Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting; EPA ICR No. 1693.05, OMB Control No. 2070-0142, 58842-58843 [E7-20441]

Download as PDF 58842 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 17, 2007 / Notices approved 09/20/2007; OMB Number 2020–0033; expires 08/31/2010. EPA ICR Number 0783.53; Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy Compliance: Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, and Highway Motorcycles (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 600, 40 CFR parts 85 and 86, 40 CFR 86.1845– 86.1886, 40 CFR 86.412–86.486, and 40 CFR part 85.1901–85.1908; was approved 09/27/2007; OMB Number 2060–0104; expires 11/30/2008. EPA ICR Number 1857.04; NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal); in 40 CFR 51.121, 40 CFR 51.122, 40 CFR 75, subpart H; was approved 09/27/ 2007; OMB Number 2060–0445; expires 09/30/2010. EPA ICR Number 1593.07; Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments and Containers (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 265, subpart CC, 40 CFR part 264, subpart CC; was approved 10/04/2007; OMB Number 2060–0318; expires 10/31/2010. EPA ICR Number 2256.02; NESHAP for Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production/Fabrication, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, Wood Preserving (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPPP; 40 CFR part 63, subpart QQQQQQ; 40 CFR part 63, subpart LLLLLL; 40 CFR part 63, subpart MMMMMM; 40 CFR part 63, subpart NNNNNN; 40 CFR part 63, subpart OOOOOO; was approved 10/04/ 2007; OMB Number 2060–0598; expires 10/31/2010. EPA ICR Number 1844.03; NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries, Catalytic Cracking, Reforming and Sulfur Units (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 63, subpart UUU; was approved 10/08/2007; OMB Number 2060–0554; expires 10/31/2010. EPA ICR Number 1896.07; Disinfectants/Disinifection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides; Short Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 141 and 40 CFR part 142; was approved 10/10/2007; OMB Number 2040–0204; expires 06/30/2008. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Short Term Approval EPA ICR Number 1560.07; National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a) and 106(e)); in 40 CFR part 130; short term extension was approved by OMB on 09/24/2007; OMB Number 2040–0071; expires 12/31/2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:05 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 Comment Filed EPA ICR Number 2251.01; Control of Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Equipment (Proposed Rule); OMB filed comments on 10/04/ 2007. Withdrawn EPA ICR Number 2225.01; Assessment of EPA Partnership Programs was withdrawn by Agency on 09/14/2007. Dated: October 9, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–20439 Filed 10–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0860; FRL–8483–4] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting; EPA ICR No. 1693.05, OMB Control No. 2070– 0142 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 to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 16, 2007. Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPP–2006–0860, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to opp.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001, 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. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Hogue, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703–308–9072; fax number: 703–305–5884; e-mail address: hogue.joe@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 March 14, 2007 (72 FR 11862), 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–2006–0860, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov. Title: Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1693.05, OMB Control No. 2070–0142 ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 17, 2007 / Notices 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 addresses the two information collection requirements described in regulations pertaining to pesticidal substances that are produced by plants (plant-incorporated protectants) and which are codified in 40 CFR part 174. A plant-incorporated protectant is defined as ‘‘the pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a living plant and the genetic material necessary for the production of such a substance.’’ Many, but not all, plant-incorporated protectants are exempt from registration requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Registrants sometimes include in a submission to EPA for registration of a plant-incorporated protectant, information that they claim to be confidential business information (CBI). CBI is protected by FIFRA and generally cannot be released to the public. Under 40 CFR part 174, whenever a registrant claims that information submitted to EPA in support of a registration application for plant-incorporated protectants contains CBI, the registrant must substantiate such claims when they are made, rather than provide it later upon request by EPA. In addition, manufacturers of plant-incorporated protectants that are otherwise exempted from the requirements of registration must report adverse effects of the plant-incorporated protectant to the Agency. Such reporting will allow the Agency to determine whether further action is needed to prevent unreasonable adverse effects to the environment. Submission of this information is mandatory. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7 hours for an adverse effects report and 21.5 hours for substantiation of a CBI claim, 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:05 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 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: Producers and importers of plantincorporated protectants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 14. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 303. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $20,879, includes no annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the number of hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: October 10, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–20441 Filed 10–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0938; FRL–8149–2] Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice Announcing Formation of Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force, L.L.C. This PR Notice was signed by the Agency on September 20, 2007 and is posted on the EPA website under PR Notice 2007-03. PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular PR Notice provides information concerning the formation of an industry Task Force for the PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58843 development of data supporting pesticide registration, in which registrants may wish to participate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 8015; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address:dumas.richard@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this notice if you register agricultural pesticide products under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2007–0938. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration Notice [PR-2007-xx] that announces the formation of the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force (AHETF). When registering or periodically reviewing an existing registration, the Agency evaluates the potential risks to pesticide handlers; that is, individuals who mix, load, or apply pesticide products. In E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0860; FRL-8483-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Plant-Incorporated Protectants; 
CBI Substantiation and Adverse Effects Reporting; EPA ICR No. 1693.05, 
OMB Control No. 2070-0142

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. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 16, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0860, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail to opp.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: OPP Regulatory 
Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001, 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: Joseph Hogue, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-308-9072; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail 
address: hogue.joe@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 March 14, 2007 (72 FR 11862), 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-2006-0860, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the OPP Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information 
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further 
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Plant-Incorporated Protectants; CBI Substantiation and 
Adverse Effects Reporting
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1693.05, OMB Control No. 2070-0142
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a

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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 addresses the two information collection 
requirements described in regulations pertaining to pesticidal 
substances that are produced by plants (plant-incorporated protectants) 
and which are codified in 40 CFR part 174. A plant-incorporated 
protectant is defined as ``the pesticidal substance that is intended to 
be produced and used in a living plant and the genetic material 
necessary for the production of such a substance.'' Many, but not all, 
plant-incorporated protectants are exempt from registration 
requirements under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA). Registrants sometimes include in a submission to EPA for 
registration of a plant-incorporated protectant, information that they 
claim to be confidential business information (CBI). CBI is protected 
by FIFRA and generally cannot be released to the public. Under 40 CFR 
part 174, whenever a registrant claims that information submitted to 
EPA in support of a registration application for plant-incorporated 
protectants contains CBI, the registrant must substantiate such claims 
when they are made, rather than provide it later upon request by EPA. 
In addition, manufacturers of plant-incorporated protectants that are 
otherwise exempted from the requirements of registration must report 
adverse effects of the plant-incorporated protectant to the Agency. 
Such reporting will allow the Agency to determine whether further 
action is needed to prevent unreasonable adverse effects to the 
environment. Submission of this information is mandatory.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7 
hours for an adverse effects report and 21.5 hours for substantiation 
of a CBI claim, 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: Producers and importers of plant-
incorporated protectants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 303.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $20,879, includes no annualized 
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the number of hours 
in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory 
of Approved ICR Burdens.

    Dated: October 10, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-20441 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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