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Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to
collect registration maintenance fees
from pesticide registrants as required by
law. Respondents complete and submit
EPA Form 8570–30 indicating the
respondent’s liability for the registration
maintenance fee. Each affected firm is
required to complete the filing form and
submit their fee payment by January 15
of each year. No changes in the
substance or in the method of collection
are proposed in this ICR renewal
request.
Burden statement: The annual
‘‘respondent’’ (applicant) burden for the
Pesticide Product Registration
Maintenance Fee program is estimated
to average 0.96 hours per form. 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,720.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,645.
Estimated total annual costs:
$125,801. There are no capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes In the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
The total annual burden for
respondents associated with this
renewal is 1,645 hours. This reflects a
decrease of 118 hours from the last
renewal period. The decrease represents
the steady decline of the number of
pesticide registrants and, therefore,
participation under this program. In
2006, the projected estimate is 1,720
registrants. This represents a decrease of
157 respondents from the 1,877 reported
in the last ICR renewal. The average
time required to complete the
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maintenance fee filing form depends
upon the number of registrations held
by the registrant. In addition to fewer
respondents in 2006, a smaller
percentage of registrants held a small
number of registered products. This
shift to a slightly larger average number
of registrations per registrant resulted in
a slight increase in the average burden
hours required to complete the form,
from 0.94 hours in the last ICR renewal,
to 0.96 hours.
V. 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 notice 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. E6–17778 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0631; FRL–8083–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Recordkeeping
Requirements for Certified Applicators
Using 1080 Collars for Livestock
Protection; EPA ICR No. 1249.08, OMB
Control No. 2070–0074
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Recordkeeping
Requirements for Certified Applicators
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Using 1080 Collars for Livestock
Protection’’ and identified by EPA ICR
No. 1249.08 and OMB Control No.
2070–0074, is scheduled to expire on
May 31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0631, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305–
5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0631. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov your e-mail address will
be automatically captured and included
as part of the comment that is placed in
the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
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comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket
telephone number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathanael R. Martin, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 305–
6475; fax number: (703) 305–5884; email address:
martin.nathanael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, 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
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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 Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
III. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does This Action Apply
To?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are pesticide and
other agricultural manufacturers (North
American Industrial Classification
System (NAICS) code 325320), e.g.,
pesticide registrants whose products
include 1080 collars; and government
establishments primarily engaged in the
administration of agricultural pest
control programs and regulation (NAICS
code 926140) and environmental quality
programs (NAICS code 9241), e.g.,
goverment agencies involved in the
application of 1080 collars and states
implementing a 1080 collar monitoring
program, respectively.
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements
for Certified Applicators Using 1080
Collars for Livestock Protection.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1249.08,
OMB Control No. 2070–0074.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2007.
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
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EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the 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 in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: This ICR affects
approximately 40 certified pesticide
applicators who utilize 1080 toxic
collars for livestock protection. Four
states (Montana, New Mexico, South
Dakota, and Wyoming) monitor the
program and five pesticide registrants
are required to keep records of:
• Number of collars purchased.
• Number of collars attached on
livestock.
• Pasture(s) where collared livestock
were placed.
• Number and locations of livestock
found with ruptured or punctured
collars and the apparent cause of the
damage.
• The dates of each attachment,
inspection, and removal.
• Number, dates, and approximate
location of all collars lost.
• Locations and dates of all suspected
poisonings of humans, domestic
animals or non-target wild animals
resulting from collar use location and
species data on each animal poisoned as
an apparent result of the toxic collar.
Applicators maintain records, and the
registrants/lead agencies do monitoring
studies and submit the reports. These
records are monitored by either the:
State lead agencies, EPA regional
offices, or the registrants. EPA receives
annual monitoring reports from
registrants or state lead agencies.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated as follows: Average of 9 hours
per response for registrant respondents,
40 hours per response for certified
applicator respondents, and 77 hours
per response for state agency
respondents. 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
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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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 49.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,953 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$70,261.59.
IV. Are There Changes In the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 200 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
increase reflects EPA’s estimate of
increased numbers of certified
applicators (from 35 certified
applicators in 2003 to 40 in the current
ICR). This change is an adjustment.
V. 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 notice 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.
List of Subjects
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Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. E6–17779 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0632; FRL–8083–9]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for
Experimental Use Permit to Ship and
Use a Pesticide for Experimental
Purposes Only; EPA ICR No. 0276.13,
OMB Control No. 2070–0040
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Application for
Experimental Use Permit to Ship and
Use a Pesticide for Experimental
Purposes Only’’ and identified by EPA
ICR No. 0276.13 and OMB Control No.
2070–0040, is scheduled to expire on
May 31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection.
Comments must be received on
or before December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0632, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305–
5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0632. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
DATES:
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www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov your e-mail address will
be automatically captured and included
as part of the comment that is placed in
the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket
telephone number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 305–
5454; fax number: (703) 305–5884; email address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0631; FRL-8083-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators
Using 1080 Collars for Livestock Protection; EPA ICR No. 1249.08, OMB
Control No. 2070-0074
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1249.08 and OMB Control No. 2070-0074, is scheduled to expire on May
31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0631, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0631. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
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comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and
External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6475; fax
number: (703) 305-5884; e-mail address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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 Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
III. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Action Apply
To?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
pesticide and other agricultural manufacturers (North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 325320), e.g., pesticide
registrants whose products include 1080 collars; and government
establishments primarily engaged in the administration of agricultural
pest control programs and regulation (NAICS code 926140) and
environmental quality programs (NAICS code 9241), e.g., goverment
agencies involved in the application of 1080 collars and states
implementing a 1080 collar monitoring program, respectively.
Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1249.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0074.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2007. 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 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 in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR affects approximately 40 certified pesticide
applicators who utilize 1080 toxic collars for livestock protection.
Four states (Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming) monitor
the program and five pesticide registrants are required to keep records
of:
Number of collars purchased.
Number of collars attached on livestock.
Pasture(s) where collared livestock were placed.
Number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or
punctured collars and the apparent cause of the damage.
The dates of each attachment, inspection, and removal.
Number, dates, and approximate location of all collars
lost.
Locations and dates of all suspected poisonings of humans,
domestic animals or non-target wild animals resulting from collar use
location and species data on each animal poisoned as an apparent result
of the toxic collar.
Applicators maintain records, and the registrants/lead agencies do
monitoring studies and submit the reports. These records are monitored
by either the: State lead agencies, EPA regional offices, or the
registrants. EPA receives annual monitoring reports from registrants or
state lead agencies.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated as follows:
Average of 9 hours per response for registrant respondents, 40 hours
per response for certified applicator respondents, and 77 hours per
response for state agency respondents. 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
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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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 49.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,953 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $70,261.59.
IV. Are There Changes In the Estimates From the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 200 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase reflects EPA's estimate of increased numbers of
certified applicators (from 35 certified applicators in 2003 to 40 in
the current ICR). This change is an adjustment.
V. 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 notice 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 5, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. E6-17779 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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