This Information Collection Request
(ICR) is a proposed renewal of an existing ICR that is currently
approved by OMB and is due to expire May 31, 2007. 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. The statute requires the registrant 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, the
EPA has limited the scope of factual information that the
registrant must submit. The agency?s 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)
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.