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Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in https:// www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Title: Notification of Chemical Exports—TSCA Section 12(b). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0795.12, OMB Control Number 2070– 0030. ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. Abstract: Section 12(b)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires that any person who exports or intends to export to a foreign country a chemical substance or mixture that is regulated under TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 and/or 7 submit to EPA notification of such export or intent to export. Upon receipt of notification, EPA will advise the government of the importing country of the U.S. regulatory action with respect to that substance. EPA uses the information obtained from the submitter via this collection to advise the government of the importing country. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 707). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. 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 CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.878 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:59 Jul 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are companies that export from the United States to foreign countries, or that engage in wholesale sales of, chemical substances or mixtures. Frequency of Collection: Annual. Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 25. Estimated Number of Respondents: 350. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,550 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $382,130. Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of 100 hours (from 7,450 hours to 7,550 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This increase represents the net effect of an increase in the estimated number of notices sent to EPA and a decrease in the number of firms sending notices, based on EPA’s recent experiences with TSCA section 12(b) notices. This increase is an adjustment. Dated: July 11, 2006. Sara Hisel McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6–11608 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0291; FRL–8201–7] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients, EPA ICR No. 0597.09, OMB Control No. 2070–0024 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41437 to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2005–0291, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Mail Code: 7502C, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305–6475; fax number: (703) 305–5884; e-mail address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On November 16, 2005 (70 FR 69548), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OPP–2005–0291, which is available for public viewing at the OPP Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room telephone number is (202) 566–1744. An electronic version of the public docket is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. Use https:// www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above. E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 41438 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. Title: Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0597.09; OMB Control No. 2070–0024. Abstract: This information collection will enable EPA to collect adequate data to support the establishment of pesticide tolerances pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used on food or feed crops unless EPA has established a tolerance for the pesticide residues on that crop, or established an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance. Responses to this collection are required to obtain tolerances or exemptions from tolerances for pesticides used on food or feed crops, pursuant to section 408 of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a, as amended by FQPA (Pub. L. 104–170). Confidential Business Information (CBI) submitted to EPA in response to this information collection is protected from disclosure under FIFRA section 10. This ICR only applies to the information collection activities associated with the submission of a petition for a tolerance action. It is EPA’s responsibility to ensure that the maximum residue levels likely to be found in or on food/feed crops are safe for human consumption through a careful review and evaluation of residue chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, it must ensure that adequate enforcement of the tolerance can be achieved through the testing of submitted analytical methods. If the data are adequate for EPA to determine that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure, the Agency will establish the tolerance or grant an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Under the FFDCA, any person may petition EPA to propose the issuance of a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking (a) a tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue in or on food, or (b) an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance for such residue. Section 408 of FFDCA requires petitioners submit an information summary of the petition and of the data, information and arguments submitted or cited in support VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:31 Jul 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 of the petition. In addition, EPA encourages petitioners to voluntarily submit additional data in support of their petitions to help the Agency determine whether there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,726 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Any person seeking a tolerance action. Estimated Number of Respondents: 150. Frequency of Response: As Needed. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 258,900. Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $23,973,150. Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase or decrease in hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: July 11, 2006 Sara Hisel McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6–11609 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OECA–2005–0050; FRL–8201–5] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Coke Oven Pushing Quenching and Battery Stacks, EPA ICR Number 1995.03, OMB Control Number 2060–0521 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA– OECA–2005–0050, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ´ ´ Marıa Malave, Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–7027; fax number: (202) 564–0050; e-mail address: malave.maria@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID number EPA–OECA–2005–0050, which is available for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tolerance Petitions for 
Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients, EPA ICR No. 
0597.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0024

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 
2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0291, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Mail Code: 7502C, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and 
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506C, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 305-6475; fax number: 
(703) 305-5884; e-mail address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On November 16, 2005 (70 FR 69548), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0291, which is available for public viewing at the 
OPP Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room telephone number is (202) 566-1744. An electronic version 
of the public docket is available through https://www.regulations.gov. 
Use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to 
access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
docket ID number identified above.

[[Page 41438]]

    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them 
and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, 
CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by 
statute.
    Title: Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and 
New Inert Ingredients.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0597.09; OMB Control No. 2070-0024.
    Abstract: This information collection will enable EPA to collect 
adequate data to support the establishment of pesticide tolerances 
pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used on food or feed crops unless EPA 
has established a tolerance for the pesticide residues on that crop, or 
established an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance. 
Responses to this collection are required to obtain tolerances or 
exemptions from tolerances for pesticides used on food or feed crops, 
pursuant to section 408 of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a, as amended by FQPA 
(Pub. L. 104-170). Confidential Business Information (CBI) submitted to 
EPA in response to this information collection is protected from 
disclosure under FIFRA section 10.
    This ICR only applies to the information collection activities 
associated with the submission of a petition for a tolerance action. It 
is EPA's responsibility to ensure that the maximum residue levels 
likely to be found in or on food/feed crops are safe for human 
consumption through a careful review and evaluation of residue 
chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, it must ensure that 
adequate enforcement of the tolerance can be achieved through the 
testing of submitted analytical methods. If the data are adequate for 
EPA to determine that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will 
result from aggregate exposure, the Agency will establish the tolerance 
or grant an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
    Under the FFDCA, any person may petition EPA to propose the 
issuance of a regulation establishing, modifying, or revoking (a) a 
tolerance for a pesticide chemical residue in or on food, or (b) an 
exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance for such residue. 
Section 408 of FFDCA requires petitioners submit an information summary 
of the petition and of the data, information and arguments submitted or 
cited in support of the petition. In addition, EPA encourages 
petitioners to voluntarily submit additional data in support of their 
petitions to help the Agency determine whether there is a reasonable 
certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,726 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Any person seeking a tolerance 
action.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Response: As Needed.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 258,900.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $23,973,150.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase or decrease in hours 
in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory 
of Approved ICR Burdens.

    Dated: July 11, 2006
Sara Hisel McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
 [FR Doc. E6-11609 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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