Meetings of the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), 30795-30796 [E7-10682]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 106 / Monday, June 4, 2007 / Notices 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. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES III. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply to? Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are identified in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the states and federal government agencies responding to this information as 9241, the Administration of Environmental Quality Programs subsector groups of government establishments primarily engaged in the administration of environmental quality. Title: Application and Summary Report for an Emergency Exemption for Pesticides. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0596.09, OMB Control No. 2070–0032. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February 28, 2008. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:34 Jun 01, 2007 Jkt 211001 instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes EPA to grant emergency exemptions to states and Federal Agencies to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that emergency conditions exist. A section 18 action arises when growers and others encounter a pest problem on a site for which there is either no registered pesticide available, or for which there is a registered pesticide that would be effective but is not yet approved for use on that particular site. Section 18 also allows states to submit requests to EPA to grant unregistered pesticide use exemptions for public health and quarantine reasons. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 99 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. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 50. Frequency of responses: 500 annually. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: Not applicable. Estimated total annual burden hours: 49,500 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $2,472,770. There are no capital investment or maintenance and operational costs for this ICR. IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval? There is no change in the 49,500 hours in the total estimated respondent PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30795 burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. 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: May 24, 2007. James B. Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. [FR Doc. E7–10679 Filed 6–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8321–3] Meetings of the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Local Government Advisory Committee Steering Committee and the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet via conference call(s). The conference call in number is (866) 299– 3188 and the conference code, when prompted is ‘‘2025642791’’. Local Government Advisory Committee Steering Committee will meet via conference call(s) on the following dates: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:30–2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:30–2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:30–2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:30–3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet via conference call(s) on the following dates: E:\FR\FM\04JNN1.SGM 04JNN1 30796 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 106 / Monday, June 4, 2007 / Notices Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1–2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1–2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wednesday, August 8, 2007 1–2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1–2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Additional information can be obtained by e-mailing the DFO for the Local Government Advisory Committee at Eargle.Frances@epa.gov, or Raymond.Anna@epa.gov for the Subcommittee on Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) or in written correspondence at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (1301A), Washington, DC 20460. For further information contact: Frances Eargle, DFO for the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) at (202) 564–3115 or Anna Raymond, DFO for the SCAS at (202)564–3663. Dated: May 29, 2007. Frances Eargle, Designated Federal Officer, Local Government Advisory Committee. [FR Doc. E7–10682 Filed 6–1–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794; FRL–8130–9] Review of Draft Risk Management Evaluations and Risk Profiles for Chemicals Proposed for Addition under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice requests comment on draft risk management evaluations being developed pursuant to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) for the following chemicals which are being reviewed for possible addition to the Stockholm Convention’s Annexes A, B, and/or C: Chlordecone (CAS No. 143– 50–0), hexabromobiphenyl (HBB) (CAS No. 36355–01–8), lindane (CAS No. 58– 89–9), pentabromodiphenyl ether (PeBDE) (CAS No. 32534–81–9), and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Additionally, this notice requests comment on draft risk profiles being developed pursuant to the Stockholm Convention for the following chemicals which are also being reviewed for possible addition to the Stockholm Convention’s Annexes A, B, and/or C: Alpha–hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha– HCH) (CAS No. 319–84–6), beta– VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:34 Jun 01, 2007 Jkt 211001 hexachlorocyclohexane (beta–HCH) (CAS No. 319–85–7), commercial octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE) (CAS No. 32536–52–0 ), pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) (CAS No. 608–93–5), and short–chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (CAS No. 85535–84–8). EPA is issuing this notice in advance of the aforementioned documents’ release to increase awareness of the status of the reviews of certain proposals under the Stockholm Convention, to alert interested and potentially affected persons of the documents’ pending release, and to request comments on them when they are available for EPA’s consideration in its development of comments of the documents and its submission to the Stockholm Convention Secretariat (hereafter Secretariat). DATES: The Secretariat is expected to post these draft risk management evaluations and draft risk profiles on or about May 29, 2007, on its website https://www.pops.int. Comments on these draft documents must be received by EPA no later than 15 days after the Secretariat makes the draft documents available. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on– line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001. • Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries are only accepted during the DCO’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 2006–0794. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the 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 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access available documents. 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 106 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30795-30796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10682]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8321-3]


Meetings of the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Local Government Advisory Committee Steering Committee and 
the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet via 
conference call(s). The conference call in number is (866) 299-3188 and 
the conference code, when prompted is ``2025642791''.
    Local Government Advisory Committee Steering Committee will meet 
via conference call(s) on the following dates:

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:30-3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
    Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet via 
conference call(s) on the following dates:


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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1-2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 1-2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 1-2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1-2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

    Additional information can be obtained by e-mailing the DFO for the 
Local Government Advisory Committee at Eargle.Frances@epa.gov, or 
Raymond.Anna@epa.gov for the Subcommittee on Small Community Advisory 
Subcommittee (SCAS) or in written correspondence at 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW. (1301A), Washington, DC 20460. For further information 
contact: Frances Eargle, DFO for the Local Government Advisory 
Committee (LGAC) at (202) 564-3115 or Anna Raymond, DFO for the SCAS at 
(202)564-3663.

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Frances Eargle,
Designated Federal Officer, Local Government Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E7-10682 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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