83 FR 45125 - Industrial Economics, Incorporated; Transfer of Data
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 172 (September 5, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 172 (September 5, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-19261 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45125-45126] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19261] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0563; FRL-9982-35] Industrial Economics, Incorporated; Transfer of Data AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Industrial Economics, Incorporated in accordance with the CBI regulations. Industrial Economics, Incorporated has been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Industrial Economics, Incorporated to fulfill the obligations of the contract. DATES: Industrial Economics, Incorporated will be given access to this information on or before September 10, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Northern, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6478 email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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-2018-0563, is available at http://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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. II. Contractor Requirements The contractor shall provide EPA such economic expertise for the annual updates of OECA's financial models, the development of new economic models as appropriate, and the education of enforcement professionals about the models and their applications and situations that may require case-specific financial analyses beyond using one of EPA's financial model. The contractor shall, furthermore, provide accomplished expert advice to enforcement personnel about financial issues that may impact EPA enforcement litigation. When directed, the contractor shall be able to provide individuals with a record of expert capabilities and accomplishments to serve as witnesses at trials and hearings, as well as those with a knowledgeable background to support EPA during settlement negotiations. In addition, the contractor shall provide assistance to OECA, OCE, and EPA Regional Offices on economic policy related to environment enforcement cases, as well as attendant applications of the financial models. However, EPA enforcement professionals and management will make all policy decisions in regard to ultimate financial accounting issues, approaches, and applications. This contract will involve no subcontractors. OPP has determined that the contract described in this document involve work that is being conducted in connection with FIFRA, in that pesticide chemicals will be the subject of certain evaluations to be made under this contract. These evaluations may be used in subsequent regulatory decisions under FIFRA. Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. The information has been submitted to EPA under FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 and under FFDCA sections 408 and 409. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with Industrial Economics, Incorporated prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in these contract; prohibits disclosure of the information to a third party without prior written approval from the Agency; and requires that each official and employee of the contractor sign an agreement to protect the information from unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, Industrial Economics, Incorporated is required to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be secured and protected against unauthorized release or compromise. No information will be provided to Industrial Economics, Incorporated until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Industrial Economics, Incorporated will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Industrial Economics, Incorporated by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Industrial Economics, Incorporated has completed its work. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. [[Page 45126]] Dated: August 13, 2018. Delores Barber, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2018-19261 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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will also be used by the public to access Incorporated has been awarded a individuals with a record of expert
LFG energy project development contract to perform work for OPP, and capabilities and accomplishments to
opportunities in the United States. In access to this information will enable serve as witnesses at trials and hearings,
addition, the information collection will Industrial Economics, Incorporated to as well as those with a knowledgeable
assist LMOP in evaluating the reduction fulfill the obligations of the contract. background to support EPA during
of methane emissions from landfills. DATES: Industrial Economics, settlement negotiations.
Form numbers: 5900–157, 5900–158, Incorporated will be given access to this In addition, the contractor shall
5900–159, 5900–160, 5900–161, and information on or before September 10, provide assistance to OECA, OCE, and
5900–162. 2018. EPA Regional Offices on economic
Respondents/affected entities: Private FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: policy related to environment
companies and municipalities that own William Northern, Information enforcement cases, as well as attendant
or operate landfills; manufacturers and Technology and Resources Management applications of the financial models.
suppliers of equipment/knowledge to Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide However, EPA enforcement
capture and utilize LFG; utility Programs, Environmental Protection professionals and management will
companies; end-users of energy from Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, make all policy decisions in regard to
landfills; developers of LFG energy Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone ultimate financial accounting issues,
projects; State agencies; and other LFG number: (703) 305–6478 email address: approaches, and applications.
energy stakeholders. morthern.william@epa.gov. This contract will involve no
Respondent’s obligation to respond: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: subcontractors.
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: I. General Information OPP has determined that the contract
1,137 (total). described in this document involve
A. Does this action apply to me? work that is being conducted in
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 2,270 hours This action applies to the public in connection with FIFRA, in that
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR general. As such, the Agency has not pesticide chemicals will be the subject
1320.03(b). attempted to describe all the specific of certain evaluations to be made under
Total estimated cost: $194,890 (per entities that may be affected by this this contract. These evaluations may be
year), includes $0 annualized capital or action. used in subsequent regulatory decisions
operation & maintenance costs. under FIFRA.
B. How can I get copies of this document
Changes in estimates: There is a and other related information? Some of this information may be
decrease of 252 hours in the total entitled to confidential treatment. The
estimated respondent burden compared The docket for this action, identified information has been submitted to EPA
with the ICR currently approved by by docket identification (ID) number under FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 and
OMB. This decrease is due to transition EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0563, is available under FFDCA sections 408 and 409.
to an electronic collection of updates to at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
In accordance with the requirements
landfill methane projects with which Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with
the organizations are involved. Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
Industrial Economics, Incorporated
Environmental Protection Agency
Dated: August 29, 2018. prohibits use of the information for any
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Paul M. Gunning, purpose not specified in these contract;
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
prohibits disclosure of the information
Director, Climate Change Division. Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
to a third party without prior written
[FR Doc. 2018–19260 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
approval from the Agency; and requires
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
that each official and employee of the
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
contractor sign an agreement to protect
holidays. The telephone number for the
the information from unauthorized
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
release and to handle it in accordance
AGENCY and the telephone number for the OPP
with the FIFRA Information Security
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0563; FRL–9982–35]
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
Manual. In addition, Industrial
the visitor instructions and additional
Economics, Incorporated is required to
Industrial Economics, Incorporated; information about the docket available
submit for EPA approval a security plan
Transfer of Data at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
under which any CBI will be secured
AGENCY: Environmental Protection II. Contractor Requirements and protected against unauthorized
Agency (EPA). The contractor shall provide EPA release or compromise. No information
such economic expertise for the annual will be provided to Industrial
ACTION: Notice.
updates of OECA’s financial models, the Economics, Incorporated until the
SUMMARY: This notice announces that development of new economic models requirements in this document have
pesticide related information submitted as appropriate, and the education of been fully satisfied. Records of
to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs enforcement professionals about the information provided to Industrial
(OPP) pursuant to the Federal models and their applications and Economics, Incorporated will be
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide situations that may require case-specific maintained by EPA Project Officers for
Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, financial analyses beyond using one of this contract. All information supplied
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and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including EPA’s financial model. to Industrial Economics, Incorporated
information that may have been claimed The contractor shall, furthermore, by EPA for use in connection with this
as Confidential Business Information provide accomplished expert advice to contract will be returned to EPA when
(CBI) by the submitter, will be enforcement personnel about financial Industrial Economics, Incorporated has
transferred to Industrial Economics, issues that may impact EPA completed its work.
Incorporated in accordance with the CBI enforcement litigation. When directed, Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C.
regulations. Industrial Economics, the contractor shall be able to provide 301 et seq.
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Dated: August 13, 2018. requesting information under docket epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Delores Barber, EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0075. The docket Center, Environmental Protection
Director, Information Technology and office can be reached by email at: a-and- Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Resources Management Division, Office of r-Docket@epa.gov or FAX: 202–566– Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Pesticide Programs. 9744. 20460.
[FR Doc. 2018–19261 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] For information on access or services EPA’s policy is that all comments
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P for individuals with disabilities, please received will be included in the public
contact Lorraine Reddick at docket without change including any
reddick.lorraine@epa.gov, preferably at personal information provided, unless
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION least 10 days prior to the meeting to give the comment includes profanity, threats,
AGENCY EPA as much time as possible to process information claimed to be Confidential
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0075; FRL–9983–24–
your request. Business Information (CBI) or other
OAR] Dated: August 21, 2018. information whose disclosure is
John Shoaff,
restricted by statute.
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Director, Office of Air Policy and Program FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(CAAAC): Notice of Meeting Support. Jerome Blackman, Office of
[FR Doc. 2018–19253 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am]
Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Division, (6207A), Environmental
Agency (EPA). BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
ACTION: Notice of meeting. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION telephone number: 202–343–9630; fax
Agency (EPA) announces an upcoming AGENCY number: 202–343–2342; email address:
meeting for the Clean Air Act Advisory Blackman.Jerome@epa.gov.
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0082; FRL–9983–36–
Committee (CAAAC). The EPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OAR]
established the CAAAC on November Supporting documents which explain in
19, 1990, to provide independent advice Proposed Information Collection detail the information that the EPA will
and counsel to EPA on policy issues Request; Renewal; EPA’s Natural Gas be collecting are available in the public
associated with implementation of the STAR Program docket for this ICR. The docket can be
Clean Air Act of 1990. The Committee viewed online at www.regulations.gov
advises EPA on economic, AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
environmental, technical, scientific and Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
enforcement policy issues. ACTION: Notice. Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
DATES: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 The telephone number for the Docket
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given Agency (EPA) is planning to submit a
that the CAAAC will hold its next face- information about EPA’s public docket,
renewal information collection request visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
to-face meeting on Wednesday, (ICR), ‘‘EPA’s Natural Gas STAR
September 26th, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Program’’ (EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0082, the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
until 5:30 p.m., continuing Thursday OMB Control No. 2060–0328) to the
September 27th, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to and information to enable it to: (i)
Office of Management and Budget Evaluate whether the proposed
12 noon. (OMB) for review and approval in collection of information is necessary
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place accordance with the Paperwork for the proper performance of the
at the Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). functions of the Agency, including
4610 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public whether the information will have
22203. comments on specific aspects of the practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed information collection as accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
Larry Weinstock, Designated Federal described below. Specifically, EPA is burden of the proposed collection of
Official, Clean Air Act Advisory proposing to replace the current information, including the validity of
Committee (6103A), Environmental Program’s Memorandum of the methodology and assumptions used;
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Understanding (MOU) with a (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; Partnership Agreement (PA), update the clarity of the information to be
telephone number: 202–564–9226; calculations used to estimate methane collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
email address: weinstock.larry@epa.gov. reductions, and create a vendor service of the collection of information on those
Additional information about this provider directory. This is a renewal who are to respond, including through
meeting, the CAAAC, and its with modification of the existing ICR the use of appropriate automated
subcommittees and workgroups can be which expires on March 31, 2019. An electronic, mechanical, or other
found on the CAAAC website: http:// Agency may not conduct or sponsor, technological collection techniques or
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/. and a person is not required to respond other forms of information technology,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The to, a collection of information unless it e.g., permitting electronic submission of
committee agenda and any documents displays a currently valid OMB control responses. EPA will consider the
prepared for the meeting will be number. comments received and amend the ICR
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publicly available on the CAAAC DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package
website at http://www.epa.gov/oar/ or before November 5, 2018. will then be submitted to OMB for
caaac/ prior to the meeting. Thereafter, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA
these documents, together with CAAAC referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register
meeting minutes, will be available on OAR–2004–0082 online using notice to announce the submission of
the CAAAC website or by contacting the www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
Office of Air and Radiation Docket and method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ submit additional comments to OMB.
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| Dates | Industrial Economics, Incorporated will be given access to this information on or before September 10, 2018. | |
| Contact | William Northern, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6478 | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 45125 |
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