83 FR 48611 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2451.02); Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-20957

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: ``Soil and Non-Soil Fumigant Risk Mitigation'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2451.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0197, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2019. 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-2018-0423; FRL-9983-88]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2451.02); 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: ``Soil and Non-Soil Fumigant Risk Mitigation'' and 
identified by EPA ICR No. 2451.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0197, 
represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 
on April 30, 2019. 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 November 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0423, 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: Ryne Yarger, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 605-1193; 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: Soil and Non-Soil Fumigant Risk Mitigation.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2451.02.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0197.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 
2019. 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

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numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: In completing reviews of several soil and non-soil 
fumigants pursuant to section 4(g) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA determined that these 
fumigants are eligible for reregistration only if specific risk 
mitigation measures, as outlined in Reregistration Eligibility 
Decisions for the chemicals, are adopted and adequately implemented. 
This ICR addresses the paperwork activities that both users and 
registrants of these specific soil and non-soil fumigants must perform 
in order to comply with the required risk mitigation measures.
    Without the complete suite of measures, these soil and non-soil 
fumigant chemicals do not meet the requirements to be eligible for 
registration or reregistration under FIFRA. The programs and activities 
represented in this ICR are the result of the Agency exercising the 
authority of section 3(c)(2)(B) or section 3(c)(5) of FIFRA, which 
authorizes EPA to require pesticide registrants to generate and submit 
data to the Agency, when such data are needed to maintain an existing 
registration of a pesticide. Due to the high benefits of these 
chemicals, there could be significant economic impact if these fumigant 
products are no longer available.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.9 
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 soil and non-soil fumigant users, specifically certified 
applicators and agriculture pesticide handlers (NAICS 111000--
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting); soil and non-soil fumigant 
registrants (NAICS 325300--Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other 
Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing); and state and tribal lead 
agencies (NAICS 999200--State Government).
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 113,071.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 5.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,693,353 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $60,356,426. This includes an 
estimated burden cost of $59,425,592 and an estimated cost of $930,834 
for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.

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

    There is an increase of 1,495,707 hours in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. For the soil fumigation activities, there was a change 
in burden hours from 197,646 to 198,262, which is primarily due to 
updating the estimated number of certified applicators and handlers 
potentially involved in soil fumigation activities. Additionally, EPA 
is now accounting for certain non-soil fumigant risk mitigation 
activities. For the non-soil fumigation activities, there is an 
increase in burden from 0 to 1,495,091 hours, which is related to the 
implementation of statutory responsibilities associated with the 
registration review of certain non-soil fumigant pesticides. The 
difference in burden hours between these two types of fumigation 
activities is driven by the annual estimate of applications. It is 
estimated that there are 12,651 soil fumigation applications and 
263,200 non-soil fumigation applications per year. The total annual 
respondent burden for this ICR is estimated to be 1,693,352 burden 
hours for both soil and non-soil fumigations. These changes are the 
result of adjustments to the estimated number of respondents for the 
soil fumigant risk mitigation activities, and the result of a 
programmatic change to incorporate the information collection 
activities related to the non-soil fumigant risk mitigation activities.

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: September 13, 2018.
Charlotte Bertrand,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Description: Notice of Self- Dated: September 20, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Certification of Exempt Wholesale Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Ryne Yarger, Field and External Affairs
Generator Status. Deputy Secretary. Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Filed Date: 9/19/18. [FR Doc. 2018–20893 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] Programs, Environmental Protection
Accession Number: 20180919–5150. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/10/18. Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
Take notice that the Commission number: (703) 605–1193; email address:
received the following electric rate ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION yarger.ryne@epa.gov.
filings: AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket Numbers: ER18–2455–000. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0423; FRL–9983–88] I. What information is EPA particularly
Applicants: Upper Peninsula Power interested in?
Company. Agency Information Collection Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Activities; Proposed Renewal of an (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
Balancing Authority Area Operations Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. specifically solicits comments and
Coordination Agreement to be effective 2451.02); Comment Request information to enable it to:
9/21/2018.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
Filed Date: 9/20/18.
Agency (EPA). collection of information is necessary
Accession Number: 20180920–5019.
for the proper performance of the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/18. ACTION: Notice.
functions of the Agency, including
Docket Numbers: ER18–2456–000. SUMMARY: In compliance with the whether the information will have
Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this practical utility.
Transmission, LLC, PJM document announces that EPA is 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Interconnection, L.L.C. planning to submit an Information Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of proposed collection of information,
MAIT submits ECSAs, Service Management and Budget (OMB). The including the validity of the
Agreement Nos. 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009 ICR, entitled: ‘‘Soil and Non-Soil methodology and assumptions used.
and 5010 to be effective 11/20/2018. Fumigant Risk Mitigation’’ and 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
Filed Date: 9/20/18. identified by EPA ICR No. 2451.02 and clarity of the information to be
Accession Number: 20180920–5029. OMB Control No. 2070–0197, represents collected.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/18. the renewal of an existing ICR that is 4. Minimize the burden of the
Take notice that the Commission scheduled to expire on April 30, 2019. collection of information on those who
received the following electric Before submitting the ICR to OMB for are to respond, including through the
reliability filings: review and approval, EPA is soliciting use of appropriate automated electronic,
Docket Numbers: RD18–9–000. comments on specific aspects of the mechanical, or other technological
Applicants: North American Electric proposed information collection that is collection techniques or other forms of
Reliability Corp. summarized in this document. The ICR information technology, e.g., permitting
Description: Petition of the North and accompanying material are electronic submission of responses. In
American Electric Reliability available in the docket for public review particular, EPA is requesting comments
Corporation for Approval of Proposed and comment. from very small businesses (those that
Reliability Standard PER–003–2 and employ less than 25) on examples of
DATES: Comments must be received on
Retirement of Reliability Standard PER– specific additional efforts that EPA
or before November 26, 2018. could make to reduce the paperwork
004–2. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Filed Date: 7/23/18. burden for very small businesses
identified by docket identification (ID) affected by this collection.
Accession Number: 20180723–5234. number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0423, by
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/18. one of the following methods: II. What information collection activity
The filings are accessible in the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// or ICR does this action apply to?
Commission’s eLibrary system by www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Title: Soil and Non-Soil Fumigant
clicking on the links or querying the instructions for submitting comments. Risk Mitigation.
docket number. Do not submit electronically any ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2451.02.
Any person desiring to intervene or information you consider to be OMB control number: OMB Control
protest in any of the above proceedings Confidential Business Information (CBI) No. 2070–0197.
must file in accordance with Rules 211 or other information whose disclosure is ICR status: This ICR is currently
and 214 of the Commission’s restricted by statute. scheduled to expire on April 30, 2019.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ and a person is not required to respond
time on the specified comment date. DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. to, a collection of information, unless it
Protests may be considered, but NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. displays a currently valid OMB control
intervention is necessary to become a • Hand Delivery: To make special number. The OMB control numbers for
party to the proceeding. arrangements for hand delivery or EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed delivery of boxed information, please of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

information relating to filing follow the instructions at http:// appearing in the Federal Register when
requirements, interventions, protests, www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
service, and qualifying facilities filings Additional instructions on are displayed either by publication in
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ commenting or visiting the docket, the Federal Register or by other
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For along with more information about appropriate means, such as on the
other information, call (866) 208–3676 dockets generally, is available at http:// related collection instrument or form, if
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. www.epa.gov/dockets. applicable. The display of OMB control

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numbers for certain EPA regulations is burden cost of $59,425,592 and an Dated: September 13, 2018.
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. estimated cost of $930,834 for capital Charlotte Bertrand,
Abstract: In completing reviews of investment or maintenance and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
several soil and non-soil fumigants operational costs. Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Federal Pollution Prevention.
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide III. Are there changes in the estimates [FR Doc. 2018–20957 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am]
Act (FIFRA), the EPA determined that from the last approval? BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
these fumigants are eligible for
There is an increase of 1,495,707
reregistration only if specific risk
mitigation measures, as outlined in hours in the total estimated respondent ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions for burden compared with that identified in AGENCY
the chemicals, are adopted and the ICR currently approved by OMB. For
the soil fumigation activities, there was [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0025; FRL–9982–
adequately implemented. This ICR 51–OAR]
addresses the paperwork activities that a change in burden hours from 197,646
both users and registrants of these to 198,262, which is primarily due to Proposed Information Collection
specific soil and non-soil fumigants updating the estimated number of Request; Comment Request; National
must perform in order to comply with certified applicators and handlers Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
the required risk mitigation measures. potentially involved in soil fumigation Pollutants for Asbestos (40 CFR Part
Without the complete suite of activities. Additionally, EPA is now 61, Subpart M) (Renewal)
measures, these soil and non-soil accounting for certain non-soil fumigant
fumigant chemicals do not meet the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
risk mitigation activities. For the non-
requirements to be eligible for Agency (EPA).
soil fumigation activities, there is an
registration or reregistration under ACTION: Notice.
increase in burden from 0 to 1,495,091
FIFRA. The programs and activities hours, which is related to the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
represented in this ICR are the result of implementation of statutory Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
the Agency exercising the authority of responsibilities associated with the information collection request (ICR),
section 3(c)(2)(B) or section 3(c)(5) of registration review of certain non-soil ‘‘National Emission Standard for
FIFRA, which authorizes EPA to require fumigant pesticides. The difference in Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for
pesticide registrants to generate and burden hours between these two types Asbestos (40 CFR part 61, subpart M)
submit data to the Agency, when such of fumigation activities is driven by the (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0111.15, OMB
data are needed to maintain an existing Control No. 2060–0101) to the Office of
annual estimate of applications. It is
registration of a pesticide. Due to the Management and Budget (OMB) for
estimated that there are 12,651 soil
high benefits of these chemicals, there review and approval in accordance with
could be significant economic impact if fumigation applications and 263,200
non-soil fumigation applications per the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
these fumigant products are no longer Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting
available. year. The total annual respondent
public comments on specific aspects of
Burden statement: The annual public burden for this ICR is estimated to be
the proposed information collection as
reporting and recordkeeping burden for 1,693,352 burden hours for both soil
described below. This is a second notice
this collection of information is and non-soil fumigations. These requesting comment on the proposed
estimated to average 2.9 hours per changes are the result of adjustments to extension of the ICR, which is currently
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR the estimated number of respondents for approved through March 31, 2019. The
1320.3(b). the soil fumigant risk mitigation burden in this notice includes changes
The ICR, which is available in the activities, and the result of a in reporting and recordkeeping resulting
docket along with other related programmatic change to incorporate the from a recent action on an alternative
materials, provides a detailed information collection activities related work practice and a planned change to
explanation of the collection activities to the non-soil fumigant risk mitigation allow electronic reporting for
and the burden estimate that is only activities. notifications. An Agency may not
briefly summarized here: conduct or sponsor and a person is not
Respondents/affected entities: Entities IV. What is the next step in the process
required to respond to a collection of
potentially affected by this ICR are soil for this ICR?
information unless it displays a
and non-soil fumigant users, specifically currently valid OMB control number.
certified applicators and agriculture EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as DATES: Comments must be submitted on
pesticide handlers (NAICS 111000—
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and appropriate. The final ICR package will or before November 26, 2018.
Hunting); soil and non-soil fumigant then be submitted to OMB for review ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
registrants (NAICS 325300—Pesticide, and approval pursuant to 5 CFR referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal OECA–2014–0025 online using https://
Chemical Manufacturing); and state and Register document pursuant to 5 CFR www.regulations.gov (our preferred
tribal lead agencies (NAICS 999200— 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the method), by email to: docket.oeca@
State Government). submission of the ICR to OMB and the epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Estimated total number of potential opportunity to submit additional Center, Environmental Protection
respondents: 113,071. comments to OMB. If you have any Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Frequency of response: On occasion. questions about this ICR or the approval Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Estimated total average number of 20460.
process, please contact the person listed
responses for each respondent: 5. The EPA’s policy is that all comments
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION received will be included in the public
Estimated total annual burden hours:
CONTACT. docket without change including any
1,693,353 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. personal information provided, unless
$60,356,426. This includes an estimated the comment includes profanity, threats,

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2018.
Contact		Ryne Yarger, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
FR Citation		83 FR 48611