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to an increase in the estimated number
of respondents subject to the rule. Based
on the Agency’s projected industry
growth rate, we assume the number of
sources will continue to grow at a rate
of two new sources per year. This
results in an increase in the respondent
labor hours, number of responses, and
total O&M costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No.
2415.03); Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program Annual Measures
Reporting’’ and identified by EPA ICR
No. 2415.03 and OMB Control No.
2070–0188, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2016. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0078, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.

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• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at http://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: 703–347–0107; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program Annual Measures
Reporting.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2415.03.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0188.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on November 30,
2016. An Agency may not conduct or
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respond to, a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: This ICR enables EPA to run
the Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program (PESP). PESP is
an EPA voluntary program implemented
by the Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP). Its goal is to promote
environmental stewardship to protect
human health and the environmental.
PESP encourages the use of integrated
pest management (IPM) strategies to
reduce pests and pesticide risks through
partnerships with entities among the
pesticide user community. IPM is an
approach that involves making the best
choices from among a series of pest
management practices. It allows for
economical pest management, and does
so with the least possible hazard to
people, property, and the environment.
PESP uses the information collected to
establish partner membership, develop
stewardship strategies, measure progress
towards stewardship goals, and award
incentives.
While most PESP members are
entities that are pesticide end-users,
several others are organizations which
focus on training, educating, or
influencing pesticide users. To become
a PESP member, a pesticide user entity
or an organization submits an
application and a five-year strategy. The
strategy outlines how environmental
and human health risk reduction goals
will be achieved through the
implementation of IPM, or through
educating others on IPM. In addition,
members submit annual progress reports
that enable EPA and PESP members to
track progress being made in adopting
IPM activities and reductions in risks to
human health and the environmental.
Entities in the PESP program benefit
through technical assistance, and
through incentives for achievements.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 114 hours per
respondent. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed

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explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are pesticide user companies and
organizations, or entities that practice
IPM or promote the use of IPM through
education and training. EPA expects
that most respondents will come from
the following industries: Agriculture,
Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (NAICS
Code 11), Crop Production (NAICS Code
111), Nursery and Floriculture
Production (NAICS Code 11142),
Nursery and Tree Production (NAICS
Code 111421), Forestry and Logging
(NAICS Code 113), Utilities (NAICS
Code 22), Electric Power Generation,
Transmission and Distribution (NAICS
Code 2211), Services to Buildings and
Dwellings (NAICS Code 5617),
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
(NAICS Code 56171), Janitorial Services
(NAICS Code 56172), Landscaping
Services (NAICS Code 56173),
Elementary and Secondary Schools
(NAICS Code 6111), Junior Colleges
(NAICS Code 6112), Colleges,
Universities, and Professional Schools
(NAICS Code 6113), Hospitals (NAICS
Code 622), Child Day Care Services
(NAICS Code 6244), Golf Courses and
Country Clubs (NAICS Code 71391), and
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife
Organizations (NAICS Code 813312).
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 419.
Frequency of response: Annual and
on occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent:
Respondents submit a one-time PESP
Membership application, an annual
survey, and a PEST strategy every five
years.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
47,665 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $
3,073,383. This is the estimated burden
cost; there are no capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs for
this information collection.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase of 4642 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
increase reflects EPA’s updating of
burden estimates for this collection
based upon historical information on
the number of PESP members. Members
are classified as IMP Promoters, IPM
Users, and National IMP Users. Based
on revised estimates, the number of IPM
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number of National IPM users has not
changed. While the estimated burden
per response has not changed for any
category, the shift in memberships has
resulted in a net increase in the overall
burden. This change is an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: March 14, 2016.
Louise P. Wise,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; State
and Federal Emission Guidelines for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘State and
Federal Emission Guidelines for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce
and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH)
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1899.08, OMB
Control No. 2060–0422) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through March 31, 2016.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register (80
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for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before April 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2011–0272, to (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
[email protected], or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to [email protected].
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: Owners and operators of
affected facilities are required to comply
with reporting and record keeping
requirements for the general provisions
of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A and 40 CFR
part 62, subpart A as well as the specific
requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart
Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH.
This includes submitting initial
notifications, performance tests and
periodic reports and results, and
maintaining records of the occurrence

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