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11864 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

49 / Wednesday, March 14, 2007 / Notices

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and search data sources; complete and under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and it imposes review the collection of information; CONTACT.
two new requirements on manufacturers and transmit or otherwise disclose the
List of Subjects
of some plant-incorporated protectants. information.
Registrants sometimes include in a The ICR provides a detailed Environmental protection, Reporting
submission to EPA for registration of a explanation of this estimate, which is and recordkeeping requirements.
plant-incorporated protectant, only briefly summarized here:
information that they claim to be CBI. Dated: March 6, 2007.
Estimated total number of potential
CBI is protected by FIFRA and cannot James B. Gulliford,
respondents: The total number of
be released to the public. One provision Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
respondents is estimated to be 14 per Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
of the final rule requires registrants that year for substantiation of a CBI claim,
make CBI claims to substantiate such [FR Doc. E7–4529 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am]
and only one response for an adverse
claims when they are made, rather than effects report over the three year period BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
provide it later upon request by EPA. for this ICR renewal.
Submission of this information is Frequency of response: On occasion.
required in order to obtain the benefit of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Estimated total average number of AGENCY
prompt registration of a plant- responses for each respondent: One.
incorporated protectant. Early [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0014; FRL–8287–3]
Estimated total annual burden hours:
substantiation of CBI claims will enable
303 hours.
the Agency to promptly release Agency Information Collection
information supporting plant- Estimated total annual costs: $30,853.
Activities; Proposed Collection;
incorporated protectants registration This is an estimated burden cost of
Comment Response; National
decisions, without delaying $30,853 with no additional cost for
Refrigerant Recycling and Emission
registrations. capital investment or maintenance and
Reduction Program; EPA ICR No.
The other information collection operational costs.
1626.10, OMB Control No. 2060–0256
provision of the final rule requires IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
manufacturers of plant-incorporated AGENCY: Environmental Protection
From the Last Approval?
protectants exempted from the Agency (EPA).
requirements of registration to report There is no change in the total ACTION: Notice.
adverse effects of the plant-incorporated estimated respondent burden (303
hours) compared with that identified in SUMMARY: In compliance with the
protectant to the Agency. Such reporting
the ICR currently approved by OMB. In Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
will allow the Agency to determine
previous renewal cycles, the Agency 3501 et seq.), this document announces
whether further action is needed to
only adjusted the labor rates to account that EPA is planning to submit a request
prevent unreasonable adverse effects to
for inflation. However, for this renewal, to renew an existing approved
the environment. Submission of this
Agency economists have completely re- Information Collection Request (ICR) to
information is mandatory.
This ICR, therefore, discusses the estimated labor rates, benefits, and the Office of Management and Budget
paperwork burdens associated with the overhead costs for both respondents and (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire
requirement for registrants to Agency personnel. This Agency analysis on July 31, 2007. Before submitting the
substantiate CBI claims when they are completed in July 2006 resulted in a ICR to OMB for review and approval,
made, and the requirement for decrease in estimated labor rates for EPA is soliciting comments on specific
manufacturers of plant-incorporated industry. The new analysis also resulted aspects of the proposed information
protectants exempted from registration in management and technical estimated collection as described below.
requirements under the final rule to Agency labor rates decreasing and DATES: Comments must be submitted on
report adverse effects to the Agency clerical rates increasing. The Agency or before May 14, 2007.
within 30 days. believes this is a more realistic estimate ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Burden statement: The annual public of the average respondent and Agency identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
reporting and recordkeeping burden for costs. Therefore, estimated total annual OAR–2007–0014.
this collection of information is respondent costs have decreased by Instructions: Direct your comments to
estimated to average 7 hours for an $6,693, from $27,572 to $20,879, and Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–
adverse effects report and 21.5 hours for annual Agency labor costs have 0014. EPA’s policy is that all comments
substantiation of a CBI claim, per increased by $111, from $9,863 to received will be included in the public
response. Burden means the total time, $9,974. This change is an adjustment. docket without change and may be
effort, or financial resources expended made available online at
V. What Is the Next Step in the Process
by persons to generate, maintain, retain, www.regulations.gov, including any
for This ICR?
or disclose or provide information to or personal information provided, unless
for a Federal Agency. This includes the EPA will consider the comments the comment includes information
time needed to review instructions; received and amend the ICR as claimed to be Confidential Business
develop, acquire, install, and utilize appropriate. The final ICR package will Information (CBI) or other information
technology and systems for the purposes then be submitted to OMB for review whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
of collecting, validating, and verifying and approval pursuant to 5 CFR Do not submit information that you
information, processing and 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal consider to be CBI or otherwise
maintaining information, and disclosing Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR protected through www.regulations.gov
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and providing information; adjust the 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
existing ways to comply with any submission of the ICR to OMB and the site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
previously applicable instructions and opportunity to submit additional which means EPA will not know your
requirements which have subsequently comments to OMB. If you have any identity or contact information unless
changed; train personnel to be able to questions about this ICR or the approval you provide it in the body of your
respond to a collection of information; process, please contact the person listed comment. If you send an e-mail

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comment directly to EPA without going What Information Is EPA Particularly recover, recycle, reclaim, sell, or
through www.regulations.gov your e- Interested in? distribute in interstate commerce ozone-
mail address will be automatically Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of depleting refrigerants that contain
captured and included as part of the the PRA, EPA specifically solicits chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or
comment that is placed in the public comments and information to enable it hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); and
docket and made available on the to: those that service, maintain, repair, or
Internet. If you submit an electronic (i) Evaluate whether the proposed dispose of appliances containing CFC or
comment, EPA recommends that you collection of information is necessary HCFC refrigerants. In addition, the
include your name and other contact for the proper performance of the owners or operators of appliances
functions of the Agency, including containing more than 50 pounds of CFC
information in the body of your
whether the information will have or HCFC refrigerants are regulated.
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1626.10,
you submit. If EPA cannot read your practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the OMB Control No. 2060–0256.
comment due to technical difficulties ICR status: This ICR is currently
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
and cannot contact you for clarification, scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007.
proposed collection of information,
EPA may not be able to consider your An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
including the validity of the
comment. Electronic files should avoid methodology and assumptions used; and a person is not required to respond
the use of special characters, any form (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and to, a collection of information, unless it
of encryption, and be free of any defects clarity of the information to be displays a currently valid OMB control
or viruses. For additional information collected; and number. The OMB control numbers for
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA (iv) Minimize the burden of the EPA’s regulations in Title 40 of the CFR,
Docket Center homepage at http:// collection of information on those who after appearing in the Federal Register
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. are to respond, including through the when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
use of appropriate automated electronic, part 9, are displayed either by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: publication in the Federal Register or
mechanical, or other technological
Julius Banks; Stratospheric Protection collection techniques or other forms of by other appropriate means, such as on
Division, Office of Air and Radiation, information technology, e.g., permitting the related collection instrument or
Office of Atmospheric Programs; Mail electronic submission of responses. In form, if applicable. The display of OMB
Code 6205J; Environmental Protection particular, EPA is requesting comments control numbers in certain EPA
Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., from very small businesses (those that regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
Washington, DC 20460; telephone employ less than 25) on examples of part 9.
number: (202) 343–9870; fax number: specific additional efforts that EPA Abstract: EPA has developed
(202) 343–2338; e-mail address: could make to reduce the paperwork regulations under the Clean Air Act
banks.julius@epa.gov. burden for very small businesses Amendments of 1990 (the Act)
affected by this collection. establishing standards and requirements
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regarding the use and disposal of class
What Should I Consider When I I and class II ozone-depleting substances
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Prepare My Comments for EPA? used as refrigerants during the service,
Submit Comments? You may find the following maintain, repair, or disposal of
EPA has established a public docket suggestions helpful for preparing your refrigeration and air-conditioning
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– comments: equipment. Section 608(c) of the Act
1. Explain your views as clearly as states that effective July 1, 1992 it is
HQ–OAR–2007–0014, which is
possible and provide specific examples. unlawful for any person in the course of
available for online viewing at 2. Describe any assumptions that you maintaining, servicing, repairing, or
www.regulations.gov, or in person used. disposing of refrigeration or air-
viewing at the Office of Air and 3. Provide copies of any technical conditioning equipment to knowingly
Radiation Docket and Information information and/or data you used that vent or otherwise knowingly release or
Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ support your views. dispose of any class I or class II
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 4. If you estimate potential burden or substance used as a refrigerant in the
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, costs, explain how you arrived at the equipment in a manner which permits
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room estimate that you provide. the substance to enter the environment.
is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5. Offer alternative ways to improve During 1993, EPA promulgated
Monday through Friday, excluding legal the collection activity. regulations under section 608 of the Act
holidays. The telephone number for the 6. Make sure to submit your for the recycling of ozone-depleting
Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the comments by the deadline identified refrigerants recovered during the
telephone number for the Office of Air under DATES. servicing and disposal of air-
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, conditioning and refrigeration
and Radiation Docket and Information
be sure to identify the docket ID number equipment. These regulations were
Center Docket is 202–566–1742.
assigned to this action in the subject published on May 14, 1993 (58 FR
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a line on the first page of your response. 28660) and codified in 40 CFR subpart
copy of the draft collection of You may also provide the name, date, F (§ 82.150 et seq.).
information, submit or view public and Federal Register citation. The regulations require persons
comments, access the index listing of servicing refrigeration and air-
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What Information Collection Activity or


the contents of the docket, and to access conditioning equipment to observe
ICR Does This Apply to?
those documents in the public docket certain service practices that reduce
that are available electronically. Once in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– emissions of ozone depleting
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 0014. refrigerants. The regulations also
the docket ID number identified in this Affected entities: Entities potentially establish certification programs for
document. affected by this action are those that technicians, recycling and recovery

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equipment, and off-site refrigerant disclosing and providing information; implement retrofit/retirement plans;
reclaimers. In addition, EPA requires adjust the existing ways to comply with 0.25 hours for an estimated 2 owners of
that ozone depleting refrigerants any previously applicable instructions industrial process refrigeration
contained ‘‘in bulk’’ in appliances be and requirements which have appliances who maintain information
removed prior to disposal of the subsequently changed; train personnel on purged/destroyed refrigerant that
appliances and that all refrigeration and to be able to respond to a collection of they wish to exclude from their leak rate
air-conditioning equipment, except for information; search data sources; calculations; 250,000 hours for an
small appliances and room air complete and review the collection of estimated 50,000 owners/operators of
conditioners, be provided with a information; and transmit or otherwise appliances with refrigerant charges
servicing aperture that facilitates disclose the information. greater than 50 pounds to create and
recovery of the refrigerant. Moreover, The annual public reporting and maintain a plan to retire/replace or
the Agency requires that substantial recordkeeping burden for this collection retrofit comfort cooling, commercial
refrigerant leaks in equipment be of information is estimated to average: 8 refrigeration, and industrial process
repaired when they are discovered. Hours for the 2 EPA-approved refrigeration appliances; 12,500 hours
These regulations significantly reduce refrigerant recovery/recycling for an estimated 25,000 owners/
emissions of ozone depleting equipment testing organizations; 1,125 operators of industrial process
refrigerants, and therefore aid U.S. and hours for an estimated 2,250 owners of refrigeration appliances with refrigerant
global efforts to minimize damage to the refrigerant recovery/recycling charge sizes greater than 50 pounds to
ozone layer and the environment as a equipment (including air-conditioning maintain records on the results of initial
whole. and refrigeration service establishments) and follow-up verification tests; 25,000
To facilitate compliance with and hours for an estimated 100,025
that will change ownership or enter the
enforcement of section 608 appliance owners/operators who choose
market; 175 hours for an estimated 350
requirements, EPA requires reporting to determine the appliance’s full charge
appliance disposal establishments that
and record keeping requirements of using a range of possible values.
change ownership or enter the market;
technicians; technician certification Burden means the total time, effort, or
937.5 hours for the maintenance of
programs; equipment testing financial resources expended by persons
copies of signed statements by an
organizations; refrigerant wholesalers to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
estimated 7,500 disposal
and purchasers; refrigerant reclaimers; or provide information to or for a
establishments; 14 hours for
refrigeration and air-conditioning Federal agency. This includes the time
equipment owners; and other certification of an estimated 4
needed to review instructions; develop,
establishments that perform refrigerant refrigerant reclaimers that change
acquire, install, and utilize technology
removal, service, or disposal. The record ownership or enter the market; 92 hours
and systems for the purposes of
keeping requirements and periodic for refrigerant reclaimer annual
collecting, validating, and verifying
submission of reports, to EPA’s Office of reporting from an estimated 46
information, processing and
Air and Radiation, Office of respondents; 230 hours for refrigerant
maintaining information, and disclosing
Atmospheric Programs, occur on an reclaimer transactional recordkeeping
and providing information; adjust the
annual, biannual, onetime, or occasional from an estimated 46 respondents;
existing ways to comply with any
basis depending on the nature of the 250,000 hours for an estimated
previously applicable instructions and
reporting entity and the length of time 2,000,000 refrigerant wholesalers to
requirements; train personnel to be able
that the entity has been in service. maintain records of refrigerant sales
to respond to a collection of
Specific reporting and record keeping transactions; 50 hours for an estimated
information; search data sources;
requirements were published in 58 FR 10 technician certification programs
complete and review the collection of
28660 and codified under 40 CFR part applying for first-time approval; 450
information; and transmit or otherwise
82, subpart F (i.e., § 82.166). These hours for an estimated 90 technician
disclose the information.
reporting and recordkeeping certification programs to maintain The ICR provides a detailed
requirements also allow EPA to evaluate records; 45,000 hours for an estimated explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
the effectiveness of the refrigerant 30,000 technicians acquiring which is only briefly summarized here:
regulations, and help the Agency certification for the first time; 7,500 Estimated total number of potential
determine if we are meeting the hours for an estimated 300,000 respondents: 6,516,534.
obligations of the Unites States’, under previously certified technicians to Frequency of response: Reporting
the 1987 Montreal Protocol, to reduce maintain their certification cards; requirements under this rulemaking are
use and emissions of ozone-depleting 50,000 hours for an estimated 2,000,500 primarily required on an annual basis,
substances to the lowest achievable technicians servicing appliances with with the exception of technician testing
level. charge sizes greater than 50 pounds of organizations that are required to report
Burden Statement: The annual public refrigerant to provide service invoices to biannually. The frequency of
reporting and recordkeeping burden for their customers; 50,000 hours for an recordkeeping requirements under this
this collection of information is estimated 2,000,500 owners/operators of rulemaking vary depending upon the
estimated to average 0.1 hours per appliances with charge sizes greater actions of the respondent but are
respondent. Burden means the total than 50 pounds of refrigerant to generally required on a transactional
time, effort, or financial resources maintain service invoices; 25 hours for basis.
expended by persons to generate, an estimated 50 owners of industrial Estimated total average number of
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide process refrigeration equipment responses for each respondent: 1.
information to or for a Federal agency. (appliances) who request a 30-day Estimated total annual burden hours:
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This includes the time needed to review extension to the 30-day leak repair 693,319 hours.
instructions; develop, acquire, install, requirement or the retrofit requirement; Estimated total annual costs:
and utilize technology and systems for 25 hours for an estimated 50 owners of $25,375,462. This includes an estimated
the purposes of collecting, validating, industrial process refrigeration burden cost of $25,375,462 and an
and verifying information, processing equipment (appliances) who requests an estimated cost of $0 for capital
and maintaining information, and extension to the 1-year timeframe to investment costs.

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Are There Changes in the Estimates and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on April 3, holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
From the Last Approval? 2007. number is (703) 305-5805.
There is an increase of 274,335 hours To request accommodation of a 2. Electronic access. You may access
in the total estimated respondent disability, please contact the person this Federal Register document
burden compared with that identified in listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON electronically through the EPA Internet
the ICR currently approved by OMB. CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
This increase is not due to a change in prior to the meeting, to give EPA as http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
any program requirement. The much time as possible to process your
II. Tentative Agenda
adjustment is the result of changes in request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1. Update on NAFTA Labeling
EPA’s estimates of labor rates, time
Marriott Boston Long Wharf, Boston, 2. Update on Label I.D. Project
required to submit reports and maintain
MA. 3. New Issue Paper on Underground
records, and the overall number of
Chemigation
respondents. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 4. Use of ‘‘Recommended’’ Regarding
What Is the Next Step in the Process for Georgia McDuffie, Field and External Rate Section on Pesticide labels
This ICR? Affairs Division, (7506P), Office of 5. Notice 2000-5
Pesticide Programs, Environmental 6. Revising Time Factors for
EPA will consider the comments Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
received and amend the ICR as Estimating Inspection Costs for Grant
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Purposes
appropriate. The final ICR package will telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax:
then be submitted to OMB for review 7. Rodenticide RUP Status
(703) 308-1850; e-mail address: 8. Review expedited Section 18 Form
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov or Philip H.
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue and Guidance
Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. 9. Fund Raising Logos on Section 3
another Federal Register notice Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843-1249;
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to Labels
telephone number: (802) 472-6956; fax 10. Residue Check Sample Program
announce the submission of the ICR to (802) 472-6957; e-mail address:
OMB and the opportunity to submit 11. Drift Language Recommendations
aapco@plainfield.bypass.com. from PPDC
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 12. Update on WPS and C and T
approval process, please contact the Proposed Rule Change
I. General Information 13. PIRT Training and Potential for
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. A. Does this Action Apply to Me? Recertification of Federal Credentials
14. Enforcement Issues with F and
Dated: March 8, 2007. You may be potentially affected by WS Regarding Sampling of Endangered
Drusilla Hufford, this action if all parties interested in Species
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division, SFIREG information exchange 15. OECA PART Measures Data
Office of Atmospheric Program, Office of Air relationship with EPA regarding Review Committee
and Radiation. important issues related to human 16. EPA Update/Briefing
[FR Doc. E7–4649 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] health, environmental exposure to a. Office of Pesticide Programs Update
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
pesticides, and insight into EPA’s b. Office of Enforcement Compliance
decision-making process are invited and Assurance Update
encouraged to attend the meetings and 17. POM Working Committee
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION participate as appropriate. ’’ Workgroups Issue Papers/Updates
AGENCY Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to: those List of Subjects
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0172; FRL–8118–5] persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances Environmental protection.
The Association of American Pesticide
Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA under the Federal Food, Drug and Dated: February 26, 2007.
Issues Research and Evaluation Group Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal William R. Diamond,
(SFIREG) Working Committee on Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Director, Field External Affairs Division,
Pesticide Operations and Management Act (FIFRA). Office of Pesticide Programs
(WC/POM); Notice of Public Meeting B. How Can I Get Copies of this [FR Doc. E7–4381 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am]
Document and Other Related BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Information?
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice. 1. Docket. EPA has established a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
docket for this action under docket AGENCY
SUMMARY: The Association of American identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ OPPT–2007–0172. Publicly available [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0186; FRL–8118–7]
State FIFRA Issues Research and docket materials are available either in
Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Working FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;
the electronic docket at http://
Committee on Pesticide Operations and Notice of Public Meeting
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
Management (WC/POM) will hold a 2– available in hard copy, at the Office of AGENCY: Environmental Protection
day meeting, beginning on April 2, 2007 Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Agency (EPA).
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and ending April 3, 2007. This notice Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One ACTION: Notice.
announces the location and times for Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
the meeting and sets forth the tentative Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of SUMMARY: There will be a 3–day meeting
agenda topics. operation of this Docket Facility are of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
DATES: The meeting will be held on from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory
April 2, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, excluding legal Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and

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