82 FR 58195 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 0276.16); Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 236 (December 11, 2017)

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides,'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0276.16 and OMB Control No. 2070-0040, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2018. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0628; FRL-9970-51]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 0276.16); Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides,'' 
and identified by EPA ICR No. 0276.16 and OMB Control No. 2070-0040, 
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 
on August 31, 2018. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed 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 February 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0628, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Hernandez, Field and External 
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7560P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone

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number: (703) 305-5190; 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: EUPs for Pesticides.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0276.16.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0040.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 
2018. 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 listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, 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 is a renewal of an existing ICR that is 
currently approved by OMB and is due to expire August 31, 2018. The 
information collection provides EPA with the data necessary to 
determine whether to issue an EUP under section 5 of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA requires 
that before a pesticide product may be distributed or sold in the U.S., 
it must be registered by EPA. However, FIFRA section 5 authorizes EPA 
to issue an EUP to allow pesticide companies to temporarily ship 
pesticide products for experimental use for the purpose of gathering 
data necessary to support the application for registration of a 
pesticide product. The EUP application must be submitted in order to 
obtain a permit.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 567 
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    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:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are engaged in pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural 
chemical manufacturing. The NAICS for respondents under the ICR 
include: 325320 (Pesticide and other Agricultural Chemical 
Manufacturing).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 31 annually.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 567 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $37,497. There are no capital 
operation & maintenance costs associated with this information 
collection.

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

    There is an increase of 11 hours in the total estimated respondent 
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This increase reflects EPA's adjustment as a result of increased 
EUP submissions by program participants, as well as higher wage rates 
for managerial, technical, and clerical occupations. This change is an 
adjustment.

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: November 27, 2017.
Charlotte Bertrand,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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must file in accordance with Rules 211 Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
and 214 of the Commission’s leslie.michael@epa.gov. AGENCY
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0628; FRL–9970–51]
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Throughout this document, whenever
time on the specified comment date. ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean Agency Information Collection
Protests may be considered, but EPA. Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
intervention is necessary to become a Existing Collection (EPA ICR No.
party to the proceeding. Background
0276.16); Comment Request
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Today’s notice is an announcement of
information relating to filing AGENCY: Environmental Protection
a finding that we have already made. On
requirements, interventions, protests, Agency (EPA).
September 26, 2017, EPA sent a letter to
service, and qualifying facilities filings ACTION: Notice.
the Illinois Environmental Protection
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Agency, stating that the 2030 MVEBs SUMMARY: In compliance with the
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
contained in the maintenance plan for Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
other information, call (866) 208–3676
the 2008 Ozone Standard for Metro-East document announces that EPA is
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
area are adequate for transportation planning to submit an Information
Dated: December 5, 2017. conformity purposes. EPA announced Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., receipt of these MVEBs on its Management and Budget (OMB). The
Deputy Secretary. transportation conformity Web site, and ICR, entitled: ‘‘Experimental Use
[FR Doc. 2017–26650 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am] did not receive any comments during Permits (EUPs) for Pesticides,’’ and
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the public comment period. The finding identified by EPA ICR No. 0276.16 and
of adequacy is available at EPA’s OMB Control No. 2070–0040, represents
conformity Web site: https:// the renewal of an existing ICR that is
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.epa.gov/state-and-local- scheduled to expire on August 31, 2018.
AGENCY transportation/adequacy-review-state- Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
implementation-plan-sip-submissions- review and approval, EPA is soliciting
[EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0277; FRL–9971–62- conformity.
Region 5] comments on specific aspects of the
The 2030 MVEBs, in tons per day proposed information collection that is
Adequacy Status of the Metro-East St. (tpd), for VOCs and NOX for the Metro- summarized in this document. The ICR
Louis, Illinois 2008 Ozone Standard East St. Louis, Illinois area are as and accompanying material are
Nonattainment Area for the Submitted follows: available in the docket for public review
Maintenance Plan for Transportation and comment.
Conformity Purposes NOX VOCs
Year DATES: Comments must be received on
(tpd) (tpd)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or before February 9, 2018.
Agency (EPA). 2030 .............................. 16.68 9.05 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
ACTION: Notice of finding of adequacy. identified by docket identification (ID)
Transportation conformity is required number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0628, by
SUMMARY: In this notice, the by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. one of the following methods:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA’s conformity rule requires that • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
is notifying the public that we find the transportation plans, programs, and www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
motor vehicle emissions budgets projects conform to state air quality instructions for submitting comments.
(MVEBs) for volatile organic compounds implementation plans and establishes Do not submit electronically any
(VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in the criteria and procedures for information you consider to be
the Illinois portion of the St. Louis area determining whether they conform. Confidential Business Information (CBI)
(Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Conformity to a State Implementation or other information whose disclosure is
Counties or ‘‘Metro-East area’’), 2008 Plan (SIP) means that transportation restricted by statute.
Ozone Standard nonattainment area activities will not produce new air • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
adequate for use in transportation quality violations, worsen existing Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
conformity determinations. Illinois violations, or delay timely attainment of DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
submitted a 2008 Ozone Standard the national ambient air quality NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
maintenance plan for the Metro-East standards. • Hand Delivery: To make special
area on May 8, 2017. As a result of this The criteria by which we determine arrangements for hand delivery or
finding of adequacy, the MVEBs from whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for delivery of boxed information, please
the submitted maintenance plan must transportation conformity purposes are follow the instructions at http://
be used by state and Federal agencies in outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
determining whether proposed note that an adequacy review is separate Additional instructions on
transportation projects conform to the from EPA’s completeness review, and is commenting or visiting the docket,
SIP as required by the Clean Air Act. also a separate action from EPA’s along with more information about
DATES: This finding is applicable evaluation of and decision whether to dockets generally, is available at http://
December 26, 2017. approve a proposed SIP revision. www.epa.gov/dockets.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Leslie, Environmental Connie Hernandez, Field and External
Dated: November 17, 2017.
Engineer, Control Strategies Section Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
(AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Robert A. Kaplan, Programs (7560P), Office of Pesticide
Radiation Division, United States Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. Programs, Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency, [FR Doc. 2017–26533 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am] Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone

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number: (703) 305–5190; email address: determine whether to issue an EUP 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
hernandez.connie@epa.gov. under section 5 of the Federal submission of the ICR to OMB and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide opportunity to submit additional
Act (FIFRA). FIFRA requires that before comments to OMB. If you have any
I. What information is EPA particularly a pesticide product may be distributed questions about this ICR or the approval
interested in? or sold in the U.S., it must be registered process, please contact the person listed
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) by EPA. However, FIFRA section 5 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA authorizes EPA to issue an EUP to allow CONTACT.
specifically solicits comments and pesticide companies to temporarily ship Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
information to enable it to: pesticide products for experimental use
1. Evaluate whether the proposed for the purpose of gathering data Dated: November 27, 2017.
collection of information is necessary necessary to support the application for Charlotte Bertrand,
for the proper performance of the registration of a pesticide product. The Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
functions of the Agency, including EUP application must be submitted in Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
whether the information will have order to obtain a permit. Pollution Prevention.
practical utility. Burden statement: The annual public [FR Doc. 2017–26658 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am]
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the reporting and recordkeeping burden for BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the this collection of information is
proposed collection of information, estimated to average 567 hours per
including the validity of the response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
methodology and assumptions used. 1320.3(b). AGENCY
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and The ICR, which is available in the [FRL–9971–26—Region 8]
clarity of the information to be docket along with other related
collected. materials, provides a detailed Clean Air Act Operating Permit
4. Minimize the burden of the explanation of the collection activities Program; Petition for Objection to
collection of information on those who and the burden estimate that is only State Operating Permit for PacifiCorp
are to respond, including through the briefly summarized here: Energy—Hunter Power Plant (Emery
use of appropriate automated electronic, Respondents/Affected Entities: County, Utah)
mechanical, or other technological Entities potentially affected by this ICR
collection techniques or other forms of are engaged in pesticide, fertilizer, and AGENCY: Environmental Protection
information technology, e.g., permitting other agricultural chemical Agency (EPA).
electronic submission of responses. In manufacturing. The NAICS for ACTION: Notice of final order on a
particular, EPA is requesting comments respondents under the ICR include: petition to object to a state operating
from very small businesses (those that 325320 (Pesticide and other Agricultural permit.
employ less than 25) on examples of Chemical Manufacturing).
specific additional efforts that EPA Estimated total number of potential SUMMARY: The EPA Administrator
could make to reduce the paperwork respondents: 31 annually. signed an order, dated October 16, 2017,
burden for very small businesses Frequency of response: On occasion. denying the petition submitted by the
affected by this collection. Estimated total average number of Sierra Club (Petitioner) objecting to the
responses for each respondent: 1. proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) title V
II. What information collection activity Estimated total annual burden hours: operating permit issued to PacifiCorp
or ICR does this action apply to? 567 hours. Energy. The Order responds to the April
Title: EUPs for Pesticides. Estimated total annual costs: $37,497. 11, 2016 petition objecting to the
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0276.16. There are no capital operation & proposed title V operating permit
OMB control number: OMB Control maintenance costs associated with this #1500101002 (Hunter Permit) issued by
No. 2070–0040. information collection. the Utah Department of Environmental
ICR status: This ICR is currently Quality, Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2018. III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval? for the Hunter Power Plant in Castle
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, Dale, Emery County, Utah. The Order
and a person is not required to respond There is an increase of 11 hours in the constitutes a final action on the petition.
to, a collection of information, unless it total estimated respondent burden
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of
displays a currently valid OMB control compared with that identified in the ICR
the Order, the petition, and other
number. The OMB control numbers for currently approved by OMB. This
supporting information at the EPA
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code increase reflects EPA’s adjustment as a
Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
of Federal Regulations (CFR), after result of increased EUP submissions by
Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. The EPA
appearing in the Federal Register when program participants, as well as higher
requests that if at all possible, you
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, wage rates for managerial, technical,
contact the individual listed in the FOR
are displayed either by publication in and clerical occupations. This change is
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
the Federal Register or by other an adjustment.
view these documents. You may view
appropriate means, such as on the
IV. What is the next step in the process the hard copies Monday through Friday,
related collection instrument or form, if
for this ICR? 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding federal
applicable. The display of OMB control
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EPA will consider the comments holidays. The Order is also available
numbers for certain EPA regulations is
received and amend the ICR as electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR is a renewal of an appropriate. The final ICR package will title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-
existing ICR that is currently approved then be submitted to OMB for review database.
by OMB and is due to expire August 31, and approval pursuant to 5 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2018. The information collection 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal Patrick Wauters, Air Program (8P–AR),
provides EPA with the data necessary to Register document pursuant to 5 CFR EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street,

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before February 9, 2018.
Contact		Connie Hernandez, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7560P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
FR Citation		82 FR 58195