Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0161.13_Attachment F.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Repair queued
0161.13_Attachment E.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Available
0161.13_Attachment C.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Available
0161.13_Attachment D.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Available
0161.13_Attachment B.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Repair queued
0161.13_Attachment A.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-03	Available
0161ss13.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-01-08	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24862	Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides		Modified
187532	Multilingual Product Labeling for Registered Exported Pesticide Products		Modified
187531	Labeling for Unregistered Exported Pesticide Products		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0027	ICR Reference No: 201511-2070-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201205-2070-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 0161.13
Title: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 03/01/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/19/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	5,435	0	5,883
Time Burden (Hours)	17,993	0	24,470
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection request is designed to enable the Environmental Protection Agency to provide notice to foreign purchasers of unregistered pesticides exported from the United States that the pesticide product cannot be sold in the United States. Section 17(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires an exporter of any pesticide not registered under FIFRA section 3 or sold under FIFRA section 6(a)(1) to obtain a signed statement from the foreign purchaser acknowledging that that purchaser is aware that the pesticide is not registered for use in, and cannot be sold in, the United States. A copy of this statement must be transmitted to an appropriate official of the government in the importing country. This information is submitted in the form of annual or per-shipment statements to the EPA, which maintains original records and transmits copies thereof to appropriate government officials of the countries which are importing the pesticide. This information collection request also includes the burden imposed by export labeling requirements, which meet the definitions of third-party disclosure. In addition to the export notification for unregistered pesticides, FIFRA requires that all pesticides include appropriate labeling. There are different requirements for registered and unregistered products. This information collection has been constant since implementation of the 1993 pesticide export policy governing the export of pesticides, devices, and active ingredients used in producing pesticides.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 136o Name of Law: Section 17 of the 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:
	80 FR 26554	05/08/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 2213	01/15/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides
Labeling for Unregistered Exported Pesticide Products
Multilingual Product Labeling for Registered Exported Pesticide Products

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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	5,435	5,883	0	0	-448	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,993	24,470	0	0	-6,477	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 is a decrease of 6,477 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's updating of burden estimates for this collection based upon historical information on the number of responses per year. Based upon revised estimates, the number of exported products has decreased from 3,600 to 2,411, with a corresponding decrease in the associated burden. This change is an adjustment.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $41,229

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: 01/19/2016

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