Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement, 11427-11429 [2022-04230]

Download as PDF jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2022 / Notices the ‘‘National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995’’ (15 U.S.C. 3701), which requires Federal agencies to ‘‘use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such technical standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities.’’ In addition, OMB Circular A–119 (titled ‘‘Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities’’) reaffirms Federal agency use of private sector standards in procurement and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 23.703(b)(1) directs Federal agencies to ‘‘Maximize the utilization of environmentally preferable products and services (based on EPA-issued guidance)’’. On December 8, 2021, Executive Order 14057, titled ‘‘Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability’’ was issued (86 FR 70935, December 8, 2021). Pursuant to section 510(a) of the Executive Order, a memorandum was issued by the Director of the OMB, in coordination with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the National Climate Advisor that provides direction on immediate actions and further requirements to meet the policies and goals of the Executive Order available here at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2021/12/M-22-06.pdf. The memorandum establishes EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing as a program that identifies sustainable products and services for purposes of meeting the Executive Order goals and requirements available here at: https://www.epa.gov/greener products/recommendationsspecifications-standards-and-ecolabelsfederal-purchasing. The fundamental aim of this Framework is to establish a cross-sector approach to be used in recognizing private sector environmental standards (and consequently, environmentally preferable products and services meeting these standards) for use in federal purchasing. The Framework includes scoping questions and four sections: • Criteria for the Process for Developing Standards refers to the procedures used to develop, maintain, and update an environmental performance standard. • Criteria for the Environmental Effectiveness of the Standards refers to the criteria in the environmental performance standard or ecolabel that support the claim of environmental preferability. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Feb 28, 2022 Jkt 256001 • Criteria for Conformity Assessment refers to the procedures and practices by which products are assessed for conformity to the requirements specified by standards and ecolabeling programs. • Criteria for Management of Ecolabeling Programs refers to the organizational and management practices of an ecolabeling program. In 2016, EPA conducted a pilot to test the original set of criteria within the Framework against standards and ecolabels in the flooring, furniture, and paints/coatings categories. EPA has made several edits to the Framework based on lessons learned from the pilot and the desire to address a broader range of sectors with a more streamlined set of criteria. In this next phase of work, EPA intends to expand its recommendations by assessing standards and ecolabels in purchase categories that support Executive Order 14057 and Executive Order 14008, entitled: ‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad’’ (86 FR 7619, February 1, 2021). The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 8.5 hours per response on average. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Respondents/Affected Entities: You may be potentially affected by this action if you develop, manage, or certify products/services to environmental performance standards and ecolabels. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. See 15 U.S.C. 3701 and 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(11). Estimated total number of potential respondents: 100. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2. Estimated total annual burden hours: 707 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $45,322, which includes an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval? This is a request to reinstate an ICR approval that is currently not active. That means that there is currently no approved burden hours or costs, and this ICR will therefore be treated as resulting in increased burden of 707 hours. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11427 IV. 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. EPA will issue another Federal Register document 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. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) Dated: February 23, 2022. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–04237 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0749; FRL–9181–01– OCSP] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on an Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ‘‘Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 0161.16 and OMB Control No. 2070–0027, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 2, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 11428 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2022 / Notices number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0749, though the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is opened to visitors by appointment only. For the latest status information on EPA/DC and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. For general information contact: Carolyn Siu, Regulatory Support Branch (7101M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–1205; email address: siu.carolyn@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. What information is EPA particularly interested in? Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to: 1. 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. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. 4. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Feb 28, 2022 Jkt 256001 II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply to? Title: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0161.16, and OMB Control No. 2070–0027. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: This ICR addresses the information collection activities associated with the requirement that the EPA receive notice from pesticide registrants that foreign purchasers of unregistered pesticides exported from the United States. This statement is to ascertain understanding that the pesticide product cannot be sold in the United States. Section 17(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires an exporter of any pesticide not registered under FIFRA section 3 or sold under FIFRA section 6(a)(1) to obtain a signed statement from the foreign purchaser acknowledging that the purchaser is aware that the pesticide is not registered for use in, and cannot be sold in, the United States. A copy of this statement, which is known as the Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement, or FPAS, must be transmitted, by EPA, to the Designated National Authority or appropriate official of the government in the importing country. This information is submitted via mail or electronically through the Central Data Exchange (CDX) in the form of annual or pershipment statements to EPA, which maintains original records and transmits copies, along with an explanatory letter, via email to appropriate government officials of the countries that are importing the pesticide. In addition to the export notification for unregistered pesticides, FIFRA requires that all exported pesticides include appropriate labeling. There are different requirements for registered and unregistered products. For registered products, export labeling requirements alone meet the definition of third-party notification. In the interests of PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 consolidating various related information collection requests, this ICR includes burden estimates for the FPAS requirement for unregistered pesticides, as well as the labeling requirement for all exported pesticides, both registered and unregistered. These burdens have been consolidated in this ICR since the implementation of the 1993 pesticide export policy governing the export of pesticides, devices, and active ingredients used in producing pesticides. The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.06 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are individuals or entities engaged that either manufacture and export pesticides or that reformulate or repackage and export pesticides. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the parties responding to this information is 3250A1. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA section 17(a)(2). Estimated total number of potential respondents: 2,240. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 5,014. Estimated total annual burden hours: 16,660 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $1,265,501, which includes an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval? There is no change in burden from that currently approved by OMB. There were adjustments to the Agency burden estimate related to the ongoing COVID 19 public health emergency, during which EPA has had limited access to regular mail since March 2020, which prompted EPA to announce a temporary COVID 19 flexibility to allow for secure electronic submissions (86 FR 46246, August 18, 2021) (FRL–8721–01– OCSPP). Given this circumstance, EPA cannot yet estimate the annual changes in the number of submissions based on historical data about submission over the last 3 years, and/or changes in E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2022 / Notices burden since the existing ICR was approved by OMB. Instead, this ICR relies on previous estimates and assumes the numbers have largely remained steady over the past 3 years. In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal agencies and departments and is based on the submission instructions established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format developed by EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect this change in format to result in substantive changes to the information collection activities or related estimated burden and costs. IV. 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. EPA will issue another Federal Register document 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. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: February 23, 2022. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–04230 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P This notice announces EPA’s order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows an October 25, 2021, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and amend to terminate uses of these product registrations. In the October 25, 2021, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency received two comments on the notice; one general comment concerning pesticides in general that did not directly apply to this notice, so no action or response was needed and the second merited its further review of the requests. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. SUMMARY: The cancellations and amendments are effective March 1, 2022. DATES: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513; FRL–9573–01– OCSPP] Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–2707; email address: green.christopher@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, 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. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. II. What action is the Agency taking? This notice announces the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1, Table 1A, and Table 2 of this unit. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 TABLE 1—PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS Registration No. 279–3125 279–3248 279–3249 279–3297 279–3298 279–3299 Company No. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Feb 28, 2022 279 279 279 279 279 279 Product name Active ingredients Fury 1.5 EC Insecticide ........................................... Z-Cype 0.8 EW Insecticide ...................................... Z-Cype 0.8 EC Insecticide ....................................... 0.344% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... 0.258% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... 0.129% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11429 Zeta-Cypermethrin. Zeta-Cypermethrin. Zeta-Cypermethrin. Zeta-Cypermethrin. Zeta-Cypermethrin. Zeta-Cypermethrin. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0749; FRL-9181-01-OCSP]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection and Request for Comment; Foreign Purchaser 
Acknowledgement Statement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on 
an Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: 
``Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement'' and identified by EPA 
ICR No. 0161.16 and OMB Control No. 2070-0027, represents the renewal 
of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022. 
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, 
EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information 
collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and 
accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and 
comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID)

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number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0749, though the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
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. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is opened to visitors by 
appointment only. For the latest status information on EPA/DC and 
docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Carolyn Siu, Regulatory Support Branch (7101M), Office of Chemical 
Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 566-1205; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. 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.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. 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.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0161.16, and OMB Control No. 2070-0027.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December 
31, 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are displayed either 
by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, 
such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. 
The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR addresses the information collection activities 
associated with the requirement that the EPA receive notice from 
pesticide registrants that foreign purchasers of unregistered 
pesticides exported from the United States. This statement is to 
ascertain understanding that the pesticide product cannot be sold in 
the United States. Section 17(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires an exporter of any 
pesticide not registered under FIFRA section 3 or sold under FIFRA 
section 6(a)(1) to obtain a signed statement from the foreign purchaser 
acknowledging that the purchaser is aware that the pesticide is not 
registered for use in, and cannot be sold in, the United States. A copy 
of this statement, which is known as the Foreign Purchaser 
Acknowledgement Statement, or FPAS, must be transmitted, by EPA, to the 
Designated National Authority or appropriate official of the government 
in the importing country. This information is submitted via mail or 
electronically through the Central Data Exchange (CDX) in the form of 
annual or per-shipment statements to EPA, which maintains original 
records and transmits copies, along with an explanatory letter, via 
email to appropriate government officials of the countries that are 
importing the pesticide.
    In addition to the export notification for unregistered pesticides, 
FIFRA requires that all exported pesticides include appropriate 
labeling. There are different requirements for registered and 
unregistered products. For registered products, export labeling 
requirements alone meet the definition of third-party notification. In 
the interests of consolidating various related information collection 
requests, this ICR includes burden estimates for the FPAS requirement 
for unregistered pesticides, as well as the labeling requirement for 
all exported pesticides, both registered and unregistered. These 
burdens have been consolidated in this ICR since the implementation of 
the 1993 pesticide export policy governing the export of pesticides, 
devices, and active ingredients used in producing pesticides.
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related 
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities 
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.06 
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are individuals or entities engaged that either manufacture 
and export pesticides or that reformulate or repackage and export 
pesticides. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
code assigned to the parties responding to this information is 3250A1.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under FIFRA section 
17(a)(2).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 2,240.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 
5,014.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 16,660 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $1,265,501, which includes an 
estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and 
operational costs.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is no change in burden from that currently approved by OMB. 
There were adjustments to the Agency burden estimate related to the 
ongoing COVID 19 public health emergency, during which EPA has had 
limited access to regular mail since March 2020, which prompted EPA to 
announce a temporary COVID 19 flexibility to allow for secure 
electronic submissions (86 FR 46246, August 18, 2021) (FRL-8721-01-
OCSPP). Given this circumstance, EPA cannot yet estimate the annual 
changes in the number of submissions based on historical data about 
submission over the last 3 years, and/or changes in

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burden since the existing ICR was approved by OMB. Instead, this ICR 
relies on previous estimates and assumes the numbers have largely 
remained steady over the past 3 years.
    In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18-
question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal 
agencies and departments and is based on the submission instructions 
established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format developed by 
EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect this change in 
format to result in substantive changes to the information collection 
activities or related estimated burden and costs.

IV. 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. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document 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.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: February 23, 2022.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-04230 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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