Application for New and Amended Pesticide Registration (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
03/23/2021
09/29/2020
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2021
8,228
0
8,203
1,562,517
0
1,524,893
0
0
0
This is a renewal of an existing information collection request (ICR) designed to provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the necessary information to evaluate an application for the registration of a pesticide product, as required under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (see Attachment A). FIFRA provides EPA with the authority to regulate the distribution, sale and use of pesticides in the United States and ensure that pesticides will not pose unreasonable adverse effects to human health and the environment. Pesticides that meet this test receive a license or "registration."
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Pub.L. 80 - 104 3
Name of Law: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
The activities in this ICR increase net respondent burden by 37,624 hours annually over the levels approved in the currently approved collection. While burden per response levels remain unchanged, the number of responses expected in certain categories has shifted as a result of using an updated data set (Section 3 registration actions annually, on average, during the years 2015-2017) to predict future registration application levels. Additionally, in this iteration of the ICR, the Agency calculates the expected annual application burden of three proposed programs that are anticipated to come online in the next three years.
The average annual number of Section 3 registration actions dropped during the years 2015-2017 from 7,478 to 7,292. As a result, baseline registration levels, exclusive of the new programs, were reset at an annual averages of 205 âType Aâ activities, 7,082 âType Bâ activities, and 5 âType Câ activities.
EPA estimates that the addition of several new fee-for-service PRIA categories will increase the annual number of Type B actions by 40. The Agency does not anticipate any paperwork burden from data generation for new products or for new active ingredients resulting from these new PRIA categories.
The Antimicrobial Performance Evaluation Program (APEP) may impact up to 99 products annually, with an application burden for the registrant of each product. The Agency expects this burden to be similar to a Type B action. Furthermore, there may be a data generation burden for these products annually under this program. EPA conservatively estimates the paperwork burden for data generation under APEP may look similar to the burden for an Antimicrobial new product and has included this burden in the calculations for the Data Generation IC in this ICR.
The Agency anticipates that the âInterim Process for Evaluating Potential Synergistic Effects of Pesticides During the Registration Processâ will not cause a change in the number of product registrations, but will impose an additional Type A burden on registrants equivalent to about 8 active ingredients annually. The Agency does not anticipate a paperwork burden from data generation for new active ingredients or new products for the draft GTA guidance.
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.
"Type A" application for registration of a new active ingredient or a new use for a currently registered active ingredient