Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires
pesticide registrants to submit information to the Agency which may
be relevant to the balancing of the risks and benefits of a
pesticide product. Specifically, registrants are required to submit
any factual information that it acquires regarding adverse effects
associated with its pesticidal products, and it is up to the Agency
to determine whether or not that factual information constitutes an
unreasonable adverse effect. In order to limit the amount of less
meaningful information that might be submitted to the Agency, EPA
has defined the scope of factual information that the registrant
must submit. EPA regulations at 40 CFR 159 provide a detailed
description of the reporting obligations of registrants under FIFRA
section 6(a)(2). Potential respondents affected by the collection
activities under this ICR include anyone who holds or ever held a
registration for a pesticide product issued under FIFRA section 3
or 24(c). The North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) code is 325320 (Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing).
US Code:
7 USC 136d(a)(2) Name of Law: Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
This increase is due to an
adjustment based on activities under the ICR during the current
approval period. Specifically, EPA is increasing the number of
potential responses and the number of registrants of products,
which results in a small increase in the number of employees being
trained. There is also an increase in incident information
collected on spot-on treatments and neonicotinoid pesticides due to
bee kills and colony loses.
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.