[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42774-42775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17024]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0150; FRL-9389-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
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, titled ``Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 1080
Collars for Livestock Protection'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1249.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0074 represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2014. 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 September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0150, 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.htm.
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: Rame Cromwell, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9068; fax number: (703) 305-5884;
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: Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 1080 Collars
for Livestock Protection.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1249.09.
OMB control number: 2070-0074.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2014. 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
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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 potentially affects non-federal Certified
Applicators in three States (New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming),
the State lead agencies for pesticide regulation in those States that
monitor the program and are themselves registrants of 1080 Livestock
Protection Collar products, and one additional registrant. EPA also
receives annual reports on use of a 1080 Livestock Protection Collar
product registered to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS). That product is applied
in several States by employees of USDA/APHIS. Applicators who are
certified to apply livestock protection collars are required to keep
records of: (a) The number of collars attached on livestock; (b) the
pastures where collared livestock were placed; (c) the dates of each
attachment, inspection, and removal; (d) the number and locations of
livestock found with ruptured or punctured collars and the apparent
cause of the damage; (e) the number, dates, and approximate location of
all collars lost; and (f) the species, locations, and dates of all
suspected poisonings of humans, domestic animals or non-target wild
animals resulting from collar use.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40
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 pesticide and other agricultural manufacturers (NAICS
325320), e.g., pesticide registrants whose products include 1080
collars; and government establishments primarily engaged in
administration of environmental quality programs (NAICS 9241) e.g.,
States implementing a 1080 collar monitoring program.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 48.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,944 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $83,335. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $83,335 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is no change of 1,944 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB.
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: July 3, 2013.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-17024 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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