Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0179; Comment Request, 66012-66013 [2016-23148]

Download as PDF 66012 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 186 / Monday, September 26, 2016 / Notices accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated September 19, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–23022 Filed 9–23–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0463; FRL–9951–05] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070– 0179; Comment Request Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ‘‘Pesticide Registration Fees Program’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070–0179, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0463, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Smoot, Field and Affairs Division, (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5454; email address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. What information is EPA particularly interested in? Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this collection. II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply to? Title: Pesticide Registration Fees Program. ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2330.03. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070–0179. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: This ICR covers the paperwork burden hours and costs associated with the information collection activities under the pesticide registration fee programs implemented through the Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide registrants are required by statute to pay an annual registration maintenance fee for all products registered under Section 3 and Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a registration service fee system for applications for specific pesticide registration, amended registration, and associated tolerance actions (Section 33). This ICR specifically covers the activities related to the collection of the annual registration maintenance fees, the registration service fees and the burden associated with the submission of requests for fees to be waived. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,681 hours for the Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee program and 6,840 hours for the Pesticide Registration Service Fee Waiver program. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here: Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are identified by the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes: 32532—Pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing; 32518—Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 186 / Monday, September 26, 2016 / Notices 32519—Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; and 9641—Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities. Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,471. Frequency of response: Annually and on occasion. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1. Estimated total annual burden hours: Ranges from 1,681 to 6,840 hours depending on the program. Estimated total annual costs for both programs: $631,791. III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval? For the Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee program there is decrease of 312 hours (from 1993 to 1681) hours in the total annual estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. The reason for the decrease was a reduction in the number responses from 1,744 to 1,471. The total estimated annual respondent burden for the pesticide registration service fee waivers information collection has increased from 5,914 hours in the existing ICR to 6,840 hours for this renewal, due to the increase of respondent’s usage of the newer waiver provisions allowed under PRIA. These changes are adjustments. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9029–2] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Filed 09/12/2016 Through 09/16/2016 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. EIS No. 20160211, Final, USAF, GU, Divert Activities and Exercises, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Review Period Ends: 10/24/2016, Contact: Mark Petersen 808–449–1078. EIS No. 20160212, Draft, FERC, VA, Mountain Valley Project and Equitrans Expansion Project, Comment Period Ends: 12/22/2016, Contact: Paul Friedman 202–502– 8059. Dated: September 19, 2016. Dawn Roberts, Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2016–22990 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am] IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: September 17, 2016. James Jones, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2016–23148 Filed 9–23–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0026; FRL–9953–02– Region 9] Notice of Approval of Clean Air Act Permit for Navajo Generating Station United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final agency action. AGENCY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final permit decision for a Clean Air Act Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permit in Indian Country to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) for the construction of a refined coal treatment system (RCTS) at Navajo Generating Station (NGS). The permit authorizes SRP to construct and operate the RCTS, including ancillary equipment, to treat coal with cement kiln dust and calcium bromide so as to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66013 reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and mercury. DATES: The EPA issued a final minor NSR permit decision for the NGS RCTS Project on August 31, 2016. The permit became effective on that date. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of this final permit decision, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of September 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the above-referenced permit are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. To arrange for viewing of these documents, call Larry Maurin at (415) 972–3943. Due to building security procedures, at least 48 hours advance notice is required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Maurin, EPA Region 9, (415) 972– 3943, maurin.lawrence@epa.gov. Anyone who wishes to review the EPA Environmental Appeals Board’s (EAB) decision described below or documents in the EAB’s electronic docket for its decision can obtain them at https:// www.epa.gov/eab/. Key portions of the administrative record for this decision (including the final permit, all public comments, the EPA’s responses to the public comments, and additional supporting information) are available through a link at Region 9’s Web site, https://www2.epa.gov/caa-permitting/ tribal-nsr-permits-region-9, or at https:// www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA– R09–OAR–2016–0026). NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA issued a final permit to SRP authorizing the construction and operation of the RCTS at NGS—Tribal Minor NSR Permit T–0004–NN. The permit for the RCTS was initially issued by the EPA on April 20, 2016. The EPA regulations at 40 CFR 49.159(d) provided an opportunity for administrative review by the EPA’s EAB of this initial permit decision. The EPA’s EAB received one petition for review of the permit, and on August 30, 2016, the EAB issued an Order denying the petition for review. See In re Salt River Agricultural Improvement and Power District—Navajo Generating Station, NSR Appeal No. 16–01 (EAB, Aug. 30, 2016) (Order Denying Petition for Review). Following the EAB’s action, pursuant to 40 CFR 49.159(d)(8), the EPA issued a final permit decision on August 31, 2016. All conditions of the NGS RCTS permit, as initially issued by E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0463; FRL-9951-05]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0179; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``Pesticide Registration Fees Program'' and 
identified by EPA ICR No. 2330.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0179, 
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 
on June 30, 2017. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. 
The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for 
public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0463, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Smoot, Field and Affairs 
Division, (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5454; email address: 
smoot.cameo@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: Pesticide Registration Fees Program.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2330.03.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0179.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on June 30, 
2017. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or 
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection 
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers 
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the paperwork burden hours and costs 
associated with the information collection activities under the 
pesticide registration fee programs implemented through the Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide 
registrants are required by statute to pay an annual registration 
maintenance fee for all products registered under Section 3 and Section 
24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). In addition, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) 
amended FIFRA in 2004 to create a registration service fee system for 
applications for specific pesticide registration, amended registration, 
and associated tolerance actions (Section 33). This ICR specifically 
covers the activities related to the collection of the annual 
registration maintenance fees, the registration service fees and the 
burden associated with the submission of requests for fees to be 
waived.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,681 
hours for the Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee program and 6,840 
hours for the Pesticide Registration Service Fee Waiver program. Burden 
is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related 
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities 
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are identified by the North American Industrial Classification 
System (NAICS) codes: 32532--Pesticide and other agricultural chemical 
manufacturing; 32518--Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing;

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32519--Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; and 9641--Regulation 
of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,471.
    Frequency of response: Annually and on occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: Ranges from 1,681 to 6,840 
hours depending on the program.
    Estimated total annual costs for both programs: $631,791.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    For the Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee program there is 
decrease of 312 hours (from 1993 to 1681) hours in the total annual 
estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. The reason for the decrease was a reduction 
in the number responses from 1,744 to 1,471. The total estimated annual 
respondent burden for the pesticide registration service fee waivers 
information collection has increased from 5,914 hours in the existing 
ICR to 6,840 hours for this renewal, due to the increase of 
respondent's usage of the newer waiver provisions allowed under PRIA. 
These changes are adjustments.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: September 17, 2016.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-23148 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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