Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ST-8 Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form ST-8 Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (State) Form and Instruction	New
Recordkeeping Manual.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-02-21
SupptStmt rev. 8-07-08.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-08-08
AMS-71 grid 2-15-08.xls Supplementary Document	2008-02-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2690	Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110) Form and Instruction	Modified
183785	Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (State) Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0164	ICR Reference No: 200802-0581-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200503-0581-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/09/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/17/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	173,674,017	0	174,589,609
Time Burden (Hours)	1,797,714	0	1,561,209
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 1990 Farm Bill Instructs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish requirements for recordkeeping by all certified applicators of federally restricted use pesticides. The records are needed to provide written reports on use to Congress.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 136i-l Name of Law: Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
  

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:
	72 FR 240	12/14/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 75	04/17/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (7 CFR Part 110)	ST-8	Pesticide Recordkeeping Inspection Form
Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides (State)	ST-8	Pesticide Recordkeeping Inspection Form

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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	173,674,017	174,589,609	0	0	-915,592	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,797,714	1,561,209	0	0	236,505	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There has been a decrease in the number of total commercial applicators since the last submission. However, current applicators have significantly increased the number of applications from 5 to 16 on the average per year, resulting in an increase of 236,505 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,625,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 04/17/2008

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