This is a renewal of an existing ICR
that is currently approved by OMB and is due to expire October 31,
2010. 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.