This information collection request
covers the information collection activities associated with the
container design and residue removal requirements and containment
structure requirements. With respect to the container design and
residue removal requirements, the information collection activities
are associated with the requirement that businesses subject to the
container regulations (pesticide registrants) and repackaging
regulations (pesticide registrants and refillers) maintain records
of test data, cleaning procedures, certain data when a container is
refilled, and other supporting information. These records are
subject to both call-in by EPA and on-site inspection by EPA and
its representatives. EPA has not established a regular schedule for
the collection of these records, and there is no reporting. With
respect to the containment structure requirements, the information
collection activities are associated with the requirement that
firms subject to the containment structure regulations maintain
records of the: 1) Monthly inspection and maintenance of each
containment structure and all stationary bulk containers; 2)
duration over which non-stationary bulk containers holding
pesticide and not protected by a secondary containment unit remain
at the same location; and 3) construction date of the containment
structure. The containment structure regulations apply to
agrichemical retailers and refilling establishments, custom
blenders and commercial applicators of agricultural pesticides. The
records have to be maintained by the owners and operators of such
businesses. There is no regular schedule for the collection of
either of these records, nor does EPA anticipate a call-in of
records at some future date. Instead, the records would be
available to inspectors to ensure that businesses are in compliance
with containment requirements. These inspections are generally
conducted by the states, who enforce FIFRA regulations through
cooperative agreements with EPA.
This decrease reflects three
revisions to the estimated annual burden. First, EPA received very
few waiver requests for complying with the non-refillable container
regulations, so the estimated rate of registrants requesting
waivers decreases from 5% to 1%. The decrease in estimated waiver
requests resulted in a corresponding decrease in the associated
burden. Second, since registrant repacking activities are similar
to the repacking activities conducted by refillers and swimming
pool supply companies, EPA increased the average annual burden per
registrant respondent from 1 hour to 12.5 hours per respondent to
be consistent with the average burden per refiller or swimming pool
supply company. Third, for entities subject to the containment
requirements, some activities in the previous ICR were one-time
activities completed by the compliance date of August 16, 2009.
This ICR includes only the ongoing annual information collection
activities for the containment requirements, resulting in a
corresponding decrease in the estimated annual burden per
respondent from the previous ICR. These changes are
adjustments.
$16,499
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Angela Hofmann
No
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.
Attachment H Record of Consultation and Responses.docx
Attachment_G_-_ICR_wagetables_by_NAICS[1].pdf
Recordkeeping Requirements of the Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment Rule