintenance 
and operational costs.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There are no changes to the overall estimated burden hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: November 27, 2019.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-26106 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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