Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and Consolidation of Several Currently Approved Collections; Comment Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program; EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new, 2907-2910 [E8-602]
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Applicants: Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation.
Description: Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation submits an executed
Spinning Reserve Services Agreement
with Ameren Services Company, to
become effective 1/5/08.
Filed Date: 01/04/2008.
Accession Number: 20080108–0035.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, January 25, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER08–418–000.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
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Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits an executed Amended
Interconnection and Operating
Agreement with Northern Iowa
Windpower II, LLC et al..
Filed Date: 01/07/2008.
Accession Number: 20080108–0047.
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Service Corp on behalf of Indiana
Michigan Power submits an
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Commonwealth Edison Co.
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Accession Number: 20080108–0041.
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Revised and Restated Emergency-Type
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Electric Power Cooperative.
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Accession Number: 20080108–0042.
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Docket Numbers: ER08–425–000.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal and
Consolidation of Several Currently
Approved Collections; Comment
Request; Pesticide Data Call-In
Program; EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB
Control No. 2070–new
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 and
consolidate several existing approved
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Before submitting the
consolidated ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of this information
collection. The consolidated ICR,
entitled: ‘‘Pesticide Data Call-In
Program’’ (identified by EPA ICR No.
2288.01 and OMB Control No. 2070–
new), will consolidate the following
currently approved ICRs: ‘‘Data Call-Ins
for the Special Review and Registration
Review Programs’’ (identified by EPA
ICR No. 0922.07 and OMB Control No.
2070–0057); ‘‘Data Generation for
Pesticide Reregistration’’ (identified by
EPA ICR No. 1504.05 and OMB Control
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No. 2070–0107); and ‘‘Data Acquisition
for Anticipated Residue and Percent of
Crop Treated’’ (identified by EPA ICR
No. 1911.02 and OMB Control No.
2070–0164).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0923, 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 Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0923. 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
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
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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 available
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cameo 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:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
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
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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 Do I Need to Know About the
PRA?
Under the PRA, an Agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information subject to PRA approval
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
preamble of the final rule, are further
displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection
instruments or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in a list at 40 CFR part 9.1.
The PRA defines burden to mean 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
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information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
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IV. What ICR Does this Request Apply
to?
Title: Pesticide Data Call-In Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2288.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–new.
ICR status: This ICR reflects the
consolidation of the following currently
approved ICRs: ‘‘Data Call-Ins for the
Special Review and Registration Review
Programs’’ (identified by EPA ICR No.
0922.07 and OMB Control No. 2070–
0057); ‘‘Data Generation for Pesticide
Reregistration’’ (identified by EPA ICR
No. 1504.05 and OMB Control No.
2070–0107); and ‘‘Data Acquisition for
Anticipated Residue and Percent of
Crop Treated’’ (identified by EPA ICR
No. 1911.02 and OMB Control No.
2070–0164). These ICRs are all
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2008.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this ICR include pesticide
registrants, which may be identified by
the North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) code
32532, pesticide and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing.
Abstract: Under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), every pesticide product
must be registered with EPA. An
applicant for registration must supply
data to demonstrate that the pesticide
product will not cause ‘‘unreasonable
adverse effects’’ on humans or to the
environment. Under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA
must determine, from data supplied by
the applicant or registrant, that the level
of pesticide residues in food and feed
will be safe for human consumption,
defined as ‘‘a reasonable certainty that
no harm’’ will result from exposures to
pesticide residues. Although data is
provided with the initial applications,
the Agency issues Data Call-Ins (DCIs)
when it has determined that more
information is necessary to make the
necessary decision pursuant to the
mandates in FIFRA and FFDCA.
The programs represented in this
proposed ICR renewal and
consolidation share a common statutory
authority, section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA,
which authorizes EPA to require
pesticide registrants to generate and
submit data to the Agency, when such
data are needed to maintain an existing
registration of a pesticide. EPA’s
determination that additional data are
needed can occur for various reasons,
with the following four reasons being
the most common:
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The reregistration program: Section 4
of FIFRA requires EPA to re-assess the
health and safety data for all pesticide
active ingredients registered before
November 1, 1984, to determine
whether these ‘‘older’’ pesticides meet
the criteria for registration that would be
expected of a pesticide being registered
today for the first time. FIFRA section
4 directs EPA to use FIFRA section
3(c)(2)(B) authority to obtain the
required data. While, Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions are expected to be
completed by 2006 for food-use
pesticide ingredients and 2008 for nonfood use pesticide ingredients, the
Agency may still need to issue DCIs
after FY 2008 to close out the program
The registration review program:
Section 3(g) of FIFRA contains
provisions to help achieve the goal of
reviewing each pesticide every 15 years
to assure that the pesticide continues to
pose no risk of unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the
environment. FIFRA section 3(g)
instructs EPA to use the FIFRA section
3(c)(2)(B) authority to obtain the
required data.
The special review program: Though
rare, EPA may conduct a Special Review
if EPA believes that a pesticide poses
risks of unreasonable adverse effects on
human health or the environment.
Section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA provides a
means of obtaining any needed data.
Anticipated residue/percent crop
treated information: Under section 408
of FFDCA, before a pesticide may be
used on food or feed crops, the Agency
must establish a tolerance for the
pesticide residues on that crop or
established an exemption from the
requirement to have a tolerance. Section
408(b)(2)(E) and (F) of FFDCA authorize
the use of anticipated or actual residue
(ARs) data and percent crop treated
(PCT) data to establish, modify,
maintain, or revoke a tolerance for a
pesticide. The FFDCA requires that if
AR data are used, data must be reviewed
five years after a tolerance is initially
established. If PCT data are used, the
FFDCA affords EPA the discretion to
obtain additional data if any or all of
several conditions are met.
The Agency issues DCIs when it has
determined that more information is
necessary to make decision about
pesticides pursuant to the mandates in
FIFRA and FFDCA. Agency decisions
requiring additional data are based on
the data requirements set forth in 40
CFR parts 150 through 180, with the
majority of the data requirements
captured in 40 CFR part 158.
In addition, EPA is seeking public
review and comment on a draft
document that describes the
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methodology it uses to estimate the
paperwork burden hours and costs for
entities responding to DCIs. EPA’s
methodology for estimating paperwork
burden hours and costs for DCI
recipients uses the average cost of the
specific test that generates the data
requested as the basis for estimating the
paperwork burden activities. Once the
estimated test costs are established, the
Agency estimates the paperwork burden
hours and costs as a percentage of the
test cost. The document describing the
methodology, and a spreadsheet with
available test cost estimates listed by
name and guideline number, is available
in the docket.
Burden statement: The average annual
public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this consolidated ICR varies
depending on the review program and
the specific data being sought through
the DCI. The consolidated ICR, a copy
of which is available in the docket,
provides a detailed explanation of the
Agency’s estimated burden for issuing
DCIs under these review programs,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,643.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: Ranges
from 1 to 16.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
240,490 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$10,974,873. This ICR does not involve
any capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
V. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approvals?
The consolidation of the currently
approved ICRs is expected to result in
an overall decrease of 134,274 hours in
the total estimated combined
respondent burden that is currently
approved by OMB. This decrease
reflects an anticipated reduction in the
number of DCIs EPA plans to issue
relating to the reregistration review
program, which is expected to come to
a close during the approval period for
the next ICR. This reduction may be
offset to some extent by an anticipated
increase in DCIs related to the
registration review program. This
change is considered to be an
adjustment.
VI. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the consolidated
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
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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: December 20, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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restrictions to some portions of risk
management plans submitted under the
Clean Air Act. Access to the system is
restricted to authorized users and is
maintained in a secure, passwordprotected computer system, in secure
areas and buildings with physical access
controls and environmental controls.
The system is maintained by the Office
of Emergency Management in the Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response.
Dated: December 21, 2007.
Molly O’Neill,
Assistant Administrator and Chief
Information Officer.
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Deletion of Risk Management Plan
SORN
Guidance for Conducting Prospective
Ground-Water Studies
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of a Deletion of System
of Records Notice for the Risk
Management Plan Review Access List.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),
the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, Office of Emergency
Management, is giving notice that it is
deleting the system of records for the
Risk Management Plan Review Access
List. The information in this system of
record is neither indexed nor retrieved
by a personal identifier.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This notice is effective
upon publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dorothy McManus, (202) 564–8606.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
The Risk Management Plan Review
Access List system of records does not
duplicate any existing system of
records. The system contains the names,
title, position, telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address, user ID and
password of local, state and federal
government officials, qualified
researchers and others who are ‘‘covered
persons’’ under the Chemical Safety,
Site Security and Fuels Regulatory
Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) of 1999, and
who have requested Risk Management
Plan information under CSISSFRRA.
CSISSFRRA, an amendment to the
Clean Air Act, imposes access
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is issuing for public
comment guidance for conducting
prospective ground-water (PGW)
studies. This study, which is required
by EPA on a case-by-case basis, is
conducted in a controlled setting and
provides EPA with data for evaluating
the impact of legal pesticide use on
ground water quality. The PGW
guidance document describes how to
conduct a PGW monitoring study,
milestones for consulting with EPA, and
how to report results to EPA. Data
generated from these field studies have
proven valuable to EPA scientists and
risk managers as they are specifically
designed to relate pesticide use
indicated on the label to measurements
of the pesticide and its degradates in
ground water used as a source of
drinking water.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1163, 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.
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• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1163. 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
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.
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
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2907-2910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-602]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0923; FRL-8152-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and
Consolidation of Several Currently Approved Collections; Comment
Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program; EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB
Control No. 2070-new
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 and consolidate several existing approved
Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Before submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of this
information collection. The consolidated ICR, entitled: ``Pesticide
Data Call-In Program'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 2288.01 and OMB
Control No. 2070-new), will consolidate the following currently
approved ICRs: ``Data Call-Ins for the Special Review and Registration
Review Programs'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 0922.07 and OMB Control
No. 2070-0057); ``Data Generation for Pesticide Reregistration''
(identified by EPA ICR No. 1504.05 and OMB Control
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No. 2070-0107); and ``Data Acquisition for Anticipated Residue and
Percent of Crop Treated'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 1911.02 and OMB
Control No. 2070-0164).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0923, 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
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0923. 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 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 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
available at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo 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; e-
mail address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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 Do I Need to Know About the PRA?
Under the PRA, an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to
PRA approval 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 preamble of the final rule, are further
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instruments or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in a list at 40 CFR part 9.1.
The PRA defines burden to mean 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
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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
IV. What ICR Does this Request Apply to?
Title: Pesticide Data Call-In Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070-new.
ICR status: This ICR reflects the consolidation of the following
currently approved ICRs: ``Data Call-Ins for the Special Review and
Registration Review Programs'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 0922.07 and
OMB Control No. 2070-0057); ``Data Generation for Pesticide
Reregistration'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 1504.05 and OMB Control No.
2070-0107); and ``Data Acquisition for Anticipated Residue and Percent
of Crop Treated'' (identified by EPA ICR No. 1911.02 and OMB Control
No. 2070-0164). These ICRs are all scheduled to expire on June 30,
2008.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR
include pesticide registrants, which may be identified by the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 32532, pesticide
and other agricultural chemical manufacturing.
Abstract: Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), every pesticide product must be registered with EPA. An
applicant for registration must supply data to demonstrate that the
pesticide product will not cause ``unreasonable adverse effects'' on
humans or to the environment. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA must determine, from data supplied by the
applicant or registrant, that the level of pesticide residues in food
and feed will be safe for human consumption, defined as ``a reasonable
certainty that no harm'' will result from exposures to pesticide
residues. Although data is provided with the initial applications, the
Agency issues Data Call-Ins (DCIs) when it has determined that more
information is necessary to make the necessary decision pursuant to the
mandates in FIFRA and FFDCA.
The programs represented in this proposed ICR renewal and
consolidation share a common statutory authority, section 3(c)(2)(B) of
FIFRA, which authorizes EPA to require pesticide registrants to
generate and submit data to the Agency, when such data are needed to
maintain an existing registration of a pesticide. EPA's determination
that additional data are needed can occur for various reasons, with the
following four reasons being the most common:
The reregistration program: Section 4 of FIFRA requires EPA to re-
assess the health and safety data for all pesticide active ingredients
registered before November 1, 1984, to determine whether these
``older'' pesticides meet the criteria for registration that would be
expected of a pesticide being registered today for the first time.
FIFRA section 4 directs EPA to use FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) authority
to obtain the required data. While, Reregistration Eligibility
Decisions are expected to be completed by 2006 for food-use pesticide
ingredients and 2008 for non-food use pesticide ingredients, the Agency
may still need to issue DCIs after FY 2008 to close out the program
The registration review program: Section 3(g) of FIFRA contains
provisions to help achieve the goal of reviewing each pesticide every
15 years to assure that the pesticide continues to pose no risk of
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. FIFRA
section 3(g) instructs EPA to use the FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B)
authority to obtain the required data.
The special review program: Though rare, EPA may conduct a Special
Review if EPA believes that a pesticide poses risks of unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the environment. Section 3(c)(2)(B)
of FIFRA provides a means of obtaining any needed data.
Anticipated residue/percent crop treated information: Under section
408 of FFDCA, before a pesticide may be used on food or feed crops, the
Agency must establish a tolerance for the pesticide residues on that
crop or established an exemption from the requirement to have a
tolerance. Section 408(b)(2)(E) and (F) of FFDCA authorize the use of
anticipated or actual residue (ARs) data and percent crop treated (PCT)
data to establish, modify, maintain, or revoke a tolerance for a
pesticide. The FFDCA requires that if AR data are used, data must be
reviewed five years after a tolerance is initially established. If PCT
data are used, the FFDCA affords EPA the discretion to obtain
additional data if any or all of several conditions are met.
The Agency issues DCIs when it has determined that more information
is necessary to make decision about pesticides pursuant to the mandates
in FIFRA and FFDCA. Agency decisions requiring additional data are
based on the data requirements set forth in 40 CFR parts 150 through
180, with the majority of the data requirements captured in 40 CFR part
158.
In addition, EPA is seeking public review and comment on a draft
document that describes the methodology it uses to estimate the
paperwork burden hours and costs for entities responding to DCIs. EPA's
methodology for estimating paperwork burden hours and costs for DCI
recipients uses the average cost of the specific test that generates
the data requested as the basis for estimating the paperwork burden
activities. Once the estimated test costs are established, the Agency
estimates the paperwork burden hours and costs as a percentage of the
test cost. The document describing the methodology, and a spreadsheet
with available test cost estimates listed by name and guideline number,
is available in the docket.
Burden statement: The average annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this consolidated ICR varies depending on the
review program and the specific data being sought through the DCI. The
consolidated ICR, a copy of which is available in the docket, provides
a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimated burden for issuing
DCIs under these review programs, which is only briefly summarized
here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,643.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
Ranges from 1 to 16.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 240,490 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $10,974,873. This ICR does not
involve any capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
V. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approvals?
The consolidation of the currently approved ICRs is expected to
result in an overall decrease of 134,274 hours in the total estimated
combined respondent burden that is currently approved by OMB. This
decrease reflects an anticipated reduction in the number of DCIs EPA
plans to issue relating to the reregistration review program, which is
expected to come to a close during the approval period for the next
ICR. This reduction may be offset to some extent by an anticipated
increase in DCIs related to the registration review program. This
change is considered to be an adjustment.
VI. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the consolidated
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
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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: December 20, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
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