EPA Extends Approval for Human Environmental Study Reports
Published Date: 4/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA is asking to keep collecting info about studies involving people and the environment for a few more years. This affects researchers who submit study plans and reports, and the public can comment until May 26, 2026. No big cost changes, just a smooth renewal to keep important research moving forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory EPA Protocols and Reports
If you conduct environmental research involving people and plan to submit it to EPA under the pesticide laws (FIFRA or FFDCA), you must submit study protocols to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) and to EPA before starting intentional exposure studies, and provide study reports to EPA when the research is completed. The collection is mandatory under 40 CFR 26, affects entities submitting under FIFRA/FFDCA, and the ICR estimates 13 respondents, 6,237 total burden hours per year, and $742,361 total estimated costs per year.
Estimated Burden Reduced by 2,039 Hours
EPA reports a decrease of 2,039 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the current approval. This change reflects a drop in anticipated responses per year from 4 to 3 for the next three years.
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