[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3283-3284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1489]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00206; FRL-5582-2]


Renewal of Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for 
Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Agency intends to renew the 
Information Collection Request (ICR) entitled ``Recordkeeping 
Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 1080 Collars for Livestock 
Protection'' (ICR No. 1249.05; OMB No. 2070-0074) which will expire on 
April 30, 1997. Before submitting the renewal package to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket control 
number OPP-00206 and the appropriate ICR number by mail to: Public 
Response Section, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments directly to the OPP 
docket which is located in Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number ``OPP-00206'' and the appropriate ICR number. No 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-
mail. Electronic comments on this document may be filed online at many 
Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic 
submissions can be found in Unit III. of this document.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that 
does not

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contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. 
Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA 
without prior notice. All written comments will be available for public 
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Kramer, Policy and Special 
Projects Staff, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code (7501C), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, 
Telephone: (703) 305-6475, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of the ICR are available 
from the EPA Public Access gopher (gopher.epa.gov) at the Environmental 
Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Rules and Regulations.''

I. Information Collection Request

    EPA is seeking comments on the following Information Collection 
Request (ICR).
    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection (ICR No. 1249.05; OMB No. 2070-
0074). Expiration date: April 30, 1997.
    Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are registrants of 1080 collars, the state lead agencies of 
participating states, and certified pesticide applicators using the 
1080 collars for livestock protection.
    Abstract: As a condition of the Sodium Monofluoroacetate (Compound 
1080) registration, EPA has required submission of annual reports 
monitoring use of all Livestock Protection Collar products. This ICR is 
a recordkeeping activity in which respondents keep records of: (a) 
Number of collars purchased; (b) number of collars placed on livestock; 
(c) number of collars punctured or ruptured; (d) apparent cause of 
puncture or rupture; (e) number of collars lost or unrecovered; (f) 
number of collars in use and in storage; and (g) location and species 
data on each animal poisoned as an apparent result of the toxic collar. 
As a condition of registration, EPA has required submission of annual 
reports monitoring use of all Livestock Protection Collar products as 
required by a 1982 court decision.
    Burden statement: The annual respondent burden for the 1080 
Livestock Collar Program is estimated to average 32 hours per certified 
applicator, 77 hours per state, and 9 hours per registrant 
participating in the program, including time for: Planning activities; 
creating information; gathering information; processing, compiling, and 
reviewing information for accuracy; recording, disclosing or displaying 
the information; and storing, filing, and maintaining the data. Third 
party notification is included in this ICR as the applicators are 
reporting to state lead agencies.
    The entities affected include small business, however, the degree 
of imposition that these recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
impose on such individuals is minimal. The main purpose of the 
recordkeeping requirements is to promote responsible use and handling, 
and the main purpose for requiring monitoring reports is to establish a 
process through which it is mandatory to inform the EPA of the results 
of collar use.
    Any 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 contained in 40 CFR part 9.

II. Request for Comments

    EPA solicits comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information 
described above are necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility.
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burdens 
of the proposed collections of information.
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected.
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

III. Public Record

    A record has been established for this action under docket number 
``OPP-00206'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any 
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public 
record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program 
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    [email protected]
    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this action, as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection and Information collection requests.

    Dated: January 14, 1997.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 97-1489 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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