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OMB Control No: 2070-0027	ICR Reference No: 202106-2070-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-2070-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 0161.15
Title: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides (Non-substantive change)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/06/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2022	12/31/2022	12/31/2022
Responses	5,134	0	5,134
Time Burden (Hours)	16,660	0	16,660
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: In order to facilitate the timely submission of FPAS paper documents during the COVID-19 public health emergency and to clear any backlog in submission of FPAS paper documents after the COVID-19 public health emergency, EPA is introducing a temporary, voluntary electronic reporting option. Electronic submissions of FPAS will be done via the Pesticide Submission Portal (“PSP” or “Pesticide Portal” ) which is accessed through EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX). Registered CDX users will be able to select “FPAS Submission” for a dropdown menu and upload one or more attachments for their submission. Consistent with paper FPAS submissions, there are no forms for this activity. The EPA does not currently provide a template nor mandate the use of a common form. Therefore, the exporter must develop and use their own FPAS. In preparing the statement, the exporter is free to format the document in any manner as long as it includes all of the required information. The exporter must obtain the signed statement from the foreign purchaser before the pesticide can be shipped. The regulatorily required content for FPAS submissions is described at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/importing-and-exporting-pesticides.

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

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 35273	07/25/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 11296	03/26/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	5,134	5,134
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,660	16,660
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 was no change in the estimated average response time for respondents. There is a decrease of 1,333 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects a reduction in the annual number of foreign purchaser acknowledgment statements received by EPA (from 3,024 to 2,774), which resulted in a corresponding decrease in the estimated annual burden hours for respondents (from 3,205 to 2,940 hours); and a reduction in the estimated annual burden associated with labeling requirements. The respondent burden associated with labeling requirements for unregistered exported pesticides decreased from 4,888 to 4,480 hours; and from 9,900 to 9,240 hours associated with labeling requirements for registered exported pesticides. The decrease in burden associated with labeling requirements is due to a reduction in the number of respondents per calendar years 2015-2017. Total labor costs for respondents decreased due to a decrease in the estimated number of respondents per calendar year from 2015-2017 and an update to the wage rate estimates, which incorporated higher estimates for benefits than was used in the previous renewal. These changes qualify as adjustments. There were program changes affecting the Agency burden estimate. There is an increase of 421 hours in the total estimated Agency burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. The total Agency burden increased due to an increase in the EPA estimated hourly burden from 0.17 hours (around 10 minutes) per statement to 0.33 hours (around 20 minutes) per statement. This increase is due to processes added to ensure proper review of FPAS statements before being sent to the importing country. There has also been a change in the system used and steps for storing digital copies of the FPAS. Total labor costs for the Agency also increased due to changes in the wage rates made to reflect current wage rates. The new wage estimates incorporated higher estimates for benefits than was used in the previous renewal. These changes are an adjustment.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $78,932

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? Yes

Agency Contact: Angela Hofmann 202 260-2922 hofmann.angela@epamail.epa.gov

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