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a selective, systemic, pre-and postemergence herbicide registered for the 

control of grasses and broadleaf weeds 

in several food and feed crops as well 

as woody ornamentals, Christmas trees, 

grasses grown for seed or turf (sod), golf 

course turf, recreational area turf, and 

fallow land. EPA conducted a human 

health risk assessment and did not 

identify any risks of concern for dietary, 

residential, occupational, or aggregate 

exposure. EPA also conducted an 

ecological risk assessment and 

identified potential risks to birds, 

mammals, and plants. An endangered 

species and pollinator assessment has 

not been completed for pronamide at 

this time. Pronamide was evaluated for 

its potential to affect endocrine systems 

in mammals and wildlife and the results 

of the Agency’s review are found in the 

weight of evidence review in this 

registration review docket. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is 

providing an opportunity, through this 

notice of availability, for interested 

parties to provide comments and input 

concerning the Agency’s draft human 

health and ecological risk assessments 

for the pesticides identified in this 

document. Such comments and input 

could address, among other things, the 

Agency’s risk assessment methodologies 

and assumptions, as applied to this draft 

risk assessment. The Agency will 

consider all comments received during 

the public comment period and make 

changes, as appropriate, to the draft 

human health and ecological risk 

assessments. EPA may then issue a 

revised risk assessment, explain any 

changes to the draft risk assessment, and 

respond to comments. In the Federal 

Register notice announcing the 

availability of the revised risk 

assessment, if the revised risk 

assessment indicates risks of concern, 

the Agency may provide a comment 

period for the public to submit 

suggestions for mitigating the risk 

identified in the revised risk assessment 

before developing a proposed 

registration review decision on the 

pesticides identified in this document. 

1. Other related information. 

Additional information on pesticides 

identified in this document is available 

on the Pesticide Registration Review 

Status Web page. Information on the 

Agency’s registration review program 

and its implementing regulation is 

available at http://www.epa.gov/

pesticide-reevaluation/registrationreview-process. 

2. Information submission 

requirements. Anyone may submit data 

or information in response to this 

document. To be considered during a 

pesticide’s registration review, the 

submitted data or information must 

meet the following requirements: 

• To ensure that EPA will consider 

data or information submitted, 

interested persons must submit the data 

or information during the comment 

period. The Agency may, at its 

discretion, consider data or information 

submitted at a later date. 

• The data or information submitted 

must be presented in a legible and 

useable form. For example, an English 

translation must accompany any 

material that is not in English and a 

written transcript must accompany any 

information submitted as an 

audiographic or videographic record. 

Written material may be submitted in 

paper or electronic form. 

• Submitters must clearly identify the 

source of any submitted data or 

information. 

• Submitters may request the Agency 

to reconsider data or information that 

the Agency rejected in a previous 

review. However, submitters must 

explain why they believe the Agency 

should reconsider the data or 

information in the pesticide’s 

registration review. 

As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the 

registration review docket for each 

pesticide case will remain publicly 

accessible through the duration of the 

registration review process; that is, until 

all actions required in the final decision 

on the registration review case have 

been completed. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 24, 2015. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0393; FRL–9939–58] 

Registration Review Interim Decisions; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s interim registration 

review decision for the pesticides listed 

in Unit II of this notice. Registration 

review is EPA’s periodic review of 

pesticide registrations to ensure that 

each pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, that the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without causing 

unreasonable adverse effects to human 

health or the environment. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact 

the Chemical Review Manager 

identified in the table in Unit II for the 

pesticide of interest. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8015; email address: 

dumas.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

pesticide specific contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0393, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The 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 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

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II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s interim registration review 

decisions for the pesticides in the 

following table: 

TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW INTERIM DECISIONS

Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Contact and contact information 

2-Propen-1-aminium, N,Ndimethyl-N–2- 

propenyl-, chloride, Homopolymer 

(Case 5024).

EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0255 ................... Donna Kamarei, (703) 347–0443, kamarei.donna@epa.gov. 

Daminozide (Case 0032) ........................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0242 ................... Margaret Hathaway, (703) 305–5076, hathaway.margaret@

epa.gov. 

Dipropyl isocinchomeronate (Case 2215) EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0578 ................... Marianne Mannix, (703) 347–0275, mannix.marianne@

epa.gov. 

Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (Case 7209) ............ EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0437 ................... Miguel Zavala, (703) 347–0504, zavala.miguel@epa.gov. 

Imazapyr (Case 3078) ............................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0200 ................... Matthew Manupella, (703) 347–0411, manupella.matthew@

epa.gov. 

Isoxaben (Case 7219) ............................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1038 ................... Nathan Sell, (703) 347–8020, sell.nathan@epa.gov. 

Paclobutrazol (Case 7002) ..................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0109 ................... Khue Nguyen, (703) 347–0248, nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

Silica and Silcates (Case 4081) ............. EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1140 ................... James Parker, (703) 306–0469, parker.james@epa.gov. 

Sulfentrazone (Case 7231) ..................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0624 ................... Christina Scheltema, (703) 308–2201, 

scheltema.christina@epa.gov. 

Tributyltin Oxide (Case 2620) ................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0801 ................... Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, oneill.sandra@epa.gov. 

The registration review final decisions 

for several of these cases are dependent 

on the assessment of listed species and 

designated critical habitats under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), 

determinations on the potential for 

endocrine disruption, and/or evaluation 

of risks to pollinators. 

2-Propen-1-aminium, N, N-dimethylN-2-propenyl-, chloride, homopolymer 

(Interim Decision). The registration 

review docket for 2-propen-1-aminium, 

N, N-dimethyl-N-2-propenyl-, chloride, 

homopolymer opened in August 2015. 

The Agency did not receive any 

comments. There is one product 

containing this active ingredient; which 

is registered to control mollusks in 

potable water supplies. The Agency did 

not call-in any data in support of this 

registration review case. Additionally, 

the Agency did not conduct a human 

health or an environmental risk 

assessment since label instructions 

minimize exposure from the product’s 

registered use. Based on the lack of 

potential exposure, the Agency is 

making a ‘‘no effect’’ determination for 

listed species. The final decision on the 

registration review for this case will 

occur after an Endocrine Disruption 

Screen Program (EDSP) Federal Food 

Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 

408(p) determination is made. 

Daminozide (Interim Decision). EPA 

is announcing the availability of the 

daminozide interim registration review 

decision. Daminozide is a plant growth 

regulator (PGR) used to control the 

development of commercially grown 

container plants. It is used in nurseries, 

shade houses, and greenhouses and is 

applied as a foliage spray that is 

systemically distributed throughout the 

plant, a use pattern resulting in little or 

no potential for off-site drift. 

Daminozide has no registered food uses 

and no registered residential uses. EPA 

conducted both an ecological risk 

assessment and human health risk 

assessment for daminozide, and there 

were no human health risks of concern 

with registered daminozide uses. The 

Agency is not calling for mitigation for 

either ecological or human health risks 

from daminozide at this time. Except for 

ongoing ESA consultation, a pollinator 

risk assessment, and EDSP component 

of this registration review case, the 

Agency is proposing that no additional 

data and no further risk mitigation is 

needed for daminozide. The Agency’s 

final registration review decision is 

dependent upon the assessment of risks 

to threatened and endangered species, 

pollinators, and an EDSP determination. 

Dipropyl isocinchomeronate (Interim 

Decision). This notice announces the 

publication of the registration review 

interim decision for dipropyl 

isocinchomeronate. Dipropyl 

isocinchomeronate is registered for use 

as an insect repellent for use on humans 

and companion animals to repel flies, 

gnats, and other flying and biting 

insects. It is never the sole active 

ingredient; it is always co-formulated 

with other insecticides/repellents to 

broaden their spectrum of repellency. 

The Agency has concluded that there 

are no human health risk concerns 

associated with the use of dipropyl 

isocinchomeronate. Based on the 

limited usage, diffusion over a large 

treatment area, and the low probability 

of non-target organism exposure, the 

Agency has not found any ecological 

risks of concern associated with 

dipropyl isocinchomeronate and is 

making a ‘‘no effect’’ determination for 

all federally listed species and a ‘‘no 

habitat modification’’ determination for 

all designated critical habitat for listed 

species. The Agency concludes that no 

risk reduction measures or additional 

data are needed at this time. Dipropyl 

isocinchomeronate has not been 

evaluated under the EDSP. The 

Agency’s final registration review 

decision is dependent upon the result of 

the evaluation of potential endocrine 

effects. 

Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (Interim 

Decision). Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (FPE) is a 

selective aryloxy phenoxy-propionate 

herbicide registered for use on barley, 

cotton, rice, soybeans, and wheat for 

post-emergence control of grassy weeds. 

Additional non-agricultural use sites 

include conservation reserves, 

ornamentals, rights-of-way, and turf. In 

this interim registration review decision 

for fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, EPA has 

determined that no additional data are 

required at this time; however, certain 

risk reduction measures are necessary at 

this time. To address potential risk to 

non-target terrestrial monocots, spray 

drift management language is required 

for all fenoxaprop-p-ethyl product 

registrations used on agricultural, wide 

area, or rights-of-way use sites. The 

Agency also is requiring the 

implementation of label language 

clarifying use rates, to which the 

registrants have already agreed. In 

addition, EPA is requiring label 

language to include recommended 

herbicide-resistance management 

measures. The final registration review 

decision for fenoxaprop-p-ethyl is 

dependent upon an assessment of listed 

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species and designated critical habitats 

under the ESA, a determination of the 

potential for endocrine disruption, and 

a pollinator risk assessment. 

Imazapyr (Interim Decision). The 

registration review docket for imazapyr 

opened in June 2014. Imazapyr is a nonselective systemic herbicide registered 

for use as pre- and post-emergent 

treatments to control broad spectrum 

terrestrial and aquatic weeds including 

terrestrial annual and perennial grasses, 

broadleaf weeds, herbs, woody species, 

and riparian and emergent aquatic weed 

species. EPA published draft human 

health and ecological risk assessments 

at the time of the docket opening for a 

60-day public comment period. In this 

imazapyr interim decision, the Agency 

has determined that no additional data 

are required and no changes to the 

affected registrations or their labeling 

are needed at this time. In this interim 

registration review decision, EPA is 

making no human health or 

environmental safety findings 

associated with the EDSP screening of 

imazapyr, nor is it making an 

endangered species finding. EPA’s 

registration review decision for 

imazapyr will depend upon the result of 

an EDSP FFDCA section 408(p) 

determination, complete pollinator 

determination, and ESA determination. 

Isoxaben (Interim Decision). Isoxaben 

is a pre-emergent benzamide herbicide 

registered for use to control broadleaf 

weeds. It is classified as a Group 21 

herbicide that inhibits cell wall 

biosynthesis. It is registered for nonagricultural uses such as turf grass, 

ornamentals, and landscape mulch. It is 

also registered for agricultural use on 

bearing fruit and nut trees and 

vineyards. There are no human health 

risk concerns for isoxaben. However, 

there are potential ecological risks to 

aquatic and terrestrial plants and 

potential chronic risk to mammals. In 

this interim registration review decision 

for isoxaben, EPA has determined that 

no additional data are required at this 

time and that certain risk reduction 

measures are necessary, including 

uniform spray drift management and 

herbicide resistance management label 

language. The final registration review 

decision for isoxaben is dependent upon 

an assessment of listed species and 

designated critical habitats under the 

ESA, a determination of the potential for 

endocrine disruption, and a pollinator 

risk assessment. 

Paclobutrazol (Interim Decision). 

Paclobutrazol is a systemic PGR that 

slows vegetative growth by inhibiting 

cell elongation. Paclobutrazol is 

currently registered for use on turf grass 

(including in parks, athletic fields, golf 

courses, and rights-of-ways), on 

ornamentals, as a tree injection, as a soil 

injection/basal tree drench, and as a 

seed treatment for various vegetables. 

There are no registered residential uses 

of paclobutrazol. EPA conducted a risk 

assessment for both human health and 

ecological risk. No human health risks 

were identified. The ecological risk 

assessment indicated potential risks to 

birds, reptiles, and terrestrial-phase 

amphibians, mammals, terrestrial and 

aquatic plants, and other aquatic 

organisms. In the paclobutrazol interim 

decision, the Agency has determined 

that certain additional data are required 

and certain changes to product labeling 

to address risk from runoff are needed 

at this time. EPA is making no human 

health or environmental safety findings 

associated with the EDSP screening of 

paclobutrazol, nor is it making an 

endangered species finding. EPA’s 

registration review decision for 

paclobutrazol will depend upon the 

result of an EDSP FFDCA section 408(p) 

determination, complete pollinator 

determination, and ESA determination. 

The silicates (silica gel and silicon 

dioxide) (Interim Decision). Silica gel 

and silicon dioxide are commonly 

referred to as the silicates, silica 

silicates or diatomaceous earth (DE) and 

are found in most soils. Silica gel and 

silicon dioxide are registered for use as 

insecticides on a variety of indoor and 

outdoor areas including crop and 

residential use sites to treat pests 

(including ants, boxelder bugs, 

cockroaches, crickets, slugs, flies, fleas, 

millipedes, silver-fish, sowbugs and 

ticks). EPA conducted an ecological risk 

assessment, including an endangered 

species assessment. EPA reached a ‘‘no 

effect’’ determination for all listed 

species, excluding 57 listed terrestrial 

invertebrate species, for which a ‘‘not 

likely to adversely affect’’ determination 

was made. EPA also concluded that 

there would be no modification of 

designated critical habitat. EPA engaged 

in informal consultation with the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) seeking 

concurrence on the ‘‘not likely to 

adversely affect’’ findings. FWS 

concurred with EPA’s ‘‘not likely to 

adversely affect’’ determination, thus 

completing consultation. No human 

health risk assessment was conducted 

for silica gel and silicon dioxide because 

no toxicological endpoints were 

identified to conduct a human health 

risk assessment. No risk mitigation 

measures for human health or ecological 

effects are included in the silica gel and 

silicon dioxide registration review 

interim decision. This interim decision 

does not include the EDSP component 

of this registration review case. The 

Agency’s final registration review 

decision will depend upon the result of 

an EDSP FFDCA section 408(p) 

determination. 

Sulfentrazone (Interim Decision). 

Sulfentrazone is a broad spectrum, preemergence, soil-directed proto 

porphyrinogen herbicide used to control 

a variety of weeds. It is registered for 

use on field crops, specialty vegetable 

crops, fruit trees, ornamentals, and turf 

grass. EPA completed quantitative 

human health and ecological risk 

assessments for sulfentrazone in 2014, 

and amended the ecological risk 

assessment in 2015. The Agency has 

risk concerns for pesticide handlers that 

can be adequately mitigated by 

requiring use of chemical-resistant 

gloves. In addition, there are potential 

risk concerns for terrestrial plants. In 

this interim registration review decision 

for sulfentrazone, EPA has determined 

that no additional data are required at 

this time and that certain risk reduction 

measures are necessary. These measures 

include uniform spray drift management 

language on sulfentrazone labels for 

products applied by spraying and 

herbicide resistance management 

language on all product labels. The 

Agency’s final registration review 

decision is dependent upon an 

assessment of listed species and 

designated critical habitats under the 

ESA, a determination of the potential for 

endocrine disruption, and a pollinator 

risk assessment. 

Tributyltin oxide (Interim Decision). 

There are four EPA registrations for 

tributyltin oxide for rubber coatings on 

the sonar domes of nuclear submarines 

and for oceanographic conductivity 

sensors. Based on the lack of potential 

for dietary exposure and no residential 

uses, the Agency did not conduct a 

human health risk assessment. Exposure 

to aquatic organisms would occur only 

from the small amount of tributyltin 

oxide potentially leaching from sonar 

domes, and the Agency believes that 

risks to non-target, non-listed species 

are minimal. Tributyltin oxide use as an 

antifoulant on sonar domes is 

undergoing ESA consultation with the 

Department of Defense, EPA, and the 

Services for compounds covered under 

EPA’s Uniform National Discharge 

Standards. No EDSP determination has 

been made at this time. Except for the 

EDSP component of the tributyltin 

oxide registration review case, the 

Agency is not requiring additional data 

and is not proposing any risk reduction 

measures for this case. The final 

decision on the registration review for 

tributyltin oxide will occur after the 

ESA consultation and the EDSP FFDCA 

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section 408(p) determination have been 

made. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered the pesticides listed in 

light of the FIFRA standard for 

registration. The interim decision 

documents in the docket describe the 

Agency’s rationale for issuing 

registration review interim decisions for 

these pesticides. 

In addition to the interim registration 

review decision document, the 

registration review docket for these 

pesticides also includes other relevant 

documents related to the registration 

review of these cases. The proposed 

interim registration review decisions 

were posted to the docket and the 

public was invited to submit any 

comments or new information. EPA has 

addressed the substantive comments or 

information received during the 60-day 

comment period in the interim decision 

document for each pesticide listed in 

this document. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the 

registration review case docket for each 

pesticide discussed in this notice will 

remain open until all actions required in 

the interim decision have been 

completed. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http://

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. 

Links to earlier documents related to the 

registration review of this pesticide are 

provided in the Pesticide Chemical 

Search data base accessible at: http://

iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/

f?p=chemicalsearch. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 23, 2015. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0613; FRL–9940–96– 

OW] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Title I of 

the Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Title I of the Marine Protection, 

Research, and Sanctuaries Act’’ (EPA 

ICR No. 0824.06, OMB Control No. 

2040–0008) 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.). Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed renewal of the ICR (formerly 

known as ‘‘Ocean Dumping 

Regulations—reports and record 

keeping to obtain a permit, request 

designation, and report on permitted 

dumping activities’’), which is currently 

expired. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0613, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to ow-docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

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: 

David Redford, Oceans and Coastal 

Protection Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 4504T 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone 202–566–1288; fax 

number: 202–566–1546; email address: 

redford.david@epa.gov. 

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, 

WJC 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. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

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; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: Ocean dumping—the 

transportation of any material for the 

purpose of dumping in ocean waters— 

cannot occur unless a permit is issued 

under the Marine Protection, Research, 

and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA is 

responsible for issuing ocean dumping 

permits for all materials except dredged 

material. The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) is responsible for 

issuing ocean dumping permits for 

dredged material using EPA’s 

environmental criteria. Ocean dumping 

permits for dredged material are subject 

to EPA review and concurrence. EPA is 

also responsible for designating and 

managing ocean sites for the disposal of 

wastes and other materials, and 

establishing Site Management and 

Monitoring Plans for ocean disposal 

sites. EPA collects or sponsors the 

collection of information for the 

purposes of permit issuance, reporting 

of emergency dumping to safety of life 

at sea, compliance with permit 

requirements, including specifically 

general permits for burial at sea and for 

transportation and disposal of vessels. 

EPA collects this information to 

ensure that ocean dumping is 

appropriately regulated and will not 

harm human health and the marine 

environment, based on applying the 

Ocean Dumping Criteria. The Ocean 

Dumping Criteria consider, among other 

things: The environmental impact of the 

dumping; the need for the dumping; the 

effect of the dumping on esthetic, 

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