Application for New and Amended Pesticide Registration (Final Rule)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
04/19/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2024
8,216
8,228
1,557,834
1,562,517
0
0
The codification of the data requirements will result in increased clarity for regulated entities, reducing burden. Increased clarity is expected to reduce the number of Type B applications in the short term, specifically incomplete applications. The final rule is expected to reduce burden hours by 168 hours from reduced paperwork burden associated with the application process. EPA estimates a total annual respondent burden of 101,094 hours from paperwork burden from application for new and amended products. Increased clarity is expected to reduce the amount of data submitted to EPA, for example unnecessary data pertaining to pests for which efficacy data are not needed. The final rule is expected to reduce burden hours by 4,515 hours from reduced data generation burden and thus reduce paperwork. EPA estimates a total annual respondent burden of 1,416,871 from paperwork burden from data generation for new and amended products. EPA already accounts for the activities associated with the final rule in the currently approved ICR (#0277.20), which covers most activities associated with new and amended registrations.
PL:
Pub.L. 80 - 104 3
Name of Law: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
EPA estimates the final rule will result in an average of 12 fewer submissions of incomplete data packages that do not support desired label claims, saving registrants $15,000 in paperwork costs related to application submission. Further, the Agency estimates the final rule will reduce unnecessary data generation paperwork burden by $315,000 annually. This is a total annual reduction in paperwork burden of $330,000 on average, equivalent to an annual reduction in burden hours of 4,683. This is a program change.
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.