Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 174.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,044.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    3. Title: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Assessment Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0605.
    Current Expiration Date: 09/30/2022.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipelines are
required to have continual assessment and evaluation of pipeline
integrity through inspection or testing, as well as remedial preventive
and mitigative actions. Because of this rulemaking action, in cases
where a determination about pipeline threats has not been obtained
within 180 days following the date of inspection, pipeline operators
are required to notify PHMSA in writing and provide an expected date
when adequate information will become available. PHMSA estimates that
only 1 percent of repair reports (approx. 74) will require these
notifications each year. Operators are authorized to send the
notification, via email, to PHMSA's Information Resources Manager.
PHMSA estimates that it will take operators 30 minutes to create and
send each notification resulting in an overall burden increase of 37
hours annually.
    Hazardous liquid pipeline operators are also required to notify
PHMSA when they are unable to assess their pipeline via an in-line
inspection. Operators who choose to use an alternate assessment method
must demonstrate that their pipeline is not capable of accommodating an
in-line inspection tool and that the use of an alternative assessment
method will provide a substantially equivalent understanding of the
condition of the pipeline. PHMSA estimates that operators will submit
approximately 10 notifications each year regarding these conditions.
Further, PHMSA estimates that each notification will take 10 hours,
which includes the time to assemble the necessary information to
demonstrate that the pipeline is not capable of accommodating an ILI
tool and specify that the alternative assessment method will provide a
substantially equivalent understanding of the pipeline. This will
result in an annual notification burden of 100 hours.
    The overall annual burden increase for this information collection
is 84 responses and 137 hours. PHMSA requests the title of this
information collection, previously ``Integrity Management in High
Consequence Areas for Operators of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines,'' be
changes to better align with the requested data.

    Affected Public: Owners and operators of Hazardous Liquid
Pipelines.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 287.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 325,607.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    4. Title: Pipeline Safety: Reporting Requirements for Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Operators: Hazardous Liquid Annual Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0614.
    Current Expiration Date: 01/31/2022.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipelines are
required to provide PHMSA with safety-related documentation relative to
the annual operation of their pipeline. The provided information is
used to compile a national pipeline inventory, identify safety
problems, and target inspections.
    Due to provisions within this final rule, approximately 5 gravity
line operators and 23 gathering line operators will be required to
submit annual reports to PHMSA. PHMSA estimates the burden associated
with annual reporting activities to be approximately 19 hours per
report, composed of 12 hours of a compliance officer's time and 7 hours
of a secretary/administrative assistant's time. The newly regulated
gravity and gathering line operators will cause an added burden of 28
new annual reports per year at 19 hours per report for a total added
burden of 532 hours for annual reporting.
    This information collection is being revised to account for the
additional burden that will be incurred by the newly affected
operators. Operators currently submitting annual reports will not be
otherwise impacted by this rule.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of hazardous liquid
pipelines.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 475.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,989.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    5. Title: National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0627.
    Current Expiration Date: 04/301/2022.
    Abstract: The National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators
serves as the storehouse for the reporting requirements for an operator
regulated under or subject to reporting requirements of 49 CFR parts
191, 192, 193, or 195. The final rule requires operators of both
gravity lines and gathering lines to be subject to various reporting
requirements. Thus, approximately 5 gravity line operators and 23
gathering line operators will be required to register their pipeline
with the National Pipeline Registry and apply for an Operator
Identification number (OPID). PHMSA estimates that this activity will
take 1 hour per operator to register.
    Gravity and gathering line operators will also be required to
notify PHMSA of certain changes made to their pipeline system when
applicable. PHMSA estimates that 5 percent (approximately 1) of these
newly regulated operators will make these notifications each year.
PHMSA estimates that this activity will take 1 hour per operator.
    This information collection is being revised to account for the
additional burden (29 responses x 1 hour = 29 hours) that will be
incurred by the newly regulated operators. Operators currently
registered will not be otherwise impacted by this rule.
    Affected Public: Natural gas, LNG, and hazardous liquid pipeline
operators.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 718.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 718.
    6. Title: Hazardous Liquid Operator Notifications.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0630.
    Current Expiration Date: N/A.
    Abstract: The Pipeline Safety regulations contained within 49 CFR
part 195 require hazardous liquid operators to notify PHMSA in various
instances. 49 CFR 195.414 requires hazardous liquid operators who are
unable to inspect their pipeline facilities within 72 hours of an
extreme weather event to notify the appropriate PHMSA Region Director
as soon as practicable. PHMSA expects to receive 100 of these
notifications annually. PHMSA believes it will take operators
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to make this notification and
send it to the Regional Director electronically. PHMSA expects the
annual burden for this requirement to be 25 hours.
    49 CFR 195.452 requires operators of pipelines that cannot
accommodate an in-line inspection tool to file a petition in compliance
with 49 CFR 190.9. PHMSA expects to receive 10 of these notifications
annually. PHMSA expects that it will take operators 10 hours to provide
records to demonstrate that their pipeline cannot accommodate an inline
inspection device for an overall annual burden of 100 hours for this
notification requirement.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators of hazardous liquid
pipelines.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
    Total Annual Responses: 110.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 125.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Requests for copies of these information collections should be
directed to Angela Hill or Cameron Satterthwaite, Office of Pipeline
Safety (PHP-30), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), 2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-
0001, Telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) The need for the proposed collection of information for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
revised collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.
    Those desiring to comment on these information collections should
send comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Department of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Comments should be submitted on or prior to October 31, 2019. Comments
may also be sent via email to the Office of Management and Budget at
the following address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the collection of information requirements
contained in this final rule between 30 and 60 days after publication
of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment to OMB
is best assured of having its full effect if received within 30 days of
publication.

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    A regulation identifier number (RIN) is assigned to each regulatory
action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. The
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April and October of each year. The RIN contained in the heading of
this document may be used to cross-reference this action with the
Unified Agenda.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 195

    Incorporation by reference, Integrity management, Pipeline safety.

    In consideration of the foregoing, PHMSA is amending 49 CFR part
195 as follows:

PART 195--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE

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1. Revise the authority citation for part 195 to read as follows:

    Authority:  30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et seq.,
and 49 CFR 1.97.

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2. Amend Sec.  195.1 by adding paragraph (a)(5) and revising paragraphs
(b)(2) and (b)(4) to read as follows:

Sec.  195.1  Which pipelines are covered by this part?

    (a) * * *
    (5) For purposes of the reporting requirements in subpart B of this
part, any gathering line not already covered under paragraphs (a)(1),
(2), (3) or (4) of this section.
    (b) * * *
    (2) Except for the reporting requirements of subpart B of this
part, see Sec.  195.13, transportation of a hazardous liquid through a
pipeline by gravity.
* * * * *
    (4) Except for the reporting requirements of subpart B of this
part, see Sec.  195.15, transportation of petroleum through an onshore
rural gathering line that does not meet the definition of a ``regulated
rural gathering line'' as provided in Sec.  195.11. This exception does
not apply to gathering lines in the inlets of the Gulf of Mexico
subject to Sec.  195.413.
* * * * *

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3. Amend Sec.  195.2 by revising the definition for ``Hazardous
liquid'' to read as follows:

Sec.  195.2  Definitions.

* * * * *
    Hazardous liquid means petroleum, petroleum products, anhydrous
ammonia, and ethanol or other non-petroleum fuel, including biofuel,
which is flammable, toxic, or would be harmful to the environment if
released in significant quantities.
* * * * *

Sec.  195.3   [Amended]

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4. In Sec.  195.3, amend paragraph (g)(3) by removing ``Sec.  195.591''
and adding ``Sec. Sec.  195.120 and 195.591'' in its place.

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5. Add Sec.  195.13 to subpart A to read as follows:

Sec.  195.13  What requirements apply to pipelines transporting
hazardous liquids by gravity?

    (a) Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must
comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this part.
    (b) Implementation period--(1) Annual reporting. Comply with the
annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by March 31,
2021.
    (2) Accident and safety-related reporting. Comply with the accident
and safety-related condition reporting requirements in subpart B of
this part by January 1, 2021.
    (c) Exceptions. (1) This section does not apply to the
transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line that meets the
definition of a low-stress pipeline, travels no farther than 1 mile
from a facility boundary, and does not cross any waterways used for
commercial navigation.
    (2) The reporting requirements in Sec. Sec.  195.52, 195.61, and
195.65 do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a
gravity line.
    (3) The drug and alcohol testing requirements in part 199 of this
subchapter do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in
a gravity line.

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6. Add Sec.  195.15 to subpart A to read as follows:

Sec.  195.15  What requirements apply to reporting-regulated-only
gathering lines?

    (a) Scope. Gathering lines that do not otherwise meet the
definition of a regulated rural gathering line in Sec.  195.11 and any
gathering line not already covered under Sec.  195.1(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(4) must comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this
part.
    (b) Implementation period--(1) Annual reporting. Operators must
comply with the annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part
by March 31, 2021.
    (2) Accident and safety-related condition reporting. Operators must
comply with the accident and safety-related condition reporting
requirements in subpart B of this part by January 1, 2021.
    (c) Exceptions. (1) This section does not apply to those gathering
lines that are otherwise excepted under Sec.  195.1(b)(3), (7), (8),
(9), or (10).
    (2) The reporting requirements in Sec. Sec.  195.52, 195.61, and
195.65 do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a
gathering line that is specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (3) The drug and alcohol testing requirements in part 199 of this
subchapter do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in
a gathering line that is specified in paragraph (a) of this section.

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7. Add Sec.  195.65 to subpart B to read as follows:

Sec.  195.65  Safety data sheets.

    (a) Each owner or operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility,
following an accident involving a pipeline facility that results in a
hazardous liquid spill, must provide safety data sheets on any spilled
hazardous liquid to the designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator and
appropriate State and local emergency responders within 6 hours of a
telephonic or electronic notice of the accident to the National
Response Center.
    (b) Definitions. In this section:
    (1) Federal On-Scene Coordinator. The term ``Federal On-Scene
Coordinator'' has the meaning given such term in section 311(a) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)).
    (2) National Response Center. The term ``National Response Center''
means the center described under 40 CFR 300.125(a).
    (3) Safety data sheet. The term ``safety data sheet'' means a
safety data sheet required under 29 CFR 1910.1200.

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8. Revise Sec.  195.120 to read as follows:

Sec.  195.120  Passage of internal inspection devices.

    (a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
section, each new pipeline and each main line section of a pipeline
where the line pipe, valve, fitting or other line component is replaced
must be designed and constructed to accommodate the passage of
instrumented internal inspection devices in accordance with NACE SP0102
(incorporated by reference, see Sec.  195.3).
    (b) Exceptions. This section does not apply to:
    (1) Manifolds;
    (2) Station piping such as at pump stations, meter stations, or
pressure reducing stations;

    (3) Piping associated with tank farms and other storage facilities;
    (4) Cross-overs;
    (5) Pipe for which an instrumented internal inspection device is
not commercially available; and
    (6) Offshore pipelines, other than lines 10 inches (254
millimeters) or greater in nominal diameter, that transport liquids to
onshore facilities.
    (c) Impracticability. An operator may file a petition under Sec.
190.9 for a finding that the requirements in paragraph (a) of this
section should not be applied to a pipeline for reasons of
impracticability.
    (d) Emergencies. An operator need not comply with paragraph (a) of
this section in constructing a new or replacement segment of a pipeline
in an emergency. Within 30 days after discovering the emergency, the
operator must file a petition under Sec.  190.9 for a finding that
requiring the design and construction of the new or replacement
pipeline segment to accommodate passage of instrumented internal
inspection devices would be impracticable as a result of the emergency.
If PHMSA denies the petition, within 1 year after the date of the
notice of the denial, the operator must modify the new or replacement
pipeline segment to allow passage of instrumented internal inspection
devices.

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9. Revise Sec.  195.134 to read as follows:

Sec.  195.134  Leak detection.

    (a) Scope. This section applies to each hazardous liquid pipeline
transporting liquid in single phase (without gas in the liquid).
    (b) General. (1) For each pipeline constructed prior to October 1,
2019. Each pipeline must have a system for detecting leaks that
complies with the requirements in Sec.  195.444 by October 1, 2024.
    (2) For each pipeline constructed on or after October 1, 2019. Each
pipeline must have a system for detecting leaks that complies with the
requirements in Sec.  195.444 by October 1, 2020.
    (c) CPM leak detection systems. A new computational pipeline
monitoring (CPM) leak detection system or replaced component of an
existing CPM system must be designed in accordance with the
requirements in section 4.2 of API RP 1130 (incorporated by reference,
see Sec.  195.3) and any other applicable design criteria in that
standard.
    (d) Exception. The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section do
not apply to offshore gathering or regulated rural gathering lines.

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10. In Sec.  195.401, add paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows.

Sec.  195.401  General requirements.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) Prioritizing repairs. An operator must consider the risk to
people, property, and the environment in prioritizing the correction of
any conditions referenced in paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section.
* * * * *

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11. Add Sec.  195.414 to read as follows:

Sec.  195.414  Inspections of pipelines in areas affected by extreme
weather and natural disasters.

    (a) General. Following an extreme weather event or natural disaster
that has the likelihood of damage to infrastructure by the scouring or
movement of the soil surrounding the pipeline, such as a named tropical
storm or hurricane; a flood that exceeds the river, shoreline, or creek
high-water banks in the area of the pipeline; a landslide in the area
of the pipeline; or an earthquake in the area of the pipeline, an
operator must inspect all potentially affected pipeline facilities to
detect conditions that could adversely affect the safe operation of
that pipeline.
    (b) Inspection method. An operator must consider the nature of the
event and the physical characteristics, operating conditions, location,
and prior history of the affected pipeline in determining the
appropriate method for performing the initial inspection to determine
the extent of any damage and the need for the additional assessments
required under paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Time period. The inspection required under paragraph (a) of
this section must commence within 72 hours after the cessation of the
event, defined as the point in time when the affected area can be
safely accessed by the personnel and equipment required to perform the
inspection as determined under paragraph (b) of this section. In the
event that the operator is unable to commence the inspection due to the
unavailability of personnel or equipment, the operator must notify the
appropriate PHMSA Region Director as soon as practicable.
    (d) Remedial action. An operator must take prompt and appropriate
remedial action to ensure the safe operation of a pipeline based on the
information obtained as a result of performing the inspection required
under paragraph (a) of this section. Such actions might include, but
are not limited to:
    (1) Reducing the operating pressure or shutting down the pipeline;
    (2) Modifying, repairing, or replacing any damaged pipeline
facilities;
    (3) Preventing, mitigating, or eliminating any unsafe conditions in
the pipeline right-of-way;
    (4) Performing additional patrols, surveys, tests, or inspections;
    (5) Implementing emergency response activities with Federal, State,
or local personnel; and
    (6) Notifying affected communities of the steps that can be taken
to ensure public safety.

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12. Add Sec.  195.416 to read as follows:

Sec.  195.416  Pipeline assessments.

    (a) Scope. This section applies to onshore line pipe that can
accommodate inspection by means of in-line inspection tools and is not
subject to the integrity management requirements in Sec.  195.452.
    (b) General. An operator must perform an initial assessment of each
of its pipeline segments by October 1, 2029, and perform periodic
assessments of its pipeline segments at least once every 10 calendar
years from the year of the prior assessment or as otherwise necessary
to ensure public safety or the protection of the environment.
    (c) Method. Except as specified in paragraph (d) of this section,
an operator must perform the integrity assessment for the range of
relevant threats to the pipeline segment by the use of an appropriate
in-line inspection tool(s). When performing an assessment using an in-
line inspection tool, an operator must comply with Sec.  195.591. An
operator must explicitly consider uncertainties in reported results
(including tool tolerance, anomaly findings, and unity chart plots or
other equivalent methods for determining uncertainties) in identifying
anomalies. If this is impracticable based on operational limits,
including operating pressure, low flow, and pipeline length or
availability of in-line inspection tool technology for the pipe
diameter, then the operator must perform the assessment using the
appropriate method(s) in paragraphs (c)(1), (2), or (3) of this section
for the range of relevant threats being assessed. The methods an
operator selects to assess low-frequency electric resistance welded
pipe, pipe with a seam factor less than 1.0 as defined in Sec.
195.106(e) or lap-welded pipe susceptible to longitudinal seam failure
must be capable of assessing seam integrity, cracking, and of detecting
corrosion and deformation anomalies. The following alternative
assessment methods may be used as specified in this paragraph:
    (1) A pressure test conducted in accordance with subpart E of this
part;

    (2) External corrosion direct assessment in accordance with Sec.
195.588; or
    (3) Other technology in accordance with paragraph (d).
    (d) Other technology. Operators may elect to use other technologies
if the operator can demonstrate the technology can provide an
equivalent understanding of the condition of the line pipe for threat
being assessed. An operator choosing this option must notify the Office
of Pipeline Safety (OPS) 90 days before conducting the assessment by:
    (1) Sending the notification, along with the information required
to demonstrate compliance with this paragraph, to the Information
Resources Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590; or
    (2) Sending the notification, along with the information required
to demonstrate compliance with this paragraph, to the Information
Resources Manager by facsimile to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Prior to conducting the ``other technology'' assessments, the
operator must receive a notice of ``no objection'' from the PHMSA
Information Services Manager or Designee.
    (e) Data analysis. A person qualified by knowledge, training, and
experience must analyze the data obtained from an assessment performed
under paragraph (b) of this section to determine if a condition could
adversely affect the safe operation of the pipeline. Operators must
consider uncertainties in any reported results (including tool
tolerance) as part of that analysis.
    (f) Discovery of condition. For purposes of Sec.  195.401(b)(1),
discovery of a condition occurs when an operator has adequate
information to determine that a condition presenting a potential threat
to the integrity of the pipeline exists. An operator must promptly, but
no later than 180 days after an assessment, obtain sufficient
information about a condition to make that determination required under
paragraph (e) of this section, unless the operator can demonstrate the
180-day interval is impracticable. If the operator believes that 180
days are impracticable to make a determination about a condition found
during an assessment, the pipeline operator must notify PHMSA and
provide an expected date when adequate information will become
available. This notification must be made in accordance with Sec.
195.452 (m).
    (g) Remediation. An operator must comply with the requirements in
Sec.  195.401 if a condition that could adversely affect the safe
operation of a pipeline is discovered in complying with paragraphs (e)
and (f) of this section.
    (h) Consideration of information. An operator must consider all
relevant information about a pipeline in complying with the
requirements in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section.

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13. Revise Sec.  195.444 to read as follows:

Sec.  195.444  Leak detection.

    (a) Scope. Except for offshore gathering and regulated rural
gathering pipelines, this section applies to all hazardous liquid
pipelines transporting liquid in single phase (without gas in the
liquid).
    (b) General. A pipeline must have an effective system for detecting
leaks in accordance with Sec. Sec.  195.134 or 195.452, as appropriate.
An operator must evaluate the capability of its leak detection system
to protect the public, property, and the environment and modify it as
necessary to do so. At a minimum, an operator's evaluation must
consider the following factors--length and size of the pipeline, type
of product carried, the swiftness of leak detection, location of
nearest response personnel, and leak history.
    (c) CPM leak detection systems. Each computational pipeline
monitoring (CPM) leak detection system installed on a hazardous liquid
pipeline must comply with API RP 1130 (incorporated by reference, see
Sec.  195.3) in operating, maintaining, testing, record keeping, and
dispatcher training of the system.

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14. Amend Sec.  195.452 by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (b)(1), the introductory text of
paragraph (c)(1)(i), paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(A), (d), (e)(1)(vii), and
(g), the introductory text of paragraph (h)(1), and paragraph (h)(2);
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b. Amending paragraph (i)(2)(viii) by removing the period at the end of
the sentence and adding in its place a ``;''.
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c. Adding paragraph (i)(2)(ix);
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d. Revising paragraph (j)(2);
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e. Adding paragraphs (n) and (o).
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Sec.  195.452  Pipeline integrity management in high consequence areas.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Category 3 includes pipelines constructed or converted after
May 29, 2001, and low-stress pipelines in rural areas under Sec.
195.12.
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Develop a written integrity management program that addresses
the risks on each segment of pipeline in the first column of the
following table no later than the date in the second column:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Pipeline                               Date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Category 1................................  March 31, 2002.
Category 2................................  February 18, 2003.
Category 3................................  Date the pipeline begins
                                             operation or as provided in
                                             Sec.   195.12 for low
                                             stress pipelines in rural
                                             areas.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) The methods selected to assess the integrity of the line pipe.
An operator must assess the integrity of the line pipe by in-line
inspection tool(s) described in paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section
for the range of relevant threats to the pipeline segment. If it is
impracticable based upon the construction of the pipeline (e.g.,
diameter changes, sharp bends, and elbows) or operational limits
including operating pressure, low flow, pipeline length, or
availability of in-line inspection tool technology for the pipe
diameter, then the operator must use the appropriate method(s) in
paragraphs (c)(1)(i)(B), (C), or (D) of this section for the range of
relevant threats to the pipeline segment. The methods an operator
selects to assess low-frequency electric resistance welded pipe, pipe
with a seam factor less than 1.0 as defined in Sec.  195.106(e) or lap-
welded pipe susceptible to longitudinal seam failure, must be capable
of assessing seam integrity, cracking, and of detecting corrosion and
deformation anomalies.
    (A) In-line inspection tool or tools capable of detecting corrosion
and deformation anomalies including dents, gouges, and grooves. For
pipeline segments with an identified or probable risk or threat related
to cracks (such as at pipe body or weld seams) based on the risk
factors specified in paragraph (e), an operator must use an in-line
inspection tool or tools capable of detecting crack anomalies. When
performing an assessment using an in-line inspection tool, an operator
must comply with Sec.  195.591. An operator using this method must
explicitly consider uncertainties in reported results (including tool
tolerance, anomaly findings, and unity chart plots or equivalent for
determining uncertainties) in identifying anomalies;
* * * * *
    (d) When must operators complete baseline assessments?
    (1) All pipelines. An operator must complete the baseline
assessment before a new or conversion-to-service pipeline

begins operation through the development of procedures, identification
of high consequence areas, and pressure testing of could-affect high
consequence areas in accordance with Sec.  195.304.
    (2) Newly identified areas. If an operator obtains information
(whether from the information analysis required under paragraph (g) of
this section, Census Bureau maps, or any other source) demonstrating
that the area around a pipeline segment has changed to meet the
definition of a high consequence area (see Sec.  195.450), that area
must be incorporated into the operator's baseline assessment plan
within 1 year from the date that the information is obtained. An
operator must complete the baseline assessment of any pipeline segment
that could affect a newly identified high consequence area within 5
years from the date an operator identifies the area.
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (vii) Local environmental factors that could affect the pipeline
(e.g., seismicity, corrosivity of soil, subsidence, climatic);
* * * * *
    (g) What is an information analysis? In periodically evaluating the
integrity of each pipeline segment (see paragraph (j) of this section),
an operator must analyze all available information about the integrity
of its entire pipeline and the consequences of a possible failure along
the pipeline. Operators must continue to comply with the data
integration elements specified in Sec.  195.452(g) that were in effect
on October 1, 2018, until October 1, 2022. Operators must begin to
integrate all the data elements specified in this section starting
October 1, 2020, with all attributes integrated by October 1, 2022.
This analysis must:
    (1) Integrate information and attributes about the pipeline that
include, but are not limited to:
    (i) Pipe diameter, wall thickness, grade, and seam type;
    (ii) Pipe coating, including girth weld coating;
    (iii) Maximum operating pressure (MOP) and temperature;
    (iv) Endpoints of segments that could affect high consequence areas
(HCAs);
    (v) Hydrostatic test pressure including any test failures or
leaks--if known;
    (vi) Location of casings and if shorted;
    (vii) Any in-service ruptures or leaks--including identified
causes;
    (viii) Data gathered through integrity assessments required under
this section;
    (ix) Close interval survey (CIS) survey results;
    (x) Depth of cover surveys;
    (xi) Corrosion protection (CP) rectifier readings;
    (xii) CP test point survey readings and locations;
    (xiii) AC/DC and foreign structure interference surveys;
    (xiv) Pipe coating surveys and cathodic protection surveys.
    (xv) Results of examinations of exposed portions of buried
pipelines (i.e., pipe and pipe coating condition, see Sec.  195.569);
    (xvi) Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and other cracking (pipe body
or weld) excavations and findings, including in-situ non-destructive
examinations and analysis results for failure stress pressures and
cyclic fatigue crack growth analysis to estimate the remaining life of
the pipeline;
    (xvii) Aerial photography;
    (xviii) Location of foreign line crossings;
    (xix) Pipe exposures resulting from repairs and encroachments;
    (xx) Seismicity of the area; and
    (xxi) Other pertinent information derived from operations and
maintenance activities and any additional tests, inspections, surveys,
patrols, or monitoring required under this part.
    (2) Consider information critical to determining the potential for,
and preventing, damage due to excavation, including current and planned
damage prevention activities, and development or planned development
along the pipeline;
    (3) Consider how a potential failure would affect high consequence
areas, such as location of a water intake.
    (4) Identify spatial relationships among anomalous information
(e.g., corrosion coincident with foreign line crossings; evidence of
pipeline damage where aerial photography shows evidence of
encroachment). Storing the information in a geographic information
system (GIS), alone, is not sufficient. An operator must analyze for
interrelationships among the data.
    (h) * * *
    (1) General requirements. An operator must take prompt action to
address all anomalous conditions in the pipeline that the operator
discovers through the integrity assessment or information analysis. In
addressing all conditions, an operator must evaluate all anomalous
conditions and remediate those that could reduce a pipeline's
integrity, as required by this part. An operator must be able to
demonstrate that the remediation of the condition will ensure that the
condition is unlikely to pose a threat to the long-term integrity of
the pipeline. An operator must comply with all other applicable
requirements in this part in remediating a condition. Each operator
must, in repairing its pipeline systems, ensure that the repairs are
made in a safe and timely manner and are made so as to prevent damage
to persons, property, or the environment. The calculation method(s)
used for anomaly evaluation must be applicable for the range of
relevant threats.
* * * * *
    (2) Discovery of condition. Discovery of a condition occurs when an
operator has adequate information to determine that a condition
presenting a potential threat to the integrity of the pipeline exists.
An operator must promptly, but no later than 180 days after an
assessment, obtain sufficient information about a condition to make
that determination, unless the operator can demonstrate the 180-day
interval is impracticable. If the operator believes that 180 days are
impracticable to make a determination about a condition found during an
assessment, the pipeline operator must notify PHMSA in accordance with
paragraph (m) of this section and provide an expected date when
adequate information will become available.
* * * * *
    (i) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (ix) Seismicity of the area.
* * * * *
    (j) * * *
    (2) Verifying covered segments. An operator must verify the risk
factors used in identifying pipeline segments that could affect a high
consequence area on at least an annual basis not to exceed 15 months
(Appendix C of this part provides additional guidance on factors that
can influence whether a pipeline segment could affect a high
consequence area). If a change in circumstance indicates that the prior
consideration of a risk factor is no longer valid or that an operator
should consider new risk factors, an operator must perform a new
integrity analysis and evaluation to establish the endpoints of any
previously identified covered segments. The integrity analysis and
evaluation must include consideration of the results of any baseline
and periodic integrity assessments (see paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and
(e) of this section), information analyses (see paragraph (g) of this
section), and decisions about remediation and preventive and mitigative
actions (see paragraphs (h) and (i) of this section). An operator must
complete the first annual verification

under this paragraph no later than July 1, 2021.
* * * * *
    (n) Accommodation of instrumented internal inspection devices--
    (1) Scope. This paragraph does not apply to any pipeline facilities
listed in Sec.  195.120(b).
    (2) General. An operator must ensure that each pipeline is modified
to accommodate the passage of an instrumented internal inspection
device by July 2, 2040.
    (3) Newly identified areas. If a pipeline could affect a newly
identified high consequence area (see paragraph (d)(2) of this section)
after July 2, 2035, an operator must modify the pipeline to accommodate
the passage of an instrumented internal inspection device within 5
years of the date of identification or before performing the baseline
assessment, whichever is sooner.
    (4) Lack of accommodation. An operator may file a petition under
Sec.  190.9 of this chapter for a finding that the basic construction
(i.e., length, diameter, operating pressure, or location) of a pipeline
cannot be modified to accommodate the passage of an instrumented
internal inspection device or that the operator determines it would
abandon or shut-down a pipeline as a result of the cost to comply with
the requirement of this section.
    (5) Emergencies. An operator may file a petition under Sec.  190.9
of this chapter for a finding that a pipeline cannot be modified to
accommodate the passage of an instrumented internal inspection device
as a result of an emergency. An operator must file such a petition
within 30 days after discovering the emergency. If the petition is
denied, the operator must modify the pipeline to allow the passage of
an instrumented internal inspection device within 1 year after the date
of the notice of the denial.

0
15. Add Sec.  195.454 to Subpart F to read as follows:

Sec.  195.454  Integrity assessments for certain underwater hazardous
liquid pipeline facilities located in high consequence areas.

    Notwithstanding any pipeline integrity management program or
integrity assessment schedule otherwise required under Sec.  195.452,
each operator of any underwater hazardous liquid pipeline facility
located in a high consequence area that is not an offshore pipeline
facility and any portion of which is located at depths greater than 150
feet under the surface of the water must ensure that:
    (a) Pipeline integrity assessments using internal inspection
technology appropriate for the integrity threats to the pipeline are
completed not less often than once every 12 months, and;
    (b) Pipeline integrity assessments using pipeline route surveys,
depth of cover surveys, pressure tests, external corrosion direct
assessment, or other technology that the operator demonstrates can
further the understanding of the condition of the pipeline facility,
are completed on a schedule based on the risk that the pipeline
facility poses to the high consequence area in which the pipeline
facility is located.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2019, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR part 1.97.
Howard R. Elliott,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-20458 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-60-P


OMB Control # 2060 0482 SECTOR _________________________

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20460 Under the Clean Air Act and the international treaty to protect the ozone layer ( the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer), the production and import of methyl bromide will be phased out in the United States on January 1, 2005. This application seeks information to support a U. S. request to produce and import methyl bromide for certain critical uses and circumstances beyond this 2005 phaseout date.

The information in this application will be used to review whether your use of methyl bromide is " critical" because no technically and economically feasible alternatives are available. In order to estimate the loss as a result of not having methyl bromide available, EPA needs to compare data ( commodity prices, revenues, and costs) for your use of methyl bromide with uses of alternative pest control regimens.

If you submit a well documented application with sound reasons why alternatives are not technically and economically feasible, the U. S. government can be a better advocate for your exemption request internationally.

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest 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. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 324 hours per response and assumes a large portion of applications will be submitted by consortia on behalf of many individual users of methyl bromide. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a current OMB control number. For EPA Use Only ID # ______________

2003 Application for Critical Use Exemption of Methyl Bromide for Post Harvest Use in 2005 and beyond in the United States WHY IS THIS INFORMATION NEEDED?

Click on the Instructions tab located at the bottom of the screen for additional information.

The information contained in this application is critical to process and assess the need for methyl bromide. Filling out this application in its entirety will bolster the U. S. government's ability to strengthen the nomination package for the international review boards. WHO APPLIES?

STATE CONTACTS HOW DO I APPLY?

IS MY INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL?

WHEN IS THE INFORMATION NEEDED?

Mailing Address for applications being submitted by mail directly to the EPA: Address for applications being sent by courier or non U. S. Postal overnight express delivery to the EPA:

US Environmental Protection Agency US Environmental Protection Agency Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption Office of Pesticide Programs Office of Pesticide Programs Mail Code 7503C 911 Bay, BEAD 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway Washington, DC 20460 Arlington, VA 22202 Telephone: ( 703) 308 8200 OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest HOW CAN I RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? If you have general questions about this application call:

Stratospheric Ozone Hotline 1 800 296 1996 The applicant may assert a business confidentiality claim covering part or all of the information in the application by placing on ( or attaching to) the information, at the time it is submitted to EPA, a cover sheet, stamped or typed legend, or other suitable form of notice employing language such as trade secret, proprietary, or company confidential. Allegedly confidential portions of otherwise non confidential documents should be clearly identified by the applicant, and may be submitted separately to facilitate identification and handling by EPA. If the applicant desires confidential treatment only until a certain date or until the occurrence of a certain event, the notice should so state. Information covered by a claim of confidentiality will be disclosed by EPA only to the extent, and by means of the procedures set forth under 40 CFR Part 2 Subpart B; 41 FR 36902, 43 FR 400000. 50 FR 51661. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by EPA, it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to the applicant.

Applicants submitting their application via e mail assume responsibility for the confidentiality of the electronic message transmission.

This application must be postmarked to the EPA address below no later than 120 days after the Notice was published in the Federal Register requesting critical use exemption applications.

WHERE DO I SUBMIT THE APPLICATION? Electronic Address for applications: methyl. bromide@ epa. gov When submitting an application electronically, you should also print a hard copy, sign it, and submit it by mail If a consortium is applying for multiple methyl bromide users, the economic data should be for a representative or typical user within the consortium unless otherwise noted. If economic or technical factors ( such as types of commodities) affecting the ability of this " representative user" to use alternatives are significantly different than other users in the consortium, more than one application should be submitted to reflect these differences.

Please contact your local, state, regional or national commodity association and/ or state representative agency to find out if they plan on submitting an application on behalf of your commodity group.

States that have agreed to participate in the exemption process are listed on EPA's website at www. epa. gov/ ozone/ mbr/ cueqa. html You may either complete an electronic ( Microsoft Excel) or a printed version of the application. Please fill out each form or worksheet in the application as completely as possible. If you are completing the printed version and need extra space you may attach additional sheets as needed. Additional information may be available from your local state department of agriculture or at the sites listed below or by calling 1 800 296 1996. INSTRUCTIONS The information provided by you in this application will be used to evaluate the requested methyl bromide use. The U. S. and other countries that are parties to the Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer decided that: " a use of methyl bromide should qualify as " critical" only if the nominating Party determines that:

( i) The specific use is critical because the lack of availability of methyl bromide for that use would result in a significant market disruption; and ( ii) There are no technically and economically feasible alternatives available to the user that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health and are suitable to the crops and circumstances of the nomination  "

If you anticipate that you will need methyl bromide in 2005 because you believe there are no technically and economically feasible alternatives, then you should apply for the critical use exemption. This application may be submitted either by a consortium representing multiple users or by individual users. We encourage users with similar circumstances of use to submit a single application ( for example, any number of post harvest users with similar commodity, pest, and structural conditions can submit a single application.) SECTIONS OF WORKBOOK OMB Control # 2060 0482 The two arrows on the bottom right of the screen allow you to move the worksheet that you are viewing to the right or to the left. This is useful if the viewable area of on the screen is smaller than the entire page that is in the worksheet.

Printing worksheets 6. Go to the menu line at the top of the worksheet and select " Edit" then " Paste"

7. Change the title row of the newly pasted worksheet from the old worksheet number to be consistent with the worksheet tab. Note: This is the only way you can copy a worksheet and not lose portions of the text instructions.

Viewing worksheets 2. Select the top left corner of the worksheet ( this is the space to the left of column A and above row 1. You will know that the entire worksheet has been selected because the row and column marks as well as the worksheet itself will 3. Go to the menu line at the top of the worksheet and select " Edit" then " Copy".

If you would like to print all worksheets that are contained in this workbook, go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and select " File" and then " Print." Then in the section of the menu that appears called " Print what," select " Entire Workbook."

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Worksheets are best viewed in " Page Break Preview." To select the view of the worksheet, go to the menu bar and select " View" and then " Page Break Preview." Page break preview shows only the printable area of the worksheet, with the blue lines that surround the screen indicating the edges of each page. To increase or decrease the size of the page that is viewable on the screen, go to the menu bar and select " View" and then " Zoom".

Navigating between worksheets The set of four arrows on the bottom left of the screen will help you navigate between worksheets. This is necessary to access the remaining worksheet tabs in the workbook that are not viewable. The two arrows with vertical lines to either the left or right will take you to the first worksheet and to the last worksheet respectively in the workbook. The inner two arrows allow you move the worksheet tabs to the right or to the left incrementally. 4. Go to the blank worksheet where you want the copied information to be pasted.

5. Again, select the top left corner of the worksheet ( left of column A and above row 1) to select the entire worksheet. EXCEL USER TIPS Inserting a blank worksheet:

1. To add additional blank worksheets in the Excel file, go to the menu line at the top of the worksheet and select " Insert" then " worksheet" 2. A tab with the name " Sheet 1" will appear at the bottom of the worksheet and will be highlighted in white. Take the cursor and double click the " new tab" 3. By double clicking in the tab you can now rename the worksheet to the appropriate number letter designation ( e. g., 3 A( 1), 3 A( 1)( a), etc.) 4. To move a newly inserted worksheet, simply drag the worksheet with your mouse to the desired location.

5. Once you add a new worksheet, Excel will automatically name each subsequently added worksheet as Sheet 2, Sheet 3, etc  Follow the instructions above to rename the new blank worksheets as appropriate.

Copying and pasting an entire worksheet's contents into a blank worksheet:

1. Select the worksheet to be copied by clicking on the worksheet tab at the bottom of the screen. The tab will turn white in color when it has been selected. Worksheet 4. Future Research Plans Worksheet 5. Application Summary Definitions Climate Zone Map Worksheet 2 D. Methyl Bromide  Operating Costs for 2002 Worksheet 3. Alternatives Worksheet 3 A. Alternatives  Technical Feasibility of Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Worksheet 3 B. Alternatives  Changes in Operating Costs INSTRUCTIONS Each worksheet number corresponds to the tab number in the electronic version of the application. Instructions specific to each worksheet are provided at the top of each sheet. A header row is included on each worksheet to include an application ID number that EPA will assign.

Instructions Worksheet 1. Contact and Methyl Bromide Request Information Worksheet 2. Methyl Bromide Worksheet 2 A. Methyl Bromide  Pest and Processing Information Worksheet 2 B. Methyl Bromide  Historical Use for 1997  2002 Worksheet 2 C. Methyl Bromide  Commodity Treated & Gross Profit for 2000  2002 Is this information Confidential Business Information ( CBI)? Yes No X Applicant Name Primary Contact Contact Name Specialty Address Agronomic Economic x Daytime Phone Cell Phone E mail Address Fax Alternate Contact Contact Name Specialty Address Agronomic Economic Daytime Phone Cell Phone E mail Address Fax OMB Control # 2060 0482 ( Check One) Stephen Payne ( Check One)

2025 M. Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Pet Food Institute Worksheet 1. Contact and Methyl Bromide Request Information The following information will be used to determine the amount of methyl bromide requested and the contact person for this request. It is important that we know whom to contact in case we need additional information during the review of the application.

202 367 1120 stephen_ payne@ dc. sba. com ( 202) 367 2120 If yes, the applicant assumes responsibility for the secure transmission of electronic submissions.

I certify that all information contained in this document is factual to the best of my knowledge.

Signature Date Title Manager, Public Affairs Information in this application may be aggregated with information from other applications and used by the United States government to justify claims in the national nomination package that a particular use of methyl bromide be considered " critical" and authorized for an exemption beyond the 2005 phaseout. Use of aggregate data will be crucial to making compelling arguments in favor of critical use exemptions. By signing below, you agree now to assert any claim of confidentiality that would affect the disclosure by EPA of aggregate information based in part on information contained in this application. Print Name Stephen Payne Signature Date Print Name Stephen Payne Title Manager, Public Affairs 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. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 324 hours per response and assumes a large portion of applications will be submitted by consortia on behalf of many individual users of methyl bromide. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a current OMB control number.

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest 1.

2.

3.

4. Climate ( Average Minimum Temperature)

Zones: ( check all that apply)

5. Yes Amount No X 6. Yes X CUE # No 7.

Year 2005 2006 2007 8.

9.

10. Yes Lbs No X 11. Yes Lbs No X OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Total Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) to be Treated lbs.

lbs. 106,000 106,000 Total Pounds Active Ingredient ( a. i.) of Methyl Bromide What is the amount of methyl bromide being requested by this application? ( Do NOT include QPS amounts) If a consortium is submitting this application, the data should be the total for the consortium. Have you previously applied for Critical Use Exemption of Methyl Bromide? ( Individual users should enter their climate zone designation by reviewing the U. S. climate zone map located at the end of this workbook or it can be reviewed online at http:// www. usna. usda. gov/ Hardzone/ ushzmap. html. If a consortium is submitting this application, please indicate the estimated percentage of consortium users in each climate zone.)

1____ NA 2a____ 2b____ 3a____ 3b____ 4a____ 4b____ 5a____ 5b____ 6a____ 6b____ 7a____ 7b____ 8a____ 8b____ 9a____ 9b____ 10a____ 10b____ 11____ ~ 25% 5,000 to 10,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) 75+% 50,000 to 100,000 ( 1,000 cu ft)

lbs. 106,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) 78,000 Is this applicant eligible for Quarantine and Preshipment ( QPS) uses of methyl bromide?

( 1,000 cu ft) 78,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) 78,000 Please explain why there may be variations in the pounds or volume ( 1,000 cu ft) treated from year to year.

Please explain why methyl bromide is being requested. No technically or economically feasible alternative exists for deinfestation of some pet food manufacturing plants.

Do you anticipate that you will have any methyl bromide in storage after January 1, 2005? ( Enter the state, region, or county. Provide more details about the location if relevant to the feasibility of alternatives to methyl bromide.) Location If yes, please specify amount ( in pounds). Do you have access to recycled methyl bromide?

If yes, please specify amount ( in pounds). Range of structure/ facility size by processors included in this application? Worksheet 1. Contact and Methyl Bromide Request Information U. S.

( Include all commodities that benefit from the application of methyl bromide in a fumigation cycle. See the Worksheet entitled " Fumigation Cycle" for definitions.) Commodity Pet Food ( Insert number or percentage of users in each category)

0 to 1,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) 1,000 to 5,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) over 100,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) 10,000 to 50,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) Worksheet Title 2 A Methyl Bromide  Pest and Commodity Information If a consortium is submitting this application, the data for this table should reflect the representative user for the consortium.

The purpose of this worksheet is to determine pest infestation and commodity information where methyl bromide is used. This forms the baseline for evaluating the impacts of using an alternative to replace methyl bromide.

2 B Methyl Bromide  Historical Use 1997  2002 If a consortium is submitting this application, all data should reflect the actual data for the consortium.

This worksheet provides data in actual usage for 1997 2002.

2 C Methyl Bromide  Commodity Treated and Gross Profits for 2000 2002 If a consortium is submitting this application, the data for this table should reflect the representative user for the consortium.

This worksheet provides commodity treated and gross profits for 2000 through 2002.

The purpose of this worksheet is to determine past gross profits when methyl bromide is used. This forms the baseline for evaluating the revenue impacts of using an alternative to replace methyl bromide.

2 D Baseline  Operating Costs for 2002 If a consortium is submitting this application, the data for this table should reflect the representative user for the consortium.

This data is needed to estimate a baseline for operating costs in order to estimate changes in costs and the impact on operating profit and short run economic viability as a result of not using methyl bromide.

The purpose of this worksheet is to determine operating expenses when methyl bromide is used. This forms the baseline for evaluating the cost impacts of using an alternative to replace methyl bromide. The data requested are designed to help you identify how your operation would change if methyl bromide were unavailable, which will be shown in Worksheet 3 B.

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest OMB Control # 2060 0482 Worksheet 2. Methyl Bromide Purpose of Data: To establish a baseline estimate of commodity treated, gross profits, and costs using methyl bromide.

Instructions specific to each worksheet are located at the top of each sheet. 1. Commodity or Consortium 2. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec X 3. Fumigation Timeline Beginning Fumigation Cycle ( please define time periods) Facility Preparation Sealing Cleaning Fumigation Timeline Reception of Raw Materials Processing Storage Raw Materials Finished Product Packing Shipping Retail Market Window Other Pest Treatments Other 4.

4a. OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Provide a narrative of market channel for each commodity, where it is fumigated, and how the fumigation effects market availability and commodity sale. As stated in the cover letter, the maintenance of pest free pet food manufacturing plants is critical to manufacturers. FDA regulates the contamination of pet food products, and levies fines for those found in noncompliance. Further, customer tolerance for infested product is zero. Recalled loads result not only in the loss of the current sale, but also the costs of replacing the shipment, detroying or cleaning the rejected load, potential loss of future business as well as the companies' very existence. Worksheet 2 A. Methyl Bromide  Pest & Processing Information Pet Food Institute ( Indicate when fumigation, major commodity and pest management practices typically occur. If the fumigation cycle is longer than one year change the months to an appropriate interval.) What month does your fumigation cycle start? ( check only one)

Time Interval: Monthly ( e. g. WEEKS/ MONTH/ YEAR/ SEASON)

Please provide a simplified schematic diagram which illustrates the basic steps of the commodity moving through the process from raw material to finished product. See Attachment 2 for Representative Example Please see Attachment 9: Pet Food Process Flow Diagram 5. Target Pest( s) or Pest Problem( s):

Pest 1 Pest 2 Pest 3 6. Pest Economic Threshold Pest 1 Pest 2 Pest 3 7. Target Pest Infestation Pest 1 % Pest 2 % Pest 3 %

8.

9.

Structure / Facility Commodity Storage All X Other 10.

11. The average pet food manufacturing plant is 1 million cubic feet in size. Average production capacity is 420 tons/ day ( maximum of 620 tons/ day). The average plant age is 18.5 years, ranging between 3 and 30 years. Typically, plants run 3 shifts, 5.5 days per week, although some operate around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Average warehouse inventory is 1500 tons of finished product on the floor ( max. of 3000 tons). Average warehouse inventory value of finished product is $ 600,000 ( max. $ 1,650,000 for large plants with more high value trats and biscuits). Average raw material/ ingredient inventory on hand is 1,000 tons, including bulk grains, animal protein, liquid and dry flavorings, and micro ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc. The value of daily production averages $ 100,000 ( max. closer to $ 290,000 for larger facilities).

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Worksheet 2 A. Methyl Bromide  Pest & Processing Information OMB Control # 2060 0482 Not Available Phosphine ( Alone)

Phosphine in Combination Heat Treatment ( Please identify the top 3 target pests or pest problems. Provide at least common name and genus and species if possible. Additional pests or pest problems can be provided as an attachment.)

Common Name Genus See Attachment 1 ( If available, please provide the economic threshold information for each pest, units, and source of information.) Economic Threshold Units ( e. g. pests/ cu ft) Source 0 FDA, Consumer tolerance ( Please estimate the percentage of this user's total structural/ facility volume with a moderate to severe problem with these pests. Describe source of information such as a survey or expert estimate.)

Percentage of Total Structure/ Facility Source 100 Industry experience and opinion Please provide a brief description of any equipment fumigated in this operation. Other Representative User : ( Please provide descriptive factors appropriate for your operation.)

In what part and phase of the operation does the methyl bromide fumigation take place? ( check all that apply)

Fumigation Chamber Prior to Storage Prior to Shipping Phase of Process Details Alternative % Replaced What percentage of the operation have alternative( s) replaced methyl bromide in processing this commodity and if so, during what phase of the process? B C D E Total Actual Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) Treated Average Pounds ai Applied per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) Total Weight of Commodity Treated ( in Tons ( short)) Average Pounds ai Applied per Ton ( short)

1997 70,330.9 1.36 1998 71,142.6 1.36 1999 69,705.9 1.36 2000 73,272.0 1.36 2001 78,238.2 1.36 2002 49,096.3 1.36 Comments: OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Column A:

Column B:

Enter the total actual volume ( 1,000 cu ft) treated. Note: This number should be the total actual volume ( 1,000 cu ft) treated by the individual user or total actual volume ( 1,000 cu ft) treated for the entire consortium, for the year indicated.

106,404 66,771 Column E: Average Pounds ai Applied per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft)

96,650 96,754 94,800 99,650 If there is a variation ( greater than 10%) in the quantity a. i., the volume ( 1,000 cu ft) treated or average application rate from year to year, please explain the reasons for the variation. Pet food manufacturing plants are fumigated on an as needed basis, as assessed through monitoring, which may be as rare as once every 5 years. Variability in the number of plants fumigated in any particular year, and the frequency of fumigation at any one plant, and therefore in the amount of methyl bromide that is used from one year to the next, may be due to several factors, including ability to schedule downtime in production schedule for fumigation, pest introductions thorugh contaminated ingredients, plant closures, partial fumigations where possible, and cost cutting. Should your operation only measure fumigation in one type of unit ( e. g. only the facility is treated or only the commodity is treated), please use appropriate column for volume or weight. Worksheet 2 B. Methyl Bromide  Historical Use 1997 2002 Total Actual Pounds ai of Methyl Bromide Applied Enter the total actual pounds active ingredient ( ai) of methyl bromide applied. Note: This number should be the total pounds ai applied by the individual user or the entire consortium, for the year indicated. Include only the pounds active ingredient of methyl bromide.

Total Weight of Commodity Treated ( in Tons ( short))

Enter the total actual weight ( tons ( short)) treated. Note: This number should be the total actual weight ( tons ( short)) treated by the individual user or total actual weight ( tons ( short)) treated for the entire consortium, for the year indicated. Total Actual Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) Treated The average application rates in pounds ai of methyl bromide per volume ( 1,000 cu ft) may be calculated by dividing Column A by Column B.

Column D: Column C: Average Pounds ai Applied per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft)

1 time per 3 5 years What is the frequency of methyl bromide applied per volume ( 1,000 cu ft)? ( 1x / year, 2x / year, 1x / 3 years, etc.) Year A Total Actual Pounds ai of Methyl Bromide Applied The average application rates in pounds ai of methyl bromide per ton ( short) may be calculated by dividing Column C by Column D. A C D E F G H Year Market Category ( grade, time, end use) Unit of Commodity ( e. g., pounds, tons) Total Commodity Treated ( per unit of commodity) Price ( per unit of commodity) Cost of Goods Sold ( per unit of commodity) Gross Profit ( per unit of commodity) OMB Control # 2060 0482 Comments: See profile of representative user in Worksheet 2A EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Commodity Gross profit may be calculated using the data you entered as the Total Commodity Treated times Price minus the Cost of Goods Sold. If gross profit is not equal to total commodity sold times price subtracted by cost of goods sold (( Column E * Column F)  Column G), you may override the formula and enter a different revenue amount. Please explain why this gross profit amount is different in the comment section below. Gross Profit Column H:

B Column F: Price Enter average prices received by the users for that commodity and category. For the total line, you do not have to enter a price. Average price over all categories can be calculated separately, if needed. If a commodity treated is never owned by the facility, indicate the fees charged for all services.

Enter the total cost of goods sold ( raw materials purchased) during the period. If this expense is not relevant to your postharvesting operation, please skip this column. Column G: Cost of Goods Sold Enter marketing categories that determine prices received, for example, grade ( quality, taste, color) or timeliness ( holiday market season, early season, late season). Itemize or aggregate these factors to the extent appropriate if lack of methyl bromide would effect the price in each category. Market Categories Column C: Enter all commodities that benefit from methyl bromide in the fumigation cycle ( interval between fumigations). See the Fumigation Cycle Worksheet for a comprehensive definition of the fumigation cycle.

If someone other than the applicant benefits from the application of methyl bromide in the fumigation cycle and you do not have the quantitative data for the commodity treated in the same facility/ structure, please indicate so in the comments section below. Column B: Commodity Worksheet 2 C. Baseline  Methyl Bromide  Commodity Treated & Gross Profit for 2000  2002 Column A:

Be sure to enter the year. Use as many rows as needed for each year for all the commodities in the fumigation cycles from 2000 to 2002. If a fumigation cycle overlaps more than one calendar year, then the year of the fumigation cycle is the year methyl bromide was applied. Year Enter the total units of commodity treated with methyl bromide and processed/ sold per area Enter the unit of measurement for each commodity ( lbs, tons, cwt). If not by weight, specify in the comments section the average weight of the measure. For the international review board, all measures will be converted to metric. Column D: Unit of Commodity Total Commodity Treated Column E: Column A:

Column B:

Column C:

Column D:

Column E:

B C D E Quantity Used per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Weight ( Tons ( short)) Units ( lbs, hours, etc.) Unit Cost ($) Cost ($) per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Cost ($) per Weight ( tons ( short))

$ 300,850.00 $ 204,946.00 $ 22,205.00 $ 33,699.00 $ 40,000.00 $ 300,850 Note: Application rates may vary from 1.0 to 3.3 by/ 1000 ft. 3. Higher rates are used in smaller areas as per label instructions. Costs vary from $ 7.29 to $ 76.14/ 1000 ft3. Higher costs per areas are due to higher application rates and higher fixed costs for smaller areas. OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest TOTAL OPERATING COSTS 3. Interest 5. Other Operating Expenses Operating Expense Items 4. Depreciation for Plant Assets 1. Pest Management Costs ( a+ b+ c+ d)

a) Sanitation b) Pest Control c) Methyl Bromide Fumigation ( c1+ c2)

c1) Product c2) Application d) Other Pest Management Costs 2. Repairs / Maintenance / Replacement Worksheet 2 D. Methyl Bromide  Operating Costs for 2002 The purpose of this worksheet is to determine operating expenses when methyl bromide is used. This forms the baseline for evaluating the cost impacts of using an alternative to replace methyl bromide. The data requested are designed to help you identify how your operation would change if methyl bromide were unavailable, which will be shown in Worksheet 3 B.

A Operating Expense Items Identify the operations to which the costs apply. You may add or delete lines as necessary. The operating expense items listed here are not meant to be exhaustive or be representative of your specific operating system. Other operating expenses include, but are not limited to, wage/ salary, advertising and selling, utilities, rent and lease, insurance, and supplies. Be as precise as necessary to explain how lack of methyl bromide would affect your operation, otherwise you may aggregate operating expenses. These are meant to provide suggestions and to help you identify how your operation would change if methyl bromide were unavailable.

Enter all appropriate costs of operations per volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or weight ( tons ( short)). You may add or delete lines as necessary. Cost ($) per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Cost ($) per Weight ( tons ( short)) Please fill in the unshaded areas. The shaded areas can be used if the information is known.

This field is required only for methyl bromide. However you may include specific amounts of other inputs or operations if you believe it helps to document the additional costs you would incur by using an alternative fumigant. Quantity Used per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Weight ( tons ( short))

If operation is defined in either cost per volume or cost per weight, please keep the continuity of units. For all inputs and operations detailed in Column B, please specify the units of measurement. Units ( lbs. hours, etc.)

Unit Cost ($)

For all inputs and operations detailed in Column B, please specify the unit cost. Also, indicate all costs of applying methyl bromide, including any material costs ( e. g. tarps). If custom applied and separate costs are unavailable, write ' custom' and enter total cost in Column E. Worksheet 3 A 3 B OMB Control # 2060 0482 Worksheet 3. Alternatives  Feasibility of Alternative Pest Control Regimens Purpose of Data: To estimate the loss as a result of not having methyl bromide available. EPA needs to compare data ( commodity prices, gross profit, operating expenses, etc.) on the use of methyl bromide and alternative pest control regimens.

Complete worksheet 3 A for each alternative pest control regimen listed in the " U. S. Matrix" for chemical controls ( www. epa. gov/ ozone/ mbr/ cueqa. html) and the " International Matrix" for nonchemical pest controls ( www. epa. gov/ ozone/ mbr/ cue). Each worksheet contains a place holder in the title for you to insert the name of the specific alternative pest control regimen addressed. You should add additional worksheets as required.

Enter all alternative pesticides and pest control methods ( and associated profit and production practices) that would replace one treatment of methyl bromide throughout the fumigation cycle. See the Definition worksheet for a comprehensive definition on fumigation cycles.

Title Alternatives  Technical Feasibility of Alternatives to Methyl Bromide You must complete one worksheet for each alternative. Please insert the name of the alternative in the area on top of the page. If you prefer, you may provide the information requested in this worksheet in a narrative review. However, you must fill in the information in Question # 1 or we will assume no production or quality loss.

The purpose of this worksheet is to determine operating expenses when alternatives are used for evaluating the cost impacts of using an alternative to replace methyl bromide. The data requested are designed to help you identify how your operation would change if methyl bromide were unavailable.

EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Alternatives  Changes in Operating Costs If a consortium is submitting this application, the data for this table should reflect the representative user for the consortium.

This data is needed to estimate a baseline for operating costs in order to estimate changes in costs and the impact on operating profit and short run economic viability as a result of not using methyl bromide and to provide required information to the international review board.

Please fill out this worksheet for each alternative specified in the U. S. Matrix and for other alternatives for which the economic evaluation would bolster the case that methyl bromide is needed. 1.

Study # % Pest Control 1 2 3 4 5 2.

Study # Copy? EPA? 1 2 3 4 5 3. Yes No If yes, please continue with 3a, 3b, 3c.

3a.

3b.

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6. OMB Control # 2060 0482 Worksheet 3 A. Alternatives  Technical Feasibility of Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Pest Control When Comparing This Alternative to Methyl Bromide ( Provide numerical estimates where possible.) Alternative: Please see narrative ( attached) for all alternatives Study Information % of Structure/ Facility/ Volume Details Restrictions/ Limitations on Alternative Use This information will be used to determine the amount of methyl bromide needed.

Climate Restriction Regulatory Restriction  Label Restriction Pest Resistant To Alternative Structural Limitations What is the estimated probability of the commodity not meeting consumer quality standards with and without methyl bromide or alternative treatments? ( please explain.)

Why is this alternative not suitable to replace 100% of methyl bromide use in processing this commodity? Other Restrictions/ Limitations ( Describe) Facility Limitations Are there any production delays ( downtime) associated with this alternative?

days/ year Please specify the number of days per year of downtime:

Please explain the details of going into downtime and why it is necessary with this alternative. What is the cost of production delays or downtime per year? $ per year For the cited studies above, please list: study name, authors, publication, date, and indicate with a checkmark if a copy is attached and if it is on the EPA website.

Details Scale of Study ( e. g. pilot, plot) Resulting Damages ( please specify) Pest Being Tested 7.

8.

2.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Raw Materials OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Worksheet 3 A. Alternatives  Technical Feasibility of Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Alternative: Please see narrative ( attached) for all alternatives Use Rate of Chemical Alternative Active Ingredient ( a. i.) Name of Product and Formulation Quantity per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) Units ( gals, lbs. Etc.) Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) Treated # of Applications per Year Fumigation Timeline EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Fumigation Timeline Non Chemical Pest Control ( please describe)

Finished Product ( Indicate when fumigation, major commodity and pest management practices typically occur. If the fumigation cycle is longer than one year change the months to an appropriate interval.)

Reception of Raw Materials Fumigation Cycle Facility Preparation Retail Market Window Other Pest Treatments Other Processing Storage Packing Shipping Sealing Cleaning Time Interval ( e. g. WEEKS/ MONTH/ YEAR)

Comments: Column A:

Column B:

Column C:

Column D:

Column E:

B C D E Quantity Used per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Weight ( Tons ( short)) Units ( lbs, hours, etc.) Unit Cost ($) Cost ($) per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Cost ($) per Weight ( tons ( short))

Total Investment ($) Life of Investment (# of years) Salvage Value ($) Interest Rate (%) OMB Control # 2060 0482 1. Pest Management Costs ( a+ b+ c+ d) If operation is defined in either cost per volume or cost per weight, please keep the continuity of units.

Establish necessary capital expenditures required for the uses of alternatives. For example, the incremental costs to convert to heat treatment might include installing a steam heating system, purchasing generators, installing necessary ductwork, and retrofitting other components to make them amenable to heat treatment. 5. Other Operating Expenses 2. Repairs / Maintenance / Replacement 3. Interest Worksheet 3 B. Alternative  Changes in Operating Expenses Identify the operations to which the costs apply. You may add or delete lines as necessary. The operating expense items listed here are not meant to be exhaustive or be representative of your specific operating system. These are meant to provide suggestions and to help you identify how your operation would change if methyl bromide were unavailable.

Comments: TOTAL OPERATING COST What are the additional new investments ( structures, facilities, equipment, fumigation chambers, etc.) needed to utilize this alternative?

Type of Investment EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest a) Sanitation 4. Depreciation for Plant Assets b) Pest Control c) Fumigation ( c1+ c2)

c1) Product c2) Application d) Other Pest Management Costs Units ( lbs. hours, etc.) Please fill in the unshaded areas. The shaded areas can be used if the information is known.

Quantity Used per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Weight ( tons ( short))

This field is required only for alternatives. However you may include specific amounts of other inputs or operations if you believe it helps to document the additional costs you would incur by using an alternative fumigant. Alternative: Please see narrative ( attached) for all alternatives A Operating Expense Items For all inputs and operations detailed in Column B, please specify the units of measurement.

Unit Cost ($)

For all inputs and operations detailed in Column B, please specify the unit cost. Also, indicate all costs of applying alternatives, including any material costs ( e. g. tarps). If custom applied and separate costs are unavailable, write ' custom' and enter total cost in Column E.

Cost ($) per Volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or Cost ($) per Weight ( tons ( short))

Enter all appropriate costs of operations per volume ( 1,000 cu ft) or weight ( tons ( short)). You may add or delete lines as necessary. Operating Expense Items 1. 1 4 2 5 3 2. 1 4 2 5 3 3. 1 4 2 5 3 4.

5.

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From: To:

x 8.

Year Amount ($) 2003 >$ 20,000 9. $

Cost Unknown 10. OMB Control # 2060 0482 Worksheet 4. Future Research Plans Please describe future plans to test alternatives to methyl bromide. You may use this worksheet to describe all future plans.

Identify the top 3 to 5 target pests for your research. PLEASE SEE NARRATIVE FOLLOWING THIS PAGE Provide a list of alternative chemicals or cultural practices that have been tested.

Prioritize the alternative chemicals or cultural practices to be tested.

What would be the best currently available alternative if methyl bromide were not available? None.

Will you collect data on the probability of failure to meet quality standards? Please provide an overview/ timeline of the plan to transition away from using methyl bromide.

How will you minimize your use and/ or emissions of methyl bromide?

( check all that apply) Formulation Changes ( please specify) Formulation Changes Tarpaulin ( High Density Polyethylene) _____% methyl bromide, _____% chloropicrin Virtually Impermeable Film ( VIF) _____% methyl bromide, _____% chloropicrin Reclamation Other Pesticides ( please specify) Sealing Buildings Cultural Practices ( please specify) Industry has moved to partial fumigation of critical areas of plants only wherever possible.

Grant requests made to USDA, EPA, state, or other funding group. ( Describe each investment and its associated costs. e. g. specialized machinery, new facilities, etc.)

Investment Individual companies have explored the option of using heat treatiments, hiring engineering and pest control firms to estimate potential costs and feasibility. Other total investments, if any, made to reduce your reliance on methyl bromide? Profume Research/ Kansas State University EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest None What is the cumulative amount spent and the types of contributions this consortium has made to fund research to develop alternatives to methyl bromide since 1992? ( e. g. consortium dues, direct research funding, etc.)

Name of Organization / Research Institution Integrated Pest Management ( IPM) Non Chemical Methods ( please specify) Other 1.

2.

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4. 2005 5. 2005 6.

2006 106,000 lbs. 78,000 2007 106,000 lbs. 78,000 Not Technically Feasible Not Economically Feasible X X X X For EPA Use Only ID # _______________

SECTOR ___________________________

This worksheet will be posted on the web to notify the public of requests for critical use exemptions beyond the 2005 phase out for methyl bromide. Therefore, this worksheet cannot be claimed as CBI.

Pet Food Institute U. S. Worksheet 5. Application Summary Consortium Name:

Location:

106,000 78,000 ( 1,000 cu ft) Volume Treated Volume Treated Phosphine is not a feasible alternative because of the risks posed to facilities and equipment due to corrosion. In facilities where production schedules are full, increased downtime would also increase the costs of phosphine use over methyl bromide significantly.

Heat treatment is not feasible in every facility due to the need to empty facilities entirely of ingredients, products and packagaing materials. In addition, the increased costs from extended downtime are prohibitive. ( 1,000 cu ft)

Phospine alone and in combination Heat Place an " X" in the column( s) labeled " Not Technically Feasible" and/ or " Not Economically Feasible" where appropriate. Use the " Reasons" column to describe why the potential alternative is not feasible.

Reasons Potential Alternatives OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest Pet Food lbs.

( 1,000 cu ft)

No technically or economically feasible alternatives exist for pest control within pet food manufacturing plants. Pounds of Methyl Bromide Requested Volume Treated with Methyl Bromide If methyl bromide is requested for additional years, reason for request: Crop: Fumigation cycle: The period of time between methyl bromide fumigations.

Year: If a fumigation cycle overlaps more than one calendar year, " year" refers to the calendar year when methyl bromide is applied ( or the beginning of the cycle).

Comparable data: In order to compare revenues and costs with and without methyl bromide, data on alternatives for pest control, yields, revenues, and costs must be for the same time interval as the methyl bromide fumigation cycle. If, however, quantitative data, is not available for the entire fumigation cycle, then to be comparable, the quantitative data for the alternatives should cover the same portion of the fumigation cycle as the quantitative data for methyl bromide, and the rest of the cycle should be discussed in the comments sections.

2 year example: If a methyl bromide fumigation is made every 2 years, then the 2001 fumigation cycle began in 2001 and would end in 2003. The data should cover the methyl bromide costs and usage for the methyl bromide fumigation made in 2001, and all yields and revenues received and other costs incurred during the 2 year period. To be comparable, the data on alternatives should cover a similar 2 year period beginning in 2005 beginning at the same time of year when a methyl bromide fumigation would be made. The data should cover all methyl bromide alternatives used, and all yields and revenues received during that 2 year interval. Other pest control and other costs would only need to be provided for that interval if they would change from what they were with methyl bromide.

Other beneficiary example If someone other than the applicant benefits from a methyl bromide fumigation, you should comment on these benefits if you do not have quantitative data for the entire fumigation cycle. For example, if a rotational crop in the second year benefits from a methyl bromide fumigation a year earlier, but there is quantitative data only on the first crop, then the data on the alternatives should cover only the first crop, and the benefits of methyl bromide and the additional pesticides that would have to be used on the rotational crop should be discussed in the comments sections.

Crop cycle change example: If in a one year interval, methyl bromide is applied, tomatoes are grown and harvested followed by peppers, then the fumigation cycle would be one year including the tomatoes and peppers. If, however, without methyl bromide, it is not possible to follow tomatoes with peppers in the same one year interval, then the alternative data on pesticides, costs, yields, and revenues should just cover tomatoes. The loss of profit from not being able to grow peppers with the alternatives would be part of the loss from not having methyl bromide.

Crop Grouping The applicant can group simliar crops together if: ( i) Crops would experience similar yield and quality losses in the absence of methyl bromide; and ( ii) Crops are grown on the same fumigation and cultivation cycle with similar operating costs. For example, nursery crops including various flower or tree species can be aggregated, with average yields per acre and prices. However, if crops are distinctly different in revenues and operating costs, or the cycles, the applicant may want to present yield, price and operating costs for each crop separately and also indicate the proportion of land area allocated to each crop. Definitions: OMB Control # 2060 0482 EPA Form # 7620 18b Post Harvest