Residential and Commercial Awareness and Use of Rodenticides in Southern California Urban Ecosystems

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
PretestStudyReport.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-01-08
2223ss01_revised2.doc Supporting Statement B	2007-02-05
2223ss01_revised2.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-02-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45672	Contribution Of Household Activities To The Health Of Urban Ecosystems Other-Survey	New
45670	Contribution Of Household Activities To The Health Of Urban Ecosystems Other-Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2080-0077	ICR Reference No: 200610-2080-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/ORD	Agency Tracking No: 2223.01
Title: Residential and Commercial Awareness and Use of Rodenticides in Southern California Urban Ecosystems
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/08/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/02/2006
Terms of Clearance: EPA will report back to OMB on the response rates achieved for these surveys when the collections are completed and provide the results of the nonresponse bias analyses.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	4,500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,485	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This study will be conducted, and the information collected, by the Risk Characterization Branch, Western Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Participation in this collection of information is strictly voluntary. This study will examine use of rodenticides by households and household services (e.g., restaurants), as a case study for developing methods for studying attitudes toward the environment and human decision-making related to potential impacts of household and household service activities on the sustainability of urban ecosystems. The specific topic of interest was spurred by evidence of recent inadvertent poisoning of wildlife in southern California (Riley et al., 2003, Conservation Biology 17:566-576; Seth Riley, National Park Service, personal communication; Brian Cypher, California State University, Stanislaus, personal communication). Although other researchers have sought pesticide use information in California, corresponding animal movement data are unavailable. Therefore, study areas for this research were based on availability of locally-corresponding animal movement data. Household and household service use of rodenticides and awareness of rodenticide use will be assessed by an adult-completed questionnaire. The questionnaire will be distributed to a random selection of households and household service providers within the southwestern quadrant of Bakersfield, as well as portions of the cities of Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Westlake Village, California. General locations of survey distribution will correspond to known movement patterns of resident large mammal populations, as collected via radiotelemetry observation by local wildlife biologists (Riley et al., 2003, Conservation Biology 17:566-576; Seth Riley, National Park Service, personal communication; Brian Cypher, California State University, Stanislaus, personal communication). The collected information will be used to assess overall household and household service use of rodenticides as a case study to demonstrate a method that can be used to link ecology with social science (via a social survey) and evaluate the spatial distribution of attitudes and actions as related to human decision-making, as well as awareness of effects of human activities on ecosystems. Integrating household and household service use of rodenticide data and responses related to awareness of impact on the sustainability of urban ecosystems will be used to assess the potential contribution that household rodenticides make to pesticide pollution. This will be inferred from wildlife observation and research plus assessment of the factors that contribute to environmental awareness of residents located on the urban-wildland fringe. The estimated respondent burden for this study is 1,485 hours and $26,463. This study requires no maintenance of records by the respondents. The estimated agency cost for conducting this study is 1,980 hours and $44,442.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC §136 et seq. (1996) Name of Law: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 4800	07/24/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 64517	11/02/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Contribution Of Household Activities To The Health Of Urban Ecosystems
Contribution Of Household Activities To The Health Of Urban Ecosystems

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,500	0	0	4,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,485	0	0	1,485	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: NA, as this is a new first time collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $44,442

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/02/2006

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