# 2024-31463: Government Tracks Every Pesticide Shipment Like Amazon Packages

2024-31463, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices Under Section 17(c) of FIFRA (Renewal), is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-02, effective This ICR is currently approved through January 31, 2025; public comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31463
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices Under Section 17(c) of FIFRA (Renewal)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-02
- Effective: This ICR is currently approved through January 31, 2025; public comments must be received on or before February 3, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Government Tracks Every Pesticide Shipment Like Amazon Packages

## Summary

The EPA is asking to keep collecting info about when pesticides and devices arrive in the U.S., a process that helps keep everyone safe. This renewal affects companies that import these products and gives the public 30 more days to share their thoughts before final approval. No big changes or extra costs are expected, and comments are due by February 3, 2025.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted the following information collection request (ICR), Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices Under Section 17(c) of FIFRA (EPA ICR Number 0152.15 and OMB Control Number 2070-0020), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 24, 2024 during a 60 day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory Notice of Arrival Reporting: cost, low. If you import pesticides or pesticide devices into the U.S., you must submit a Notice of Arrival (NOA) to EPA prior to the shipment's arrival using EPA Form 3540-1 or its electronic equivalent. The renewal estimates 168,025 potential respondents, a total burden of 67,723 hours per year, and total a…
- Higher Estimated Burden and Costs: cost, low. EPA reports an increase in the estimated annual respondent burden by 26,843 hours and an increase in respondent costs by $2,724,517 compared with the current OMB approval. EPA attributes the change to an increase of 75,892 electronically submitted NOAs through the ACE system and updated wage rates.
- Electronic NOA Filing via ACE: benefit, low. Importers can submit the NOA data electronically through the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and include an image of the product label; the ACE PGA data are automatically checked for presence, format, and validity. CBP must be in recei…

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## Sources
- [2024-31463 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/02/2024-31463/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2024-31463 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-02/pdf/2024-31463.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31463 (as of 2026-06-08).