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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified
Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for
Wild Land Fire Management
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Qualified
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Notices
Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for
Wildland Fire Management.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 13, 2015 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Dave
Haston, Branch Chief, Equipment and
Chemicals, USDA Forest Service,
National Interagency Fire Center, 3833
S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID
83705.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 208–387–5642 or by email
to: dhaston@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the National Interagency Fire
Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, in
Boise, Idaho, Monday through Friday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 208–387–
5348 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley Zylstra, Missoula Technology
and Development Center (MTDC), 406–
329–4859, Cecilia Johnson, (MTDC),
406–329–4819, or Dave Haston, NIFC,
208–387–5642. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products Lists for Fire
Chemicals for Wild Land Fire
Management.
OMB Number: 0596–0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension with no
revision.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and
quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire
management activities as safely and
effectively as possible. To accomplish
this objective, the Agency evaluates and
pre-approves commercial wildland
firefighting chemicals. The Agency may
be required to submit the formulations
to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and
NOAA Fisheries during the evaluation
process. All products must meet the
requirements of specifications identified
and maintained by the Wildland Fire
Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at the
Forest Service Missoula Technology and
Development Center (MTDC). After a
product evaluation has been completed
successfully, the product is added to the
Qualified Products List (QPL) for the
appropriate product type. All Forest
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Service procurements of wildland fire
chemicals are made from these lists.
To initiate an evaluation, product
manufacturers (or authorized suppliers)
enter into an agreement with the Forest
Service and pay all costs associated
with the submission and evaluation of
the product. Once the agreement is in
place and funds are deposited to cover
the associated costs, the manufacturer
submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and
quantity used to prepare the product,
2. Identification of the source of
supply for each ingredient,
3. Copies of the Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) for the product and for
each ingredient used to prepare the
product, and
4. Specific mixing requirements and
performance information.
Review of the submitted information
assures that the product does not
contain ingredients meeting the criteria
for Chemicals of Concern, that is by
appearing on one or more of the
following lists:
• Agency list of unacceptable
ingredients.
• National Toxicology Program (NTP)
‘‘Annual Report on Carcinogens’’.
• International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC) Monographs for
Potential Carcinogens.
• Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) ‘‘List of Extremely
Hazardous Substances and Their
Threshold Planning Quantities’’.
• Resources Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA), ‘‘Acutely
Hazardous and Toxic Wastes’’.
• Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know (EPCRA),
‘‘Toxic Release Inventory’’.
A risk assessment, performed at the
manufacturer expense, is required. The
risk assessment, performed by a third
party selected by the Agency, assesses
the products and levels of ingredients
found in typical applications relative to
human and environmental impact. Each
product submitted is tested to determine
the mammalian and aquatic toxicity of
the product and must meet specific
levels of performance to minimize
potential risk during firefighting
operations. Additional tests are
performed to determine the
effectiveness of the product to reduce
spread rate and intensity of the fire by
application directly on or near the fire.
A number of product characteristics
are measured over the operational
performance range of the product to
ensure that the product meets the needs
of the firefighters in the field.
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The collection of this information for
each product submission is necessary
due to the length of time needed to test
the product (18 to 24 months) and need
to ensure that products are safe and
effective prior to purchase and use. This
information collection and the product
evaluation must be conducted on an ongoing basis to ensure the Agency can
solicit and award contracts in a timely
manner to provide firefighters with safe
and effective wildland fire chemical
products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Businesses
(manufacturers and suppliers) of fire
chemicals for wildland fire
management.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 40.5 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Debra S. Pressman,
Acting Deputy Chief, State and Private
Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Qualified Products Lists for Fire
Chemicals for Wild Land Fire Management
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved
information collection, Qualified
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Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for Wildland Fire Management.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 13,
2015 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Dave
Haston, Branch Chief, Equipment and Chemicals, USDA Forest Service,
National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID
83705.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 208-387-5642 or by
email to: dhaston@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Jack Wilson Building, in Boise, Idaho,
Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 208-387-5348 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Zylstra, Missoula Technology
and Development Center (MTDC), 406-329-4859, Cecilia Johnson, (MTDC),
406-329-4819, or Dave Haston, NIFC, 208-387-5642. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a
day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualified Products Lists for Fire Chemicals for Wild Land
Fire Management.
OMB Number: 0596-0182.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension with no revision.
Abstract: The Forest Service and cooperating wildland firefighting
agencies need adequate types and quantities of qualified fire chemical
products available to accomplish fire management activities as safely
and effectively as possible. To accomplish this objective, the Agency
evaluates and pre-approves commercial wildland firefighting chemicals.
The Agency may be required to submit the formulations to the US Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries during the evaluation process.
All products must meet the requirements of specifications identified
and maintained by the Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS) staff at
the Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC).
After a product evaluation has been completed successfully, the product
is added to the Qualified Products List (QPL) for the appropriate
product type. All Forest Service procurements of wildland fire
chemicals are made from these lists.
To initiate an evaluation, product manufacturers (or authorized
suppliers) enter into an agreement with the Forest Service and pay all
costs associated with the submission and evaluation of the product.
Once the agreement is in place and funds are deposited to cover the
associated costs, the manufacturer submits the following information to
WFCS:
1. List of the specific ingredients and quantity used to prepare
the product,
2. Identification of the source of supply for each ingredient,
3. Copies of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the product
and for each ingredient used to prepare the product, and
4. Specific mixing requirements and performance information.
Review of the submitted information assures that the product does
not contain ingredients meeting the criteria for Chemicals of Concern,
that is by appearing on one or more of the following lists:
Agency list of unacceptable ingredients.
National Toxicology Program (NTP) ``Annual Report on
Carcinogens''.
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Monographs for Potential Carcinogens.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) ``List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and
Their Threshold Planning Quantities''.
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), ``Acutely
Hazardous and Toxic Wastes''.
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA),
``Toxic Release Inventory''.
A risk assessment, performed at the manufacturer expense, is
required. The risk assessment, performed by a third party selected by
the Agency, assesses the products and levels of ingredients found in
typical applications relative to human and environmental impact. Each
product submitted is tested to determine the mammalian and aquatic
toxicity of the product and must meet specific levels of performance to
minimize potential risk during firefighting operations. Additional
tests are performed to determine the effectiveness of the product to
reduce spread rate and intensity of the fire by application directly on
or near the fire.
A number of product characteristics are measured over the
operational performance range of the product to ensure that the product
meets the needs of the firefighters in the field.
The collection of this information for each product submission is
necessary due to the length of time needed to test the product (18 to
24 months) and need to ensure that products are safe and effective
prior to purchase and use. This information collection and the product
evaluation must be conducted on an on-going basis to ensure the Agency
can solicit and award contracts in a timely manner to provide
firefighters with safe and effective wildland fire chemical products.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4.5 hours.
Type of Respondents: Businesses (manufacturers and suppliers) of
fire chemicals for wildland fire management.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 40.5 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Debra S. Pressman,
Acting Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2014-26943 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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