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the availability of the EPA’s preliminary
work plans for the pesticides shown in
Table 1 and opens a 60-day public
comment period on the work plans.
TABLE 1—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION REVIEW PRELIMINARY WORK PLANS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Registration review case name and No.
Docket ID No.
Chemical review manager and contact information
Cyflufenamid, Case Number 7068 ...................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0733
Fluopyram, Case Number 7067 .......................................
Pyroxasulfone, Case Number 7282 .................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0350
EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0384
Carolyn Smith, smith.carolyn@epa.gov, (202) 566–
2273.
Kelsi Grogan, grogan.kelsi@epa.gov, (202) 566–2228.
Tiffany Green, green.tiffany@epa.gov, (202) 566–2224.
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B. What is in the docket?
The registration review docket
contains information that the Agency
may consider in the course of the
registration review. The Agency may
include information from its files
including, but not limited to, the
following information:
• An overview of the registration
review case status.
• A list of current product
registrations and registrants.
• Federal Register notices regarding
any pending registration actions.
• Federal Register notices regarding
current or pending tolerances.
• Risk assessments.
• Bibliographies concerning current
registrations.
• Summaries of incident data.
• Any other pertinent data or
information.
Each docket contains a document
summarizing what the Agency currently
knows about the pesticide case and a
preliminary work plan for anticipated
data and assessment needs. Additional
documents provide more detailed
information. During this public
comment period, the Agency is asking
that interested persons identify any
additional information they believe the
Agency should consider during the
registration reviews of these pesticides.
The Agency identifies in each docket
the areas where public comment is
specifically requested, though comment
in any area is welcome.
The registration review final rule at 40
CFR 155.50(b) provides for a minimum
60-day public comment period on all
preliminary registration review work
plans. This comment period is intended
to provide an opportunity for public
input and a mechanism for initiating
any necessary changes to a pesticide’s
workplan. All comments should be
submitted using the methods in
ADDRESSES and must be received by the
EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the
docket for the pesticides included in the
Table in Unit IV. Comments received
after the close of the comment period
will be marked ‘‘late.’’ The EPA is not
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required to consider these late
comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and may provide a ‘‘Response to
Comments Memorandum’’ in the
docket. The final registration review
work plan will explain the effect that
any comments had on the final work
plan and provide the Agency’s response
to significant comments.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 27, 2022.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0103; FRL 9478–01–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; Diesel
Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and
Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate
Programs; EPA ICR No. 2461.04, OMB
Control No. 2060–0686 Renewal
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
(DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB)
Rebate Programs’’ (EPA ICR No.
2461.04, OMB Control No. 2060–0686)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through April 30,
2022. An Agency may not conduct or
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sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2012–0103, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.
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:
Jason Wilcox, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, (6406A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: 202–343–
9571; fax number: 202–343–2803; email
address: wilcox.jason@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 www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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
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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. 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. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This is an extension of the
Information Collection Request (ICR) for
the Diesel Emission Reduction Act
program (DERA) authorized by title VII,
subtitle G (sections 791 to 797) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–
58), as amended by the Diesel Emissions
Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–364)
and Division S (section 101) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
(Pub. L. 116–260), codified at 42 U.S.C.
16131 et seq. DERA provides the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
with the authority to award grants,
rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a
competitive basis to eligible entities to
fund the costs of a retrofit technology
that significantly reduces diesel
emissions from mobile sources through
implementation of a certified engine
configuration, verified technology, or
emerging technology. Eligible mobile
sources include buses (including school
buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy
heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine
engines, locomotives, or nonroad
engines or diesel vehicles or equipment
used in construction, handling of cargo
(including at port or airport),
agriculture, mining, or energy
production. In addition, eligible entities
may also use funds awarded for
programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified
technology involving a vehicle or
equipment described above. The
objective of the assistance under this
program is to achieve significant
reductions in diesel emissions in terms
of tons of pollution produced and
reductions in diesel emissions exposure,
particularly from fleets operating in
areas designated by the Administrator as
poor air quality areas.
EPA uses approved procedures and
forms to collect necessary information
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to operate a grant program, and has been
providing grants under DERA since
Fiscal Year 2008 and rebates since
Fiscal Year 2012. EPA is requesting an
extension to the existing approved ICR
for forms needed to collect necessary
information to operate a rebate program
as authorized by Congress under the
DERA program.
As part of this extension, EPA is
revising the ICR to address the needs of
the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program.
This program is authorized by title XI,
section 71101 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117–
58). The new program, like DERA,
allows for rebates and grants for school
bus replacement projects that reduce
emissions. EPA will collect information
from applicants who wish to apply for
a rebate under DERA or CSB.
Information collected from applicants
will ensure that they are eligible to
receive funds, that funds are provided
for eligible activities, and to satisfy the
reporting requirements of DERA and
CSB.
Form Numbers: 2060–0686.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
those interested in applying for a rebate
under EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction
Act (DERA) or Clean School Bus (CSB)
Program and include but are not limited
to the following NAICS (North
American Industry Classification
System) codes: 23 Construction; 482
Rail Transportation; 483 Water
Transportation; 484 Truck
Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground
Passenger Transportation; 4854 School
and Employee Bus Transportation;
48831 Port and Harbor Operations;
61111 Elementary and Secondary
Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities,
and Professional Schools; 9211
Executive, Legislative, and Other
Government Support; and 9221 Justice,
Public Order, and Safety Activities.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents:
3000 (total).
Frequency of response: Voluntary as
needed.
Total estimated burden: 17,287 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $732,996.58 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 14,342 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is the result of a
significant increase in the expected
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number of annual responses in the new
Clean School Bus Program.
Michael Moltzen,
Deputy Director, Transportation and Climate
Division, Office of Air and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2021–0561; FRL–9486–01–
ORD]
Availability of the Draft IRIS
Toxicological Review of
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) and
Related Salts
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day
public comment period associated with
release of the draft Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS) Toxicological
Review of Perfluorohexanoic Acid
(PFHxA) and Related Salts. The draft
document was prepared by the Center
for Public Health and Environmental
Assessment (CPHEA) within EPA’s
Office of Research and Development
(ORD). EPA is releasing this draft IRIS
assessment for public comment in
advance of an independent external
peer review organized by ERG, a
contractor to EPA. The external peer
reviewers will be provided with all
written comments submitted in
response to this notice for their
consideration as they conduct their
review. To receive future notification
about the peer review, sign up for EPA’s
IRIS listserv, as described in this notice.
EPA will consider all comments
received when revising the document
post-peer review. This draft assessment
is not final as described in EPA’s
information quality guidelines, and it
does not represent, and should not be
construed to represent Agency policy or
views.
DATES: The 60-day public comment
period begins February 2, 2022 and ends
April 4, 2022. Comments must be
received on or before April 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The IRIS Toxicological
Review of Perfluorohexanoic Acid
(PFHxA) and Related Salts will be
available via the internet on the IRIS
website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/irisrecent-additions and in the public
docket at https://www.regulations.gov,
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2021–
0561.
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0103; FRL 9478-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Diesel
Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate
Programs; EPA ICR No. 2461.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0686 Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Diesel Emissions
Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs'' (EPA
ICR No. 2461.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0686) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before April 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2012-0103, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
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: Jason Wilcox, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, (6406A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-
9571; fax number: 202-343-2803; email address: [email protected].
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
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
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
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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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This is an extension of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) for the Diesel Emission Reduction Act program (DERA)
authorized by title VII, subtitle G (sections 791 to 797) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58), as amended by the Diesel Emissions
Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-364) and Division S (section 101) of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), codified
at 42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq. DERA provides the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) with the authority to award grants, rebates or low-cost
revolving loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to fund the
costs of a retrofit technology that significantly reduces diesel
emissions from mobile sources through implementation of a certified
engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging technology.
Eligible mobile sources include buses (including school buses), medium
heavy-duty or heavy heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine engines,
locomotives, or nonroad engines or diesel vehicles or equipment used in
construction, handling of cargo (including at port or airport),
agriculture, mining, or energy production. In addition, eligible
entities may also use funds awarded for programs or projects to reduce
long-duration idling using verified technology involving a vehicle or
equipment described above. The objective of the assistance under this
program is to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in
terms of tons of pollution produced and reductions in diesel emissions
exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the
Administrator as poor air quality areas.
EPA uses approved procedures and forms to collect necessary
information to operate a grant program, and has been providing grants
under DERA since Fiscal Year 2008 and rebates since Fiscal Year 2012.
EPA is requesting an extension to the existing approved ICR for forms
needed to collect necessary information to operate a rebate program as
authorized by Congress under the DERA program.
As part of this extension, EPA is revising the ICR to address the
needs of the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program. This program is authorized
by title XI, section 71101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (Pub. L. 117-58). The new program, like DERA, allows for rebates
and grants for school bus replacement projects that reduce emissions.
EPA will collect information from applicants who wish to apply for a
rebate under DERA or CSB. Information collected from applicants will
ensure that they are eligible to receive funds, that funds are provided
for eligible activities, and to satisfy the reporting requirements of
DERA and CSB.
Form Numbers: 2060-0686.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those interested in applying for a rebate under EPA's
Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) or Clean School Bus (CSB) Program
and include but are not limited to the following NAICS (North American
Industry Classification System) codes: 23 Construction; 482 Rail
Transportation; 483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck Transportation; 485
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; 4854 School and Employee
Bus Transportation; 48831 Port and Harbor Operations; 61111 Elementary
and Secondary Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, and Professional
Schools; 9211 Executive, Legislative, and Other Government Support; and
9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 3000 (total).
Frequency of response: Voluntary as needed.
Total estimated burden: 17,287 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $732,996.58 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 14,342 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is the result of a significant increase
in the expected number of annual responses in the new Clean School Bus
Program.
Michael Moltzen,
Deputy Director, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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