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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2007–0888; FRL–8526–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Superfund Site Evaluation
and Hazard Ranking System
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1488.07, OMB
Control No. 2050–0095
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 March 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2007–0888 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Superfund Docket,
Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Hippen, Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology
Innovation, Mail Code 5204–P,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 703–603–
8829; fax number: 703–603–9104; e-mail
address: hippen.randy@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 September 4, 2007 (72 FR 50679),
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–
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HQ–SFUND–2007–0888, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Superfund Docket is
202–566–0276.
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: Superfund Site Evaluation and
Hazard Ranking System (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.07,
OMB Control No. 2050–0095.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 2008. 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 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: Section 105 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amends
the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP) to include criteria prioritizing
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releases throughout the U.S. before
undertaking remedial action at
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) is a
model that is used to evaluate the
relative threats to human health and the
environment posed by actual or
potential releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants, and
contaminants. The HRS criteria take
into account the population at risk, the
hazard potential of the substances, as
well as the potential for contamination
of drinking water supplies, direct
human contact, destruction of sensitive
ecosystems, damage to natural resources
affecting the human food chain,
contamination of surface water used for
recreation or potable water
consumption, and contamination of
ambient air.
EPA Regional offices work with States
and Tribes to determine those sites for
which the State or Tribe will conduct
the Superfund site evaluation activities
and the HRS scoring. Under this ICR,
State or Tribal authorities will apply the
HRS throughout a multi-phase site
evaluation process. Evaluation results
are used to identify which sites brought
to the attention of the Superfund
Program may warrant cleanup work and
to help determine whether a site is
eligible to be included on the National
Priorities List (NPL). Only sites on the
NPL are eligible for Superfund-financed
remedial actions. EPA reimburses the
States and Tribes 100 percent of their
costs, except for record maintenance.
Responses to this collection are required
to obtain or retain a benefit.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 226.9 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: States
(including U.S. Territories) and Tribes.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
60.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
averaging 11 responses per year per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
148,873.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$11,740,260, however all these costs are
reimbursed by the Federal Government
through cooperative agreements,
resulting in no net cost to respondents
for this ICR.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,412 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease represents an
adjustment to the estimates and is
primarily due to a decline in the
estimated number of assessment
activities to be performed by
respondents.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–1081; FRL–8351–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of
Certain Chemicals Under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–new; Extension
of Comment Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
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Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of December 13, 2007,
announcing EPA’s plan to submit a
request for a new Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is entitled: ‘‘Tier 1 Screening of
Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)’’
and identified by EPA ICR No. 2249.01
and OMB Control No. 2070–new. The
December 13, 2007 document provided
for a 60 day public comment period
ending February 11, 2008. EPA received
several requests from the public to
extend this comment period. This
document extends the comment period
for 30 days, from February 11, 2008, to
March 12, 2008.
SUMMARY:
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Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2007–1081, must be received on
or before March 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed
instructions as provided under
ADDRESSES in the Federal Register
document of December 13, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–8476; e-mail address:
wooge.william@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal
Register of December 13, 2007 (72 FR
70839) (FRL–8155–8). In that document,
EPA solicited comments and
information on its request for a new ICR
entitled ‘‘Tier 1 Screening of Certain
Chemicals Under the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP).’’
On December 17, 2007, EPA held a
workshop to discuss the ICR. EPA
intends to convene a second half-day
public meeting to discuss this ICR and
answer questions from the public. A
separate Federal Register document will
announce the details of the meeting.
EPA is hereby extending the comment
period, which was set to end on
February 11, 2008, to March 12, 2008.
To submit comments, or access the
public docket, please follow the detailed
instructions as provided under
ADDRESSES in the December 13, 2007
Federal Register document. If you have
questions, consult the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
DATES:
Dated: January 30, 2008.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0340; FRL–8350–1]
Disulfoton; Amendment to and
Clarification of Order to Amend
Registration to Terminate Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
amendment to and clarification of the
order for the termination of uses,
voluntarily requested by the registrant
and accepted by the Agency, of products
containing the pesticide disulfoton,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This
amendment and clarification follows an
October 10, 2007 Federal Register
Notice of Order to Amend Registrations
to Terminate Uses (72 FR 57571) of
disulfoton (Di-Syston 15G) for multiple
uses. The October 10, 2007 order and
the December 15, 2004, Notice of
Receipt of Request (69 FR 75061) that
preceded the order were unclear as to
whether the use of Di-Syston 15G on
Fraser fir Christmas trees was
terminated, except for use in the State
of North Carolina. In addition, the
registrant had withdrawn its request to
terminate use of Di-Syston 15G on
Christmas trees outside of North
Carolina during the time allowed and
EPA issued the order without having
processed that withdrawal. Accordingly,
EPA hereby is amending the order to
clarify that use of disulfoton on Fraser
fir Christmas trees is allowed
nationwide.
This amendment is effective
February 6, 2008.
DATES:
Eric
Miederhoff, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 3478028; fax number: (703) 308-7070; email address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may 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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0888; FRL-8526-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Superfund Site Evaluation and
Hazard Ranking System (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1488.07, OMB Control No.
2050-0095
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 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 March 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2007-0888 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund
Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Hippen, Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation, Mail Code 5204-P, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-603-8829; fax number: 703-603-9104; e-mail
address: hippen.randy@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 September 4, 2007 (72 FR 50679), 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-SFUND-2007-0888, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.
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: Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0095.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008.
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 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: Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amends the
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
to include criteria prioritizing releases throughout the U.S. before
undertaking remedial action at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) is a model that is used to evaluate the
relative threats to human health and the environment posed by actual or
potential releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and
contaminants. The HRS criteria take into account the population at
risk, the hazard potential of the substances, as well as the potential
for contamination of drinking water supplies, direct human contact,
destruction of sensitive ecosystems, damage to natural resources
affecting the human food chain, contamination of surface water used for
recreation or potable water consumption, and contamination of ambient
air.
EPA Regional offices work with States and Tribes to determine those
sites for which the State or Tribe will conduct the Superfund site
evaluation activities and the HRS scoring. Under this ICR, State or
Tribal authorities will apply the HRS throughout a multi-phase site
evaluation process. Evaluation results are used to identify which sites
brought to the attention of the Superfund Program may warrant cleanup
work and to help determine whether a site is eligible to be included on
the National Priorities List (NPL). Only sites on the NPL are eligible
for Superfund-financed remedial actions. EPA reimburses the States and
Tribes 100 percent of their costs, except for record maintenance.
Responses to this collection are required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 226.9
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: States (including U.S. Territories)
and Tribes.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, averaging 11 responses per year
per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 148,873.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $11,740,260, however all these costs
are reimbursed by the Federal Government through cooperative
agreements, resulting in no net cost to respondents for this ICR.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,412 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease represents an adjustment to the
estimates and is primarily due to a decline in the estimated number of
assessment activities to be performed by respondents.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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