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OMB Control No: 2070-0020	ICR Reference No: 202501-2070-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-2070-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 0152.15
Title: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices under section 17(c) of FIFRA (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/15/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	168,025	92,133
Time Burden (Hours)	67,723	40,880
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the importation of pesticides and pesticide devices into the United States. FIFRAs definition of pesticides is broad and includes any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest (e.g., rodenticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and antimicrobials) and certain other substances such as plant growth regulators and any nitrogen stabilizers; the definition also includes substances imported for pesticide research and development purposes. FIFRAs definition of pesticide devices include any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any other form of plant or animal life. FIFRA section 17(c) governs the importation process for pesticides and pesticide devices into the U.S., while FIFRA 17(e) authorizes the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the EPA, to promulgate regulations implementing pesticide and device trade enforcement. This authority was delegated to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2003. CBP regulations, developed in concert with the EPA, give the EPA specific roles in the importation process.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 136o Name of Law: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

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:
	89 FR 31747	04/25/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 98	01/02/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (FIFRA)	3540-01	Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	168,025	92,133	75,892
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	67,723	40,880	26,843
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 an increase of 26,843 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is a result of an increase in the annual number of electronic NOAs submitted by 75,892. The average burden hours per response is the same for this cycle and the last cycle, 0.44 hours. This estimate of burden hours per response takes into account changes to the data items on the NOA, as well as an accounting of the burden of submitting certain information voluntarily or as part of current practice.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,655,037

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? No

Agency Contact: Carolyn Sui 202 566-1205 sui.carolyn@epa.gov

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