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1 137 FERC ¶ 62,069. 

For further information, contact 

Melissa Lozano at 

Melissa.Lozano@ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14115–001] 

AJT Mining Properties, Inc.; Notice of 

Surrender of Preliminary Permit 

Take notice that AJT Mining 

Properties, Inc., permittee for the 

proposed Yeldagalga Creek 

Hydroelectric Project, has requested that 

its preliminary permit be terminated. 

The permit was issued on October 21, 

2011, and would have expired on 

October 1, 2014.1 The project would 

have been located on the Yeldagalga 

Creek, near Haines, in the boroughs of 

Haines and Juneau, Alaska. 

The preliminary permit for Project 

No. 14115 will remain in effect until the 

close of business, January 10, 2013. But, 

if the Commission is closed on this day, 

then the permit remains in effect until 

the close of business on the next day in 

which the Commission is open. 18 CFR 

385.2007(a)(2) (2010). New applications 

for this site may not be submitted until 

after the permit surrender is effective. 

Dated: December 11, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0754; FRL- 9525–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

has been forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to extend the current approval for the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

entitled ‘‘Pesticide Data Call-In 

Program’’ and identified as EPA ICR No. 

2288.02 and OMB Control No. 2070– 

0174. The ICR, which is abstracted 

below, describes the nature of the 

information collection and its estimated 

burden and cost, and is available in the 

docket for additional public review and 

comment. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2011–0754, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by mail to the OPP 

Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

(28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001, and (2) 

OMB by mail to the 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: 

Cameo Smoot, Field and External 

Affairs Division, 7506P, Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 703–305–5454; fax 

number: 703- 308–5884; email address: 

smoot.cameo@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), as prescribed in 5 CFR 

1320.12. On October 12, 2012 (77 FR 

62232), EPA sought comments on this 

ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). Given 

the nature of this request, EPA did not 

consider new public comments. As 

required by the PRA, EPA is hereby 

soliciting additional comments on this 

ICR, which 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–2011–0754, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

instructions on commenting or visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

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

Title: Pesticide Data Call-In Program. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2288.02, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0174. 

ICR Status: EPA is requesting a short 

renewal of the currently approved ICR. 

The submitted ICR package is 

unchanged from that which is currently 

approved. This extension will provide 

additional time to allow EPA to finish 

restructuring the ICR and related 

improvements to the electronic forms 

and instructions, as well as to consult 

with stakeholders and OMB on those 

changes and the corresponding 

adjustments to the burden estimates. 

This extension is necessary because the 

ICR covers ongoing activities that are 

required to support the statutorily 

mandated pesticide reviews. 

The ICR, which is abstracted below, 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its estimated burden and 

cost. The existing approval is scheduled 

to expire on November 30, 2012. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 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 in title 40 of the 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 in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: Under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), every pesticide product 

must be registered with EPA. An 

applicant for registration must supply 

data to demonstrate that the pesticide 

product will not cause ‘‘unreasonable 

adverse effects’’ on humans or to the 

environment. Under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), EPA 

must determine, from data supplied by 

the applicant or registrant, that the level 

of pesticide residues in food and feed 

will be safe for human consumption, 

defined as ‘‘a reasonable certainty that 

no harm’’ will result from exposures to 

pesticide residues. Although data is 

provided with the initial applications, 

the Agency issues Data Call-Ins (DCIs) 

when it has determined that more 

information is necessary to make the 

necessary decision pursuant to the 

mandates in FIFRA and FFDCA. 

The programs represented in this 

proposed ICR renewal and 

consolidation share a common statutory 

authority, section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA, 

which authorizes EPA to require 

pesticide registrants to generate and 

submit data to the Agency, when such 

data are needed to maintain an existing 

registration of a pesticide. EPA’s 


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determination that additional data are 

needed can occur for various reasons, 

with the following four reasons being 

the most common: 

1. Reregistration program. Section 4 of 

FIFRA requires EPA to re-assess the 

health and safety data for all pesticide 

active ingredients registered before 

November 1, 1984, to ‘‘reregister’’ them, 

i.e., determine whether these ‘‘older’’ 

pesticides meet the criteria for 

registration that would be expected of a 

pesticide being registered today for the 

first time. FIFRA section 4 directs EPA 

to use FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) authority 

to obtain the required data. Although 

the Reregistration Eligibility Decisions 

are complete, the Agency may still need 

to issue DCIs to close out the program. 

2. Registration review program. 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA contains 

provisions to help achieve the goal of 

reviewing each pesticide every 15 years 

to assure that the pesticide continues to 

pose no risk of unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. FIFRA section 3(g) 

instructs EPA to use the FIFRA section 

3(c)(2)(B) authority to obtain the 

required data. 

3. Special review program. Though 

rare, EPA may conduct a Special Review 

if EPA believes that a pesticide poses 

risks of unreasonable adverse effects on 

human health or the environment. 

Section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA provides a 

means of obtaining any needed data. 

4. Anticipated residue/percent crop 

treated information. Under section 408 

of FFDCA, before a pesticide may be 

used on food or feed crops, the Agency 

must establish a tolerance for the 

pesticide residues on that crop or 

established an exemption from the 

requirement to have a tolerance. Section 

408(b)(2)(E) and (F) of FFDCA authorize 

the use of anticipated or actual residue 

(ARs) data and percent crop treated 

(PCT) data to establish, modify, 

maintain, or revoke a tolerance for a 

pesticide. The FFDCA requires that if 

AR data are used, data must be reviewed 

five years after a tolerance is initially 

established. If PCT data are used, the 

FFDCA affords EPA the discretion to 

obtain additional data if any or all of 

several conditions are met. 

The Agency issues DCIs when it has 

determined that more information is 

necessary to make a decision about 

pesticides pursuant to the mandates in 

FIFRA and FFDCA. Agency decisions 

requiring additional data are based on 

the data requirements set forth in 40 

CFR parts 150 through 180, with the 

majority of the data requirements 

captured in 40 CFR parts 158 and 161. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range from 59 to 13,636 

hours per response, depending on the 

review program and type of DCI issued. 

Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

The ICR provides a detailed explanation 

of this estimate, which is only briefly 

summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

include pesticide registrants, which may 

be identified by the North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) code 32532, pesticide and 

other agricultural chemical 

manufacturing. 

Frequency of Collection: On Occasion. 

Estimated No. of Potential 

Respondents: 1643. 

Estimated No. of Total Annual 

Responses: 184. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 262,301 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$12,506,726. 

Changes in the Estimates: The total 

estimated burden for this ICR is 

unchanged from that currently approved 

by OMB. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

[Public Notice 2012–0550] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 million: 

AP085332XX 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this Transaction. 

Reference: AP085332XX. 

Purpose and Use: 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: 

To support the export of locomotive 

kits to South Africa 

Brief non-proprietary description of 

the anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To be owned and operated by the 

State-Owned Freight Transport 

company for purposes of transporting 

freight mainly within South Africa but 

also in some cases in nearby countries 

in Southern Africa. 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the item(s) being 

exported are not expected to be used to 

produce exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 

Parties: 

Principal Supplier: GE 

Transportation. 

Obligor: Transnet SOC Ltd. 

Guarantor(s): N/A. 

Description of Items Being Exported: 

Locomotive Kits. 

Information On Decision: Information 

on the final decision for this transaction 

will be available in the ‘‘Summary 

Minutes of Meetings of Board of 

Directors’’ on http://www.exim.gov/ 

articles.cfm/board%20minute. 

Confidential Information: Please note 

that this notice does not include 

confidential or proprietary business 

information; information which, if 

disclosed, would violate the Trade 

Secrets Act; or information which 

would jeopardize jobs in the United 

States by supplying information that 

competitors could use to compete with 

companies in the United States. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 14, 2013 to be assured 

of consideration before final 

consideration of the transaction by the 

Board of Directors of Ex-Im Bank. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through Regulations.gov at 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV. To submit 

a comment, enter EIB–2012–0050 under 

the heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and 

select Search. Follow the instructions 

provided at the Submit a Comment 

screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any) and EIB–2012– 

0050 on any attached document. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Records Clearance Officer. 

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