[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18984-18985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7139]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

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

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

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0631, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: OPP Regulatory 
Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and 
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-305-6475; fax number: 703-
305-5884; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62434), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment on this ICR 
during the 60-day comment period and addressed them in the ICR. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0631, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OPP Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the Docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators Using 
1080 Collars for Livestock Protection.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2007. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This 
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.
    Abstract: This ICR affects approximately 40 certified pesticide 
applicators who utilize 1080 toxic collars for livestock protection. 
Four states (Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming) monitor 
the program, and five pesticide registrants are required to keep 
records of: (a) Number of collars purchased; (b) number of collars 
attached on livestock; (c) pasture(s) where collared livestock were 
placed; (d) number and locations of livestock found with ruptured or 
punctured collars and the apparent cause of the damage; (e) the dates 
of each attachment, inspection, and removal; (f) number, dates, and 
approximate location of all collars lost; (g) locations, and dates of 
all suspected poisonings of humans, domestic animals or non-target wild 
animals resulting from collar use location and species data on each 
animal poisoned as an apparent result of the toxic collar. Applicators 
maintain records, and the registrants/lead agencies do monitoring 
studies and submit the reports. These records are monitored by either 
the: (a) State lead agencies; (b) EPA regional offices; or (c) the 
registrants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, the Agency) 
receives annual monitoring reports from registrants or State lead 
agencies.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9 
hours per response for registrant respondents; 40 hours per response 
for certified applicator respondents; and 77 hours per response for 
State agency respondents per response. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a 
Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; 
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the 
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, 
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently 
changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are pesticide and other agricultural manufacturers (NAICS 
325320), e.g., pesticide registrants whose products include 1080 
collars; and government establishments primarily engaged in the 
administration of environmental quality programs (NAICS 9241), e.g., 
states implementing a 1080 collar monitoring program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,953 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $70,261.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 200 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's estimate of 
increased numbers of certified applicators (from 35 certified 
applicators in 2003 to 40 in the current ICR). This change is an 
adjustment.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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