Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients, 37221-37222 [2013-14749]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 119 / Thursday, June 20, 2013 / Notices capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 1,492 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB (per year). This decrease is based on the decline of CFC–12 MVACs in service today. EPA estimated that the total percent of CFC–12 MVACs retrofitted in 2003 was 1.5%, which equals an estimated 500,000 CFC–12 MVACs retrofitted to R–134a. The number of MVACs originally designed to use CFC–12 as well as the number of those retrofitted to R–134a has been decreasing every year and EPA estimates a continued reduction in the number of CFC–12 MVACs retrofits will occur during the next three years. EPA estimates that currently, in 2013, there are 330,000 MVACs originally designed to use CFC–12 operating in the U.S. EPA estimates that in 2014, 2015 and 2016 the number of cars originally designed to use CFC–12 will decrease to 170,000, 84,000 and 40,000, respectively. Of these, EPA estimates that 0.1% will be retrofitted annually to use alternative refrigerants between October 2013 and September 2016. Therefore, EPA estimates that in 2014, 2015 and 2016 the numbers of MVACs to be retrofitted are 170, 84 and 40, respectively; resulting in a total of 294 MVAC retrofits over the three years of this ICR. These reductions are due to the decrease of CFC–12 MVACs available on the road for retrofitting. Dated: June 10, 2013. Sarah Dunham, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. [FR Doc. 2013–14753 Filed 6–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0744; FRL–9531–7] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients (EPA ICR No. 0597.11, OMB No. 2070–0024), to the Office of Management and Budget SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:01 Jun 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2013. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (77 FR 69821) on November 21, 2012 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPP–2012–0744, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs Division, 7506P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 347–0107; fax number: (703) 308–5884; email address: Drewes.Scott@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https:// www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The use of pesticides to increase crop production often results in pesticide residues in or on the crop. To protect the public health from unsafe pesticide residues, EPA sets limits on PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37221 the nature and level of residues permitted pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used on food or feed crops unless the Agency has established a tolerance (maximum residue limit) for the pesticide residues on that crop or established an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance. Under the law, EPA is responsible for ensuring that the maximum residue levels likely to be found in or on food/ feed are safe for human consumption through a careful review and evaluation of residue chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, EPA must ensure that adequate enforcement of the tolerance can be achieved through the testing of submitted analytical methods. If the data are adequate for EPA to determine that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure, the Agency will establish the tolerance or grant an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This ICR only applies to the information collection activities associated with the submission of a petition for a tolerance action. While EPA is authorized to set pesticide tolerances, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for their enforcement. Food or feed commodities found to contain pesticide residues in excess of established tolerances are considered adulterated, and are subject to seizure by FDA, and may result in civil penalties. Trade secret or CBI is frequently submitted to EPA in support of a tolerance petition because submissions usually include the manufacturing process, product formulation, and supporting data. When such information is provided to the Agency, the information is protected from disclosure under FIFRA section 10. CBI data submitted to the EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the FIFRA Confidential Business Information Security Manual. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR include anyone who files a petition asking EPA to take a specific tolerance action. While any entity can file a petition with EPA, petitions typically come from those businesses engaged in the manufacturing of pesticides and the Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR–4). The NAICS codes for the most frequent type of respondent are 325320 (pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing) and 541600 (management, scientific, and technical consulting services). E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 37222 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 119 / Thursday, June 20, 2013 / Notices Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory. Estimated number of respondents: 137. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 236,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $21,280,921 (per year). This is the estimated burden cost; there is no cost for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs in this information collection. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 58,515 hours in the total estimated respondent burden hours compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA’s updating of the burden estimate to account for an increase in the estimated average number of tolerance petitions submitted annually from 103 to 137, which resulted in a change to the annual burden hours for respondents from 178,285 in the previous renewal to 236,800 in the current renewal. This change is an adjustment. Protection Specialist, Ms. Paula V. Painter. Submit your comments by site name Columbia Organic Chemical Company by one of the following methods: • www.epa.gov/region4/superfund/ programs/enforcement/ enforcement.html. • Email. Painter.Paula@epa.gov. • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Paula V. Painter, Superfund Division, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. Federal Election Commission. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings or arbitration. Internal personnel rules and procedures or matters affecting a particular employee. * * * * * PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: (202) 694–1220. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9826–7; CERCLA–04–2013–3761] Columbia Organic Chemical Company Site, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina; Notice of Settlement Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Settlement. AGENCY: Under 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement with Stephen Reichlyn concerning the Columbia Organic Chemical Company Superfund Site located in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. The settlement addresses cost incurred by the agency in conducting a fund lead Removal. DATES: The Agency will consider public comments on the settlement until July 22, 2013. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are available from EPA’s Environmental TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 17:01 Jun 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting DATE AND TIME: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 [FR Doc. 2013–14751 Filed 6–19–13; 8:45 am] AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2013–14749 Filed 6–19–13; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: Dated: May 6, 2013. Anita L. Davis, Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information Management Branch, Superfund Division. Shelley E. Garr, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2013–14899 Filed 6–18–13; 4:15 pm] notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received no later than July 5, 2013. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. The Amanda Marie Rios 2012 Irrevocable Trust, Paul Roberts, Trustee; The Amy Beth Windle Oakley 2012 Irrevocable Trust, Paul Roberts, Trustee; The John David Windle 2012 Irrevocable Trust, Paul Roberts, Trustee; The Mark Edward Windle 2012 Irrevocable Trust, Paul Roberts, Trustee; and The Thomas Alfred Windle 2012 Irrevocable Trust, Paul Roberts, Trustee, all of Livingston, Tennessee; to join the currently approved control, group of The Jack Windle Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, Joyce D. Windle, John D. Copeland, and Thomas A. Windle, as a trustee Trustees; The Credit Shelter Trust under the Last Will and Testament of Jack Allen Windle, Joyce D. Windle, John D. Copeland, and Thomas A. Windle, Trustees, and The Tennessee Qualified Terminable Interest Trust; Joyce D. Windle, John D. Copeland, and Thomas A. Windle, Trustees, for Overton Financial Services, Inc., all of Livingston, Tennessee. Collectively, the new control group controls 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Overton Financial Services and its subsidiary, Union Bank & Trust Company, both in Livingston, Tennessee. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 14, 2013. Margaret McCloskey Shanks, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2013–14635 Filed 6–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P BILLING CODE 6715–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37221-37222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14749]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0744; FRL-9531-7]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/
Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
Information Collection Request (ICR), Tolerance Petitions for 
Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New Inert Ingredients (EPA ICR No. 
0597.11, OMB No. 2070-0024), to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2013. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (77 FR 
69821) on November 21, 2012 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2012-0744, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Drewes, Field and External 
Affairs Division, 7506P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
347-0107; fax number: (703) 308-5884; email address: 
Drewes.Scott@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that 
the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this 
ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or 
in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the 
Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's 
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The use of pesticides to increase crop production often 
results in pesticide residues in or on the crop. To protect the public 
health from unsafe pesticide residues, EPA sets limits on the nature 
and level of residues permitted pursuant to section 408 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used on 
food or feed crops unless the Agency has established a tolerance 
(maximum residue limit) for the pesticide residues on that crop or 
established an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance.
    Under the law, EPA is responsible for ensuring that the maximum 
residue levels likely to be found in or on food/feed are safe for human 
consumption through a careful review and evaluation of residue 
chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, EPA must ensure that 
adequate enforcement of the tolerance can be achieved through the 
testing of submitted analytical methods. If the data are adequate for 
EPA to determine that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will 
result from aggregate exposure, the Agency will establish the tolerance 
or grant an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
    This ICR only applies to the information collection activities 
associated with the submission of a petition for a tolerance action. 
While EPA is authorized to set pesticide tolerances, the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) is responsible for their enforcement. Food or feed 
commodities found to contain pesticide residues in excess of 
established tolerances are considered adulterated, and are subject to 
seizure by FDA, and may result in civil penalties.
    Trade secret or CBI is frequently submitted to EPA in support of a 
tolerance petition because submissions usually include the 
manufacturing process, product formulation, and supporting data. When 
such information is provided to the Agency, the information is 
protected from disclosure under FIFRA section 10. CBI data submitted to 
the EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the 
FIFRA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include anyone who files a petition asking EPA to take a 
specific tolerance action. While any entity can file a petition with 
EPA, petitions typically come from those businesses engaged in the 
manufacturing of pesticides and the Interregional Research Project No. 
4 (IR-4). The NAICS codes for the most frequent type of respondent are 
325320 (pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing) and 
541600 (management, scientific, and technical consulting services).

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    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 137.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 236,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $21,280,921 (per year). This is the estimated 
burden cost; there is no cost for capital investment or maintenance and 
operational costs in this information collection.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 58,515 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden hours compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's updating of the 
burden estimate to account for an increase in the estimated average 
number of tolerance petitions submitted annually from 103 to 137, which 
resulted in a change to the annual burden hours for respondents from 
178,285 in the previous renewal to 236,800 in the current renewal. This 
change is an adjustment.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14749 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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