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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
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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.
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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
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
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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,
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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
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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.
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Request; NESHAP for Coke Oven
Pushing Quenching and Battery
Stacks, EPA ICR Number 1995.03, OMB
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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:
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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