Under this ICR,
DCIs must be approved by high-level management (Deputy Division
Director or above) within OPP. Before EPA can issue a specific DCI
under this ICR, EPA must provide OMB with notice and an opportunity
to review the DCI. The information sent to OMB shall include basic
information on the pesticide, the total number of respondents, the
planned schedule for issuance and data submission, a list of
required studies, the practical utility of the data, and an
estimate of the paperwork burden and testing costs. OMB may request
that EPA provide additional information to justify its DCI request.
OMB may also request that EPA issue a FR notice seeking public
comment. Based on its review of the information provided by EPA,
OMB may determine that any one or more of the requested DCIs do not
comply with the requirements in 5 CFR 1320.5(d) and return the
request to EPA for reconsideration. In such cases, EPA cannot issue
the DCI(s) before addressing the issues raised and resubmitting the
request. OMB review of specific planned DCIs is expected to be
prompt (15 working days after OMB confirms receipt). There may be
issues that necessitate extended review. If the aggregate paperwork
burden for the DCIs issued during any 12-month period after
approval of this ICR exceeds the estimated annual burden, EPA must
submit an ICR Correction Worksheet to amend the total annual burden
hours in the OMB Inventory. For the next renewal of this ICR, EPA
shall submit one ICR package to cover all DCI ICRs. In preparing
its submission, EPA shall reconsider its methodology for estimating
burden, including the assumption that paperwork costs are a
fraction of testing costs.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2008
06/30/2008
06/30/2005
16
0
31
28,569
0
29,807
0
0
0
This ICR will enable EPA's Office of
Pesticide Program (OPP) to obtain information needed to re-evalute
the Agency's original tolerance decision as mandated by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), which amended the two
primary statutes regulating pesticides, i.e., the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenti- cide Act (FIFRA).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.