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except cucumber at 0.9 ppm; vegetables,
fruiting, crop group 8–10 at 1.5 ppm;
vegetables, leafy, crop subgroup 4–16 at
15 ppm; and vegetables, tuberous and
corm, crop group 1C at 1.5 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
submitted a ‘‘quick, easy, cheap,
effective, rugged, and safe’’ (QuEChERS)
multi-residue method that has been
validated and independently validated
for post-registration monitoring of
SYN546330 and SYN547305 for
compliance with maximum residue
levels (MRLs) and import tolerances in
plant commodities at an LOQ of 0.01
mg/kg. QuEChERS multi-residue
method has also been validated and
independently validated for SYN548430
and SYN547435. Radiovalidation of the
residue methods used for data
generation in pre-registration studies
(primary crop and rotational crop) have
been conducted within the metabolism
studies. For the QuEChERS multiresidue method, a separate
radiovalidation study was conducted
with samples taken from the primary
crop metabolism studies. Contact: RD.
7. PP 3F9050. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–
0280. ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470
Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH
44077, has requested to establish a
tolerance for the combined residues of
the insecticide flonicamid and its
metabolites, TFNA, TFNA–AM, and
TFNG, in or on the raw agricultural
commodities: Berry, low growing,
subgroup 13–07G, except strawberry, at
1.5 ppm; and strawberry at 2.0 ppm.
Analytical methodology has been
developed to determine the residues of
flonicamid and its three major plant
metabolites, TFNA, TFNG, and TFNA–
AM in various crops. The residue
analytical method for the majority of
crops includes an initial extraction with
acetonitrile (ACN)/deionized (DI) water,
followed by a liquid-liquid partition
with ethyl acetate. The residue method
for wheat straw is similar, except that a
C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) is
added prior to the liquid-liquid
partition. The final sample solution is
quantitated using a liquid
chromatograph (LC) equipped with a
reverse phase column and a triple
quadruple mass spectrometer (MS/MS).
Contact: RD.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.
Dated: June 27, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Program Support.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0894; FRL–11032–01–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives—Requirements for
Manufacturers (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR)
‘‘Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives—Requirements for
Manufacturers’’ (EPA ICR No. 0309.16,
OMB Control No. 2060–0150) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). 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 March 31, 2024. 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 September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0894, 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:
James W. Caldwell, Compliance
Division, Office of Transportation and
Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343–
9303; fax number: (202) 343–2800;
email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
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detail the information that 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
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: In accordance with the
regulations at 40 CFR part 79, subparts
A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and
Fuel Additives, manufacturers
(including importers) of motor-vehicle
gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and
additives to those fuels, are required to
have these products registered by EPA
prior to their introduction into
commerce. Registration involves
providing a chemical description of the
fuel or additive, and certain technical,
marketing, and health-effects
information. Manufacturers are also
required to submit annual reports on
production volume and related
information. The information is used to
identify products where evaporative or
combustion emissions may pose an
unreasonable risk to public health, thus
meriting further investigation and
potential regulation. The information is
also used to ensure that fuel additives
comply with EPA requirements for
protecting catalytic converters and other
automotive emission controls. The data
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have been used to construct a
comprehensive data base on fuel and
additive composition. The Mine Safety
and Health Administration of the
Department of Labor restricts the use of
diesel additives in underground coal
mines to those registered by EPA. Most
of the information has been claimed by
the manufacturers as CBI.
Form numbers: EPA Forms 3520–12,
for the registration of a new fuel, and
3520–13, for the registration of a new
fuel additive, have been replaced with
on-line registration at: https://
www.epa.gov/fuels-registrationreporting-and-compliance-help/registeror-update-fuel-or-fuel-additive-request.
EPA Forms for annual reports, 3520–
12A, 3520–12Q, 3520–13A, and 3520–
13B, are available at: https://
www.epa.gov/fuels-registrationreporting-and-compliance-help/howreport-annually-fuel-and-fuel-additive
and may be submitted on-line.
Respondents/affected entities:
Manufacturers and importers of motorvehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel
fuel, and additives to those fuels.
Respondents obligation to respond:
Mandatory per 40 CFR part 79.
Estimated number of respondents:
1,975.
Frequency of response: On occasion,
annually.
Total estimated burden: 20,990 hours
per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2.3 million per
year, includes $53,500 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,260 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease is due to a slight
decrease in new registration activity and
reduction in reporting frequency from
the conversion of quarterly reports for
fuel manufacturers to an annual report.
The change from quarterly to annual
reports is found in 40 CFR 79.5(a).
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0525; FRL–11031–01–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives—Health-Effects Research
Requirements for Manufacturers; EPA
ICR No. 1696.11, OMB Control No.
2060–0297
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives—Health-Effects Research
Requirements for Manufacturers, EPA
ICR No. 1696.11, OMB Control No.
2060–0297, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 March 31, 2024. 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 September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0525, 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:
James W. Caldwell, Compliance
Division, Office of Transportation and
Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343–
9303; fax number: (202) 343–2800;
email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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
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: In accordance with the
regulations at 40 CFR 79, subparts A, B,
C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives, manufacturers (including
importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline,
motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives
for those fuels, are required to have
these products registered by the EPA
prior to their introduction into
commerce. Registration involves
providing a chemical description of the
fuel or additive, and certain technical,
marketing, and health-effects
information. The development of
health-effects data, as required by 40
CFR 79, Subpart F, is the subject of this
ICR. The information collection
requirements for Subparts A through D,
and the supplemental notification
requirements of Subpart F (indicating
how the manufacturer will satisfy the
health-effects data requirements) are
covered by a separate ICR (EPA ICR
Number 309.16, OMB Control Number
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0894; FRL-11032-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives--Requirements for
Manufacturers (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) ``Registration of Fuels
and Fuel Additives--Requirements for Manufacturers'' (EPA ICR No.
0309.16, OMB Control No. 2060-0150) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). 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 March 31, 2024. 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 September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0894, 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: James W. Caldwell, Compliance
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9303; fax number: (202) 343-2800;
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that 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 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: In accordance with the regulations at 40 CFR part 79,
subparts A, B, C, and D, Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives,
manufacturers (including importers) of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-
vehicle diesel fuel, and additives to those fuels, are required to have
these products registered by EPA prior to their introduction into
commerce. Registration involves providing a chemical description of the
fuel or additive, and certain technical, marketing, and health-effects
information. Manufacturers are also required to submit annual reports
on production volume and related information. The information is used
to identify products where evaporative or combustion emissions may pose
an unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further
investigation and potential regulation. The information is also used to
ensure that fuel additives comply with EPA requirements for protecting
catalytic converters and other automotive emission controls. The data
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have been used to construct a comprehensive data base on fuel and
additive composition. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the
Department of Labor restricts the use of diesel additives in
underground coal mines to those registered by EPA. Most of the
information has been claimed by the manufacturers as CBI.
Form numbers: EPA Forms 3520-12, for the registration of a new
fuel, and 3520-13, for the registration of a new fuel additive, have
been replaced with on-line registration at: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/register-or-update-fuel-or-fuel-additive-request. EPA Forms for annual reports, 3520-12A, 3520-
12Q, 3520-13A, and 3520-13B, are available at: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/how-report-annually-fuel-and-fuel-additive and may be submitted on-line.
Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers and importers of
motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives to
those fuels.
Respondents obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR part 79.
Estimated number of respondents: 1,975.
Frequency of response: On occasion, annually.
Total estimated burden: 20,990 hours per year. Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2.3 million per year, includes $53,500
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 1,260 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a slight decrease in new
registration activity and reduction in reporting frequency from the
conversion of quarterly reports for fuel manufacturers to an annual
report. The change from quarterly to annual reports is found in 40 CFR
79.5(a).
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality.
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