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Title: NSPS for Stationary Source
Compression Ignition Internal
Combustion Engines (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
2196.04, OMB Control Number 2060–
0590.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on August 31, 2012. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB.
Abstract: The New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for
Stationary Source Compression Ignition
Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR
part 60, Subpart IIII) were proposed on
July 11, 2005, promulgated on July 11,
2006, and amended on June, 8, 2011.
The affected entities are subject to the
General Provisions of the NSPS at 40
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CFR part 60, subpart A, and any
changes, or additions to the Provisions
specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart IIII.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average one hour 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:
Owners or operators of stationary source
compression ignition internal
combustion engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
206,410.
Frequency of Response: Initially and
annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
193,707.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$18,803,009, which includes
$18,560,917 in labor costs, no capital/
startup costs, and $242,092 in operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
adjustment increase in the total
estimated burden hours and a decrease
in the total estimated cost for the
respondents as currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved
Burdens. This is not due to any program
changes. The increase in burden hours
reflects a growth in the respondent
universe since the last ICR renewal. The
decrease in costs is due to a
mathematical error that has been
corrected since the last ICR.
There is an adjustment increase in the
total estimated burden hours and costs
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for the Agency as currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved
Burdens. The increase reflects a
mathematical correction in the burden
hour calculation and an adjustment in
labor rates. This ICR uses updated labor
rates in estimating the burden costs for
all labor categories.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0878; FRL–9354–5]
Agrobacterium radiobacter;
Registration Review Proposed
Decision; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s proposed
registration review decision for the
pesticide Agrobacterium radiobacter
and opens a public comment period on
the proposed decision. Registration
review is EPA’s periodic review of
pesticide registrations to ensure that
each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s
registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0878, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
SUMMARY:
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follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information,
contact: Ann Sibold, Regulatory Action
Leader, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (703) 305–6502; fax
number: (703) 308–7026; email address:
sibold.ann@epa.gov.
For general information on the
registration review program, contact:
Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–5026; fax number:
(703) 308–8090; email address:
costello.kevin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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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, farm
worker, 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
regulatory action leader listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
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will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice
announces the availability of EPA’s
proposed registration review decision
for the pesticide Agrobacterium
radiobacter strains K84/Kerr-84 and
K1026, Case 4101, and opens a 60-day
public comment period on the proposed
decision.
Agrobacterium radiobacter is a
naturally occurring soil bacterium
present in many soil types. Two strains
of Agrobacterium radiobacter, K84/Kerr84 and K1026, are registered as
microbial pesticides for control of
Crown Gall (caused by the plant
pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens)
when applied to seeds, roots and/or
stems of nonbearing fruit, nut and
ornamental plants.
The registration review docket for a
pesticide includes earlier documents
related to the registration review of the
case. For example, the review opened
with the posting of a Summary
Document, containing a Preliminary
Work Plan, for public comment. A Final
Work Plan was posted to the docket
following public comment on the initial
docket.
The documents in the docket describe
EPA’s rationales for conducting
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additional risk assessments for the
registration review of Agrobacterium
radiobacter, as well as the Agency’s
subsequent risk findings. This proposed
registration review decision is
supported by the rationales included in
those documents. Following public
comment, the Agency will issue a final
registration review decision for products
containing Agrobacterium radiobacter.
The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and will provide a ‘‘Response to
Comments Memorandum’’ in the
docket. The final registration review
decision will explain the effect that any
comments had on the decision and
provide the Agency’s response to
significant comments.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration
review of this pesticide are provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/
agrobacterium_radiobacter/index.htm.
B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
provides authority for this registration
review action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agrobacterium radiobacter, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: June 22, 2012.
Keith A. Matthews,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0878; FRL-9354-5]
Agrobacterium radiobacter; Registration Review Proposed Decision;
Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed
registration review decision for the pesticide Agrobacterium
radiobacter and opens a public comment period on the proposed decision.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0878, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please
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follow the instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information, contact: Ann Sibold, Regulatory
Action Leader, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-6502; fax number: (703) 308-7026; email address:
sibold.ann@epa.gov.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; email address:
costello.kevin@epa.gov.
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, farm worker, 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 regulatory action leader listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's proposed registration review decision for the pesticide
Agrobacterium radiobacter strains K84/Kerr-84 and K1026, Case 4101, and
opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed decision.
Agrobacterium radiobacter is a naturally occurring soil bacterium
present in many soil types. Two strains of Agrobacterium radiobacter,
K84/Kerr-84 and K1026, are registered as microbial pesticides for
control of Crown Gall (caused by the plant pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens) when applied to seeds, roots and/or stems of nonbearing
fruit, nut and ornamental plants.
The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review of the case. For example,
the review opened with the posting of a Summary Document, containing a
Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final Work Plan was posted
to the docket following public comment on the initial docket.
The documents in the docket describe EPA's rationales for
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of
Agrobacterium radiobacter, as well as the Agency's subsequent risk
findings. This proposed registration review decision is supported by
the rationales included in those documents. Following public comment,
the Agency will issue a final registration review decision for products
containing Agrobacterium radiobacter.
The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the
closing date and will provide a ``Response to Comments Memorandum'' in
the docket. The final registration review decision will explain the
effect that any comments had on the decision and provide the Agency's
response to significant comments.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration review of this pesticide are
provided at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/agrobacterium_radiobacter/index.htm.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) provides authority for this registration review action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agrobacterium radiobacter, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 22, 2012.
Keith A. Matthews,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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