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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OEI–2009–0328, FRL–8909–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Regulations.gov
Information Collection; OMB Control
No. 2025–0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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 replace an
emergency Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
emergency ICR was approved by OMB
on May 18, 2009. Before submitting this
ICR to OMB for review and approval,
EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OEI–2009–0328, to (1) EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to
brackett.shanita@epa.gov, by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, mail code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, or by hand
delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West
Bldg, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shanita Brackett, OEI/OIC/CStD at the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (MC 2822–T),
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number (202) 566–1008; fax
number(202) 566–1611: e-mail address:
brackett.shanita@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) 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;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) 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.
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. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the ICR title on the
first page of your response. You may
also provide the Federal Register
citation.
What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does this Apply To?
Title: Regulations.gov Information
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2025–0008.
Abstract: In response to the
Presidential memorandum, the
eRulemaking Program will launch the
Regulations.gov ‘feedback exchange’
Web site in May 2009. This interactive
Web site will showcase new
technologies being considered for
Regulations.gov. The ‘feedback
exchange’ will serve as a learning
laboratory for open government,
enabling the public to provide input on
the Regulations.gov interface, build a
community of practice on the Federal
regulatory development process, and
ensure that the eRulemaking Program
can efficiently manage federal resources
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by testing new tools before they are
launched.
The Regulations.gov ‘feedback
exchange’ Web site will provide the
public with a preview of new
technologies considered for
Regulations.gov. It will also enable the
public to provide feedback on these
technologies. Technologies considered
for the Regulations.gov ‘feedback
exchange’ include: User Profiles;
Comment Threads and Wikis; Ratings,
Polls, and Tagging; an interactive
Educational Tool; and an Information
Export capability. These technologies
will be deployed iteratively, with
components deployed upon the site’s
release in May 2009 and during
subsequent upgrades to the Web site.
User profiles enable the public to
register on the site and pre-load
submitter information for later use as
well as save their own personalized
searches, RSS feeds, and e-mail alerts
without the use of persistent cookies.
Comment Threads allow the public to
enter into virtual conversations with
one another about a topic. Wikis enable
the public to collaboratively develop
and modify narrative descriptions about
a topic. Ratings and Polls allow the
public to indicate a preference for a
topic or issue via the selection of stars
or thumbs up/thumbs down icons
which graphically provide an at-aglance indication of public sentiment
and can simplify navigation. Tagging
provides the public with the ability to
tag or label information they or someone
else has posted to the site to ease
navigation and to promote the formation
of common interest categories. The
Educational Tool will inform the public
about the Federal rulemaking process
through interactive text and images. The
Data Export capability enables the
public to download and review the
contents of a rulemaking docket as well
as mix and match such information with
other information in a new way (also
known as a ‘‘mash-up’’). The
Regulations.gov ‘‘feedback exchange’’
will rely on feedback from Government,
Industry, Academia and Citizenry to
improve Regulations.gov as time goes
on.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 35 hours per year.
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
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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 the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Affected Entities: Anyone that
chooses to visit Regulations.gov.
Estimated Total Number of Potential
Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Total Number of Potential
Responses: 7,000.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 35 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Capital and
Operations and Maintenance Costs: $ 0.
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. At that time, 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.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0008; FRL–8414–4]
SFIREG Full Committee Meeting
SUMMARY: The Association of American
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/
State FIFRA Issues Research and
Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a
2–day meeting, beginning on June 22,
2009 and ending June 23, 2009. This
notice announces the location and times
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Kendall, Field and External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703 305–5561 fax number:
(703) 308–1850; e-mail address:
kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton,
SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box
466, Milford DE 19963; telephone
number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422–
2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapcosfireg@comcast.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are interested in
SFIREG information exchange
relationship with EPA regarding
important issues related to human
health, environmental exposure to
pesticides, and insight into EPA’s
decision-making process. You are
invited and encouraged to attend the
meetings and participate as appropriate.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Those persons who are or may be
required to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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for the meeting and sets forth the
tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, June 22, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on
Tuesday June 23, 2009
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The open meeting will be
held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA.
1st and 4th Floor South Conference
Room.
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0143.
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
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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
Topics may include but are not
limited to:
1. Regional Reports and Issue Papers
2. TPPC Report
3 AAPSE Report
4. 24C Discussion
5. Acetochlor label changes
6. Chemigation - pdate and Discussion
7. NPDES - latest activity update and
discussion
8. Endangered Species Protection
Program - recent happenings and label
language
9. Indemnification Statements on
Section 3 labels
10. Strychnine and its classification
status
11. PPDC Update
12. FIFRA Strategic Plan - State
Volunteers
13. Boiler plate language groundwater and other statements
14. EQIWC Update
15. POM Update
16. Total Release Foggers - Update
17. EUP Guidelines for States
18. Drift Language Improvement
19. Investigative Field Notes Policy
20. Web Distributed Labels
21. Green Labeling
22. Discussion on the 2011–2013
state/tribal grant guidance, potential
focus areas, process, etc.
23. Bed Bug Forum - results/action
items
24. Atrazine Water Quality Criteria May SAP
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
This meeting is open for the public to
attend. You may also submit a request
to participate in this meeting to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit
any information in your request that is
considered CBI. Requests to participate
in the meeting, identified by docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0008,
must be received on or before June 16,
2009 Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2009-0328, FRL-8909-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Regulations.gov Information Collection; OMB Control
No. 2025-0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02
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 replace an emergency Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This emergency ICR
was approved by OMB on May 18, 2009. Before submitting this ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2009-0328, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to brackett.shanita@epa.gov, by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, or by hand delivery: EPA
Docket Center, EPA West Bldg, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanita Brackett, OEI/OIC/CStD at the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (MC 2822-
T), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 566-1008; fax
number(202) 566-1611: e-mail address: brackett.shanita@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) 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;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) 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.
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. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the ICR
title on the first page of your response. You may also provide the
Federal Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Apply To?
Title: Regulations.gov Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2025-0008.
Abstract: In response to the Presidential memorandum, the
eRulemaking Program will launch the Regulations.gov `feedback exchange'
Web site in May 2009. This interactive Web site will showcase new
technologies being considered for Regulations.gov. The `feedback
exchange' will serve as a learning laboratory for open government,
enabling the public to provide input on the Regulations.gov interface,
build a community of practice on the Federal regulatory development
process, and ensure that the eRulemaking Program can efficiently manage
federal resources by testing new tools before they are launched.
The Regulations.gov `feedback exchange' Web site will provide the
public with a preview of new technologies considered for
Regulations.gov. It will also enable the public to provide feedback on
these technologies. Technologies considered for the Regulations.gov
`feedback exchange' include: User Profiles; Comment Threads and Wikis;
Ratings, Polls, and Tagging; an interactive Educational Tool; and an
Information Export capability. These technologies will be deployed
iteratively, with components deployed upon the site's release in May
2009 and during subsequent upgrades to the Web site. User profiles
enable the public to register on the site and pre-load submitter
information for later use as well as save their own personalized
searches, RSS feeds, and e-mail alerts without the use of persistent
cookies. Comment Threads allow the public to enter into virtual
conversations with one another about a topic. Wikis enable the public
to collaboratively develop and modify narrative descriptions about a
topic. Ratings and Polls allow the public to indicate a preference for
a topic or issue via the selection of stars or thumbs up/thumbs down
icons which graphically provide an at-a-glance indication of public
sentiment and can simplify navigation. Tagging provides the public with
the ability to tag or label information they or someone else has posted
to the site to ease navigation and to promote the formation of common
interest categories. The Educational Tool will inform the public about
the Federal rulemaking process through interactive text and images. The
Data Export capability enables the public to download and review the
contents of a rulemaking docket as well as mix and match such
information with other information in a new way (also known as a
``mash-up''). The Regulations.gov ``feedback exchange'' will rely on
feedback from Government, Industry, Academia and Citizenry to improve
Regulations.gov as time goes on.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 35
hours per year. 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
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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 the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Affected Entities: Anyone that chooses to visit Regulations.gov.
Estimated Total Number of Potential Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Total Number of Potential Responses: 7,000.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Capital and Operations and Maintenance
Costs: $ 0.
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. At that time, 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.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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