[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53882]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21643]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: CP12-503-000.
    Applicants: CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company, LLC and
CenterPoint Energy--Mississippi River Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Joint Capacity Lease Application.
    Filed Date: 8/22/12.
    Accession Number: 20120822-5123.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/12/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP12-959-000.
    Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners.
    Description: Negotiated Rates 2012-08-24 to be effective 8/24/2012.
    Filed Date: 8/23/12.
    Accession Number: 20120823-5123.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/4/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP12-960-000.
    Applicants: Wyoming Interstate Company, L.L.C.
    Description: WGR--Anadarko Permanent Release Filing to be effective
9/25/2012.
    Filed Date: 8/24/12.
    Accession Number: 20120824-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/5/12.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, and service can be found at:
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other
information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-
8659.

    Dated August 27, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 220 (Friday, November 13, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72610-72612]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25053]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0942; Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-12]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Palmdale, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace,
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, at
Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport. This action also proposes to modify the
Class E airspace, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface.
Additionally, this action proposes to revoke the Class E airspace,
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. Further, this
action proposes to remove the Palmdale VORTAC from the Class E4 and the
Class E5 legal descriptions. Also, this action proposes to remove the
Lancaster, Gen. William J. Fox Airfield, CA, from the Class E5 legal
description. Lastly, this action proposes several administrative
corrections to the airspace legal descriptions. This action would
ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR)
operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1-800-647-5527, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-0942; Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-12, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11E at NARA, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority,
as it would

amend the Class D and Class E airspace at Palmdale USAF Plant 42
Airport, Palmdale, CA, to support IFR operations at the airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2020-0942;
Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-12''. The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 71 by modifying the Class E airspace, designated as an
extension to a Class D or Class E surface area, at Palmdale USAF Plant
42 Airport, Palmdale, CA. The Class E extension east of the airport is
not required and it should be removed. However, to properly contain IFR
aircraft descending below 1,000 feet above the surface on the RNAV
(GPS) RWY 07 approach, a new Class E extension should be added west of
the airport. The new Class E extension to the Class D airspace area
would be described as follows: That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 1 mile each side of the 270[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.5 miles west of
Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
    This action also proposes to modify the Class E airspace, extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface. This airspace area is not
properly sized to contain IFR departures until reaching 1,200 feet
above the surface, and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet above
the surface. The area would be described as follows: That airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile
radius of the airport, and within 6.1 miles each side of the 080[deg]
bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 12.9
miles east of the airport, and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south
of the 086[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the airport to
14.3 miles east of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the
274[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius
to 13.4 miles west of Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport.
    Additionally, this action proposes to remove the Class E airspace,
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This airspace area
is wholly contained with the Los Angeles en route airspace area and
duplication is not necessary.
    Further, this action proposes to remove the Palmdale VORTAC from
the Class E4 and the Class E5 legal descriptions. The navigational aid
is not needed to describe the airspace. Additionally, removal of the
navigational aid allows the airspace to be defined from a single
reference point, simplifying how the airspace is described.
    Also, this action proposes to remove the Lancaster, Gen. William J.
Fox Airfield, CA, from the Class E5 legal description. The airport is
not needed to describe the airspace. Additionally, removal of the
airport allows the airspace to be defined from a single reference
point, simplifying how the airspace is described.
    Lastly, this action proposes several administrative corrections to
the airspace legal descriptions. The airport name in the Class D, Class
E4, and Class E5 text header's second line is incorrect. The airport
name should be updated to ``Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, CA.'' The
last sentence of the Class D and Class E4 airspace descriptions contain
outdated verbiage. The term Airport/Facility Directory'' should be
updated to ``Chart Supplement.''
    Class D, E4, and E5 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial, and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule,
when promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

0
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000. Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AWP CA D Palmdale, CA [Amended]

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N., long. 118[deg]05'04'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
5,000 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Palmdale USAF Plant 42
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004. Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a
Class D or a Class E Surface Area.

* * * * *

AWP CA E4 Palmdale, CA [Amended]

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N., long. 118[deg]05'04'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile
each side of the 270[ordm] bearing from the airport, extending from
the 4.3-mile radius to 7.5 miles west of Palmdale USAF Plant 42
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6005. Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Palmdale, CA [Amended]

Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport, CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N, long. 118[deg]05'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the airport, and within 6.1 miles each
side of the 080[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
6.8-mile radius to 12.9 miles east of the airport, and within 4
miles north and 8 miles south of the 086[deg] bearing from the
airport, extending from the airport to 14.3 miles east of the
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 274[deg] bearing from
the airport, extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 13.4 miles west
of Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 5, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-25053 Filed 11-12-20; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67762-67763]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0902]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Prescription
Drug Product Labeling; Medication Guide Requirements

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA).

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by
December 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0393.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Prescription Drug Product Labeling; Medication Guide Requirements OMB
Control Number 0910-0393--Extension

    FDA regulations require the distribution of patient labeling,
called Medication Guides, for certain prescription human drug and
biological products used primarily on an outpatient basis that pose a
serious and significant public health concern requiring distribution of
FDA approved patient medication information. These Medication Guides
inform patients about the most important information they should know
about these products in order to use them safely and effectively.
Included is information such as the drug's approved uses,
contraindications, adverse drug reactions, and cautions for specific
populations, with a focus on why the particular product requires a
Medication Guide. These regulations are intended to improve the public
health by providing information necessary for patients to use certain
medication safely and effectively.
    The regulations contain the following reporting requirements that
are subject to the PRA:
     21 CFR 208.20--Applicants must submit draft Medication
Guides for FDA approval according to the prescribed content and format.
     21 CFR 314.70(b)(3)(ii) and 21 CFR 601.12(f)--Application
holders must submit changes to Medication Guides to FDA for prior
approval as supplements to their applications.
     21 CFR 208.24(c)--Each distributor or packer that receives
Medication Guides, or the means to produce Medication Guides, from a
manufacturer under paragraph (b) of this section shall provide those
Medication Guides to each authorized dispenser to whom it ships a
container of drug product.

     21 CFR 208.24(e)--Each authorized dispenser of a
prescription drug product for which a Medication Guide is required,
when dispensing the product to a patient or to a patient's agent, must
provide a Medication Guide directly to each patient unless an exemption
applies under 21 CFR 208.26.
     21 CFR 208.26(a)--Requests may be submitted for exemption
or deferral from particular Medication Guide content or format
requirements.
    In the Federal Register of May 29, 2015 (80 FR 30688), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. FDA received one comment.
    One comment requested clarification of FDA's burden estimates for
21 CFR 208.24(c)--how the burden estimates were calculated and
clarification of the definitions of ``respondent,'' ``average burden
per respondent,'' and ``disclosures per respondent''. The comment asked
whether ``respondent'' means the total number of individual warehouses
owned and operated by all wholesale distribution companies or the
number of wholesale distribution companies (which have multiple
warehouses). The comment asked whether ``disclosures per respondent''
includes every instance that a Medication Guide is provided with any
drug in 1 year or if it means the number of different types of drugs
that a distributor would sell in a year for which a manufacturer was
required to develop and supply a Medication Guide. The comment said
that the number of ``disclosures per respondent'' would vary greatly
depending on whether the word ``respondent'' means individual
warehouses or wholesale distribution companies.
    Concerning the burden hour estimates, the comment asked whether
1.25 hours (average burden per disclosure) includes the varying ways
that wholesale distributors receive and distribute Medication Guides
with shipments. The comment said that Medication Guides are provided to
wholesale distributors from the manufacturer by multiple methods: For
example, they are sometimes included with the package insert alone,
provided in the package with the drug, or as loose leaf sheet(s) of
paper and bulk-shipped to the wholesale distributor as a separate
shipment or placed within the container in which the prescription
product is shipped to the wholesale distributor. The comment said that
if the Medication Guide is included on tear-off sheets or as loose-leaf
paper, wholesale distributors would be responsible for coordinating the
movement of those papers, taking significantly more time.
    FDA Response: FDA has used, in part, information previously
provided by stakeholders to determine the burden estimates. The 191
respondents under 21 CFR 208.24(c) in table 2 refers to the number of
distribution centers. The 1.25 hour estimate for the ``average burden
per respondent'' includes considerations such as the burden to receive,
process, copy, store, select, and ship Medication Guides. The burden is
an average estimate to address the various scenarios for distributing
Medication Guides including electronically and in paper format. The
``disclosures per respondent'' refers to the number of instances
Medication Guides are provided to distributors in a format that is
physically separate from the drug product and must be handled and
processed separately. Because the comment did not indicate if the
calculations were overestimated or underestimated, we continue to use
191 for the number of respondents, 9,000 for the number of disclosures
per respondent, and 1.25 hours as the average burden per disclosure.

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
         21 CFR section              Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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Content and Format of a                       57               1              57             320          18,240
 Medication Guide--208.20.......
Supplements and Other Changes to             108               1             108              72           7,776
 an Approved Application--
 314.70(b)(3)(ii), 601.12(f)....
Exemptions and Deferrals--                     1               1               1               4               4
 208.26(a)......................
    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          26,020
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

                           Table 2--Estimated Annual Third-Party Disclosure Burden \1\
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                                                   Number of                          Average
        21 CFR Section            Number of     disclosures  per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                 respondents       respondent       disclosures     disclosure
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208.24(c)....................             191              9,000       1,719,000            1.25       2,148,750
Distributing and Dispensing a          88,736              5,000     443,680,000         0.05 (3      22,184,000
 Medication Guide--208.24(e).                                                           minutes)
    Total....................  ..............  .................  ..............  ..............      24,332,750
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    Dated: October 28, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-27945 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 38203-38206]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1617]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS
report, once effective, will be used by insurance agents and others to
calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings
and the contents of those buildings.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before September 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in
the tables below. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1617, to
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or visit the FEMA Map Information
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact

stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by
other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood hazard
determinations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements
of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood
insurance premium rates for new buildings built after the FIRM and FIS
report become effective.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at http://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_fact_sheet.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location and
the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables.
For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies
can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM
date listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and
FIS report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

    Dated: May 19, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    I. Watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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                         Lower Trinity Watershed
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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             Chambers County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
City of Old River-Winfree..............  City Hall, 4818 North Farm to
                                          Market 565 Road, Old River-
                                          Winfree, TX 77523.
Unincorporated Areas of Chambers County  Chambers County Road and Bridge
                                          Department, 201 Airport Road,
                                          Anahuac, TX 77514.
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              Liberty County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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City of Daisetta.......................  Municipal Building, 410 B Main
                                          Street, Daisetta, TX 77533.
City of Dayton.........................  City Hall, 117 Cook Street,
                                          Dayton, TX 77535.
City of Dayton Lakes...................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Devers.........................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Hardin.........................  Hardin City Hall, 142 County
                                          Road 2010, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Liberty........................  City Hall, Inspection
                                          Department, 1829 Sam Houston
                                          Street, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
Town of Kenefick.......................  Kenefick Town Hall, 3564 Farm
                                          to Market Road 1008, Dayton,
                                          TX 77535.
Unincorporated Areas of Liberty County.  County Engineering Department,
                                          2103 Cos Street, Liberty, TX
                                          77575.
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            San Jacinto County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
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Unincorporated Areas of San Jacinto      San Jacinto County Courthouse,
 County.                                  Permit Department, 1 State
                                          Highway 150, Room 3,
                                          Coldspring, TX 77331.
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    II. Non-watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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             Nassau County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Project: 11-04-1944S Preliminary Date: January 15, 2016
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City of Fernandina Beach...............  City Hall, 204 Ash Street,
                                          Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.

Unincorporated Areas of Nassau County..  Nassau County Building
                                          Department, 96161 Nassau
                                          Place, Yulee, FL 32097.
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             Volusia County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Project: 11-04-1998S Preliminary Date: January 21, 2016
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City of Daytona Beach..................  City Hall, 301 South Ridgewood
                                          Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL
                                          32114.
City of Daytona Beach Shores...........  City Hall, 2990 South Atlantic
                                          Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores,
                                          FL 32118.
City of Deltona........................  Department of Development
                                          Services, 2345 Providence
                                          Boulevard, Deltona, FL 32725.
City of Edgewater......................  Building and Planning
                                          Department, 104 North
                                          Riverside Drive, Edgewater, FL
                                          32132.
City of Flagler Beach..................  City Hall, 105 South 2nd
                                          Street, Flagler Beach, FL
                                          32136.
City of Holly Hill.....................  City Hall, City Planner's
                                          Office, 1065 Ridgewood Avenue,
                                          Holly Hill, FL 32117.
City of New Smyrna Beach...............  City Hall, 210 Sams Avenue, New
                                          Smyrna Beach, FL 32168.
City of Oak Hill.......................  City Hall, 234 South US Highway
                                          1, Oak Hill, FL 32759.
City of Ormond Beach...................  City Hall, City Manager's
                                          Office, 22 South Beach Street,
                                          Ormond Beach, FL 32174.
City of Port Orange....................  City Hall, 1000 City Center
                                          Circle, Port Orange, FL 32129.
City of South Daytona..................  City Hall, 1672 South Ridgewood
                                          Avenue, South Daytona, FL
                                          32119.
Town of Ponce Inlet....................  Town Hall, 4300 South Atlantic
                                          Avenue, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127.
Unincorporated Areas of Volusia County.  Volusia County Office of Growth
                                          Management, 123 West Indiana
                                          Avenue, DeLand, FL 32720.
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         Colleton County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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        Project: 06-04-C556S Preliminary Date: November 20, 2015
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City of Walterboro.....................  City Hall, 242 Hampton Street,
                                          Walterboro, SC 29488.
Town of Cottageville...................  Municipal Complex, 72 Salley
                                          Ackerman Drive, Cottageville,
                                          SC 29435.
Town of Edisto Beach...................  Town Hall, 2414 Murray Street,
                                          Edisto Beach, SC 29438.
Town of Smoaks.........................  Town Hall, 176 New Street,
                                          Smoaks, SC 29481.
Town of Williams.......................  Office of the Clerk, 143 Supply
                                          Road, Williams, SC 29493.
Unincorporated Areas of Colleton County  Colleton County Building Code
                                          Administration, 31 Klein
                                          Street, 3rd Floor Harrelson
                                          Building, Walterboro, SC
                                          29488.
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        Lexington County, South Carolina, and Incorporated Areas
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Maps Available for Inspection Online at: http://www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata preliminaryfloodhazarddata
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         Project: 10-04-4870S Preliminary Date: October 30, 2015
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City of Cayce..........................  City Hall, 1800 12th Street,
                                          Cayce, SC 29033.
City of Columbia.......................  Department of Utilities and
                                          Engineering, 1136 Washington
                                          Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
City of West Columbia..................  City Hall, 200 North 12th
                                          Street, West Columbia, SC
                                          29169.
Town of Batesburg-Leesville............  Town Hall, 120 West Church
                                          Street, Suite A, Batesburg-
                                          Leesville, SC 29006.
Town of Gaston.........................  Town Hall, 131 North Carlisle
                                          Street, Gaston, SC 29053.
Town of Gilbert........................  Town Hall, 345 Hampton Street,
                                          Gilbert, SC 29054.
Town of Irmo...........................  Town Hall, 7300 Woodrow Street,
                                          Irmo, SC 29063.
Town of Lexington......................  Town Hall, 111 Maiden Lane,
                                          Lexington, SC 29072.
Town of Pelion.........................  Town Office, 1010 Main Street,
                                          Pelion, SC 29123.
Town of Pine Ridge.....................  Pine Ridge Town Hall, 2757 Fish
                                          Hatchery Road, West Columbia,
                                          SC 29172.
Town of South Congaree.................  South Congaree Town Hall, 119
                                          West Berry Road, West
                                          Columbia, SC 29172.
Town of Springdale.....................  Town Hall, 2915 Platt Springs
                                          Road, Springdale, SC 29170.
Town of Swansea........................  Town Hall, 300 West 3rd Street,
                                          Swansea, SC 29160.
Unincorporated Areas of Lexington        Lexington County Planning
 County.                                  Department, County
                                          Administration Building, 212
                                          South Lake Drive, Lexington,
                                          SC 29072.
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[FR Doc. 2016-13809 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P


DRAFT August 20, 2004 1 SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR AN INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST ( ICR)

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1( a) Title of the Information Collection:

Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification OMB No.: 2070 0148; EPA No.: 1759.04 1( b). Short Characterization/ Abstract:

The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA, or the Agency) is responsible for the regulation of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( FIFRA). The Worker Protection Standard ( WPS), codified at 40 CFR Part 170, established requirements to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers from hazards of pesticides used on farms, on forests, in nurseries and in greenhouses. 40 CFR Part 170 contains the standard and workplace practices, which are designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establish procedures for responding to exposure related emergencies. The practices include prohibitions against applying pesticides in a way that would cause exposure to workers and others; a waiting period before workers can return to areas treated with pesticides ( restricted entry interval); basic safety training ( and voluntary training verification) and posting of information about pesticide hazards, as well as pesticide application information; arrangements for the supply of soap, water, and towels in case of pesticide exposure; and provisions for emergency assistance. The training verification program facilitates compliance with the training requirements by providing a voluntary method for employers to verify that the required safety information has been provided to workers and handlers.

This renewal ICR estimates the third party response burden from complying with the Worker Protection Standard requirements. Information is exchanged between agricultural employers and employees at farm, forest, nursery and greenhouse establishments to ensure worker safety. No information is collected by the Agency under this ICR. It is estimated that the response burden is approximately 2.3 million hours valued at $ 117.4 million.

2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2( a). Need/ Authority for the Collection In accordance with FIFRA Section 25, the Agency issued final regulations on August 21, 1992, revising the WPS at 40 CFR 170. The WPS at 40 CFR Part 170 is designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' and handlers' occupational exposure to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on farms or in nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and also from the accidental exposure of workers and other persons to such pesticides. It Draft August 20, 2004 2 requires workplace practices designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establishes procedures for responding to exposure related emergencies. The notification and training requirements are necessary to provide agricultural workers and pesticide handlers with the information they need to protect themselves from pesticide poisoning and other injuries.

2( b). Practical Utility/ Users of the Data Basic pesticide safety information/ training, instructions on safe operations and repair of equipment, and notification regarding use of specific pesticides, and the applicability of exceptions/ exemptions to WPS reentry restrictions provide agricultural workers, pesticide handlers, agricultural employers, and medical personnel with basic information so they are able to take precautionary or responsive measures, as appropriate. This training and notification are targeted to agricultural workers who perform tasks related to the cultivation and harvesting of plants in areas treated with pesticides, and pesticide handlers who mix, load, and apply pesticides for use in these areas.

Training verification certificates have been produced by the Agency for authorized trainers to issue to workers and handlers once they have completed the WPS training requirements. The EPA training verification program is a voluntary program and the issuance of the training verification cards is not a WPS requirement. However, agricultural employers are relieved of the responsibility of safety training if their agricultural workers and pesticide handlers possess valid EPA training verification cards. Participating States issue the cards to qualified training providers within the State. The program is intended to assist in substantiating WPS pesticide safety training, minimize the need for retraining ( given the migrant nature of much of the workforce), offer an uncomplicated system for verifying training, provide a means for training quality control, and allow states flexibility in administering the program.

NON DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3( a) Non duplication Not applicable. This is the only notification activity of its kind and notifications required in this program are required only once per event. Consequently, the possibility for duplication does not exist. The training provision provides for an exemption for certified applicators of restricted use pesticides under the Certification and Training Program found in 40 CFR Part 171. Therefore, no duplication of training is imposed. Additionally, the WPS training verification program was explicitly developed to eliminate duplication of training.

3( b c) Public Notice and Consultations Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB The regulations under 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 170 ( 40 CFR 170) were published in the Federal Register in 1992, with minor modifications since that time. All sections of the regulations provided a comment period for interested parties prior to promulgation. Continuous consultation and/ or dialogue between respondents and the Agency occurs on an informal, on going " as needed" basis, primarily during the submission and review of reports. DRAFT August 20, 2004 3 In proposing to renew this ICR, EPA is providing a 60 day notice and comment period that will end on ***( date)***. This will allow the public to comment on the types and amount of burden estimated.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Not applicable. This is the only notification activity of its kind and training/ notifications required in this program are required only once per event. Consequently, the possibility for less frequent training/ notification does not exist without increased risk.

3( e) General Guidelines Only two of the general guidelines of the Paperwork Reduction Act ( PRA) are not met by this ICR.

The information that is required to be provided by employers to workers and handlers is generally information that is not maintained at all by the employer ( e. g., safety information, training materials, and signs for posting) and must be developed. However, some of the information may customarily be maintained, but in a different format than is required by the rule. Specifically, the application information that is required to be centrally posted may be maintained by the employer in various other forms, such as bills, receipts for pesticides purchased, or service contracts for individual applications by commercial applicators. Location information may be maintained in the form of field maps. The WPS requires that certain information about each application be centrally posted, including the location of the application, information about the pesticide, date and time of application and restricted entry interval, but the format of such information posting is left to the individual employer.

Small entities are required to follow the same requirements as larger establishments under the WPS, unless exempted as a solely family operated establishment. The protections of the WPS depend upon workers receiving the various training and notifications contained in the rule. These cannot be reduced for small establishments without seriously compromising the protections offered to workers and handlers.

3( f) Confidentiality Not applicable. The Agency is not collecting information in conjunction with this activity. Further, this activity complies with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB circular A 108.

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4( a). Respondents NAICS Codes DRAFT August 20, 2004 4 Respondents affected by the collection activities under this ICR are agricultural employers, including employers in farms as well as nursery, forestry, and greenhouse establishments. The North American Industrial Classification System ( NAICS) codes assigned to the parties responding to this information are as follows:

NAICS Code Examples of Potentially Affected Entities 111 Crop production Agricultural employers  farms 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry Agricultural employers  greenhouses and forestry 4( b). Information Requested ( i) Data items, including recordkeeping requirements ( 1). Central Information:

Safety Poster. The agricultural employer must display pesticide safety information in a central location on the agricultural establishment, providing pesticide safety concepts and emergency medical care information. EPA supported the development of posters which are readily available at no cost from EPA or at a very low cost from commercial supply ( at $ 2.50 each). Employers need only add the name of the nearest medical care facility and post the poster in a central location. Employers are not obligated to use the EPA developed poster and may create their own so long as the ten basic points described in 40 CFR 170.135( b) are included.

Treatment Specific Information. The agricultural employer must display at a central location the following: the location and description of a treated area; the product name, EPA registration number, and active ingredient( s) of the pesticide; the time and date of application; and the restricted entry interval for each pesticide application, if workers will be on the establishment within a specified time period during or following application.

( 2). Training:

Basic Pesticide Safety Information. The agricultural employer must assure that each agricultural worker who has not received the complete pesticide safety training is provided basic pesticide information specified in 40 CFR 170.130( a)( 3) in a manner the worker can understand.

Agricultural Worker Training. The agricultural employer must assure that each DRAFT August 20, 2004 5 agricultural worker is trained in pesticide safety in a manner that the worker can understand within 5 days of employment on the establishment, or before workers enter treated areas to perform early entry activities. The person who conducts the training must meet the criteria described in 40 CFR 170.130( c)( 2) and the training must cover the eleven points described in 40 CFR 170.130( c)( 3).

Pesticide Handler Training. The handler employer must assure that each pesticide handler is trained in pesticide safety, covering the 13 points described in 40 CFR 170.230( c) before they perform any handling task.

EPA supported the development of pesticide safety training materials for agricultural workers, pesticide handlers, and trainers for both groups of employees. Through the cooperation of the pesticide chemical industry, state agencies, and others, the materials were produced in large volume and distributed for no cost. Additional materials are commercially available for minimal cost ( training handbooks available at $ 1.00 or less, trainer notebooks available at $ 3.50, and a reference guide is available at $ 3.50 each). Additionally, the Agency has supported training efforts conducted by national farmworker organizations across the country, focusing on entry points and key paths for the migrant farmworker workforce.

( 3). Training Verification:

The EPA training verification program is a voluntary program and is intended to relieve agricultural employers of the burden of repeat training of individuals in a mobile work force. Employers are relieved of the responsibility of safety training if their agricultural workers and pesticide handlers possess valid EPA training verification cards. States that agree to participate in EPA's voluntary training verification program submit an agreement form to EPA indicating the name of a State WPS contact and the number of training verification cards that they wish to receive from EPA. This is a one time filing. Participating States will issue EPA training verification cards to qualified training providers within the State. As a condition for being allowed to provide cards to workers and handlers, trainers are asked to keep class rosters of the names of those they have trained.

( 4). Treatment Specific Worker/ Handler Notice:

Oral Notification and/ or posting warning signs. Whenever specified on the pesticide label, the employer must notify workers who come within 1/ 4 mile of a treated area within a specified time period of any pesticide application. Notification may be either by posting a warning sign or by providing information orally, unless the pesticide label requires both posting and oral notification. The oral notification must be in a manner that the worker can understand, and include the location and description of the treated area, the time during which entry is restricted, and instructions not to enter the treated area until the restricted entry interval has expired.

Required specifications for the warning signs are contained in the 40 CFR 170.120( c). Signs are commercially available for just under $ 2.00 each. DRAFT August 20, 2004 6 ( 5). Handler and Emergency Information:

Handler Notice to Employer. Before the application of any pesticide on or in an agricultural establishment, the handler employer shall provide or assure the agricultural employer for the establishment is aware of the specific location and description of the treated area; the time and date of application; the product name, EPA registration number, and active ingredient( s); the restricted entry interval; and whether posting and oral notification are required.

Safe Operation and Repair. The handler employer must assure that before the handler uses any equipment for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides, the handler is instructed in the safe operation of the equipment.

Emergency Information. If the employer has reason to believe that a person who is or has been employed by an agricultural establishment or a commercial pesticide handling establishment to perform pesticide handling tasks has been poisoned or injured by exposure to pesticides as a result of that employment, the employer must provide that person or treating medical personnel information about the pesticide, the antidote and first aid information from the product label, the circumstances of handling the pesticide, and the circumstances of exposure to the pesticide.

( 6). Use of Exceptions/ Exemptions Notice:

Use of Exceptions/ Exemptions Notice. Employers must notify workers, either in writing or orally, in a language the worker understands, if the establishment is operating under conditions of an EPA approved exception/ exemption to the early entry provisions of the WPS. The exceptions/ exemptions are intended to provide flexibility, if needed, to growers to conduct certain otherwise prohibited activity during a time period when exposure to pesticide residues is of concern.

There are currently two nationwide exceptions and one exemption for which third party notification would be required. They include some circumstances for conducting irrigation activities, some circumstances for conducting activities which result in limited contact with pesticide treated surfaces, and some circumstances for conducting crop advising activities, all during a restricted entry interval following pesticide application.

( ii) Respondent Activities In assuring that training is provided to their workers and handlers and providing WPS notifications, agricultural employers generally engage in the following activities: DRAFT August 20, 2004 7 Learn rule requirements Read WPS, 40 CFR Part 170, and read specific pesticide labels. Acquire poster and warning sign Create own pesticide safety poster and warning sign, obtain poster and signs free if available from EPA and States, or purchase for low cost from commercial supply. Fill in medical information on safety poster and post specific application information Fill in the name of the nearest medical care facility on the centrallydisplayed pesticide safety poster; record the location and description of the treated area, the product name, and active ingredient( s) of the pesticide, the time and date the pesticide is to be applied, and the restricted entry interval for the pesticide at a central location for each pesticide application. Post notices or provide oral notification Post the basic pesticide safety poster at a central location; post warning signs at usual points of entry or in corners of the treated area for each application or provide oral notification to workers Arrange for training of workers and pesticide handlers Become an authorized WPS trainer or arrange for State personnel or other qualified trainer to train workforce; arrange for training all new employees within 5 days of their employment. Issue and review training verification cards Obtain verification cards and issue to workers or handlers after training is completed or arrange for an authorized WPS trainer to provide verification cards. Provide treatment information to employers, handlers and medical personnel For pesticide treatments performed for hire, notify the ag employer of the specifics of the treatment ( time, product used, REI's, etc.) and ensure that handlers have label information available during application. If a medical emergency exists, provide medical personnel with specific information from the pesticide label and the circumstances of application. Notify workers and handlers of terms of exceptions/ exemptions allowing for tasks to be performed in treated areas When using WPS exceptions or exemptions, the ag employer must explain the exception to the workers and handlers.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED   AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5( a) Agency Activities Not applicable. This ICR involves activities conducted by third parties. EPA does not conduct any activities under this ICR. Participating States are responsible for implementing voluntary training verification programs.

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management DRAFT August 20, 2004 8 Not applicable. This ICR involves activities conducted by third parties. EPA does not conduct any activities under this ICR. Participating States are responsible for implementing voluntary training verification programs.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility The protections of the WPS depend upon workers receiving the various training and notifications contained in the rule. These cannot be reduced for small establishments without seriously compromising the protections offered to workers and handlers. As such, small entities are required to follow the same requirements as larger establishments under the WPS, unless exempted as a solely family operated establishment under 40 CFR 170.204( a). Under this exemption, the owner of an agricultural establishment is not required to provide certain protections to himself or members of his immediate family who are performing handling tasks on their own agricultural establishment.

5( d) Collection Schedule Not applicable. This ICR involves activities conducted by third parties. EPA does not conduct any activities under this ICR. Participating States are responsible for implementing voluntary training verification programs.

6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION The attached table lists the estimated burden hours and cost associated with training and information exchanges required by the Worker Protection Standard. The estimates are based on the agricultural establishment figures and the agricultural employment figures used in the regulation's regulatory impact analysis, as well as information obtained by the Agency during the implementation of the WPS and from contacts at the state level and within the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA).

6( a). Estimating Respondent Burden The estimated burden and cost to farmers for the time taken to train workers is based on the Agency's experience obtained during the implementation of the WPS, as well as from additional information provided by personnel from the USDA and state agricultural agencies.

The number of events is based on either the number of agricultural establishments or individuals involved, or a multiple of this number based on the estimated number of occurrences per year. The time for each event is based on field experience in accomplishing such events. The overall estimate is for a typical year of full implementation. The burden for a number of categories have significantly decreased after the first year of implementation, because the training is required only once every five years. As such, the farmer conducts annual training only for those employees who have not received any training, or who received the training five or more years ago. Table 1 Total Annual Burden and Cost Estimates 9 Activity Total No. Per Event Average TOTALS1 People/ Events Grower ($ 58/ hr) 2 Worker ($ 18/ hr.) Total per Event Burden Cost Burden Cost Burden Cost Burden Cost ( minutes) ($) ( minutes) ($) ( minutes) ($) ( hours) ($)

New Entrant Rule Familiarization 50,000 30 29.00 0 0.00 30.00 29.00 25,000 1,450,000 1) Poster 100,000 10 9.67 0 0.00 10.00 9.67 16,667 966,667 Central Notification 3,245,393 10 9.67 0 0.00 10.00 9.67 540,899 31,372,132 2) Oral Notifications 7,737,285 5 4.83 0 0.00 5.00 4.83 644,774 37,396,878 Posted Notifications 724,009 8 7.73 0 0.00 8.00 7.73 96,535 5,599,003 3) Basic Safety Info. Conveyance 169,000 2 1.93 0 0.00 2.00 1.93 5,633 326,733 Worker Training 339,000 20 19.33 20 6.00 40.00 25.33 226,000 8,588,000 Handler Training 185,000 25 24.17 20 6.00 45.00 30.17 138,750 5,580,833 4) Gather Information 35,733 5 4.83 0 0.00 5.00 4.83 2,978 172,710 File or Disclose Information 35,733 3 2.90 0 0.00 3.00 2.90 1,787 103,626 5) Handler Notice of Ag. Employer & Labeling Info. 1,875,705 10 9.67 5 1.50 15.00 11.17 468,926 20,945,373 Safe Operation and Repair 185,000 10 9.67 10 3.00 20.00 12.67 61,667 2,343,333 Provide Emergency Info. On Pesticide Treatments 52,400 20 19.33 10 3.00 30.00 22.33 26,200 1,170,267 Irrigation Exception 195,300 2.5 2.42 2.5 0.75 5.00 3.17 16,275 618,450 Limited Contact Exception 195,300 2.5 2.42 2.5 0.75 5.00 3.17 16,275 618,450 Crop Advisor Exemption 10,000 15 14.50 15 4.50 30.00 19.00 5,000 190,000 TOTALS 2,293,364 117,442,454 1Totals were determined as follows: Total Burden Hours: ( total # events x burden minutes)

60. Total Costs: ( total # events x total per events costs)

2 Based on the Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Worker Protection Standards Final Rule ( 1992), the loaded rate for grower costs varies from $ 10 to $ 85, based on size, farm vs. greenhouse/ nursery,

number of employees, number of acres, crop grown, etc  Since a majority of these growers are small, we used the lower end of the range. EPA use $ 58 as the average annual hourly rate for grower costs. This is an increase of about 20% from the growers burden rate of $ 48 from the previous ICR to account for inflation. DRAFT August 20, 2004 10 Central Information. It is assumed that there will be one centrally posted notice per pesticide treatment per establishment that hires labor. It is also assumed that it will take an average of ten minutes for employers to post the notice and employees to read the information.

Annual notifications equal the number of establishments ( 309,100) multiplied by the average number of pesticide treatments ( approximately 3.5) per establishment. The average number of 3.5 pesticide treatments is a good proxy only if each time a grower applied a pesticide he treated his entire acreage that normally is treated in a year. This is not always the case since many grow multiple crops, and even within a single crop a farmer may not treat all acres the same, or not all at once. A correction for this is to multiply the average number of pesticide treatments by an assumed factor of 3 ( EPA estimate based on general knowledge) to equal an average of approximately 10.5 pesticide treatments per establishment, and accordingly, an estimated 3,245,393 central notification events.

Worker and Handler Notification. It is assumed that: employers may orally notify workers of pesticide treatments or post treated areas ( except for pesticides which are Toxicology Category I for dermal or eye, which require both); greenhouses will always post treated areas, and all others will always orally notify workers; one oral notification is necessary for each pesticide treatment when workers will be within 1/ 4 mile of the treated area during the restricted entry interval ( REI); oral notification takes five minutes.

For all establishments other than greenhouses, each pesticide treatment would have an oral notification, whenever workers are within 1/ 4 mile during the REI. Therefore multiply the average number of pesticide treatments per establishment per year ( 10.5) by the average percent probability that workers will be within 1/ 4 mile of the treated area during the REI ( 50%), and multiply by the number of establishments which hire labor and use pesticides ( 309,085).

For greenhouses ( 11,350), only pesticide treatments which are Toxicology Category I for dermal or eye will receive oral notification. An average of 50 treatments are made per greenhouse establishment per year. The percent of treatments in greenhouses which are Toxicology Category I for dermal or eye is 5%.

Training Verification. Upon the completion of the training, the WPS provides for the issuance of " EPA approved Worker Protection Standard training certificates" to workers and handlers to allow employers to verify that workers and handlers have received WPS safety training. The EPA Training Verification Program is a voluntary program and the issuance of the training verification cards is not a WPS requirement. However, agricultural employers are relieved of the responsibility of safety training if their agricultural workers and pesticide handlers possess valid EPA training verification cards. Participating States will issue the cards to qualified training providers within the State. The program is intended to assist in substantiating WPS pesticide safety training, minimize the need for retraining ( given the migrant nature of much of the workforce), offer an uncomplicated system for verifying training, provide a means for training quality control, and allow states flexibility in administering the program. The initial burden for training verification ( 24,990 burden hours) was covered under OMB No. 2070 0060 ICR. The verification activity has tapered off to a much lower total annual burden of 4,765 DRAFT August 20, 2004 11 burden hours and is covered in this ICR.

Irrigation and Limited Contact Exception. There are 279,359 farms with irrigation in the United States ( 1992 Census). The average annual pesticide application is estimated to be 3.5 for irrigated acres. It is assumed to take about 2.5 minutes to supply the information to the irrigation workers. It is further assumed that 20 percent of the pesticide treatments would require the application of irrigation exception. The same working assumptions have been applied to the limited contact exception.

Handler and Emergency Information. Using the estimates for worker and handler notification and training, the number of events for handler initiated notifications and the number of handler sessions on safe equipment operations was estimated. It was assumed that each commercial application would trigger a handler notification to the ag employer and that the same number of handlers would need instruction in safe equipment operation as would need the pesticide safety training.

It was also assumed that one percent of workers and handlers trained in any given year would require medical attention and request pesticide specific emergency information be provided to medical personnel. These workers and handlers are the most likely to be entering treated areas during the course of their employment.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs According to OMB guidance, the costs associated with this type of burden should be represented by a labor rate, which consists of an estimated hourly wage rate and any estimated overhead expenses, e. g., facility expenses, capital expenditures, employee benefits, employment taxes, social security expenses, insurance expenses, and any other employment related expense. The Agency has assumed a loaded labor rate of $ 18.00 per hour for agricultural workers. The Agency has updated the labor cost from the previous ICR using the Department of Labor inflation multiplier. Because the training only uses a maximum of one half hour for each agricultural worker, the farmer's cost associated with the worker's time used for training is estimated to be $ 9.00 per worker ($ 18.00 ÷ ½ hour).

Based on the economic analysis that was prepared for the WPS, the cost for growers can vary significantly from approximately $ 10 to $ 85, based on such factors as their size, whether they are a farm or greenhouse/ nursery, the number of employees, the number of acres, the crop grown, etc. The majority of these growers are relatively small, so the costs fall closer to the lower end of this cost range. For calculating the rate to use for grower costs, EPA used $ 48 as the hourly rate for grower costs in the last ICR. For purposes of this ICR update, EPA has increased the grower rate by the same percentage as the worker wage rate increase over that assumed in the last ICR, or about 20%. Thus, EPA has used $ 58 for the hourly rate for grower costs in 2004.

6( c). Estimating Agency Burden and Cost Not applicable. This ICR involves activities conducted by third parties. EPA does not DRAFT August 20, 2004 12 conduct any activities under this ICR. Participating States are responsible for implementing voluntary training verification programs. As such, EPA incur any burden or cost under this ICR.

6( d) Estimating Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Cost There are approximately 309,100 agricultural establishments in the U. S. and 3 million to 4 million farm workers. The burden estimates were developed on a per event basis, then aggregated using estimates of the number of events. Those estimates and assumptions were discussed in section 6( a) and are presented in Table 1  Total Annual Burden and Cost Estimates. It is estimated that the total annual burden is 2,293,364 hours at a total cost of $ 117,442,454.

6( e). Bottom Line Burden Hours And Cost Tables Master Table  Bottom Line Estimated Burden Hours And Costs Hours Costs Respondents 2,293,364 $ 117,442,454 Agency n/ a n/ a 6( f). Reasons For Changes In Burden This ICR will decrease the burden in the previous ICR ( an estimated total of 2,294,625 hours) by 1261 hours to provide the new total estimated burden of 2,293,364 hours. This decrease represents an adjustment to the burden estimate, and is due to the removal of the cut rose exception from the burden estimate.

The cost estimates provided in this ICR are approximately $ 22.3 million more than the cost provided in the previous ICR due to increased wage rates used for calculating the costs associated with the burden hour impacts.

6( g). Burden Statement The total annual respondent burden for providing the notifications associated with the Pesticides Worker Protection Standards as a whole is estimated to be 2,293,364 hours, with incremental activity burdens ranging from 2 minutes per respondent to provide initial basic safety information and 45 minutes per respondent for handler training. This total estimate includes the third party WPS training and notification requirements such as the provisions requiring employers to provide employees with pesticide specific treatment ( application) information in the form of oral or written notification, provisions requiring that employers assure that employees receive basic pesticide safety information or training, a voluntary program to verify training and relief duplication of training, provisions requiring handler notification to employers regarding pesticide treatments ( applications) and provision for emergency information on pesticide treatments, and provisions requiring employers to notify employees when an exception/ exemption to the WPS is being implemented. DRAFT August 20, 2004 13 Send comments regarding burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to: Director, Collection Strategies Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ( 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence, but do not submit the requested information or forms to this address. The requested information should be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the Federal Register Notice seeking comment on this ICR. Please reference this document by the OMB Control No. 2070 0148 in all correspondence.