Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Establishment Application, Notification of Registration, and Pesticide Production Reports for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (Renewal), 66445-66446 [2023-21037]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 6240 is issued to Watson Associates L.P. for a period effective September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 31, 2024, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Watson Associates L.P. is authorized to continue operation of the Watson Dam Project under the terms and conditions of the prior license until the issuance of a subsequent license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. Dated: September 21, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–21106 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5089–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation The license for the Felt Hydroelectric Project No. 5089 was issued for a period ending August 31, 2023. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee(s) under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 5089 is issued to Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., for a period effective September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before August 31, 2024, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., is authorized to continue operation of the Felt Hydroelectric Project under the terms and conditions of the prior license until the issuance of a subsequent license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. Dated: September 21, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–21109 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA- HQ–OECA–2011–0824; FRL–11432– 01–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Establishment Application, Notification of Registration, and Pesticide Production Reports for Pesticide-Producing and DeviceProducing Establishments (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Pesticide Establishment Application, Notification of Registration, and Pesticide SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66445 Production Reports for PesticideProducing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA ICR Number 0160.13, OMB Control Number 2070– 0078) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments may be submitted on or before October 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OECA–2011–0824 to, EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@ 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Yaras, Office of Compliance, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Pesticides, Waste & Toxics Branch 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4153; email address: yaras.michelle@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 9516). This E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 66446 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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. Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 7(a) requires that any person who produces pesticides, active ingredients or devices subject to the Act must register with the Administrator of EPA the establishment in which the pesticide, active ingredient or device is produced. This section further requires that application for registration of any establishment shall include the name and address of the establishment and of the producer who operates such an establishment. EPA Form 3540–8, Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing and DeviceProducing Establishments, is used to collect the establishment registration information required by this section. FIFRA section 7(c) requires that any producer operating an establishment registered under section 7 report to the Administrator within 30 days after it is registered, and annually thereafter by March 1st for certain pesticide or device production and sales or distribution information. The producers must report which types and amounts of pesticides, active ingredients, or devices are currently being produced, were produced during the past year, sold or distributed in the past year. The supporting regulations at 40 CFR part 167 provide the requirements and time schedules for submitting production information. EPA Form 3540–16, Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments, is used to collect the pesticide production information required by section 7(c) of FIFRA. Establishment registration information, collected on EPA Form 3540–8, is a one-time requirement for all pesticide-producing and deviceproducing establishments. Pesticide and device production information, reported on EPA Form 3540–16, is required to be submitted within 30 days after the company is notified of their pesticideproducing or device-producing establishment number, and annually thereafter on or before March 1st. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 Pesticide-producing and deviceproducing establishments optionally can electronically enter and submit their establishment registration information and pesticide production information through EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX). Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3540–8 and 3540–16. Respondents/affected entities: Establishments producing pesticides. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 167). Estimated number of respondents: 20,607 (total). Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 33,219.69 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $2,733,968.15 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 6,084.43 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is a result of the COVID–19 pandemic causing a 109.1 percent increase in the average number of new establishments (815 in 2019 to 1703 in 2023) and a 32.67 percent increase in the total number of establishments (14,248 in 2019 to 18,904 in 2023). Additional increases are due to changes in the salary tables used in the calculations. There have only been minor changes in the time used to calculate each individual activity. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–21037 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–11420–01–OW] Notice of Public Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) With Webcast Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces a public meeting with a webcast of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB). The meeting will be shared in real-time via webcast and public comments may be provided in writing in advance or virtually via webcast. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further details. The SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 purpose of the meeting will be for the EFAB to discuss possible future advisory charges, provide updates on previous EFAB deliverables, and to understand and consider environmental finance issues in the Great Lakes region and Michigan. The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format of inperson and virtual via webcast. DATES: The meeting will be held on: 1. October 24, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time; and 2. October 25, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. eastern time. ADDRESSES: In-Person: Doubletree by Hilton Ann Arbor North, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Webcast: Information to access the webcast will be provided upon registration in advance of the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants information about the meeting may contact Tara Johnson via telephone/ voicemail at (202) 564–6186 or email to efab@epa.gov. General information concerning the EFAB is available at www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on innovative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, and activities. Administrative support for the EFAB is provided by the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center within EPA’s Office of Water. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the EFAB will hold a public meeting with a webcast for the following purposes: (1) Discuss potential future EFAB charges; (2) Provide updates on recent EFAB deliverables; and (3) Receive briefings on environmental finance issues in the Great Lakes region and Michigan. Registration for the Meeting: To register for the meeting, please visit www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/ efab#meeting. Interested persons who wish to attend the meeting must register by October 18, 2023, to attend in person or by October 20, 2023, to attend via webcast. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. In the event the meeting cannot be held, an announcement will be made on the EFAB website at www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab and all registered attendees will be notified. Availability of Meeting Materials: Meeting materials, including the E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66445-66446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21037]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA- HQ-OECA-2011-0824; FRL-11432-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Establishment Application, 
Notification of Registration, and Pesticide Production Reports for 
Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Pesticide Establishment 
Application, Notification of Registration, and Pesticide Production 
Reports for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments 
(EPA ICR Number 0160.13, OMB Control Number 2070-0078) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through September 30, 2023. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 14, 2023 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before October 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2011-0824 to, EPA 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Yaras, Office of Compliance, 
Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Pesticides, Waste 
& Toxics Branch 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-4153; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through September 30, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on February 14, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 9516). This

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notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) section 7(a) requires that any person who produces pesticides, 
active ingredients or devices subject to the Act must register with the 
Administrator of EPA the establishment in which the pesticide, active 
ingredient or device is produced. This section further requires that 
application for registration of any establishment shall include the 
name and address of the establishment and of the producer who operates 
such an establishment. EPA Form 3540-8, Application for Registration of 
Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments, is used to 
collect the establishment registration information required by this 
section.
    FIFRA section 7(c) requires that any producer operating an 
establishment registered under section 7 report to the Administrator 
within 30 days after it is registered, and annually thereafter by March 
1st for certain pesticide or device production and sales or 
distribution information. The producers must report which types and 
amounts of pesticides, active ingredients, or devices are currently 
being produced, were produced during the past year, sold or distributed 
in the past year. The supporting regulations at 40 CFR part 167 provide 
the requirements and time schedules for submitting production 
information. EPA Form 3540-16, Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing 
and Device-Producing Establishments, is used to collect the pesticide 
production information required by section 7(c) of FIFRA.
    Establishment registration information, collected on EPA Form 3540-
8, is a one-time requirement for all pesticide-producing and device-
producing establishments. Pesticide and device production information, 
reported on EPA Form 3540-16, is required to be submitted within 30 
days after the company is notified of their pesticide-producing or 
device-producing establishment number, and annually thereafter on or 
before March 1st. Pesticide-producing and device-producing 
establishments optionally can electronically enter and submit their 
establishment registration information and pesticide production 
information through EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX).
    Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3540-8 and 3540-16.
    Respondents/affected entities: Establishments producing pesticides.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 167).
    Estimated number of respondents: 20,607 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 33,219.69 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $2,733,968.15 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 6,084.43 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic 
causing a 109.1 percent increase in the average number of new 
establishments (815 in 2019 to 1703 in 2023) and a 32.67 percent 
increase in the total number of establishments (14,248 in 2019 to 
18,904 in 2023). Additional increases are due to changes in the salary 
tables used in the calculations. There have only been minor changes in 
the time used to calculate each individual activity.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-21037 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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