[Federal Register: April 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 72)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0631; FRL-8298-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping Requirements for
Certified Applicators Using 1080 Collars for Livestock Protection; EPA
ICR No. 1249.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0074

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces

that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information
collection activity and its expected burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0631, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: OPP Regulatory

Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number: 703-
305-5884; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62434), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment on this ICR
during the 60-day comment period and addressed them in the ICR. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0631, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory Public

Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the Docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives

them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2007. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its
estimated burden and cost.
    Abstract: This ICR affects approximately 40 certified pesticide
applicators who utilize 1080 toxic collars for livestock protection.
Four states (Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming) monitor
the program, and five pesticide registrants are required to keep
records of: (a) Number of collars purchased; (b) number of collars
attached on livestock; (c) pasture(s) where collared livestock were
placed; (d) number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or
punctured collars and the apparent cause of the damage; (e) the dates
of each attachment, inspection, and removal; (f) number, dates, and
approximate location of all collars lost; (g) locations, and dates of
all suspected poisonings of humans, domestic animals or non-target wild
animals resulting from collar use location and species data on each
animal poisoned as an apparent result of the toxic collar. Applicators
maintain records, and the registrants/lead agencies do monitoring
studies and submit the reports. These records are monitored by either
the: (a) State lead agencies; (b) EPA regional offices; or (c) the
registrants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, the Agency)
receives annual monitoring reports from registrants or State lead
agencies.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9
hours per response for registrant respondents; 40 hours per response
for certified applicator respondents; and 77 hours per response for
State agency respondents per response. 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are pesticide and other agricultural manufacturers (NAICS
325320), e.g., pesticide registrants whose products include 1080
collars; and government establishments primarily engaged in the
administration of environmental quality programs (NAICS 9241), e.g.,
states implementing a 1080 collar monitoring program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,953 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $70,261.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 200 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's estimate of
increased numbers of certified applicators (from 35 certified
applicators in 2003 to 40 in the current ICR). This change is an
adjustment.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-7139 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]

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