STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE RENEWAL OF INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNDER SECTION 112(r)(7)(H) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

EPA #1981.03

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a)	Title of the Information Collection Request

Distribution of Offsite Consequence Analysis Information under Section
112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended – EPA No. 1981.03,
OMB Control Number 2050-0172.

The current Information Collection Requirements (ICR) is approved
through December 31, 2006 for 15,840 hours.

1(b) 	Short Characterization

This ICR is the renewal of the ICR developed for the final rule,
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; Risk Management Programs
Under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Distribution of Off-Site
Consequence Analysis Information.  CAA section 112(r)(7) required EPA to
promulgate reasonable regulations and appropriate guidance to provide
for the prevention and detection of accidental releases and for
responses to such releases. The regulations include requirements for
submittal of a risk management plan (RMP) to EPA.  The RMP includes
information on offsite consequence analyses (OCA) as well as other
elements of the risk management program.

On August 5, 1999, the President signed the Chemical Safety Information,
Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA).  This Act
requires the President to promulgate regulations on the distribution of
OCA information (CAA section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)).  The President delegated
to EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) the responsibility to
promulgate regulations to govern the dissemination of OCA information to
the public.

The final rule which was published on August 8, 2000 (65 FR 48108)
imposed minimal information collection requirements and record keeping.
The federal government established 55 reading rooms at federal
facilities geographically distributed across the United States and its
territories.  At these reading rooms, members of the public are able to
read, but not mechanically copy or remove paper copies of OCA
information for up to 10 stationary sources per calendar month.  At
these reading rooms, the members of the public may also have access to
OCA information that the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) in
whose jurisdiction the person lives or works is authorized to provide.

At most of the reading rooms, access is available by appointment only.
There are few walk-in reading rooms.  The requestor will need to display
photo identification issued by a federal, state, or local government
agency, sign a sign-in-sheet, and certify that the individual has not
received access to OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
for that calendar month.  Persons requesting access to OCA information
at the federal reading rooms for local stationary sources will also be
asked to sign-in and to display documentation demonstrating that he or
she lives or works in the LEPC jurisdiction for which the OCA
information is requested.  Requestors will be limited to access to paper
copies of OCA information for a total of 10 stationary sources during a
calendar month, regardless of how many reading rooms they visit during a
single month.

EPA also established an indicator, Vulnerable Zone Indicator System
(VZIS) that informs any person located in any state whether an address
specified by that person might be within the vulnerable zone of one or
more stationary sources, according to the data reported in RMPs.  The
indicator is available on the Internet.  Members of the public who do
not have access to the Internet are able to obtain the same information
by calling an EPA toll-free number or by regular mail request to the
Administrator of EPA.

The final rule authorizes and encourages LEPCs and related local
government agencies (such as police, fire, emergency management and
planning departments) to provide read-only access to OCA sections of RMP
for sources located within the jurisdiction of the LEPC and for any
other stationary sources that has a vulnerability zone that extends into
the LEPC’s jurisdiction.  These local agencies would receive OCA
information upon request for all the sources in the LEPC jurisdiction
and for any sources whose vulnerable zones extend into the LEPC’s
jurisdiction.  They are authorized to make the OCA information available
for reading, but not copying mechanically, to members of the public.
These agencies that provide read-only access are not required to limit
the number of stationary sources for which a person can gain access,
ascertain a person’s identity or place of residence or work, or keep
records of public access provided.   Local agencies are authorized and
encouraged, but are not required to provide public access to OCA
sections of RMPs.

State agencies and related state government agencies (such as emergency
management, environmental protection, health, and natural resources
departments) can receive OCA data upon request for all facilities in the
state.  They are authorized to make the OCA information available for
reading, but not copying mechanically, to members of the public for the
same stationary sources as the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person
lives or works.  If the states choose to give this information, they
need to verify the person’s address or place of employment.  State
agencies are not required to provide public access to OCA information.

CSISSFRRA allows any member of an LEPC, State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC) and any other state or local government official to
convey to the public any OCA data elements orally or in writing,
provided that the data elements are not conveyed in the format of
sections 2 through 5 of an RMP or any electronic database that EPA has
developed that includes OCA data elements.

State and local government officials can also have access to OCA
information for their official use.  These officials must send a request
on their official letterhead to certify that they are covered persons
under P.L. 106-40, and that they will use the data for official use
only.

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

The information collection for disseminating OCA information is
authorized under the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security, and
Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA).   From the members of the
public wishing to view OCA information at federal reading rooms, this
ICR collects signature and a certification stating that the requestor
has not received access to OCA information for more than 10 stationary
sources during that calendar month.  The federal reading room staff will
view photo identification of the requestor and view documentation
demonstrating where he or she lives (for those who are requesting local
stationary sources at federal reading rooms.)   Members of the public
contacting the central office will be asked to give their name,
telephone number, residential address, and names of the stationary
sources for which they wish to view the OCA information.  This ICR also
covers the collection of written requests from state and local officials
for OCA information.  In addition, it governs the maintenance and
disclosure of the OCA information by state and local entities for public
use, as authorized and encouraged by CSISSFRRA and codified in 40 CFR
Part 1400.

2(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Information

The information collected from the public under 40 CFR Part 1400 will be
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 1400.3 (“Public access to
paper copies of off-site consequence analysis information”).
Signature and certification will be collected to ensure that members of
the public are in compliance with 40 CFR 1400.3(c), which provides that
a reading room may not provide a person access to OCA information for
more than 10 stationary sources in a calendar month.  This limitation on
access is consistent with CSISSFRRA section 3(a), which states in
relevant part that the regulations promulgated thereunder “[allow]
access by any member of the public to paper copies of [OCA] information
for a limited number of stationary sources located anywhere in the
United States . . .” [emphasis added].

The person wishing to view OCA information at federal reading rooms must
show a photo identification to the reading room staff prior to obtaining
OCA information.  This requirement is a reasonable means of
accomplishing the statutory requirement that individuals have access
“to a limited number” of paper copies of OCA information.  The
requirement to show identification will also decrease the likelihood
that OCA information would be obtained by individuals seeking it for
criminal purposes, because such individuals prefer to conceal their
activities.  The photo identification will significantly reduce the risk
that someone will attempt to use identification that is not his or her
own.

At federal reading rooms, the members of the public also have access to
OCA information that the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person lives or
works is authorized to provide.  These individuals will be asked to
sign-in and to display documentation demonstrating that he or she lives
or works in the LEPC whose jurisdiction for which the OCA information
has been requested.  This requirement is to assure that the individual
will only get the OCA information to which he is entitled.

If an individual calls the central office to obtain OCA data, he/she
will be asked to give his/her name, telephone number, and the names of
the stationary sources for which OCA information are being requested.
This information will enable the central office to schedule an
appointment for the requestor at a reading room, relay the requested
copies of OCA information to that reading room, and, if necessary,
contact the requestor.

This collection also covers the letters of request sent by state and
local agencies for OCA information either for their own use such as
emergency planning and/or to provide read-only access to the public.
State and local officials who decide to obtain OCA information for their
official use must send a request on their official letterhead to EPA
certifying that they are covered persons under P.L. 106-40 and that they
will use the information for official use only.

3. 	 NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

3(a)	Non-Duplication

The information being collected under this rule are signature,
certification and personal identification data and names of the
stationary sources for which the individuals would like to view OCA data
(for those who call the central office to view OCA data).  The letters
from state or local officials to EPA requesting OCA information are also
collected.  This information does not duplicate any other federal
collection as it is specific to this rule and necessary to ensure that
the rule can be implemented.

3(b)	Consultations

EPA contacted the following agencies to develop the burden imposed by
this information

collection.  Only a few were able to assist EPA with burden estimates.
Most of the agencies that receive OCA data only use the information for
emergency planning rather than provide public access in their reading
rooms.  The few agencies that provide read-only access have informed us
that they hardly get any visits from the public to view OCA data.

Audra Sandifer

Air Toxics Branch

Jackson MS

Donald Kunish

Bureau of Compliance & Support

Tallahassee FL

Jay Brabson

DNREC

New Castle DE

Tim Gablehouse

Jefferson County LEPC

Denver CO

Kimberly Werely

TX Dept. of Public Safety

Austin TX

3(c) Public Notice

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
the Agency notified the public through a Federal Register notice on the
resubmission of this ICR on July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40093).  No comments
were received.

3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

This section is not applicable.  The only data being collected are the
signatures and self-certification; these are only collected at the time
of visit.

3(e)	General Guidelines

This section is not applicable.

3(e)	Confidentiality

The only data being collected are signatures and self certification,
neither of which are confidential.  EPA and DOJ have not created or will
not be creating a tracking system according to individual’s names to
enforce the limit on access to paper copies at the reading rooms.

3(g)	Sensitive Questions

This section is not applicable.

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes

The respondent universe for this rule is state and local officials and
members of the public.  The most significant users are likely to be
state and local agencies (NAICS code 92111).

4(b)	Information Requested

Members of the public are required to give their names, telephone
number, and the names of the stationary sources for which OCA
information is being requested, when they contact the central office to
schedule an appointment to view OCA information.  Individuals visiting
the reading rooms are required to sign-in and self certify that they
have not viewed OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
during that calendar month.  Individuals wishing to view OCA information
that the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person lives or works is
authorized to provide will also be asked to sign-in and display
documentation demonstrating that he or she lives or works in the LEPC
jurisdiction for which the OCA information has been requested.

State and local agencies are required to send a written request to EPA
for OCA information.  State and local officials must send the request on
their official letterhead certifying that they are covered persons under
P. L. 106-40 and that they will use the data for official use only.

(i)	Data Elements

Members of the public requesting to view OCA information at federal
reading rooms are required to sign in and self certify.  If asking for
OCA information from federal reading rooms for the stationary sources in
the area where they live or work, they would be required to provide
proof that they live or work in that area.  Members of the public are
required to give their names, telephone number, and the names of the
stationary sources for which OCA information is being requested, when
they contact the central office to schedule an appointment to view OCA
information.

(ii)	Respondent Activities

The respondent activities for state and local agencies include:

Reading and understanding the Security Notice to Federal, state, and
local officials and researchers;

Submitting a written request to EPA for OCA information;

Providing a location for the public to review OCA information for local
stationary sources;

Ensuring that members of the public do not remove or copy OCA
information they review;

Operate the VZIS indicator system, and

Making OCA information available in formats other than sections 2
through 5 of the RMP.

The respondent activities for members of the public include the
following:

Calling the central office to make an appointment at a reading room,
provide name, address, phone number, and the names of the stationary
sources for which OCA information is requested;

Displaying a photo identification (e.g., driver’s license) at reading
rooms and proof of place of residence or employment (when seeking to
view OCA information for stationary sources located near place of
residence or employment); sign-in and certify that they have not viewed
OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources during that calendar
month.

Submitting a request for information from the vulnerable zone indicator
system (VZIS) (by Internet, phone, or mail); and

Making follow-up calls or contacts to obtain additional information on
stationary sources that may affect them.

Members of the public are permitted to read and take notes from the OCA
information, but not to remove or mechanically reproduce it.  The
regulation imposes no limit on the number of local stationary sources
(within the LEPC district or affecting the LEPC district) for which
members of the public may review paper copies of OCA information made
available by local agencies.  The regulation does not require local
agencies to ask members of the public to show any identification to gain
access to the information.  State agencies are permitted to provide a
person the same access to paper copies of OCA information to a member of
the public as that person would receive at his or her local agency.
State agencies will need to verify that a person seeking information for
an area lives or works in the area.

The burden estimates for documentation and reporting are discussed in
section 6 of this ICR.

5.	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED — AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

5(a)	Federal, State, and Local Government Activities

Burden to State and Local Agencies and Others

State and local officials who decide to obtain OCA information must send
a written request on their official letterhead to EPA certifying that
they are covered persons under P.L. 106-40, and that they will use the
information for official use only.  EPA will also provide paper copies
of RMPs to these agencies on request.

The rule authorizes and encourages state and local agencies to set up
public reading rooms.  The local reading rooms would provide read-only
access to OCA information for all the sources in the LEPC’s
jurisdiction and for any source where the vulnerable zone extends into
the LEPC’s jurisdiction.

These agencies are not required to carry out these activities.  However
the costs and burden are detailed in section 6.

Burden to the Federal Government

The federal government is operating the reading rooms.  The federal
government is maintaining the VZIS software.  The federal government
also supplies the state and local agencies with OCA information, VZIS
software and provides technical support.   The government may also
engage in other activities to provide access to OCA information.

5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

The federal reading rooms will maintain records of reading room use and
certifications in accordance with procedures established by the
Administrator and the Attorney General.  These records shall be retained
for no more than three years.

The federal reading room staff will view the photo identification of
requestors to ensure that the identification belongs to the person
requesting OCA information.   Requiring an individual to show
identification may decrease the likelihood that OCA information would be
obtained by individuals seeking it for criminal purposes.

The reading room staff will also view proof of residence and employment
to ensure that the requestor only receives access to the local OCA
information to which he or she is entitled.  The requirement for
signature and self-certification is to prevent individuals from
obtaining OCA information more than their limit (10 stationary sources
per calendar month national limit).  To further deter individuals from
attempting to exceed their allotment by visiting more than one federal
reading room in a month, reading room personnel will be instructed to
provide access to OCA information only to individuals who have signed a
certification that they have not exceeded their allotment.  The
certification will inform members of the public that they may be subject
to criminal penalties under federal law for falsely certifying that they
have not received OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
that month.  The information recorded on sign-in sheets may be used by
law enforcement in the event of a duly authorized investigation of a
violation of civil or criminal law.  Therefore, these sign-in sheets
shall be retained for three years.

The information collected during telephone call received by the central
office from a requestor of OCA information will enable the central
office to schedule an appointment for the requestor at a reading room,
relay the requested copies of OCA information to that reading room, and,
if necessary, contact the requestor.  This information would not be
retained beyond the requestor’s appointment date.

The requests from state and local officials for OCA information would
also be retained for three years.

5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

The rule does not require small entities, such as local emergency
planning committees or related local government agencies, to provide
public access to OCA information, hence no special requirements are
needed for small entities.

5(d)	Collection Schedule

    The information collected at the federal reading rooms occurs only
when an individual requests OCA information.

6.	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

6(a)	Respondent Burden

State/Local Agencies

During the previous ICR, EPA received an average of 240 requests from
states annually for OCA information for their states.  Some agency
officials requested OCA for only part of their state, and some requested
for their entire state.   For this ICR, EPA assumes that there will be
same amount of requests for OCA from state agencies for each of the year
covered by this ICR.  These agencies are assumed to be members of the
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), environmental protection
agencies, emergency management agencies, etc.

In the ICR developed for the final rule, it was estimated that 1,500
active LEPCs (based on EPCRA program) will request OCA information from
EPA for their own use such as emergency planning and some of these LEPCs
may also provide public read-only access.  During the previous ICR, EPA
received only ten requests from LEPCs for OCA data.  EPA assumes that at
least one percent of the active LEPCs may request OCA data for each year
covered by this ICR.

The state and local agencies are assumed to spend two hours providing
information to the public (providing read-only access and operating the
VZIS).  The local agencies are assumed to hold three public meetings, in
the three years covered by this ICR, which would take eight hours each
for preparation and to hold the meeting.   Few of the local agencies
that EPA contacted stated that it takes less than an hour to submit the
letter to EPA to request OCA data.  However, EPA will continue to use
the estimate we had in the previous ICRs, which is two hours each for
state and local officials to submit the letter for OCA data.  State and
local agencies are assumed to take two hours training on the VZIS and
one hour training on the security of OCA information (one-time burden).
This burden was accounted for in the ICR for the final rule.  EPA
assumes that at least 1,000 people will visit state and local reading
rooms for OCA data annually.  The total burden hours for state and local
agencies are estimated to be 4,630 hours annually (12,930 hours for
three years) at a cost of $163,243 annually ($489,729 for three years).

Public

It is assumed that the members of the public would take approximately
one hour to sign-in and certify; call the central office to give his/her
name, address, telephone number, names of the stationary sources for
which OCA information is requested and to display documentation
demonstrating proof of residence and employment to view local facilities
at a federal reading room.  Based on the information received from
federal reading rooms since August 2006, EPA assumes that approximately
1,720 people may visit the federal reading rooms in the next three years
covered by this ICR.  Some of the states and local agencies that EPA
contacted stated that they hardly get any requests from the public.
However, for this ICR, EPA estimates that at least 1,000 people will
visit the state and local reading rooms annually in the next three years
covered by this ICR. So, we assume a total of 3,720 people visiting
federal, state and local reading rooms annually.

Additionally, it is assumed that the public will use the vulnerable zone
indicator system (VZIS).  In the year 2004 (the latest Reporting Year
for facilities t o submit Risk Management Plan), the EPA reporting
center received about 1,245 VZIS inquiries.  EPA estimates that it may
take approximately one hour for the public to submit request for the
VZIS.  The total burden to the public for signing in at the reading room
and VZIS inquiries is estimated to be 4,965 hours annually (14,895 hours
over three years) at a cost of $133,360 annually ($400,080 for three
years).

6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs

To estimate costs for state and local agencies to provide the OCA
information to the public and monitor its use, operate the VZIS, and
prepare for the public meetings, the public administration hourly rate
for state and local government employees of $33.88 (wages plus benefits)
was used (Bureau of Labor Statistics data, March 2006, Table 4).

To estimate costs for state and local officials to submit a written
request to EPA for OCA information, and to hold public meetings, the
executive/managerial average hourly rate for state and local government
employees of $45.07 (wage plus benefits) was used (Bureau of Labor
Statistics data, March 2006, Table 4).

In determining the number of hours (out of the eight total hours) that
state and local agencies and officials would require to plan and hold
each of the 15 envisioned public meetings, respectively, the assumption
employed is that individual agencies would use four of these hours for
planning purposes and that the individual officials would require four
hours for holding the meetings themselves.

The value of the public time is estimated to be at $26.86 per hour, the
average compensation for all U.S. civilian employees (Bureau of Labor
Statistics data, March 2006, Table 2).

6(c)	Estimating Annual Respondent Cost Burden

Capital and O&M Costs - State, local agencies and the public

The total annual O&M cost for state and local agencies to mail letters
to EPA requesting OCA information is approximately $100.00.

6(d)	Estimating Costs for the Federal Government

EPA and DOJ currently operate 55 reading rooms located at federal
buildings. Some of the 55 reading rooms have the capability to operate
the VZIS.  Few of the reading rooms are walk-ins (about 15) and the
remaining are by appointment only.

Federal costs were estimated based on activity and the FY 2006 GS wage
schedule.  Copying time (to make paper copies of OCA information for
state and local agencies, if requested) was estimated using a GS-4, step
5; reading room activities were estimated using a GS-9, step 5; and VZIS
operation was estimated at GS-13, step 5. The wages for these staff were
loaded with fringe, but no overhead.

The reading room activities may vary depending on whether it is a
reading room with walk-in access, phone-in access or operating the VZIS.
 The reading room staff is expected to take phone calls from the public,
schedule appointments for use of the reading rooms, print the requested
RMPs, review the identification presented, monitor the use of the RMPs
to ensure that they are not mechanically copied, and shred them when the
user is finished.  Reading room staff will spend one hour learning how
to handle OCA information securely.

EPA will also have to operate the VZIS system and respond to queries.
It was estimated that EPA would spend 15 minutes responding to each
query and an equal amount of time answering follow up calls.

EPA will have to make paper copies, compile binders, and mail them to
state and local agencies if requested.  As it was estimated in the
previous ICR, making two complete sets of RMPs (one for states, one for
local agencies).

The total burden on the federal government is estimated to be 8,000 hrs
annually (24,000 hrs for three years) at a cost of $150,000 annually
($450,000 for three years).

O&M Costs

In the previous ICR, reading rooms were assumed to need a computer,
monitor, printer, and shredder.  All 15 walk-in reading rooms are
assumed to have computer/monitor/printer.  All 55 reading rooms are
assumed to have shredders.  Reading rooms that operate VZIS may require
upgraded computer system to run the VZIS software.  The cost for the
equipment was calculated in the previous ICR.  The equipment was assumed
to be depreciated over five years.  So, in this ICR, EPA did not
calculate the costs for the equipment.

 The annual cost for VZIS software is $5,400. In addition, reading rooms
were assumed to print out copies.  Using a cost of $5.00 for a ream of
recycled copy paper, EPA estimates that its annual paper cost is
$10,000, assuming each person visiting a reading room looks at 20 RMPs
(10 local and 10 outside the area).

6(e)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

Respondents for this ICR are state and local officials requesting OCA
data from EPA and the members of the public visiting reading rooms and
making inquiries on the VZIS. The total number of annual respondents is
5,220.

The annualized cost burden for respondents during the time period
covered by this ICR is estimated to be 9,595 hours and $296,603 (28,785
hours and $889,809 for the three-year period).

6(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden

There is a decrease in burden and costs from the previous ICR.  This is
due to using actual data for of the state and local officials requesting
OCA data and the public visiting reading rooms.  The previous ICR
estimated that all 50 states plus U.S. territories and D.C. and at least
1,000 of the 1,500 active LEPCs will be requesting OCA data.  However,
EPA only received requests for OCA data from 9 LEPCs and 240 state
officials in the past three years.

The public burden and costs have also decreased from the previous ICR,
due to the actual number of people that have visited the federal, state
and local reading rooms.

6(g)	Burden Statement

The public burden and cost are estimated to be 4,965 hours and $133,360
annually (14,895 hours and $400,080 for the three-year period).  The
burden and costs for state and local officials are 4,630 hours at a cost
of $163,243 annually (12,930 hours at a cost of $489,729 for the
three-year period).  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the
time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073, which is available for online viewing at
HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov , or in
person viewing at the Air Docket  in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number
for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
Air Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  NOTE:  The Docket Center suffered damage
due to flooding during the last week of June 2006.  The Docket Center is
continuing to operate.  However, during the cleanup, there will be
temporary changes to the Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, and
hours of operation for people who wish to make hand deliveries or visit
the Public Reading Room to view documents.  Consult the EPA Federal
Register notice at 71 FR 38147 (July 5, 2006) or
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm for current information on docket
operations, locations and telephone numbers.  The Docket Center's
mailing address for U.S. mail and the procedure for submitting comments
to www.regulations.gov are not affected by the flooding and remain the
same.

An electronic version of the public docket is available at
www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically.  When in the system, select “search,” then key in
the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073 and OMB Control Number 2050-0172 in any
correspondence.

Exhibit 1

LOCAL AGENCIES BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

Hours

Dollars

Hours

Dollars

Reading Room

2,000	$67,760

6,000	$203,280

Covered Person Request

30	$1,352

90	$4,056

Public Meeting	120	$4,737

360	$14,211

Mailing

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total	2,150	$73,849	6,450	$221,547

Exhibit 2

STATE AGENCIES COST AND BURDEN

	Annualized	Three-Year

Hours

Dollars

Hours

Dollars

Reading Room

2,000	$67,760

6,000	$203,280

Covered Person Request

480	$21,634

1,440	$64,902

Mailing

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total	2,480	$89,394	7,440	$268,182

Exhibit 3

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

Hours

Dollars

Hours

Dollars

Reading Room

380	$7,877

1,140	$23,661

Supplying OCA                      Data to State/Local

1,470	$17,978

4,410	$53,934

VZIS

620

$22,165

1,860

$66,495

Total	2,470	$48,020	7,410	$144.060

Exhibit 4

PUBLIC BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

Hours

Dollars

Hours

Dollars

Reading Room

3,720	$99,919

11,250	$299,757

VZIS	1,245	$33,441	3,735	$100,323

Total	4,965	$133,360	14,895	$400,080


SF 83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection 1( a) Title of the Information Collection NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal)

1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract The New Source Performance Standards ( NSPS) for municipal solid waste landfills were proposed on May 30, 1991 and promulgated on May 12, 1996, amended on June 16, 1998 ( 63 FR 32753), February 24, 1999 ( 64 FR 9262), and April 10, 2000 ( 65 FR 18909). These standards apply to municipal solid waste landfills for which construction, modification, or reconstruction commences on or after May 30, 1991. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60 subpart WWW.

In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, periodic reports, also design plans, and equipment removal and closure. Owners and operators are also required to maintain records of occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative, system design and performance tests, plot maps, and well locations. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements specific to municipal solid waste landfills are detailed in section 4( b) " Information Collected" of this supporting statement. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part will maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) regional office.

Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent ( i. e., the owner/ operator of the plant site).

Approximately 175 respondents are currently subject to the regulation, and it is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to the regulation in the next three years. 2 The Office of Management and Budget ( OMB) approved the current Information Collection Request ( ICR) without any " Terms of Clearance."

2. Need for and Use of the Collection 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( CAA), as amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect:

. . . application of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which ( taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions reduction, or any non air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated. Section 111( a)( l).

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology ( BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years.

In addition, section 114( a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/ operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:

( A) Establish and maintain such records; ( B) make such reports; ( C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; ( D) sample such emissions ( in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); ( E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; ( F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114( a)( 3); and ( G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, methane, carbon dioxide, and non methane organic gas compound emissions from municipal solid waste landfills cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW.

2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data 3 The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.

Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with the emission standard. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard at all times. During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.

The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated and leaks are being detected and repaired and the standards are being met. The performance test may also be observed.

The required quarterly reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify operation/ maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations.

3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW.

3( a) Nonduplication If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, no duplication exists.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register ( 70 FR 24020) on May 6, 2005. No comments were received.

3( c) Consultations For this information collection, we referenced the most recent ICR, consulted with the preparer of the active ICR, and used other resources to obtain the most recent data available. We 4 reviewed information available from the United States Census Bureau, the Air Facility System ( AFS), and websites covering municipal solid waste landfills. We also consulted with the EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Information Transfer, the Program Integration Division, Hanes Mill Road Municipal Landfill, Mr. Edward Gibson, ( 336) 661 4900, and the Solid Waste Association of North America ( SWANA), Mr. Steve Ritzon, 1 800 467 9262.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful technique to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the likelihood of detecting poor operation and maintenance of control equipment and noncompliance would decrease.

3( e) General Guidelines None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to the standards. EPA believes that the five year record's retention requirement is consistent with the part 70 permit program and the five year statute of limitations on which the permit program is based. Also, the retention of records for five years would allow EPA to establish the compliance history of a source and any pattern of compliance for purposes of determining the appropriate level of enforcement action. Historically, EPA has found that the most flagrant violators frequently have violations extending beyond the five years. EPA would be prevented from pursuing the worst violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of records if records were retained for less than five years.

3( f) Confidentiality Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B  Confidentiality of Business Information ( see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

3( g) Sensitive Questions None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive questions. 5 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are municipal solid waste landfills. The United States Standard Industrial Classification ( SIC) codes for the respondents affected by the standards are SIC 9511, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) 924110 for Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management, and SIC 4953, which corresponds to NAICS 562212 for Solid Waste Landfill.

4( b) Information Requested None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

( i) Data Items All data in this ICR that are recorded and/ or reported are required by NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal).

A source must make the following reports:

Notification Reports Initial design capacity report 60.7( a)( 1), 60.757( a)

Notification of actual startup 60.7( a)( 3)

Initial and annual non methane organic compounds ( NMOC) emission rate reports 60.757( b)

Collection and control system design plan 60.757( c)

Landfill closure report 60.757( d)

Equipment removal report 60.757( e)

Initial and annual operations reports 60.8, 60.757( f)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping Maintain records of maximum design capacity, refuse in place, year byyear waste acceptance rate ( maintain for 5 years) 60.758( a) 6 Recordkeeping Maintain records of system design and initial performance test/ compliance determination ( must be kept for life of the control equipment; records of subsequent tests must be maintained for 5 years) 60.758( b)

Maintain records of monitoring for five years 60.758( c)

Maintain records of plot map and well locations for the life of the landfill ( for life of the collection system) 60.758( d)

Maintain records of collection and control system exceedances for 5 years 60.758( e)

Electronic Reporting Currently, respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must evaluate the data, this internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at the plant site.

Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents, continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. However, electronic reporting systems are still not widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.

( ii) Respondent Activities Respondent Activities Read instructions.

Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 25, 25C, 18 test, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information. 7 Respondent Activities Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.

Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

Currently, sources are using automated monitoring equipment that provides parameter data. Although personnel at the sources still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping.

5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management 5( a) Agency Activities EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.

Agency Activities Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Air Facility System.

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs.

Information contained in the reports is entered into the AFS which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. AFS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government owned facilities. EPA uses the AFS for tracking air pollution compliance and 8 enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.

The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/ operator for five years.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility A majority of the respondents are large entities ( i. e., large businesses). However, the impact on small entities ( i. e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these requirements the minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.

5( d) Collection Schedule The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden for NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal).

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.

The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 3,548 ( Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs 9 ( i) Estimating Labor Costs This ICR uses the following labor rates:

Managerial $ 97.46 ($ 46.41 + 110%) Technical $ 83.71 ($ 39.86 + 110%) Clerical $ 42.55 ($ 20.26 + 110%)

These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 19, 2005, " Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, " Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

( ii) Estimating Capital/ Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs The types of industry cost associated with the information collection activities in the subject standard are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/ startup costs are one time cost when a facility becomes subject to the regulation. The annual operation and maintenance costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor and other costs such as photocopying and postage.

( iii) Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs ( A) Continuous Monitoring Device ( B) Capital/ Startup Cost for One Respondent ( C) Number of New Respondents ( D) Total Capital/ Startup Cost, ( B X C) ( E) Annual O& M Costs for One Respondent ( F) Number of Respondents with O& M ( G) Total O& M, ( E X F)

Portable Methane Monitor $ 8,100 0 $ 0 $ 118 175 $ 20,650 The total capital/ startup costs for this ICR are zero. This is the total of column D in the above table. These costs are shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14( a), Total annualized capital/ startup costs.

The total operation and maintenance ( O& M) costs for this ICR are $ 20,650. This is the total of column G. These costs are shown ( rounded) on the OMB 83 I form in block 14( b), Total annual costs ( O& M).

The total respondent costs in block 14 have been calculated as the addition of the capital/ startup costs, and the annual operation and maintenance costs. The average annual cost for capital/ startup and operation and maintenance cost to industry over the next three years of the 10 ICR is estimated to be $ 21,000 ( rounded). This cost is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14( c), Total annualized cost requested. The numbers in block 14 of the OMB 83 I form are rounded to show the cost in thousands of dollars.

6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. The EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.

The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 3,310.

This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

Managerial $ 56.02 ( GS 13, Step 5, $ 35.01 x 1.6) Technical $ 41.57 ( GS 12, Step 1, $ 25.98 x 1.6) Clerical $ 22.50 ( GS 6, Step 3, $ 14.06 x 1.6)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management ( OPM) " 2005 General Schedule" which excludes locality rates of pay. Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden for NSPS  Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal).

6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 175 existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 175 per year.

The number of respondents is calculated using the following table which addresses the three years covered by this ICR. 11 Number of Respondents Respondents That Submit Reports Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports Year ( A) Number of New Respondents ( B) Number of Existing Respondents ( C) Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records but Do Not Submit Reports ( D) Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents ( E) Number of Respondents ( E= A+ B+ C D)

1 0 175 0 0 175 2 0 175 0 0 175 3 0 175 0 0 175 Average 175 0 0 175 To avoid double counting respondents, column D is subtracted. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three year period of this ICR is 175. This number appears on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( a), Number of respondents.

The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:

Total Annual Responses ( A)

Information Collection Activity ( B) Number of Respondents ( C) Number of Responses ( D) Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports ( E) Total Annual Responses E=( BxC)+ D Initial performance report 0 0 N/ A 0 Initial design capacity report 0 0 N/ A 0 Report of non methane organic compounds flow rate 18 1 N/ A 18 Report of tier 2 and 3 NMOC sampling 18 1 N/ A 18 Annual reports 175 1 N/ A 175 Total 211 The number of Total Annual Responses is 211. This number is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( b), Total annual responses.

The Total Hours Requested is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( c). The total annual labor costs are $ 286,405. The annual labor costs are not shown on the OMB 83 I form. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  Annual Industry Burden for NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart 12 WWW) ( Renewal), attached.

6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, and summarized below.

( i) Respondent Tally The Total Hours Requested is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13( c). The total annual labor costs are $ 286,405. The annual labor costs are not shown on the OMB 83 I form. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost, NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal), attached. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information are estimated to average five hours per response.

The total annual capital/ startup and O& M costs to the regulated entity are $ 20,650. This number is shown ( rounded) on the OMB 83 I form in block 14( c), Total annualized cost requested. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6( b)( iii), Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs.

( ii) The Agency Tally The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years are estimated to be 82 labor hours at a cost of $ 3,310. See Table 2. Annual Agency Burden and Cost, NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal), attached.

6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden There is an increase of 158 burden hours as compared to the active ICR. This increase is due to calculation errors in previous reports.

The previous ICR had both capital/ startup costs and O& M costs. Because there are no new sources with reporting requirements, no capital/ startup costs are incurred in this renewal. The only cost that is incurred is $ 20,650 for the operation and maintenance of the monitors. This is a reduction of $ 86,000 compared to the previous ICR.

6( g) Burden Statement The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 17 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 13 install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; to train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA's regulations are listed at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number OECA 2005 0029, which is available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is ( 202) 566 1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select " search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number OECA 2005 0029 and OMB Control Number 2060 0220 in any correspondence.

Part B of the Supporting Statement This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information. 14 Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW)

( Renewal) Burden item ( A) Technical Personhours per occurrence ( B)

No. of occurrences per respondent per year ( C) Technical Personhours per respondent per year ( C= AxB) ( D) Responden ts per year a ( E) Technical personhours per year ( E= CxD) ( F) Manage ment personhours per year ( Ex0.05) ( G) Clerical personhours per year ( Ex0.1) ( H)

Total Cost per year b 1. Applications N/ A 2. Survey and Studies N/ A 3. Reporting Requirements A. Read Instructions c 1 1 1 175 175 8.75 17.5 $ 16,246.66 B. Required Activities d i Initial performance test report 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 ii Surface methane monitoring quarterly 14 4 56 0 0 0 0 $ 0 C. Create Information Included in 3B D. Gather existing information Included in 3E E. Write report i Initial design capacity report e 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 ii Report of non methane organic compounds f ( NMOC) flow rate 2 1 2 18 36 1.8 3.6 $ 3,342.17 iii Report of tier 2 and 3 NMOC sampling g 12 1 12 18 216 10.8 21.6 $ 20,053.07 iv Initial performance test Included in 3B v Compliance report Included in 3B vi Annual Report 8 1 8 175 1,400 70 140 $ 129,973.20 4. Recordkeeping Requirements 15 Burden item ( A) Technical Personhours per occurrence ( B)

No. of occurrences per respondent per year ( C) Technical Personhours per respondent per year ( C= AxB) ( D) Responden ts per year a ( E) Technical personhours per year ( E= CxD) ( F) Manage ment personhours per year ( Ex0.05) ( G) Clerical personhours per year ( Ex0.1) ( H)

Total Cost per year b A. Read Instructions Included in 3A B. Plan activities N/ A C. Implement activities N/ A D. Develop record system N/ A E. Time to enter information i Records of control system monitoring d 0.5 12 6 175 1,050 52.5 105 $ 97,479.90 ii Records of accumulated refuse h 8 1 8 26 208 10.4 20.8 $ 19,310.30 F. Time to train personnel N/ A G. Time for audits N/ A Subtotal Labor Burden 3.085 154.25 308.5 $ 286,405.30 TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST ( rounded) 3,548 $ 286,405 Assumptions:

a We have assumed that there are 175 existing sources, and that no additional municipal solid waste landfill will become subject to the rule over the next three years. It is also assumed that existing landfills to become " new" due to modification are not expected over the next three years.

b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $ 97.46 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $ 83.71 per hour for Technical labor, and $ 42.55 per hour for Clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 19, 2005, " Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, " Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110% to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

c We have assumed that 175 sources will read instructions as part of their reporting requirements.

d It is assumed that 90% of the respondents have an active gas collection system.

e It will take two hours to complete the initial design capacity report.

f We have assumed that 10 percent of respondents will have to complete the non methane organic compounds flow rate report.

g We have assumed that all sources completing reports of non methane organic compounds flow rate will have to complete the non methane organic compounds sampling report.

h We have assumed that 15 percent of respondents will take 8 hours to enter records of accumulated refuse information. 16 Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden  NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ( 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW) ( Renewal)

Burden item ( A) Technical Person Hours Per Occurrence ( B) Number of Occurrences Per Year ( C) Technical Person Hours Per Plant Per Year ( C= AxB) ( D)

Plants Per Year a ( E) Technical Hours Per Year ( E= CxD) ( F) Managem ent Hours Per Year ( F= 0.05xE ) ( G) Clerical Hours Per Year ( G= 0.1xE) ( H) Total Cost,

Per Yearb Review Reports 1. Initial design capacity 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $ 0 2. Review NMOC emission rate reports c 1 1 1 18 18 0.9 1.8 $ 839.18 3. Review tier 2 calculations d 1 1 1 18 18 0.9 1.8 $ 839.18 4. Review tier 3 calculations d 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 $ 0 5. Annual report c 2 1 2 17.5 35 1.75 3.5 $ 1.631.74 Subtotals Labor Burden and Cost $ 3,310.10 TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST ( rounded) 82 $ 3,310 Assumptions:

a We have assumed that there are 175 existing sources, and that no additional municipal solid waste landfill will become subject to the rule over the next three years. It is also assumed that existing landfills to become " new" due to modification are not expected over the next three years.

b This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $ 56.02 for Managerial ( GS 13, Step 5, $ 35.01 x 1.6), $ 41.57 for Technical ( GS 12, Step 1, $ 25.98 x 1.6) and $ 22.50 Clerical ( GS 6, Step 3, $ 14.06 x 1.6). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management ( OPM) " 2005 General Schedule" which excludes locality rates of pay.

c We have assumed that 10 percent of respondents will have to review the non methane organic compounds emission rate report.

d We have assumed that 10 percent of sources will submit tier 1 & 3 reports.


[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18679-18681]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7221]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30834; Amdt. No. 3471]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports.
These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or
revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National
Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective March 28, 2012. The compliance date for
each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of March 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located;
    3. The National Flight Procedures Office, 6500 South MacArthur
Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    Availability_All SIAPs are available online free of charge. Visit
nfdc.faa.gov

to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP
copies may be obtained from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building,
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; or
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Dunham III, Flight
Procedure Standards Branch (AFS-420) Flight Technologies and Programs
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration,
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma
City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by amending the referenced SIAPs.
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is listed on the
appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National Flight Data
Center (FDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is incorporated
by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and
Sec.  97.20 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the need for a
special format make their verbatim publication in the Federal Register
expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory
text of the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic depiction on charts
printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages
of incorporation by reference are realized and publication of the
complete description of each SIAP contained in FAA form documents is
unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and
specifies the types of SIAP and the corresponding effective dates. This
amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the procedure
and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP as amended in the transmittal. For safety and
timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates only
specific changes contained for each SIAP as modified by FDC/P-NOTAMs.
    The SIAPs, as modified by FDC P-NOTAM, and contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these changes to
SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to specific conditions
existing at the affected airports. All SIAP amendments in this rule
have been previously issued by the FAA in a FDC NOTAM as an emergency
action of immediate flight safety relating directly to published
aeronautical charts. The circumstances which created the need for all
these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less than 30
days.
    Because of the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs
and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure
before adopting these SIAPs are impracticable and contrary to the
public interest and, where applicable, that good cause exists for
making these SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2012.
John McGraw,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14,
Code of Federal regulations, Part 97, 14 CFR part 97, is amended by
amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC
on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
    By amending: Sec.  97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or
TACAN; Sec.  97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec.
97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec.  97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV;
Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  97.35 COPTER
SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

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      AIRAC date           State             City                 Airport          FDC No.      FDC date                      Subject
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5-Apr-12..............  KY           Covington...........  Cincinnati/Northern        2/2955       3/7/12  This NOTAM, published in TL 12-08, is hereby
                                                            Kentucky Intl.                                  rescinded in its entirety.
5-Apr-12..............  MN           Duluth..............  Duluth Intl.........       2/6445       3/7/12  This NOTAM, published in TL 12-08, is hereby
                                                                                rescinded in its entirety.
3-May-12..............  NJ           Newark..............  Newark Liberty Intl.       2/1693      3/12/12  RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 22L, Orig-E.
3-May-12..............  FL           Immokalee...........  Immokalee Rgnl......       2/1894       3/1/12  VOR RWY 18, Amdt 6.
3-May-12..............  FL           Immokalee...........  Immokalee Rgnl......       2/1895       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig.
3-May-12..............  FL           Immokalee...........  Immokalee Rgnl......       2/1899       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig.
3-May-12..............  FL           Immokalee...........  Immokalee Rgnl......       2/1900       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig.
3-May-12..............  FL           Immokalee...........  Immokalee Rgnl......       2/1901       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig.
3-May-12..............  KS           Independence........  Independence Muni...       2/2874       3/1/12  ILS OR LOC RWY 35, Amdt 1A.
3-May-12..............  NE           Lincoln.............  Lincoln.............       2/7132      3/12/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-A.

3-May-12..............  ME           Norridgewock........  Central Maine Arpt         2/7495      3/12/12  GPS RWY 3, Orig.
                                                            of Norridgewock.
3-May-12..............  ME           Norridgewock........  Central Maine Arpt         2/7496      3/12/12  GPS RWY 15, Orig.
                                                            of Norridgewock.
3-May-12..............  ME           Norridgewock........  Central Maine Arpt         2/7497      3/12/12  VOR/DME RWY 3, Amdt 2.
                                                            of Norridgewock.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8225       3/1/12  ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 25.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8276       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8295       3/1/12  VOR OR TACAN RWY 31, Amdt 26A.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8297       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8304       3/1/12  NDB RWY 13, Amdt 15D.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8342       3/1/12  NDB RWY 31, Amdt 23B.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8384       3/1/12  NDB RWY 35, Orig-B.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8395       3/1/12  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 13, Amdt 18.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  IA           Sioux City..........  Sioux Gateway/Col.         2/8404       3/1/12  RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig.
                                                            Bud Day Field.
3-May-12..............  NM           Albuquerque.........  Albuquerque Intl           2/9631       3/1/12  RADAR-1, Amdt 20C.
                                                            Sunport.
3-May-12..............  TN           Chattanooga.........  Chattanooga/Lovel          2/9729      3/12/12  ILS OR LOC RWY 20, ILS RWY 20 (CAT II), Amdt
                                                            Field.                                          36.
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[FR Doc. 2012-7221 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


EPA REGISTRATION DIVISION - COMPANY NOTICE OF FILING FOR PESTICIDE
PETITION

Docket ID Number:  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0635

EPA Registration Division Contact:  Sidney Jackson<PHONE_NUMBER>

Interregional Research Project Number 4

Pesticide Petition Number:  PP 2E8064

	EPA has received a pesticide petition (PP 2E8064) from the
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), IR-4 Project
Headquarters, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, New Jersey,
08540, proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to
establish tolerances for residues of chlorantraniliprole,
3-bromo-N-[4-chloro-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3-chlor
o-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide in or on grain, cereal, group
15, except rice at 6.0 parts per million (ppm); grain, cereal, forage,
fodder and straw, group 16 at 30.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at
1.4 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 1.2 ppm; and concurrent deletion of
tolerances for mayhaw; fruit, citrus, group 10; fruit, pome, group 11;
corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, milled byproducts;
corn, field, stover; corn, pop, forage; corn, pop, grain; corn, pop,
stover; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cobs with husk
removed; and corn, sweet, stover.  EPA has determined that the petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section
408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the
sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data
support granting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before
EPA rules on the petition.

A. Residue Chemistry

1. Plant metabolism.   The metabolism of chlorantraniliprole is
adequately understood to support the proposed tolerances. Studies in
apple, lettuce, rice, tomato, and cotton when treated at proposed label
rates showed no significant metabolites.  The only significant residue
is the parent compound.

2. Livestock Metabolism. The metabolism of chlorantraniliprole in
ruminants and poultry is adequately understood to support the proposed
tolerances.  Lactating goat and laying hen metabolism studies were
conducted.  The goat and hen rapidly excreted >93% and >98% of the dosed
radiolabeled residues, respectively.

The metabolic pathway in poultry and ruminant (goat) animals is
understood.

3. Analytical method. Adequate enforcement methodology (liquid
chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)) is available to enforce the
tolerance expression. The method may be requested from: Chief,
Analytical Chemistry Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes
Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5350; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
4. Magnitude of residues. Field residue trials were conducted with
chlorantraniliprole on raw agricultural commodities of barley, grain
sorghum (milo) and wheat.  Eleven MOR trials were conducted. The
locations of the field trials were selected to represent the regions
with most production per crop. A foliar broadcast spray of
chlorantraniliprole was applied at the rate of 0.1 lb ai/A/application.
The treated plots received two applications targeted at 1 day before
harvest (1-day PHI) of mature grain.  Maximum residue levels in barley
grain were 2.17 ppm, in sorghum grain were 1.52 ppm and in wheat grain
were 0.428.  The maximum residue levels in wheat and sorghum forage were
5.0 ppm, in barley and wheat hay were 12.4 ppm, in sorghum stover were
6.9 ppm and in barley and wheat straw were 15.4 ppm.

Processing study.  A wheat processing study was conducted and the
processing factors observed as compared to the raw agricultural
commodity were 33.7X for the aspirated grain fraction, 1.2X for wheat
germ, 1.1X for wheat bran, 0.7X for shorts, 0.4X for flour and 0.3X for
middlings.

Numerous residue studies have been conducted on many crops in the United
States and globally by the registrant, E. I. du Pont de Nemours &
Company, and by other organizations including the IR-4 Project.  The
relevant U.S. and foreign residue study reports required to support use
of chlorantraniliprole and existing tolerances in the United States have
been submitted to EPA and reviewed as part of prior registration actions
for this active ingredient.

B. Toxicological Profile

	1. Acute toxicity. Based on EPA criteria, chlorantraniliprole is
classified as follows for Toxicity Categories:

Guideline	Title	Results	Category

870.1100

870.1200

870.1300

870.2400

870.2500

870.2600	Acute Oral Toxicity

Acute Dermal Toxicity

Acute Inhalation Toxicity

Primary Eye Irritation

Primary Dermal Irritation

Skin Sensitization	LD50: >5,000 mg/kg (Rat)

LD50: >5,000 mg/kg (Rat)

LC50: >5.1 mg/L (Rat)

Mild irritation (Rabbit)

No irritation (Rabbit)

Not a sensitizer (Mouse LLNA)	Category IV

Category IV

Category IV

Category IV

Category IV

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	Formulated products are as equally non-toxic following acute exposures
as is technical chlorantraniliprole.  The acute inhalation toxicity for
the suspension concentrate formulation could not be determined above the
maximum practically attainable atmospheric aerosol concentration of 2
milligram per liter (mg/L).

There was no evidence of neurotoxicity in rats following a single limit
dose of 2,000 mg/kg

	2. Genotoxicty.  Chlorantraniliprole has shown no genotoxic activity in
the following listed in vitro and in vivo tests:

Bacterial reverse mutation

In vitro mammalian gene mutation (CHO/HGPRT)

In vitro chromosomal aberration (human lymphocytes)

In vivo mouse micronucleus

	3. Reproductive and developmental toxicity.  In developmental toxicity
studies in rats and rabbits, chlorantraniliprole exhibited no effects on
any parameter in pregnant females or their offspring at levels up to and
including the maximum tested dose of 1,000 mg/kilogram body weight per
day (kg bw/day).

	No reproductive toxicity was observed in a two-generation reproduction
study with chlorantraniliprole in rats.  No adverse effects were
observed on reproduction, fertility, sperm parameters, estrous cycle,
litter size, pup survival and developmental landmarks up to the maximum
tested dose of 20,000 ppm in the diet.  There were no adverse
histological findings indicative of reproductive toxicity.  There was a
slight reduction in the F1 pup (but not F2 pup) weight during lactation
at the highest dose level (mean maternal intake during lactation equal
to 3,118 mg/kg bw/day); this was attributed, in part, to weight loss in
one dehydrated dam during lactation which had a litter with some of the
lowest pup weights.  The slight change in pup weight was without
subsequent effects since overall body weight, weight gain and
development in F1 rats fed 20,000 ppm were similar to control animals.

	4. Subchronic toxicity.

	Subchronic (90-day) feeding studies were conducted with rats, mice and
dogs. No adverse effects were observed at the highest dietary
concentrations tested of 20,000 ppm in rats (1,188 mg/kg bw/day for
males and 1,526 mg/kg bw/day for females), 7,000 ppm in mice (1,135
mg/kg bw/day for males and 1,539 mg/kg bw/day for females) and 40,000
ppm in dogs (1,163 mg/kg bw/day for males and 1,220 mg/kg bw/day for
females).  Chlorantraniloprole showed no evidence of immunotoxicity in
28-day feeding studies in rats or mice and no evidence of neurotoxicity
in a 90-day feeding study in rats at dietary concentrations greater than
the limit dose of 1,000 mg/kg bw/day.

	A 28-day dermal toxicity study in rats was conducted at doses of 100,
300 and 1,000 mg/kg bw/day.  The no-observed-adverse-effects-level
(NOAEL) for male and female rats was 300 mg/kg bw/day based on
reductions in body weight gain and food efficiency at 1,000 mg/kg
bw/day.

	No adverse target organ effects were observed in any subchronic
toxicity study.

5. Chronic toxicity.

	Chlorantraniliprole was not carcinogenic in either a 2-year study in
rats or an 18-month study in mice.  The NOAEL for chronic toxicity in
the 18-month mouse study was 1,200 ppm (158 mg/kg bw/day in males) and
was based on eosinophilic foci accompanied by hepatocellular hypertrophy
and increased liver weight.

	In rats, there were no adverse effects on any in-life parameter in
either males or females administered chlorantraniliprole up to and
including a maximum dietary concentration of 20,000 ppm for 2 years (805
and 1,076 mg/kg bw/day, respectively).

	In a one-year feeding study in dogs, the NOAEL was the highest dose
tested, 40,000 ppm (1,164 and 1,233 mg/kg/day in males and females,
respectively).

	6. Rat metabolism.

The absorption of [14C]-chlorantraniliprole in rats was rapid with peak
concentrations occurring at 5-12 hours after single dose administration.
Tissue distribution of the absorbed dose was extensive and indicated low
potential for accumulation.  Excretion was substantially complete by
48-72 hours after dosing (>90%).

  Following 14 days of oral administration 14C residues were readily
eliminated from the plasma and tissues and confirmed minimal potential
for accumulation. The profile of metabolites in urine and feces
indicated extensive metabolism consistent with that observed for the
single dose study.

	7. Metabolite toxicology. Due to the extremely low toxicity of the
parent compound and the extensive metabolism observed in mammalian
systems, chlorantraniliprole metabolites are not expected to result in
any significant toxicity.  Toxicology studies conducted with metabolites
support this conclusion.

	8. Endocrine disruption.  No adverse effects were observed on any
endocrine tissue in short- and long-term studies in rats, mice and dogs.

C. Aggregate Exposure

	1. Dietary exposure -- i. Food.  Because an endpoint attributable to a
single dose was not identified, the dietary exposure assessment
considered only chronic exposure.

Chronic dietary exposure assessments were conducted using the Dietary
Exposure Evaluation Model (DEEM-FCID™, Version 2.03) which uses food
consumption data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Continuing
Surveys of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) from 1994-1996 and 1998.
The chronic dietary exposure assessment was conducted using a chronic
reference dose of 1.58 mg/kg bw/day based on the NOAEL established in
the 18-month study in mice.  DuPont has conducted chronic assessments
which assume that 100% of all crops – including those not labeled -
are treated with chlorantraniliprole and that all crops contain residues
at tolerance level or at residue levels equal to tolerance levels for
similar crops.  In particular all leafy vegetables, including leaves of
root and tuber vegetables and leafy vegetables including brassica
vegetables, are assumed to have residues of 15 parts per million.  All
other human foods (including plant and animal commodities) are assumed
to have residues of 2 parts per million.

These assumptions result in conservative, health-protective estimates of
exposure which are well below the Agency’s level of concern (100% of
the chronic population-adjusted dose (cPAD)). The maximum estimate is
less than 11% of the cPAD for all population subgroups.

	ii. Drinking water.  A drinking water assessment for
chlorantraniliprole, conducted based on Pesticide Root Zone
Model/Exposure Analysis Modeling System (PRZM/EXAMS), was used to
calculate the surface water estimated drinking water concentrations
(EDWCs) and the Screening Concentration in Ground Water (SCI-GROW) model
was used to calculate the groundwater EDWC. The EDWCs do not exceed the
Agency’s level of concern.

	2. Non-dietary exposure.  Residential exposure (non-occupational,
non-dietary exposure to consumers) was conservatively assessed for
dermal post-application exposure (children and adults), and for children
the oral exposures via hand-to-mouth, object-to-mouth, and incidental
ingestion of soil were also assessed.  The margins of exposure (MOE)
greatly exceed the 100-fold MOE required for these routes and from the
combined children’s incidental oral ingestion.  Therefore, residential
non-dietary exposure is not a concern.

D. Cumulative Effects

	It is not necessary at this time to consider cumulative effects because
there is no indication that toxic effects of chlorantraniliprole have a
common mechanism with those of any other chemical compounds.

E. Safety Determination

	1. U.S. population. Based on risk assessments performed using
worst-case exposure assumptions there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result to the general population from the aggregate exposure
to chlorantraniliprole.  No additional safety factors are warranted.

	2. Infants and children. Based on the risk assessments performed using
worst-case exposure assumptions there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result to the infants and children from the aggregate exposure
to chlorantraniliprole.  No additional safety factors are warranted.

F. International Tolerances

 Numerous chlorantraniliprole maximum residue levels (MRLs) have been
established or are expected to be established supporting registrations
in 82 countries.  Codex MRLs have also been established for
chlorantraniliprole on numerous crops.

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