Pesticide Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1759-06-AttachE_Display.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-07
1759-06-AttachD_Wage Rates.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-07
1759-06-AttachB_7USC136w.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-07
1759-06-AttachA_40CFR170.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-07
1759-06-AttachC_Consult.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-09-07
1759ss06_Rev_2013-06-14.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-09-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24975	New Entrant Rule Familiarization	Modified
184960	Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Crop Advisor Exemption	Modified
184959	Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Limited Contact Exception	Modified
184958	Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Irrigation Exception	Modified
184957	Handler and Emergency Information - Provide Emergency Info. on Pesticide Treatments	Modified
184956	Handler and Emergency Information - Safe Operation and Repair	Modified
184955	Handler and Emergency Information - Handler Notice to Ag. Employer & Labeling Info.	Modified
184954	Treatment-specific worker/handler notification - posted notifications	Modified
184953	Treatment-specific worker/handler notification - oral notifications	Modified
184952	Training Verification	Modified
184951	Training - Pesticide Handler Training	Modified
184950	Training - Agricultural Worker Training	Modified
184949	Training - Conveyance of Basic Safety Information	Modified
184948	Centralized Information - Notices of Pesticide Treatments	Modified
184947	Centralized Information - Safety Information Poster	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0148	ICR Reference No: 201110-2070-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-2070-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 1759.06
Title: Pesticide Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/12/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/05/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2013
Responses	9,652,123	0	8,938,039
Time Burden (Hours)	1,827,493	0	1,776,131
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection request is designed to enable EPA to require that agricultural employers provide certain notifications to agricultural workers and pesticide handlers in order to protect them from the hazards of pesticides used on farms, on forests, in nurseries and in greenhouses.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 136w Name of Law: Authority of Administrator
  

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:
	76 FR 14390	03/16/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 61689	10/05/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Treatment-specific worker/handler notification - posted notifications
Handler and Emergency Information - Handler Notice to Ag. Employer & Labeling Info.
Handler and Emergency Information - Safe Operation and Repair
Handler and Emergency Information - Provide Emergency Info. on Pesticide Treatments
Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Irrigation Exception
Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Limited Contact Exception
Exceptions/ Exemptions Notification - Crop Advisor Exemption
New Entrant Rule Familiarization
Training - Conveyance of Basic Safety Information
Training - Agricultural Worker Training
Training - Pesticide Handler Training
Training Verification
Treatment-specific worker/handler notification - oral notifications
Centralized Information - Safety Information Poster
Centralized Information - Notices of Pesticide Treatments

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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	9,652,123	8,938,039	0	0	714,084	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,827,493	1,776,131	0	0	51,362	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: The total estimated annual respondent burden for this ICR renewal is 1,827,493 hours, which is an increase of 51,362 hours from the currently-approved ICR because of adjustments in some of the assumptions to be consistent with the stakeholder feedback discussed in section 3(c) of this supporting statement, and a minor correction in the calculations from 309,100 in the previous ICR to 309,085 match the actual derived number from EPA's 1992 regulatory impact analysis for WPS. As discussed in more detail in Section 3 (c), the burden changes made based on stakeholder feedback were: • Increased average number of notifications per treatment-specific worker and handler notification event from 1 to 1.5 (resulting in the increase in the burden); • Adjusted the number of new entrants from 15% to 10% (decreasing the burden); • Deducted the number of greenhouse establishments from the total number of establishments to derive the number for non-greenhouse establishments for oral and posted notifications because the notification requirements are different (resulting in a decrease in the burden). Minor corrections involved restoring a rounded-off number for the number of establishments that both use pesticides and hire labor from 309,100 in the previous ICR to 309,085 to match EPA's 1992 Regulatory Impact Analysis for WPS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 10/05/2011

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