[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 40092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16519]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; EPA ICR #1249.06

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Recordkeeping Requirements 
For Certified Applicators Using 1080 Collars For Livestock Protection, 
(EPA ICR No. 1249.06, OMB No. 2070-0074). The ICR, which is abstracted 
below and expires on June 30, 2000, describes the nature of the 
information collection and its estimated cost and burden. The Agency is 
requesting that OMB renew approval of the ICR for a three year period. 
The Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), 
soliciting comments on this collection of information, published on 
December 29, 1999 (64 FR 73042). EPA received a single comment, which 
was considered in finalizing this ICR for submission to OMB.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Sandy Farmer by phone at 202-260-2740, or via e-mail at 
``[email protected]'', or using the address indicated below. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1249.06. and OMB Control No. 2070-0074.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1249.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0074, to the following addresses: Ms. Sandy Farmer, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division 
(2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Review Requested: The Agency is requesting that OMB renew approval 
of this ICR for a three year period.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1249.06 and OMB Control No. 2070-0074.
    Current Expiration Date: June 30, 2000.
    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
    Abstract: This ICR affects approximately 75 Certified Pesticide 
Applicators, who utilize 1080 toxic collars for livestock protection. 
Four states (Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming) monitor 
the program, and five pesticide registrants are required to keep 
records of: (a) Number of collars purchased; (b) number of collars 
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.
    Applicators maintain records, and the registrants/lead agencies do 
monitoring studies and submit the reports. These records are monitored 
by either the: (a) State lead agencies; (b) EPA regional offices; or 
(c) the registrants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, the 
Agency) receives annual monitoring reports from registrants or State 
lead agencies. 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.
    Burden Statement: The data that certified Livestock Protection 
Collar applicators are required to record and maintain were outlined in 
the Initial Decision of the Administrative Law Judge in the 1080 
Predacide Hearings. Pursuant to that decision, the EPA requires 
certified Livestock Protection Collar applicators to keep and report no 
records other than those prescribed by USE RESTRICTIONS 5 and 6. The 
ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate. The annual public 
burden for the Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators 
using 1080 Collars for Livestock Protection is estimated to average 40 
hours per certified applicator, 77 hour per state, and 9 hours per 
registrant. The following is a summary of the estimates taken from the 
ICR:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Certified applicators, States and 
Registrants.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 84.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated total number of responses for each respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,353.
    Estimated Total Annualized Non-labor Costs: $0.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: The Agency reduced its estimate of the 
number of certified applicators based on the number of annual 
participants during the past three years, and reduced the number of 
registrants because one registrant is no longer participating in the 
program. This resulted in a total adjustment in the total burden of -
3,086 burden hours.
    According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has 
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related 
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this 
document, as described above.

    Dated: June 20, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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