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 of 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 additional 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 re-consider its methodology for
estimating burden, including the assumption that paperwork cost are
a fraction of testing costs.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2008
06/30/2008
06/30/2005
146
0
30
275,063
0
90,725
0
0
0
This information collection is
designed to provide the Environ- mental Protection Agency (EPA, the
Agency) with the necessary data to assess health and safety data
for all pesticide active ingredients originally registered before
November 1, 2984, pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIRFRA), as amended, to determine
whether each pesticide's use poses unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment and to reassess any related tolerances
for pesticide chemicals as required by Section 408 of the Federal
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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.