This information collection activity
provides the EPA with notification of supplemental registration of
distributors of pesticide products. EPA is responsible for the
regulation of pesticides as mandated by the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Section 3(e) of
FIFRA (see 7 U.S.C. 136a (e)), allows pesticide registrants to
distribute or sell a registered pesticide product under a different
name instead of or in addition to the name under the original
registration. Such distribution and sale is termed “supplemental
distribution” and the product is termed a “distributor product.”
EPA requires the pesticide registrant to submit a supplemental
statement (EPA Form 8570-5, Notice of Supplemental Distribution of
a Registered Pesticide Product) when the registrant has entered
into an agreement with a second company that will distribute the
registrant's product under the second company's name and product
name.
Due to an overall increase in
the number of supplemental distribution notifications received by
the Agency over the last several years, the total burden hours have
increased. Whereas EPA had expected to receive about 1,451 notice
submissions annually over the past 3 years, based on the actual
number of submissions received annually over that period (1,904 in
FY2012, 1,822 in FY2013, and 1,930 in FY2014), the Agency now
expects to receive about 1,885 notice submissions annually over the
next 3 years. Given this change, EPA estimates the total annual
burden associated with the notice of supplemental distribution of a
registered pesticide product to be 603 hours.
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.