The 1990 Farm Bill Instructs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish requirements for recordkeeping by all certified applicators of federally restricted use pesticides. The records are needed to provide written reports on use to Congress.
US Code:
7 USC 136i-l
Name of Law: Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
There has been a decrease in the number of total commercial applicators since the last submission. However, current applicators have significantly increased the number of applications from 5 to 16 on the average per year, resulting in an increase of 236,505 burden hours.
$2,625,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Bonnie Poli 703 330-7826
No
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.