                           SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR
                    AN INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)

 Identification of the Information Collection

	1(a).  Title of the Information Collection

	Title:	Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment

	EPA ICR No.  1632.06		 OMB Control No.  2070-0133

	1(b).  Short Characterization/Abstract

	This is a reinstatement of an Information Collection Request (ICR) that covers the information collection activities under the Pesticide Container and Containment Regulations found at 40 CFR Parts 156 and 165. The regulations were finalized August 16, 2006 (71 FR 47330) and amended October 29, 2008 (73 FR 64215). (See Attachments B and C).

	The entities affected by the container regulations are different than the entities affected by the containment regulations, so this ICR document provides separate discussions of the primary activities and the related burden estimates for each. Where necessary to distinguish the discussion of these two primary activities within each section of this ICR, the Agency has identified the discussion of the information collection activities associated with the container design and residue removal requirements with this header: "Container," and the information collection activities related to the containment structure requirements with this header: "Containment."  Where the discussion applies equally to both sets of activities, there is no distinction.

	1(b)(i).  Container.  These portions of the ICR cover the information collection activities associated with the container design and residue removal requirements.  Specifically, the requirement that businesses subject to the container regulations (pesticide registrants) and repackaging regulations (pesticide registrants and refillers and swimming pool supply companies) maintain records of test data, cleaning procedures, certain data when a container is refilled and other supporting information.  These records are subject to both call-in by EPA and on-site inspection by EPA and its representatives.  EPA has not established a regular schedule for the collection of these records, and there is no reporting.

	1(b)(ii).  Containment.  These portions of the ICR cover the information collection activities associated with the containment structure requirements.  Specifically, the requirement that businesses subject to the containment structure regulations maintain records of the: 1) monthly inspection and maintenance of each containment structure and all stationary bulk containers; 2) duration over which non-stationary bulk containers holding pesticides and not protected by a secondary containment unit remain at the same location; and 3) construction date of the containment structure.  The businesses subject to the containment structure regulations include agrichemical retailers and refilling establishments, custom blenders and commercial applicators of agricultural pesticides.  The records have to be maintained by the owners and operators of such businesses.  There is no regular schedule for the collection of either of these records, nor does EPA anticipate a call-in of records at some future date.  Instead, the records would be available to inspectors to ensure that businesses are in compliance with containment requirements.  These inspections are generally conducted by the states, which enforce FIFRA regulations through cooperative agreements with EPA.

2.	Need for and Use of the Collection

	2(a).	Need/Authority for the Collection

	The statutory authority for these collection activities are found in sections 3, 8, 19 and 25 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136f, 136q and 136w.  See Attachment A.

	The 1988 amendments to FIFRA section 19 significantly expanded and strengthened EPA's authority in the areas of pesticide storage, disposal and transportation and authorized the administrator, in conjunction with the registration and reregistration of a pesticide, to establish:

 data requirements to determine methods of safe storage and disposal of pesticides [FIFRA section 19(a)(1)(A)]; and

 labeling requirements for the storage, transportation and disposal of pesticides, excess pesticides, rinsates, and containers [FIFRA section 19(a)(1)(B)].

	Furthermore, section 19 mandates the issuance of regulations for:

 pesticide container design standards [FIFRA section 19(e)]; and

 pesticide residue removal standards and procedures [FIFRA section 19(f)].

	The collection (record keeping) of information covered by this ICR is needed to ensure that EPA's statutory requirement to develop regulations for pesticide container design and residue removal is implemented.  Together with the requirements for containment of large pesticide tanks, the container requirements for design and residue removal are essential to ensure the safe use, reuse and refill of containers as required by FIFRA section 19.

	2(a)(i).  Container.  The container design and residue removal regulations are contained in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 156 and 165.

	The container design and residue removal standards are intended to protect human health during container handling, refilling, storage, use, reuse, disposal and recycling.  The standards include design and construction requirements to ensure that containers are durable and that breakage and leakage will not occur during these operations.  The standards adopt and refer to certain Department of Transportation (DOT) standards regarding container integrity and marking.  There are also requirements to include specific instructions on labels regarding residue removal procedures, and specific procedures for refilling refillable containers for sale or distribution.  The standards are also intended to promote recycling and the use of refillable containers so that the number of pesticide containers in the waste stream will be reduced.

	2(a)(ii).  Containment.  The containment structure regulations are contained in 40 CFR Part 165.

	The containment standards are intended to prevent pesticide contamination of soil, ground water and surface water at specified sites where pesticides are stored in refillable bulk containers and where container refilling operations occur.  There are a number of potential sources of pesticide spills at refilling operations and bulk pesticide handling facilities ranging from small leaks to container failures.  In many cases, environmental contamination may be caused by chronic small leaks of concentrated pesticides from containers and appurtenances (e.g., hoses, pipes, valves, pumps) and from improper management of container rinsates or equipment wash water.  Larger releases occur less frequently but can result in significant environmental contamination.  Major spills can result from bulk container failure, operator error and vandalism.  Facilities are required to maintain specific records so that the Agency can verify compliance.

 	2(b).	Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	EPA or its representative (i.e., the states) will use records that are required to be maintained to verify compliance with the regulations.  Although records maintained under the regulations are subject to call-in by EPA, the Agency does not expect to conduct routine call-ins.  Instead, the records will be reviewed during routine establishment inspections.  These inspections are generally conducted by the states, which enforce FIFRA regulations through cooperative agreements with EPA. In addition, the requirement to keep records should foster regulatory compliance because facilities know they could be inspected and would need to furnish the records.  Improved compliance with these regulations will reduce risk to human health and the environment by decreasing the likelihood of pesticide spills from containers and releases from containment structures.

	2(b)(i).  Container.  EPA will use the records of test data and other information collected or submitted under the pesticide container design and residue removal regulations to assess compliance with the regulations and to evaluate their effectiveness.

	The data will be used by the Registration Division, the Antimicrobial Division, the Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division and the Field and External Affairs Division of OPP, as well as the Office of Compliance and the Office of Civil Enforcement in EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.  The specific users within the divisions include chemists, economists, and product and project managers.  The data may also be used by EPA Regions and state enforcement officials.

	2(b)(ii).  Containment. Records of the inspection and maintenance of containment structures and stationary bulk agricultural pesticide containers will assist EPA, states or political subdivisions duly designated by EPA to assess the integrity of bulk containers and containment structures.

	Records documenting the duration over which a pesticide remains in a bulk container not protected by secondary containment at the same location will allow EPA or its representatives to determine whether the bulk container has exceeded the 30-day residence criterion which triggers requirements for secondary containment of stationary bulk containers.

	Records of the construction date of the secondary containment structure will allow EPA or its representatives to determine whether the structure must comply with the standards for existing structures or for new structures (according to the definitions of existing and new in the final rule).

3.	Non Duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

	3(a).	Non duplication

	Duplication is not an issue because these records are generally unique to the requirements of the federal pesticide law (FIFRA) and to specific pesticide products.  EPA is the primary Federal agency that regulates pesticide chemicals, pesticide containers and disposal.   To the extent that companies may already retain these records as part of its management practices, any potential duplication will facilitate their compliance with the regulation.  Therefore, there is no duplication of effort.

	In addition, EPA maintains files on all pesticide chemicals, as well as correspondence and information/data submitted.  These files are referenced to determine whether the necessary data are already on hand, thereby eliminating duplicative data requests.  The list of data submitters that EPA publishes enables the industry to act cooperatively in the development and/or use of data.  Further, EPA allows cost-sharing agreements among manufacturers of specific pesticide chemicals in order to minimize the duplication of laboratory tests conducted for this program.

      3(b)	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d) in proposing to renew this ICR, EPA will publish a notice in the Federal Register that will provide a 60-day public comment period. The comments received and any additional public comment for this action will be posted in the docket.

      3(c)	Consultations

	In addition to the public notice that EPA will publish in the Federal Register concerning the extension of this ICR, EPA staff will contact appropriate stakeholders and ask them for their assessment of the regulatory burden estimates expressed by the Agency in this ICR. A summary of these consultations will be provided in the supporting statement during the second comment period. The full consultation will be reserved in Attachment H.

  	3(d).	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

	Not applicable.  There is no collection activity.  Records are generated when certain activities take place, such as repackaging pesticide into refillable container or inspecting a containment structure, and, if necessary, information will be collected periodically without a set schedule for compliance assurance.

	3(e).  General Guidelines

	The only guideline established under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that may be exceeded in this collection is the time period for retaining records.  The PRA guidelines specify that an agency must provide justification when requiring data other than health, medical or tax records be retained for more than three years.  This is discussed separately for container and containment below.

	In addition, OMB's regulations require agencies to provide a statement indicating whether the collection of information involves the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses, and an explanation of the decision (5 CFR 1320.5(a)(iii)(E)).  EPA is leaving the selection of an information storage method for the records to the regulated community.  The records must be made available on request by EPA or its representatives, and may be stored by means of automated, electronic, mechanical or other forms of information technology.

	3(e)(i).  Container.  The following time periods for retaining records under the container design and residue removal regulations exceed the three-year guideline for record retention established under the PRA:

       ) for nonrefillable containers, the registrant must maintain the required records for as long as the nonrefillable container is used with the pesticide product and for three years thereafter;

       ) for refillable containers, each registrant who distributes or sells a pesticide product to a refiller for repackaging into refillable containers and each registrant who distributes or sells a pesticide product in refillable containers must maintain the required records for the current operating year and for three years thereafter;

       ) for refillable containers, each refiller must maintain the required informational records for the current operating year and for three years thereafter.  Information about actual repackaging must be recorded and kept for three years.

	EPA is requiring that the information described above be retained by registrants or refillers for more than three years so that risks presented by pesticide containers can be thoroughly evaluated.  Most container designs and many refillable containers are in use for more than three years.  Further, even when a design is discontinued, containers of that design type may remain on the market for a number of years.  Therefore, if EPA is to be able to thoroughly evaluate risks presented by pesticide containers it requires access to information on these containers designs and containers for as long as they remain in commerce.

	3(e)(ii).  Containment.  The only guideline established under the PRA that is exceeded is the time period for retaining records relating to the construction date of the secondary containment structure.  The regulations require that records documenting the construction date of the containment structure be retained as long as the containment structure is in use, and for three years thereafter.  EPA requires retention of records documenting the age of the containment facility because the standards for structures built before promulgation of the containment rule differ slightly from the standards for structures built after promulgation of the rule.  The two sets of standards apply to "existing" and "new" containment structures, terms which are defined in the rule.  EPA is requiring that the records be retained for a period in excess of that proposed by PRA guidelines because containment structures are typically in use for much longer than three years.

	3(f).  Confidentiality

	In some cases, the nonrefillable container records may contain confidential business information (CBI) as defined in FIFRA, but the other records do not contain CBI.  If registrants submit CBI, such information is protected from disclosure under FIFRA Section 10.  CBI data submitted to the EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the FIFRA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.

	Since EPA does not anticipate a collection or call-in of the retained records covered by this ICR, the information in those records would not leave the possession of the affected businesses.

	3(g).  Sensitive Questions

	Not applicable.  No information of a sensitive or private nature is requested in this information collection activity.

4.	The Respondents and the Information Requested

	4(a).  Respondents/NAICS Codes

	4(a)(i).  Container.  The regulated community affected by the container design and residue removal regulations includes businesses that formulate pesticide products or repackage pesticide products into refillable pesticide containers.  The affected businesses are pesticide registrants, classified as North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325320 - Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, NAICS code 422910 - Farm Supplies Wholesalers, and Swimming Pool Applicators, classified under 3 different NAICS codes shown in the table below.

	Potentially Affected Entities Under Container Regulations
Category
NAICS codes
Examples of potentially affected entities
Pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
325320
Pesticide registrants and businesses who formulate pesticide products or pesticide formulation intermediates.
Farm Supply Wholesalers
422910
All agricultural pesticide refillers whose principal business is retail sale of agricultural pesticides.
Other services to buildings & dwellings

All other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores)

All other special trade contractors
561790

453998

235990
Swimming pool applicators.

	4(a)(ii).  Containment.  The regulated community affected by the containment regulations includes facilities that utilize one or more stationary bulk agricultural pesticide containers, mobile bulk agricultural pesticide containers that remain in one location for at least 30 consecutive days, and containment pads for agrichemical pesticide dispensing areas.  The majority of such facilities are classified in the farm supplies industry under one NAICS code, 422910 - Farm Supplies Wholesalers. NAICS 422910 includes both farm supply dealers and fertilizer dealers, (frequently referred to as agrichemical facilities or businesses), as well as other establishments engaged in the distribution of animal feeds, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals, pesticides, seeds and other farm supplies, except grains.  Agricultural (aerial and ground) commercial applicators are also affected by the rule.  Most of these industries are classified under NAICS 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating.  A number of agricultural services such as cultivation, pollination, detasseling of corn, hoeing, and pruning are included under this NAICS code.

          Potentially Affected Entities Under Containment Regulations
	Category
NAICS codes
Examples of potentially affected entities
Farm Supplies Wholesalers
422910
All agricultural pesticide refillers whose principal business is retail sale of agricultural pesticides.

Retail dealers that have bulk indoor or outdoor agricultural pesticide storage.
Independent commercial applicators
115112
Businesses that apply pesticides for compensation (by aerial and/or ground application) and that are not affiliated with agrichemical dealers.

	4(b).  Information Requested

	4(b)(i).    Data Items, Including Record Keeping Requirements
	4(b)(i)(1).  Container.  In order to comply with the container design and residue removal requirements, respondents must undertake a number of recordkeeping activities (see tables below) for as long as the product is used and for three years after that.  There are no reporting requirements for these regulations.  However, the required records must be furnished and made available for inspection and copying upon request of EPA or its designee.  In addition, registrants must inform EPA by notification of the label changes made to comply with the requirements of §156.

	Recordkeeping Requirements for Nonrefillable and Refillable Containers

Recordkeeping
Nonrefillable Containers
For as long as a nonrefillable container is used for the product and for 3 years thereafter:
 The name and EPA registration number of the product.
 A description of the container(s) used to distribute or sell the product.
 Documentation of compliance with the closure requirement, if applicable.
 Documentation of compliance with the dispensing requirement, if applicable.
 Documentation of compliance with the residue removal requirement, if applicable.
Repackaging
(a) These "informational" records must be kept for the current operating year and for three years after that (see the table below which identifies which businesses (registrants and/or refillers)) must comply:
 The written contract between the pesticide product's registrant and the refiller for the pesticide product.
 The written refilling residue removal procedure for the pesticide product.
 The written description of acceptable containers for the pesticide product.

(b)  Each time a registrant or refiller repackages pesticide product into a refillable container for distribution or sale, the following records must be generated and maintained for at least three years after the date of repackaging:
 The EPA registration number of the pesticide product distributed or sold in the refillable container.
 The date of the repackaging.
 The serial number or other identifying code of the refillable container.

As shown in the following table, antimicrobial products used in swimming pools and closely-related sites do not have to comply with these section (b) repackaging requirements.

      Recordkeeping Requirements in the Repackaging Regulations
Product-Specific Record

                Registrants who d/s directly in refillables [1]
     Registrants who d/s to refillers for repackaging into refillables [1]
                      Refillers who aren't registrants

Swim pool products [2]
All other products
All products
Swim pool products [2]
All other products
                             Informational Records
Contract to repackage
                                      No
                                      No
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
Refilling residue removal procedure
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
Description of acceptable containers
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                                      Yes
                              Repackaging Records
EPA registration #  d/s in the container
                                      No
                                      Yes
                                      No
                                      No
                                      Yes
Date of the repackaging
                                      No
                                      Yes
                                      No
                                      No
                                      Yes
Serial # of the container
                                      No
                                      Yes
                                      No
                                      No
                                      Yes
(1) "d/s" = distribute or sell.  (2) Swim pool products = antimicrobial products used in swimming pools and closely related sites, that are subject to the pesticide container-related regulations.

	Registrants may request waivers from or modifications to the nonrefillable container standards and to some of the refillable container standards.

	There are no forms associated with this record keeping.

	4(b)(i)(2).  Containment.

	Recordkeeping Requirements in the Containment Regulations
(a) Records of inspection and maintenance for each containment structure and for each stationary bulk container and its appurtenances must be kept for 3 years and must include the following information:
		(1) name of the person conducting the inspection or maintenance;
		(2) date the inspection or maintenance was conducted;
		(3) conditions noted;
		(4) specific maintenance performed.
(b) Records for any non-stationary dry or liquid bulk container that holds pesticide but is not protected by a secondary containment unit meeting the regulations must be kept for 3 years.  Records on non-stationary bulk containers must include the time period that the container remains at the same location.
(c) Records of the construction date of the containment structure must be kept for as long as the pesticide containment structure is in use, and for 3 years afterwards.

	There are no forms associated with this record keeping.

	4(b)(ii).   Respondent Activities for Regulated Entities.

	4(b)(ii)(1).  Container

	Registrant Activities for Nonrefillable Containers
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
-  Determine whether your products are subject to the container requirements, and if so which ones.
- Determine what subset of the DOT regulations your products are subject to.
- Develop plan to comply.
3.  Gather information
- Determine if the containers holding your products dispense properly and have standard closures.
- Develop residue removal data for dilutable pesticides in rigid containers.
- Prepare waiver request (if desired).
4.  Record information
- Develop and maintain a recordkeeping system of test data and documentation for container/formulation combinations.
- Submit waiver request.
5.  Store/maintain data
File and maintain copies of all container records for as long as the container is used and for 3 years afterwards.

	Registrant Activities for Refillable Containers
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
- Determine what standards your refillable containers must meet.
- Develop plan to comply.
3.  Gather information
- Determine if your refillable containers meet the specified DOT regulations.
- Determine if your refillable containers are marked with a serial number and have a one-way valve or tamper-evident device on each opening.
4.  Store/maintain data
No refillable container records are required.

	Registrant Activities for Distributing to Refillers for Repackaging
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
Develop plan to comply.
3.  Record information
- Develop a recordkeeping system for contracts with refillers.
- Develop residue removal procedures.
- Develop a written list of acceptable containers.
4.  Store/maintain data
Maintain records of contracts with refillers and "informational" records for current operating year and for 3 years afterwards.

	Registrant Activities for Repackaging Directly into Refillable Containers
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
Develop plan to comply.
3.  Gather information
Gather labeling, written residue removal procedures and description of acceptable containers at each producing establishment that fills refillable containers
4.  Record information
Record specified information each time product is repackaged.

5.  Enforce & monitor
Inspect and relabel containers.
6.  Store/maintain data
- File and maintain copies of all "informational" container records for the current operating year and for 3 years afterwards.
- File and maintain copies of all repackaging records for 3 years (all products other than swimming pool chemicals).

	Refiller (non-registrant) Activities for Repackaging
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
Determine what repackaging requirements you must comply with and plan compliance.
3.  Gather information
Gather labeling, written residue removal procedures and description of acceptable containers.
4.  Record information
- Develop and maintain a recordkeeping system for contracts with registrants who allow you to repackage their pesticide for distribution and sale and all required container information.
- Record specified information each time product is repackaged.
5.  Enforce & monitor
Inspect and relabel containers.
6.  Store/maintain data
- File and maintain copies of all "informational" container records for the current operating year and for 3 years afterwards.
- Record and maintain repackaging records for 3 years.

	Swimming Pool Supply Company Activities for Repackaging
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read container regulations.
2.  Plan activities
Determine what repackaging requirements you must comply with and plan compliance.
3.  Gather information
Gather labeling, written residue removal procedures and description of acceptable containers.
4.  Record information
Develop and maintain a recordkeeping system for contracts with registrants who allow you to repackage their pesticide for distribution and sale and all required container information.  (No repackaging recordkeeping is required.)
5.  Enforce & monitor
Inspect and relabel containers.
6.  Store/maintain data
File and maintain copies of "informational" container records for the current operating year and for 3 years afterwards.  (No repackaging recordkeeping is required.)

	Respondent Activities for Labeling Requirements

	All registrants are required to comply with the labeling requirements, and the Agency allowed label changes to be submitted by notification.  Because the deadline for compliance with the container labeling requirements was August 16, 2011, there will not be any new notifications associated with these requirements.  The required container instructions will be included in newly submitted labels, covered under the ICR for the registration of pesticides under FIFRA section 3.

	4(b)(ii)(2).  Containment - Respondent Activities for Regulated Entities
Respondent Paperwork Activity
Description
1.  Read instructions
Read containment regulations.
2.  Plan activities
Plan activities

3.  Record information
-  Inspect and maintain each containment structure and each stationary bulk container and its appurtenances monthly.  Record the following information:
(1) name of the person conducting the inspection or maintenance; (2) date the inspection or maintenance was conducted; (3) conditions noted; (4) specific maintenance performed.
-  Inspect and maintain each non-stationary bulk container and record the time period that it remains at the same location in the facility.
4.  Store/maintain data
-  File and maintain copies of all inspection and maintenance records for 3 years.
-  File and maintain data on time-in-location for all non-stationary bulk containers which are not protected by secondary containment for 3 years.
- File and maintain documents proving the construction date of the facility (to demonstrate whether it is subject to the standards for new or existing structures) for as long as the structure is in use and for 3 years afterwards.

 	The Information Collected - Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and
             Information Management

	5(a)	EPA Activities.

	EPA does not anticipate collecting or calling-in the records retained to comply with the container regulations.  The data maintained by registrants, refillers and swimming pool applicators will be available for review by EPA or its designee to ensure compliance with the regulations and in the event that a problem arises with a particular type of container.  However, EPA anticipates that there may be waiver requests from some or all of the container design and residue removal requirements.

	EPA Activities - Containers
Agency Activity
Description
1.  Receive Waiver Requests and Inquiries
There are approximately 15,000 pesticide products registered by EPA, and waiver requests may be submitted for some products.  Submissions will have to be screened for confidentiality and protected accordingly.
2.  Plan activities
RD will coordinate with the other divisions who make registration decisions (AD and BPPD) to respond to waiver requests.  Records of waivers will be maintained as usual by the registering divisions, and possibly in an additional database unique to container issues.
3.  Record information
EPA will use existing databases to store and track incoming information.
4.  Complete paperwork
RD and the other registering divisions will coordinate to prepare responses to waiver requests stating approval/disapproval with comments.
5.  Monitor DOT regulatory actions and publish FRNs
RD will have to monitor FR Notices issued by DOT to determine if the DOT regulations referred to in the container rule have been changed, and if so, must publish an EPA FR notice informing the regulated community of any changes.
6.  Store/maintain data
Store, file, and maintain copies of waiver requests and responses/ authorizations.

	5(b).	Collection Methodology and Management

	EPA expects to receive and review waiver requests for new products as they are submitted.  The correspondence may be submitted in printed or electronic format, including e-mail, according to the respondent's preference.  As itemized in 5(a), EPA will receive and manage these waiver requests in accordance with its existing and standard procedures for the receipt and management of information submitted to it under the pesticide laws.

	5(c).	Small Entity Flexibility

	Small entities are generally subject to the same requirements as large entities.  The information to be recorded is straightforward and can be maintained by facilities in the manner they see fit, as long as the records are available for review during routine establishment inspections by EPA or the states.  The notifications and waiver requests involve the use of existing forms and processes, which reflect the consideration of small entity flexibility in their establishment.  No new forms are being established for these regulations.

	5(d).	Collection Schedule

	Not applicable.  The activity is conducted only as needed by EPA or state inspections, or upon the determination of the respondent.  There is no set schedule for the collection of this information.

6.       Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

	6(a).   Estimating Regulated Community Burden and Costs

	The respondent burden reflected in this ICR is based on the two Economic Analyses (EAs) that were prepared for the final regulations.  (See Attachments E and F). For ease in presentation, the burden and costs for the container design and residue removal requirements are discussed separately from those related to the containment requirements.  After discussing the burden and costs separately for each, the burden and cost estimates are totaled in section 6(c) of this ICR.

	The burden on the regulated community considered in this analysis is the administrative burden associated with the time spent to record and maintain the necessary records.  There is no requirement to submit the records to the Agency.  The burden also includes a review of the applicable requirements and a determination of how the regulations affect the respondent, which were expected to occur in the first year of compliance with the regulations, but that may occur when new pesticides are registered and as a periodic review of compliance.

	6(a)(i).  Container.  The ICR estimates all recordkeeping and reporting burden and costs associated with the regulations.  A separate analysis is provided below for each of the three regulated industries for the pesticide container regulations.

	The labor rates used in the analysis are the standard rates used in EPA ICRs and include both fringe benefits and overhead. This ICR will use wage rates for an administrative labor category and a professional labor category.  The current wage rates for registrants are $47.78 for the administrative labor category and $143.29 for managerial labor.

	6(a)(i)(1). Container Requirements - Pesticide Registrants.  There are three separate sets of paperwork burden activities for pesticide registrants.  Tables 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 describe the estimated burden and costs associated with these activities.

	For nonrefillable containers, the burden is associated with creating records documenting that new formulations and containers meet the requirements and submitting waiver requests.  As with any change in labeling or registration requirements, a certain number of waiver requests is to be expected, and processing waivers is an ongoing activity.  The Agency estimates that if a registrant wishes to submit an application for a waiver from some of the requirements of the rule, professional labor will be used.  The burden for the application of a waiver is estimated to be the same in each year, which is likely an overestimate.  It is estimated that one percent of pesticide registrants may apply for a waiver.  To simplify the analysis, the burden and costs estimated for the application of a waiver are applied to the nonrefillable container burden and cost estimates (registrants can apply for a waiver for a subset of both nonrefillable and refillable requirements).

	It is estimated that each respondent will spend three hours on the paperwork activities associated with new formulations and new nonrefillable containers (Table 6.1).  At a cost of $47.78 per hour for the administrative labor, the cost, per respondent, is estimated to be $144.  In addition, it is estimated that 1% of the respondents will spend an additional four hours preparing and processing waivers. At costs of $143.29 per hour for the professional labor associated with this activity, the cost per respondent is estimated to be $572.

Table 6.1 Average Annual Burden Estimates per Registrant Respondent to Comply with the Requirements for Nonrefillable Containers
Activity
    Ensuring that New Formulations and Containers Comply (All Registrants)
         Preparing and Processing Waiver Requests (1% of Registrants)

                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                              Costs ($ per Year)
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                              Costs ($ per Year)

                                Administrative

                                 Professional

1.  Read instructions
                                       0
                                       0
                                      0.5
                                      72
2.  Plan activities
                                       0
                                       0
                                      0.5
                                      72
3.  Gather information
                                       1
                                      48
                                       2
                                      286
4.  Record information
                                       1
                                      48
                                      0.5
                                      72
5.  Store/maintain data
                                       1
                                      48
                                      0.5
                                      72
Total Burden
                                       3
                                      144
                                       4
                                      572

Administrative labor costs $47.78/hour, professional labor costs $143.29/hour.

The total annual paperwork burden across all respondents, assuming that 1,804 registrants will be affected by the requirement, is 5,484 hours (Table 6.1), with a total annual cost estimated to be $268,925.

ANNUAL BURDEN:
(3 hours per registrant X 1,804 registrants) + (4 hours per registrant X (1,804 registrants X 1% of registrants)) = 5,412 hours + 72 hours = 5,484 hours per year

ANNUAL COST:
(3 hours per registrant X $47.78/hour X 1,804 registrants) + (4 hours per registrant X $143.29/hour X (1,804 registrant X 1% of registrants)) = $258,585 + $10,340 = $268,925

	For the paperwork burden activities associated with registrants distributing pesticide to refillers for repackaging into refillable containers, it is estimated that 2 hours will be spent per registrant respondent (Table 6.2).  These burden estimates include both the activities associated with refillable containers and for registrants distributing pesticides to refillers for repackaging.  At a cost of $47.78 per hour for the administrative labor, the estimated cost now that the contracts are in place, assuming two hours of time spent on information collection, per respondent, is estimated to be $96.  The total annual paperwork burden across all respondents, assuming that 1,804 registrants will be affected by the requirement, is 3,608 hours (Table 6.2).

Table 6.2 Average Annual Burden Estimates per Registrant Respondent to Comply with the Requirements for Refillable Containers and Distributing Pesticide to Refillers for Repackaging
                                   Activity
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                     Costs ($ per Year) ($47.78 per hour)

                                Administrative
                                  Total Hours

1.  Read instructions
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
2.  Plan activities
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
3.  Record information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
4.  Store/maintain data
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
Total Burden
                                                                              2
                                                                              2
                                                                             96

ANNUAL BURDEN:
2 hours per registrant X 1,804 registrants = 3,608 hours per year

ANNUAL COST:
2 hours per registrant X $47.78/hour X 1,804 registrants = $172,390

	It is estimated that 7.5 administrative hours, at a cost of $47.78 per hour will be spent for each registrant for the paperwork activities associated with repackaging directly into refillable containers (Table 6.3).  The total annual paperwork burden across all respondents, assuming that 1,804 registrants will be affected by the requirement, is 13,530 hours (Table 6.3).

Table 6.3 Average Annual Burden Estimates per Registrant Respondent for Registrants that Repackage Directly into Refillable Containers
                                   Activity
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                     Costs ($ per Year) ($47.78 per hour)

                                Administrative
                                  Total Hours

1.  Read instructions
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
2.  Plan activities
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
2.  Gather Information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
3.  Record information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
4.  Enforce & Monitor
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                            192
5.  Store/maintain data
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
Total Burden
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            360

ANNUAL BURDEN:
7.5 hours per registrant X 1,804 facilities = 13,530 hours per year

ANNUAL COST:
7.5 hours per registrant X $47.78/hour X 1,804 facilities = $646,463

	The estimated annual burden per pesticide registrant respondent associated with nonrefillable pesticide container record keeping activities is 3 hours per year, although 1% of registrants have an additional 4 hours of burden associated with preparing and processing waiver requests (See Table 6.1).  The estimated annual burden per registrant associated with distributing pesticides to refillers for repackaging and distributing pesticide directly in refillable containers is 2 hours per year and 7.5 per year (Tables 6.2 and 6.3), respectively.  Based on an estimated 1,804 pesticide registrants affected by the requirement per year, the total annual burden is estimated to be 22,622 hours per year.  (See Tables 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN:
5,484 + 3,608 + 13,530 = 22,622 hours per year

	The estimated annual cost per pesticide registrant respondent associated with nonrefillable pesticide containers record keeping activities is $143 per year.  The estimated annual cost per registrant associated with refillable containers and repackaging is $96 and $360, respectively.  Based on an estimated 1,804 pesticide registrants affected by the requirement per year, the total annual cost is estimated to be $1,087,778.  (See Tables 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)

TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS:
$268,925+ $172,390 + $646,463 = $1,087,778

	6(a)(i)(2). Container Requirements - Agricultural Pesticide Refillers.  The paperwork burden activities that affect agricultural pesticide refillers are associated with the repackaging of agricultural pesticides directly into refillable containers.  It is estimated that 7.5 hours will be spent per year for the paperwork activities associated with repackaging agricultural pesticides directly into refillable containers (Table 6.4).

Table 6.4 Average Annual Burden Estimates per Agricultural Pesticide Refiller Respondent for Repackaging Directly into Refillable Containers
Activity
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                     Costs ($ per Year) ($47.78 per hour)

                                Administrative
                                  Total Hours

1.  Read instructions
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
2.  Plan activities
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
3. Gather Information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
4.  Record information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
5. Enforce and Monitor
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                            192
6.  Store/maintain data
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
Total Burden
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            360

	The estimated annual burden per agricultural pesticide refiller associated with record keeping activities is 7.5 hours per year.  Based on an estimated 16,795 agricultural pesticide refillers affected by the requirements per year, the total annual burden is estimated to be 125,963 hours per year.  The estimated annual cost per agricultural pesticide refiller associated with record keeping is $360.  Assuming 16,795 agricultural pesticide refillers and a labor cost of $47.78, the estimated total annual cost is $6,018,488 per year (See Table 6.4).

ANNUAL BURDEN:
7.5 hours per refiller X 16,795 refillers = 125,963 hours per year

ANNUAL COST:
7.5 hours per refiller X $47.78/hour X 16,795 refillers = $6,018,488 per year

	6(a)(i)(3). Container Requirements - Swimming Pool Supply Companies.  The paperwork activities that affect swimming pool supply companies are associated with repackaging antimicrobial pesticides into refillable containers.  It is estimated that 7.5 hours will be spent per year for the paperwork activities associated with refillable containers (Table 6.5).

Table 6.5 Average Annual Burden Estimates per Swimming Pool Supply Company for Repackaging Directly into Refillable Containers
Activity
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                     Costs ($ per Year) ($47.78 per hour)

                                Administrative
                                  Total Hours

1.  Read instructions
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
2.  Plan activities
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
3. Gather Information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
4.  Record information
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             48
5. Enforce and Monitor
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                            192
6.  Store/maintain data
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             24
Total Burden
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            7.5
                                                                            360

	Based on an estimated 322 swimming pool supply companies affected by the requirements per year, the total annual burden is estimated to be 2,415 hours per year.  At a cost of $47.78 per hour for the administrative labor, the estimated cost per respondent is $360 per year. (Table 6.5) Assuming 322 swimming pool supply companies, the estimated total annual cost per year is $115,389.

ANNUAL BURDEN:
7.5 hours per company x 322 companies = 2,415 hours per year

ANNUAL COST:
7.5 hours per company X $47.78/hour X 322 companies = $115,389

	6(a)(i)(4).  Total Respondent Burden and Costs for the Container Regulations.  The bottom line estimates for the container regulations represent the total annual burden and costs estimates per year.  Table 6.6 provides the total estimated annualized burden and costs for respondents, as well as the total estimated annualized burden and costs for the Agency:

Table 6.6 Annual Bottom Line Burden and Costs for Container Regulations

Collection Activity
                                 Annual Burden

                                     Hours
                                     Cost
Respondent Burden and Costs
Registrants (see 6(a)(i)(1))
                                    22,622
                                  $1,087,779
Ag Refillers (see 6(a)(i)(2)
                                    125,963
                                  $6,018,488
Swimming Pool Suppliers (see 6(a)(i)(3)
                                     2,415
                                   $115,389
Total:
                                    151,000
                                  $7,221,656
Annual Agency Burden and Costs
Agency Total (See Table 6.8)
                                      232
                                    $18,409

	6(a)(ii).  Containment.
	An administrative labor category was assigned with an average rate of $47.78 per hour to inspect containment structures and to maintain records of inspection and maintenance.  The main on-going activities include inspecting facilities monthly and recording the required information, which is estimated to take an average of 15 minutes per month, or three hours a year. The activity associated with storing and maintaining this information and the records of the age of the containment structure and any large mobile containers (if applicable) is estimated to take an average of five minutes per month, or one hour per year, for a total burden of 4 hours per year (see Table. 6.7).

Table 6.7 Annual Average Burden Estimates per Respondent to Comply with the Containment Regulations

                                   Activity
                            Burden Hours (per Year)
                     Costs ($ per Year) ($47.78 per hour)

                                Administrative
                                  Total Hours

1.  Read instructions
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
2.  Plan activities
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
3.  Record information
                                       3
                                       3
                                      144
4.  Monitor & enforce
                                       1
                                       1
                                      48
Total Burden
                                       4
                                       4
                                      192

	At a cost of $47.78 per hour for administrative labor, the estimated cost per year for four hours of time spent on the information collection, per respondent, is $192.  The total annual paperwork burden across all respondents, assuming that 4,665 facilities will be affected by the requirement, is 18,660 hours per year.  Based on an estimated 4,665 facilities affected by the requirement per year, the total annual cost is estimated to be $891,575 per year.

ANNUAL BURDEN:
4 hours per facility x 4,665 facilities = 18,660 hours per year

ANNUAL COSTS:
4 hours X $47.78/hour X 4,665 facilities = $891,575

	These figures represent the total industry burden and cost for the paperwork activities under the containment structures regulations.

	6(b).  Estimating EPA Burden and Cost

	EPA does not anticipate collecting or calling-in the records retained to comply with the container regulations.  The data maintained by registrants, refillers and swimming pool applicators will be available for review by EPA or its designee to ensure compliance with the regulations and in the event that a problem arises with a particular type of container.  However, EPA anticipates that, as with most registration requirements and label amendments, there may be waiver requests from some of the container requirements.  There are no regular burden impacts to EPA in the containment regulations.  Agency labor rates are based on Office of Personnel Management salary tables for federal employees and include benefits and overhead costs, as well as locality pay for the Washington, DC-Baltimore area.  For management, the wage rate is $132.14 per hour; for technical workers, the wage rate is $87.24; for clerical workers, the wage rate is $48.83.  Estimates for the Agency's burden and costs are provided below.

Table 6.8 Average Annual EPA Burden Estimates for EPA to Implement the Container and Containment Regulations

                             COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
                            BURDEN HOURS (per year)
                              COSTS
($ per year)

                              Management
$132/hr.
                               Technical $87/hr.
                               Clerical $49/hr.
                                  Total Hours
                                  Total Costs

1) Receive notifications, waiver requests and inquiries
                                       2
                                      90
                                      10
                                      112
                                     8,584
2) Plan activities
                                       5
                                      20
                                       5
                                      30
                                     2,645
3) Record information
                                       0
                                      20
                                      10
                                      30
                                     2,230
4) Complete paperwork
                                       0
                                      30
                                      15
                                      45
                                     3,345
5) Monitor DOT regulatory actions and publish FRNs
                                       0
                                      10
                                       5
                                      15
                                     1,115
6) Store/maintain data
                                       0
                                       0
                                      10
                                      10
                                      490
TOTAL BURDEN
                                       7
                                      170
                                      55
                                      232
                                    18,409

(a)  Management - 7 hours X $132
 =
 $      924
(b)  Technical - 170 hours x $87
 =
 $ 14,790
(c)  Clerical   - 55 hours x $49
 =
 $   2,695
TOTAL

 $ 18,409

	6(c).	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs for this ICR  -  Combined Container and Containment Regulations

	The total combined bottom line burden for both the container design and residue removal regulations and the containment structure regulations are discussed in this section.  The Agency's estimates are detailed earlier in Section 6, and are briefly summarized as follows:

 Estimated total number of potential respondents:  23,586.  This includes 1,804 registrants + 16,795 agricultural pesticide refillers + 322 swimming pool supply companies + 4,665 facilities requiring pesticide containment structures.
 Frequency of response:  On occasion.  There is no regular reporting involved.  This ICR only involves recordkeeping requirements.
 Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:  1.
 Estimated total respondent annual burden hours: 169,660 hours (151,000 for the container regulations and 18,660 for the containment regulations).
 Estimated total respondent annual costs: $8,113,231.  This includes an estimated burden cost of $7,221,656 for container regulations and an estimated cost of $891,575 for containment regulations for maintenance and operational costs.

Table 6.9 Annual Bottom Line Hours and Costs / Master Table
Collection Activity
                                 Annual Burden

                                     Hours
                                     Cost
Respondent (Regulated Community) Burden and Costs
Container Design and Residue Removal (Table 6.6)
                                    151,000
                                  $7,221,656
Containment Structures (Table 6.7):
                                    18,660
                                   $891,575
Total Respondent Burden and Cost for Container and Containment Regulations Combined
                                    169,660
                                  $8,113,231
Annual Agency Burden and Costs  -  Container Design and Residue Removal
Container Design and Residue Removal (See Table 6.8)
                                      232
                                    $18,409
Containment Structures (See Subsection 6(b))
                                       0
                                       0
Total Agency Burden and Cost for Container and Containment Regulations Combined
                                      232
                                   $18,409

	6(d).	Reasons for Change in Burden for this ICR

	There were no changes to the overall estimated burden (hours) for this ICR.  The changes in cost reflect updated wage rates.

	In addition, several minor editorial corrections were made to improve the clarity and accuracy of the ICR and to reflect which divisions in EPA are involved with reviewing waiver requests.

	6(e).	Burden Statement for this ICR

	The total estimated annual respondent paperwork burden to comply with the information collection activity is 169,660 hours.  The respondent burden includes 151,000 hours associated with the container design and residue removal regulations and 18,660 hours associated with the containment structure regulations.  The respondent burden hours for the container regulations represents an estimated per respondent burden of 12.5 hours per Pesticide Registrant, 7.5 hours per Agricultural Refiller and 7.5 hours per Swimming Pool Supplier.  The respondent burden hours for containment regulations represents an estimated burden of 4 hours per respondent.

	As defined by the PRA and 5 CFR 1320.3(b), "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 purpose 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.

	The OMB control numbers for certain EPA regulations codified in Chapter 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the preamble of the final rule, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.  For this ICR activity, in addition to displaying the applicable OMB control number in the final rule, the Agency has amended the table in 40 CFR §9.1 to list the OMB control number assigned to this ICR activity.

	The Agency has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0581, which is available for on-line viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. You may submit comments regarding the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques.

	Comments may be submitted to EPA electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or by mail addressed to Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. You can also send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Include docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPP-2019-0581 and OMB control number 2070-0133 in any correspondence.List of Attachments for this Supporting Statement

Attachment A 	FIFRA Sections 3, 8, 19 and 25
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPA
                  HQ-OPP-2019-0581 and electronically at
                  http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/regulating/fifra.pdf.

Attachment B 	Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
                  Containers and Containment; Final Rule (August 16, 2006)
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581.

Attachment C 	Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
                  Containers and Containment [Amendments]; Final Rule
                  (October 29, 2008)
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581.

Attachment D 	Display Related to OMB Control #2070-0133 - Listings of
                  Related Regulations in 40 CFR 9.1.
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581.

Attachment E 	Economic Analysis of the Bulk Pesticide Container Design and
                  Residue Removal Standards
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581

Attachment F 	Economic Analysis of the Bulk Pesticides Containment
                  Structures Final Regulation
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581.

Attachment G 	Work Sheets to Calculate Industry and EPA Labor Costs
                  This attachment is available as part of the electronic docket EPAHQ-OPP-2019-0581.

Attachment H        [Reserved for Consultation]


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42318-42320]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17130]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0011; FRL-9912-17]

Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration Application
To Register New Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active
ingredients pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This
notice provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the
applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the EPA Registration Number or File Symbol of interest
as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number:
(703) 305-7090; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Lois Rossi,
Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The mailing address for each
contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each application summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

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

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby providing
notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by
the Agency on these applications. For actions being evaluated under the
Agency's public participation process for registration actions, there
will be an additional opportunity for an additional public comment
period on the proposed decision. Please see the Agency's public
participation Web site for additional information on this process
(http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:30:0). EPA
received the following application to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients:

    1. EPA Registration Number: 11678-1 and 66222-58, and 66222-257.
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0315. Applicant: Makhteshim Agan
of North America, Inc (MANA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC and Makhteshim Chemical Works (MCE) c/o Makhteshim Agan
of North America, Inc (MANA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC. Active ingredient: Captan. Product Type: Fungicide.
Proposed Uses: Ginseng. (RD)
    2. EPA Registration Number/EPA File Symbol: 100-RLNA. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0701. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient:
Difenoconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, and
Azoxystrobin, and the Z-isomer of azoxystrobin. Product Type:
Fungicide. Proposed Uses: to control diseases on ornamental plants
and vegetable transplants grown in indoor production facilities.
(RD)
    3. EPA Registration Number: 73314-6. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0330. Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th
St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036 (on behalf of Novozymes
BioAg, Inc., 13100 W. Lisbon Rd., Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53005).
Active Ingredient: Isaria fumosoroseus strain FE 9901. Product Type:
Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Outdoor, food, and residential uses.
(BPPD)
    4. EPA Registration Number: 73314-7. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0330. Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th
St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036 (on behalf of Novozymes
BioAg, Inc., 13100 W. Lisbon Rd., Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53005).
Active Ingredient: Isaria fumosoroseus strain FE 9901. Product Type:
Insecticide. Proposed Uses: For manufacturing into end-use pesticide
products to be used outdoors, in or on food, and in residential
areas. (BPPD)

    5. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1131, 100-1140, and 100-1150
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0303. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Mesotrione. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses:
Citrus Fruit (Orange), Pome Fruit (Apple), Stone Fruit (Nectarine,
Peach, Plum) and Tree Nuts (Almond, Common Walnut, Pistachio). (RD)
    6. EPA Registration Number: 59639-147. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0230. Applicant: Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera
Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Active ingredient:
Metconazole measured as the sum of its cis- and trans-isomers.
Product type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Dried shelled pea and bean
(except soybean) subgroup 6C, Sunflower subgroup 20B, Rapeseed
subgroup 20A, Stone fruit group 12-12; Tree nut group 14-12. (RD)
    7. EPA Registration Number: 72078-1. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0230. Applicant: Kureha Corporation, 1600 Riviera Ave.,
Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Active ingredient: Metconazole
measured as the sum of its cis- and trans-isomers. Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Dried shelled pea and bean (except
soybean) subgroup 6C, Sunflower subgroup 20B, Rapeseed subgroup 20A,
Stone fruit group 12-12; Tree nut group 14-12. (RD)
    8. EPA Registration Number(s): 62719-442 and 62719-437. Docket
ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0476. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC,
9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46268-1054. Active ingredient:
Methoxyfenozide. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses:
Pineapple. (RD)
    9. EPA Registration Numbers: 241-245 and 241-418. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0397. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient:
Pendimethalin calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of
pendimethalin. Product Type: Herbicide Proposed Uses: Milk, fat
(cattle, goat, horse and sheep), liver (cattle, goat, horse, and
sheep), meat (cattle, goat, horse, and sheep), and meat byproducts
except liver (cattle, goat, horse, and sheep), forage and hay. (RD)
    10. EPA Registration Number: 7969-188, 7969-190. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0346. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient:
Prohexadione Calcium. Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses:
Strawberry and watercress. (RD)
    11. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-275 and 7969-278. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0339. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active
ingredient: Saflufenacil, calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of saflufenacil. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses:
Alfalfa grown for forage and hay. (RD)
    12. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-56 and 7969-58. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0161. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-3528. Active ingredient:
Sethoxydim, and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one
moiety (calculated as the herbicide). Product Type: Herbicide.
Proposed Uses: Conversion of existing uses to the following crop
groups to include additional crops as listed under 40 CFR 180.41:
Bulb Vegetable Group 3-07; Bushberry Subgroup 13-07B; Caneberry
Subgroup 13-07A; Citrus Fruit Group 10-10; Cottonseed Subgroup 20C;
Fruiting Vegetable Group 8-10 (excluding tomato); Low Growing Berry
Subgroup 13-07H (excluding lowbush blueberry, highbush cranberry,
lingonberry, and strawberry); Pome Fruit Group 11-10; Rapeseed
Subgroup 20A (excluding flax seed); Small Fruit Vine Climbing
Subgroup 13-07F (excluding fuzzy kiwifruit); and Sunflower Subgroup
20B (excluding safflower). (RD)
    13. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-815 and 100-816. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0284. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: S-
metolachlor. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: Lettuce (head
and leaf); Low Growing Berry Subgroup 13-07G (excluding cranberry)
with includes: bearberry, bilberry, blueberry (lowbush), cloudberry,
lingonberry, muntries, partridgeberry, strawberry (annual and
perennial), cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these; Cucurbit
Vegetable Group 9 which includes: chayote (fruit), Chinese wax
gourd, citron melon, cucumber, gherkin, gourd (edible), momordica
spp, muskmelon, pumpkin, summer squash, winter squash (including
butternut squash, calabaza, hubbard squash, acorn squash, and
spaghetti squash), and watermelon; Sunflower Subgroup 20B which
includes: calendula, castor oil plant, Chinese tallowtree,
euphorbia, evening primrose, jojoba, niger seed, rose hip,
safflower, stokes aster, sunflower, tallowwood, tea oil plant,
vernonia, cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these.; and
Fruiting Vegetable Group 8-10 which includes: African eggplant, bush
tomato, bell pepper, cocona, currant tomato, eggplant, garden
huckleberry, goji berry, groundcherry, martynia, naranjilla, pea
eggplant, pepino, non-bell pepper, roselle, scarlet eggplant,
sunberry, tomatillo, tomato, tree tomato, cultivars, varieties, and/
or hybrids of these. (RD)
    14. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719-37, 62719-53, 62719-87,
62719-552, and 62719-637. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0314.
Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis,
IN 46268-1054. Active ingredients: Triclopyr triethylamine salt and
Triclopyr butoxyethyl ester. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses:
Dairies and land grazed by lactating dairy animals. (RD)
    15. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-727, 100-949, and 100-1241.
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0340. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Trinexapac-ethyl. Product Type: Plant growth regulator.
Proposed Uses: Rice and Rye. (RD)
    16. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1374 and 100-1381. Docket ID
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0354. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection,
LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Sedaxane. Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: For
seed treatment for cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts;
and beet, sugar. (RD)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 27, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-17130 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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Storm Water Permitting Storm Water Permitting Oil And Gas Operator Concerns Oil And Gas Operator Concerns  Impacts of Storm Water Permitting on Impacts of Storm Water Permitting on Operators who do business primarily Operators who do business primarily   On Privately Owned Lands On Privately Owned Lands Lost Leases Lost Leases Lost Access to Rigs Lost Access to Rigs Compliance Issues Compliance Issues Lost Production and Reserves Lost Production and Reserves Oil And Gas Operator Concerns:

Oil And Gas Operator Concerns:

 Leasing Leasing   The following illustrates leasing complexities along The following illustrates leasing complexities along with a current and live example of a typical with a current and live example of a typical exploration project:

exploration project: Complex Leasing Issues   Split Estate Complex Leasing Issues   Split Estate Mrs. Barksdale has Mrs. Barksdale has

20 Grandchildren 20 Grandchildren

30 Great 30 Great grandchildren grandchildren

55 G 55 G G grandchildren grandchildren

19 G 19 G G G grandchildren grandchildren Numerous individually Numerous individually negotiated leases on negotiated leases on tracts of land with tracts of land with numerous undivided numerous undivided interest owners interest owners Small Operator Leasing for an Exploration Prospect Small Operator Leasing for an Exploration Prospect 3 Year Prospect ( 320 Acres)

3 Year Prospect ( 320 Acres)

 Leased Leased  Partial Leased Partial Leased  Held by Production Held by Production Tract 1 Lease Program Tract 1 Lease Program 12 12 Leases expire by 6 16 06 Unless prior commencement of drilling Tract 1 Continued Tract 1 Continued Researching title & locating heirs. Leasing for Tract 1 has taken years.

( Bottom 8 owners are heirs of the estate of James S. who were located from cousin Irene living in Chicago. Heirs live in N & S Carolina. Now attempting to lease.) Tract 2 Lease Program Tract 2 Lease Program  No Will ( Intestate)

No Will ( Intestate)

 Heirs Determined by Heirs Determined by Probate Court ( 3 Probate Court ( 3 5 Mos Mos)

James T. died intestate ( James T. had no will).

Attempting to find all known heirs. Will then offer leases.

May need to go through court for receivership ( 3 5 Mos)

( If permitting delays cause receivership leases to expire,

additional court proceedings required) Tracts 3 a & 3 b Lease Program Tracts 3 a & 3 b Lease Program ° Leases on Tracts 3a& b held by production from outside operator.

° To obtain this kind of lease, a farmout is required.

° Typical farmouts have 6 month ( or less) drilling requirements.

° Company approval process may take 2 5 months or longer.

° Storm Water Permitting delays may cause loss of farmout. All Tracts All Tracts

Drill site, if known, is kept confidential until leasing is fina Drill site, if known, is kept confidential until leasing is finalized due to lized due to   Outside competition for leases Outside competition for leases   Compromising mineral owner negotiations Compromising mineral owner negotiations

Estimated completion of leasing close to 6 Estimated completion of leasing close to 6 16 16 06 expiration date.

06 expiration date.

NO TIME FOR PERMITTING DELAYS.

NO TIME FOR PERMITTING DELAYS.

  Drilling and permitting must commence after Drilling and permitting must commence after leasing/

leasing/ farmouts farmouts acquired and prior to their expiration acquired and prior to their expiration . Oil And Gas Operator Concerns:

Oil And Gas Operator Concerns:

 Risk Of Losing Leases Risk Of Losing Leases   Exploration projects have numerous individually Exploration projects have numerous individually negotiated leases with short timelines that may easily negotiated leases with short timelines that may easily be derailed by delays be derailed by delays   If leases are lost, then reserves and production are If leases are lost, then reserves and production are lost due to abandoned exploration project lost due to abandoned exploration project   Costs Lost Forever Costs Lost Forever  geological, seismic, exploration,

geological, seismic, exploration,

engineering, project financing, lease acquisition,

engineering, project financing, lease acquisition,

title work, legal work, permitting, and title work, legal work, permitting, and environmental work environmental work Oil And Gas Operator Concerns: ( con't)

Oil And Gas Operator Concerns: ( con't)

 Risk Of Losing Rig Risk Of Losing Rig   Rig will commit to other jobs if Operator cannot keep Rig will commit to other jobs if Operator cannot keep on schedule on schedule   once the rig is lost, the risk of losing leases and once the rig is lost, the risk of losing leases and abandoning the exploration project is compounded abandoning the exploration project is compounded   4 to 6 months to acquire or re 4 to 6 months to acquire or re acquire a rig acquire a rig   Rig mobilization costs $ 70,000 to $ 100,000 ( depending Rig mobilization costs $ 70,000 to $ 100,000 ( depending upon rig size)

upon rig size)

  Drilling is required after final lease acquisition and Drilling is required after final lease acquisition and prior to lease terminations prior to lease terminations   Lease clauses require continuous drilling to hold Lease clauses require continuous drilling to hold additional acreage ( 60 additional acreage ( 60   90 day)

90 day) Oil And Gas Operator Concerns: ( con't)

Oil And Gas Operator Concerns: ( con't)

PROPOSED STORM WATER PERMITTING COMPLIANCE PROPOSED STORM WATER PERMITTING COMPLIANCE ISSUES ISSUES   COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR ALL OPERATORS COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR ALL OPERATORS   Timing Timing  On the ground compliance cannot begin until lease On the ground compliance cannot begin until lease acquisition is finalized due to confidentiality concerns acquisition is finalized due to confidentiality concerns   Substantial delays associated with proposed permitting process Substantial delays associated with proposed permitting process   Leases on privately owned land do not allow for permitting delay Leases on privately owned land do not allow for permitting delay   Need for user friendly guidelines such as RAPPS Need for user friendly guidelines such as RAPPS   COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR ALL OPERATORS, BUT COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR ALL OPERATORS, BUT ESPECIALLY SMALLER OPERATORS ESPECIALLY SMALLER OPERATORS   Storm Water Permitting Costs Storm Water Permitting Costs   3rd rd party consultants party consultants   COMPLIANCE ISSUES MAINLY FOR SMALLER OPERATORS COMPLIANCE ISSUES MAINLY FOR SMALLER OPERATORS   Due to financial constraints, unable to compete on Federal land Due to financial constraints, unable to compete on Federal land   Unlike Federal leases, leases on privately held land do not allo Unlike Federal leases, leases on privately held land do not allow for permitting delay for permitting delay Conclusion Conclusion

Proposed Storm Water permitting requirements will cause Proposed Storm Water permitting requirements will cause delays, lost opportunities, and lost production delays, lost opportunities, and lost production ° Delays cause lost leases and rigs Delays cause lost leases and rigs ° Lost leases and rigs cause abandoned exploration projects Lost leases and rigs cause abandoned exploration projects ° Abandoned exploration projects cause lost reserves and productio Abandoned exploration projects cause lost reserves and production for the US for the US

Lost US reserves and production will result in:

Lost US reserves and production will result in:

  Lost Jobs Lost Jobs   More Imports More Imports   Larger US Trade Imbalance Larger US Trade Imbalance   More Energy Dependency on Foreign Countries More Energy Dependency on Foreign Countries   Higher Consumer Prices Higher Consumer Prices   Less Federal, State, and Local Tax Revenue Less Federal, State, and Local Tax Revenue   Less Clean Burning Natural Gas ( 87% of US drilling for Less Clean Burning Natural Gas ( 87% of US drilling for nat nat. gas)

. gas)

Implementation of the RAPPS document is a better alternative as Implementation of the RAPPS document is a better alternative as compared to the proposed storm water permitting requirements compared to the proposed storm water permitting requirements   RAPPS is user friendly & addresses storm water runoff concerns RAPPS is user friendly & addresses storm water runoff concerns   RAPPS avoids delays and cost impact issues RAPPS avoids delays and cost impact issues


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12614-001]

Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Surrender of
Preliminary Permit

October 24, 2007.
    Take notice that Alaska Power & Telephone Company, permittee for
the proposed Ninemile Hydroelectric Project, has requested that its
preliminary permit be terminated. The permit was issued on October 11,
2006, and would have expired on September 30, 2009.\1\ The project
would have been located on the Salmon River, in the Prince of Wales-
Outer Ketchikan Census Area in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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    \1\ Alaska Power & Telephone Company, 117 FERC ] 62,024.
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    The permittee filed the request on September 27, 2007, and the
preliminary permit for Project No. 12614 shall remain in effect through
the thirtieth day after issuance of this notice unless that day is a
Saturday, Sunday, part-day holiday that affects the Commission, or
legal holiday as described in section 18 CFR 385.2007, in which case
the effective date is the first business day following that day. New
applications involving this project site, to the extent provided for
under 18 CFR part 4, may be filed on the next business day.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-21389 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]

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