INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST FOR THE NATIONAL WASTEWATER OPERATOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SECTION 104( g)( 1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT EPA ICR No. 1977.02 OMB Control No. 2040 0238 June 2004 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Wastewater Management Municipal Assistance Branch 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue ( 4202 M) ICC Building, 7th Floor Washington, D. C. 20460 Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1. a Title of the Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. b Short Characterization/ Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2. a Need and Authority for the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. b Practical Utility of the Data and Users of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3.0 NON DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3. a Non duplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. b Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. c Consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. d Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. e General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. f Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. g Sensitive Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4.0 THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4. a Respondents and SIC Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. b( i.) Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. b( ii.) Respondent Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5.0 THE INFORMATION COLLECTED: AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5. a Agency Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. b Collection Methodology and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. c Small Entity Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. d Collection Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6.0 ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 6. a Estimating Respondent Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6. b Estimating Respondent Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6. c Estimating Agency Burden and Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6. d Estimating Respondent Universe and Total Burden Hours and Costs . . . . . . . . . . 11 6. e Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6. f Reasons for Change in Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6. g Burden Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Page 1 1.0 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1. a Title of the Information Collection National Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program Section 104( g)( 1) of the Clean Water Act.

EPA ICR No.: 1977.02 OMB Control No.: 2040 0238 1. b Short Characterization/ Abstract In 1982 Congress recognized the need for wastewater operator training. Sections 104( g)( 1) and 308 of the Clean Water Act ( CWA) authorize this ICR regarding the Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program, otherwise known as the 104( g) Program, for the purposes of providing an adequate supply of trained personnel to operate and maintain existing and future treatment works and related activities, and for the purposes of enhancing substantially the proficiency of those engaged in such activities. The statute calls upon U. S. EPA, in cooperation with state and interstate agencies, municipalities, educational institutes, and other organizations, to develop training and retrain people in the field of, or who are entering into the field of, operations and maintenance of treatment works and related activities.

2.0 NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2. a Need and Authority for the Collection Sections 104( g)( 1) and 308 of the Clean Water Act provide the authority for the Wastewater Operator Training Program. The U. S. EPA has made the decision to collect information to track data pertaining to the 104( g) Program. The goal of this collection is to evaluate the outcomes and environmental benefits of the 104( g) Program's assistance activities. This information will also help assistance providers to improve the outreach activities that are provided through the 104( g) Program. Page 2 2. b Practical Utility of the Data and Users of the Data U. S. EPA uses the information collected to develop its 104( g) Program database which will contain information on the wastewater treatment plants that are assisted by the 104( g) Program. The database is used as a source of information to monitor the pollutant reduction progress, compliance status, and other environmental outcomes and benefits to the wastewater treatment plants assisted through the Program.

3.0 NON DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3. a Non duplication U. S. EPA has researched and discussed the data collection responsibilities with the Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program's training centers. There are no other reporting requirements of this nature being conducted by these centers. Our research revealed no duplicative reporting requirements.

3. b Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB In compliance with the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act, any agency developing a non rule related ICR must solicit public comments for a 60 day period prior to submitting the ICR to OMB. The comments, which are used partly to determine realistic burden estimates for respondents, must be considered when completing the Supporting Statement that is submitted to OMB. EPA public noticed this ICR renewal on November 10, 2003 ( FRL 7585 2; Volume 68, Number 217). EPA received no comments to this notice.

3. c Consultations Participants in the reporting for the National Operator Training Program were contacted via telephone and were asked for comments on this information collection request. The following people were contacted:

William Mixer, Casper College Environmental Resource and Training Center, Wyoming, 307 268 2670 Phillip Preston, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 317 232 8728 Doug Hill, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 517 373 4754 Karen Brandt, Maryland Center for Environmental Training, 301 934 7500 Richard Weigand, West Virginia Environmental Training Center, 304 372 7878 Three of the respondents agreed that the cost estimates were reasonable. One of the respondents believed that the cost estimate was significantly too high, while another thought it was too low. Page 3 3. d Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection Information will be collected three times a year for the Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program ICR. The Office of Wastewater Management will require annual reporting for the database in May of each year. It is essential that pollution reduction information be provided to illustrate the environmental benefits of the Program. Semi annual spreadsheet reporting on the status of any given year's assistance projects is required mid fiscal year ( May) and the end of the fiscal year ( November). This is done to track the number of facilities assisted and the status of those projects. Mid fiscal year and end of the fiscal year reporting is required to ensure that the training center grantee's commitments are being met.

3. e General Guidelines This ICR is consistent with 5CFR 1320.5( D)( 2), and adheres to all guidelines for information collection requests.

3. f Confidentiality Where information submitted in conjunction with this ICR contains trade secrets or similar confidential business information, the respondent has the authority to request that this information be treated as confidential business information. All data so designated will be handled pursuant to 40 CFR Part 2. This information will be maintained according to procedures outlined in EPA's Security Manual Part III, Chapter 9, dated August 9, 1976. Pursuant to Section 308( b) of the CWA, effluent data may not be treated as confidential.

3. g Sensitive Questions The reporting requirements addressed in this ICR do not include sensitive questions.

4.0 THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4. a Respondents and SIC and NAICS Codes The following is a list of Standard Industrial Classification ( SIC) codes associated with the Wastewater Operator Training Program:

9511  Environmental Protection Agencies  government; and 8221  Non profit Education Institutes.

The following is a list of North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) codes associated with the Wastewater Operator Training Program: Page 4 924110  Environmental Protection Program Administration 611310  Colleges 611320  Junior Colleges 4. b Information Requested 4. b( i) Data Items, including Record keeping Requirements Reporting:

1) Spreadsheet reporting categories: A.) Number of Facilities that have Completed Assistance: achieved compliance, maintained compliance, improved performance, and no improvement; and B.) Number of Facilities that are Continuing Assistance: achieved compliance, maintained compliance, improved performance, and no improvement.

( See Attachment 1 for spreadsheet and guidance.)

2) Database reporting categories for each facility assisted: EPA Region, Facility Name, Facility Street Address, City/ Town, State, Zip Code, Start Assistance Date, Compliance Status at the Start, Compliance Achieved Date, Conclusion Assistance Date, Type of Facility, Top Five Performance Limiting Factors, Repeat Assistance Facility, If Repeat  Date of Last Assistance, Tribal Assistance, Design Size of the Plant, Comments, Other Benefits, Permit Number, Biological Oxygen Demand Average Start, Total Suspended Solids Average Start, Nitrogen Average Start, Biological Oxygen Demand Average End, Total Suspended Solids Average End, Nitrogen Average End, Longitude, Latitude, and Annual Average Flow.

( See Attachment 2 for database and guidance.)

U. S. EPA requires that the Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program training center grantees report this information. It will be to the training center grantee's benefit to keep the requested information on hand after reporting, but it will not be required by the U. S. EPA. The reporting requirements covered by this ICR will be used by the 104( g) Program's trainers to determine an assisted facility's improvement and the subsequent environmental benefits of the assistance efforts.

4. b( ii) Respondent Activities The respondents will be required to submit status data on a semi annual basis on a spreadsheet which will be created by U. S. EPA, and will require data entry on the respondents' behalf. Information will be submitted electronically from the training center grantee to the corresponding U. S. EPA Regional Office, with a copy to U. S. EPA Headquarters. The Page 5 information collected is based on the trainer's activity at the site in need of assistance. The trainer knows the status of the facility being assisted, no extraneous paper work will be required.

Also, the respondents will be required to submit the database information on an annual basis in the format established by U. S. EPA. This information will be submitted electronically from the training center grantee to the corresponding U. S. EPA Regional Office, with a copy to U. S. EPA Headquarters. The majority of the information collected here will be obtained while the trainer is at the facility in need of assistance. Pollution reduction information will be obtained either via an on site visit or the telephone.

5.0 THE INFORMATION COLLECTED: AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5. a Agency Activities In collecting and analyzing the information associated with Wastewater Operator Training Program ICR, the U. S. EPA will compile and maintain up to five years of data for a national master spreadsheet and a national master database. Report spread sheet forms and Program database format will be created by U. S. EPA and supplied to the Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program's training center grantees. U. S. EPA will review the supplied information, and reports will be created and distributed to the training centers, U. S. EPA Headquarters, U. S. EPA Regional Offices, and customers.

5. b Collection Methodology and Management The U. S. EPA will ensure the accuracy and completeness of information collected by reviewing each submittal upon receipt. The data will be entered into the spreadsheet form and the database form by the 104( g) Program training centers, the information will be submitted electronically to the appropriate U. S. EPA Regional Office, with a copy to U. S. EPA Headquarters. The data will be stored on an all access drive at U. S. EPA Headquarters with a back up on the c:/ drive of the Wastewater Operator Training Program coordinator's desk top computer. The public may access the data upon request to U. S. EPA.

5. c Small Entity Flexibility The Wastewater Operator Training Program ICR does not have a " significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities," therefore this section does not apply to this ICR.

5. d Collection Schedule Information will be collected three times a year for the Wastewater Operator Training Program ICR. Annual reporting for the database information is required in May of each year. Page 6 Semi annual reporting for the status of any given year's assistance projects in spreadsheet format is required mid fiscal year ( May) and the end of the fiscal year ( November).

6.0 ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION For the 46 104( g) PROGRAM TRAINING CENTER GRANTEE RESPONDENTS and U. S. EPA The total number of respondents is estimated to be the forty six 104( g) Program training center grantees. The responses are collected three times per year. The projected combined annual cost of this ICR to all forty six 104( g) training center grantee respondents and the federal government will be approximately $ 22,748.10. The average annual cost to each 104( g)( 1) training center will be $ 285.39, for a total cost of $ 13,127.94 per year. The average annual cost to EPA's Regional Offices and Headquarters will be $ 875.56, for a total cost of $ 9620.16 per year. The projected combined annual burden hours of this ICR to all respondents will be approximately 498 hours. The average annual burden hours to each training center grantee will be 7 hours, for a total of 322 hours per year. The average annual burden hours to each EPA Regional Office and Headquarters will be 16 hours, for a total of 176 burden hours per year.

Data will be collected on an annual basis, in May of each year, for the database collection, and data for the spreadsheet information collection will be done on a semi annual basis, in May and November of each year. This information collection is mandatory; it is expected that 100% of the 104( g) training centers will respond to this collection request. All forty six ( 46) training centers grantees and U. S. EPA have the necessary equipment, desk top computers with appropriate software to collect and manage this information. There will be no additional start up or maintenance costs associated with this project to perform this information collection request. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information; processing and maintaining information; and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Salaries for the 104( g) Program training center grantee staff are based on the Bureau of Labor statistics weekly earnings, July, 2002. A loaded wage estimate was calculated by multiplying the civilian wage earned by 1.5. U. S. EPA salaries are based on the 2004 federal salary, GS level 13 step 5. A loaded wage estimate was calculated by multiplying the federal wage by 1.6.

The cost imposed on the training center grantees to the requirements discussed in this ICR is a function of the burden placed on them for record keeping and reporting the information described above and the wages of a typical worker performing these activities. Page 7 Estimates of civilian salaries associated with this information collection have been prepared using the Bureau of Labor's statistics for July, 2002. This information is on the Bureau of Labor's web page at the following Internet address: http:// stats. bls. gov/

° This ICR estimates the average loaded annual salary for a civilian professional employee is $ 84,801.60 per year, at the hourly rate of $ 40.77; and ° U. S. EPA estimates that the total annual civilian employee response cost is $ 13,127.94 for record keeping and reporting.

Estimates of the federal government respondent costs associated with this information collection have been prepared using the Federal Salary Table 2004. This information is on the Office of Personnel Management's web page at the following Internet address: http:// www. opm. gov/

° This ICR estimates the average annual salary for a federal employee is equivalent to a GS 13, Step 5 and a loaded salary of $ 113,692.80 per year, at the hourly rate of $ 54.66; and ° EPA estimates that the total annual federal employee response cost is $ 9,620.16 for record keeping and reporting. Page 8 6. a Estimating Respondent Burden for each Grantee Activity: Spreadsheet No. of Respondents No. of Person Hours Total Annual Hours Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the spreadsheet ( semi annual). 46 2 92 Activity: Database No. of Respondents No. of Person Hours Total Annual Hours Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the database ( annual). 46 5 230 6. b Estimating Respondent Costs for each Grantee Activity: Spreadsheet Cost Per Hour Total Annual Labor Cost Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the spreadsheet ( semi annual). $ 40.77 $ 3,750.84 Activity: Database Cost Per Hour Total Annual Labor Cost Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the database ( annual). $ 40.77 $ 9,377.10 Page 9 6. c Estimating Agency Burden and Cost Activity: Spreadsheet No. of Respon dents No. of Person Hours Per Respondent Cost Per Hour Total Annual Hours Total Annual Labor Cost U. S. EPA staff; record keeping and reporting for the spreadsheet ( semi annual). 11 8 $ 54.66 88 $ 4,810.08 Activity: Database No. of Respon dents No. of Person Hours per Respondent Cost Per Hour Total Annual Hours Total Annual Labor Cost U. S. EPA staff; record keeping and reporting for the database ( annual). 11 8 $ 54.66 88 $ 4,810.08 ° Total annual hours per each EPA respondent is 16 hours. Page 10 6. d Estimating Respondent Universe and Total Burden Hours and Costs Activity: Spreadsheet No. of Respon dents No. of Person Hours Cost Per Hour Total Annual Hours Total Annual Labor Cost Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the spreadsheet ( semi annual). 46 2 $ 40.77 92 $ 3750.84 U. S. EPA staff; record keeping and reporting for the spreadsheet ( semi annual). 11 8 $ 54.66 88 $ 4,810.08 SUB TOTALS 180 $ 8,560.92 Activity: Database No. of Respon dents No. of Person Hours Cost Per Hour Total Annual Hours Total Annual Labor Cost Training center grantees, civilian professional specialty and technical staff; record keeping and reporting for the database ( annual). 46 5 $ 40.77 230 $ 9,377.10 U. S. EPA staff; record keeping and reporting for the database ( annual). 11 8 $ 54.66 88 $ 4,810.08 SUB TOTALS 318 $ 14,187.18 6. e Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables No. of respondents includes the 46 grantees and the 10 EPA Regional Offices and EPA Headquarters Total Annual Hours Total Annual Labor Cost TOTALS: 57 498 $ 22,748.10 6. f Reasons for Change in Burden Information collection activity for the National Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program currently has OMB approval for 512 burden hours. We are Page 11 reducing that number to 498 burden hours because we have 2 less respondents using 14 less burden hours.

6. g Burden Statement The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 322 hours. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. OW 2003 0078, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is ( 202) 566 2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select " search," then key in the docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. ( OW 2003 0078) and OMB control number ( 2040 0238) in any correspondence. Page 12 Attachment 1 See attached: National Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program / CWA 104 ( g)( 1) Lotus 1 2 3 reporting spreadsheet and guidance document. Page 13 Attachment 2 See attached: National Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program / CWA 104 ( g)( 1) Microsoft Access reporting database and guidance document.


[Federal Register: August 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 167)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0540;FRL-8378-4]

Bromonitrostyrene: Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily
Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel
certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by September 26, 2008 for
registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-
day comment period, orders will be issued canceling these
registrations. The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked
no later September 26, 2008, whichever is applicable. Comments must be
received on or before September 26, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments and your withdrawal request, identified
by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0540, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special

arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0540. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or access available documents.
Although, listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  ShaRon Carlisle, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use
pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1.  Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2.  Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to cancel the active ingredient bromonitrostyrene; there
are six (6) pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24(c) of
FIFRA for this active ingredient. These registrations are listed in
sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in
Table 1 of this unit:

     Table 1.--Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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        Registration No.             Product Name        Chemical Name
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464-683                           Giv-Gard BNS 25%    Bromonitrostyrene
                                   AF
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464-684                           Bioban BNS 25% BA   Bromonitrostyrene
                                   Industrial
                                   Preservative
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464-686                           Canguard 777        Bromonitrostyrene
                                   Industrial
                                   Preservative
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74655-5                           Spectrum R-41       Bromonitrostyrene
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74655-8                           Spectrum RX-45      Bromonitrostyrene
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74655-13                          Spectrum RX-52      Bromonitrostyrene
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     A request to waive the 180-day comment period has been received
for registration numbers 464-683, 464-684, 464-686, 74655-5, 74655-8
and 74655-13. Therefore, the 30 day comment period will apply for these
registrations.
     Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, orders will be issued canceling all of
these registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring
the retention of a registration should contact the applicable
registrant directly during this 30-day period.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by
EPA company number:

         Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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             EPA Company No.                 Company Name and Address
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464                                        The Dow Chemical Company
                                           1500 E. Lake Cook Road.....
                                           Buffalo Grove,IL 60089.....
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74655                                      Hercules Incorporated
                                           Paper Technology and
                                            Ventures.
                                           7910 Baymeadows Way........
                                           Jacksonville, FL 32256.....
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III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request,
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, the Administrator may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before September 26, 2008. This
written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to
the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If
the product(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also
include a commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill
any applicable unsatisfied data requirements.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the
cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations
will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing
stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation request was received.
This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as
prescribed in the Federal Register of June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL-
3846-4). Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product
poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration
requirements, or is subject to a data call-in. In all cases, product-
specific disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders.
    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply,
existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be
distributed, sold, or used legally until they are exhausted, provided
that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and
labeling of the affected product. Exception to these general rules will
be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on sale,
distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have already
been imposed, as in a special review action, or where the Agency has
identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a
particular chemical.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Antimicrobials,
Bromonitrostyrene.

    Dated: August 20, 2008.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-19760 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 a.m.]

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[Federal Register: November 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 215)]
[Notices]
[Page 62847-62848]
[DOCID:fr07no07-45]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369; FRL-8154-7]

Chloroneb; Termination of Certain Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's cancellation order for the
termination of certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant
and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide
chloroneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a May 25, 2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Request from the chloroneb registrant to voluntarily terminate certain
uses of their chloroneb product registrations. The request would
terminate chloroneb's use as a seed treatment. These are not the last
chloroneb products registered for use in the United States. In the May
25, 2007 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the cancellation to terminate certain uses, unless the
Agency received substantive comments within the 30 day comment period
that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the
registrant withdrew their request within this period. The Agency did
not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not
withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the requested termination of use as a seed
treatment. Any distribution, sale, or use of the chloroneb products
subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with
the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective November 7, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation order to terminate use as a
seed treatment, as requested by the registrant, of chloroneb products
registered under section 3 of FIFRA. Chloroneb is a fungicide currently
registered for use as a pre-plant seed treatment for cotton,
sugarbeets, soy beans, and beans. It is also registered on commercial
turf and ornamentals. These registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

 Table 1.-- Chloroneb Product Registrations with Termination of Certain
                                  Uses
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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73782-1                                     Chloroneb Fungicide
                                             Technical
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73782-2                                     Demosan 65W
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73782-3                                     Terrameb SP Turf Fungicide
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73782-4                                     K. E. Chloroneb Systemic
                                             Flowable Fungicide
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by
EPA company number.

 Table 2.--Registrant of Chloroneb Products with Termination of Certain
                                  Uses
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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73782                                       Kincaid Inc.,
                                             P.O. Box 490
                                            Athens, TN 37371
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the May 25, 2007 Federal Register notice announcing the
Agency's receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation to terminate
certain uses of chloroneb.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellation to terminate certain uses of chloroneb registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Any distribution, sale, or use of
existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a
manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be considered a violation of
FIFRA.

V. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period,

the Administrator may approve such a request.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. The cancellation order issued in this notice
includes the following existing stocks provisions.
    Registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks for one year
from the date of the use termination request and allow persons other
than the registrant to continue to sell and/or use existing stocks of
cancelled products until such stocks are exhausted, provided that such
use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling
on, or that accompanied, the cancelled product. The order will
specifically prohibit any use of existing stocks that is not consistent
with such previously approved labeling.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 31, 2007.
 Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-21789 Filed 11-6-07; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of Asiana Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc.

for Approval of and Antitrust Immunity for an Alliance Agreement

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 (Docket OST-2003-14202)

NOTICE PROVIDING ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

On January 3, 2003, Asiana Airlines, Inc. (“Asiana”), United Air
Lines, Inc. (“United”), and their respective affiliates
(collectively, the “Joint Applicants”) filed for approval of, and
antitrust immunity for, an alliance agreement between Asiana and United
(the “Alliance Expansion Agreement”).  Asiana and United each filed
a motion under 14 C.F.R. 302.12 (Rule 12) of our regulations seeking
confidential treatment for supporting documents.  Both applicants
maintain that these documents contain confidential, proprietary and
commercially sensitive information that qualifies for being withheld
from public disclosure.  Asiana and United ask that access to these
documents be limited to counsel and outside experts for interested
parties.

As an initial matter, in order to afford interested parties prompt
access to the documents under conditions agreed to by the applicants and
imposed by the Department under similar recent circumstances, we will
grant immediate interim access to all documents covered by the Rule 12
Motions to counsel and outside experts for interested parties who file
appropriate affidavits with the Department in advance.  Moreover,
consistent with earlier determinations, at the Dockets facility, Parties
will be permitted to make copies of the documents for use by persons who
have filed confidentiality affidavits.  We also find it appropriate to
grant interim access to any subsequent materials that may be filed in
this case under a Rule 12 Motion to counsel and outside experts for
interested parties who file appropriate affidavits with the Department
in advance, unless the party filing the motion objects.

We expect all affidavits to state, at a minimum, that (1) the affiant is
counsel for an interested party or an outside independent expert
providing services to such a party; (2) the affiant will use the
information only for the purpose of participating in this proceeding;
and (3) the affiant will disclose such information only to other persons
who have filed a valid affidavit in Docket OST-2003-14202.  Affiants
and interested parties must understand and agree that any pleading or
other filing that includes or discusses information contained in the
covered documents must itself be accompanied by a Rule 12 motion
requesting confidential treatment.  Affidavits must be filed in
Docket OST-2003-14202 with the Department of Transportation, Dockets,
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20590.

Affiants having filed affidavits may examine the documents at the
Department of Transportation at the Dockets location.  Affiants must
present a stamped copy of the affidavit filed with the Department of
Transportation before examination of the documents.  Immediately after
the completion of any judicial review of our final decision in this
docket or the expiration of the 60-day period within which a person may
petition for judicial review, all persons who have filed confidentiality
affidavits in this proceeding are hereby directed to file a further
affidavit stating that all copies of the applicants’ confidential
materials have been destroyed or returned to the applicants.

Finally, when we have determined that the record of this case is
complete, we will announce an appropriate procedural schedule.

We shall serve this notice on all persons on the service list for this
docket.

By:

READ C. VAN DE WATER

Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

Date: January 21, 2003

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov/search

	For purposes of this application, the term “Alliance Expansion
Agreement” includes the following: (1) Alliance Expansion Agreement by
and between Asiana and United executed on December 23, 2002, and
attached as Exhibit JA-1; (2) the Asiana/United Marketing Cooperation
Agreement executed on August 27, 2002, and attached as exhibit JA-2;
(3) the Asiana/United Code Share and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement
executed on August 27, 2002, attached as Exhibit JA-3, and filed with
the Department on September 9, 2002, (Docket OST-2002-13320); (4) the
International Passenger Prorate Agreement between United and Asiana
effective December 1, 2002, and attached as Exhibit JA-4; (5) any
implementing agreements in furtherance of the foregoing agreements; and
(6) any transaction undertaken pursuant to the foregoing agreements.

	See Motions at 3.  Answers to the motions are due on January 14.  We
will rule on the merits of the Rule 12 Motions by subsequent order.

	See Notices in Dockets OST-2002-11842 dated March 21, 2002, and
OST-2001-10429 dated August 21, 2001.

	See Notice dated March 21, 2002, p 1, Docket OST-2002-11842
(Delta-KAL-Air France-Alitalia-CSA request for approval of and antitrust
immunity for Alliance Agreements); and see Notice dated September 11,
2001, Docket OST-2001-10387 (American Airlines-British Airways request
for approval of and antitrust immunity for an Alliance Agreement).

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