Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 247 / Thursday, December 24, 2015 / Notices 80359 

Dated: December 4, 2015. 

Jim Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32515 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9940–53–ORD; Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2013–0357] 

Draft Integrated Science Assessment 

for Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day 

extension of the public comment period 

for the draft document titled, ‘‘External 

Review Draft Integrated Science 

Assessment for Sulfur Oxides—Health 

Criteria’’ (EPA/600/R–15/066). The 

original Federal Register notice 

announcement provides a 60-day public 

comment period and was published on 

November 24, 2015. The EPA 

subsequently received a request to 

extend this comment period. With the 

30-day extension announced in this 

notice, the comment period ends on 

February 24, 2016. The draft document 

was prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development as part of the review of the 

primary (health-based) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

sulfur dioxide. 

DATES: The public comment period 

began on November 24, 2015, and ends 

on February 24, 2016. Comments must 

be received on or before February 24, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: The ‘‘External Review Draft 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ will be 

available primarily via the Internet on 

the EPA’s Integrated Science 

Assessment for Sulfur Dioxide (Health 

Criteria) home page at http://

www2.epa.gov/isa/integrated-scienceassessment-isa-sulfur-dioxide-healthcriteria or the public docket at http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2013–0357. A limited number 

of CD–ROM copies will be available. 

Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone: 

919–541–0031; fax: 919–541–5078; or 

email: boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request 

a CD–ROM, and please provide your 

name, your mailing address, and the 

document title, ‘‘External Review Draft 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ to 

facilitate processing of your request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Dr. Tom 

Long, NCEA; telephone: 919–541–1880; 

facsimile: 919–541–1818; or email: 

long.tom@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

may be submitted electronically via 

http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

fax, or by hand delivery/courier. Please 

follow the detailed instructions 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of the Federal 

Register notice announcing the release 

of the draft assessment document, 

published on November 24, 2015 (80 FR 

73183). 

For information on submitting 

comments to the docket, please contact 

the ORD Docket at the EPA’s 

Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 

202–566–1752; fax: 202–566–9744; or 

email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

Dated: December 16, 2015. 

Mary A. Ross, 

Deputy Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32511 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0812; FRL–9940–60– 

Region 10] 

Notice of Availability of Electronic 

Reporting; Federal Air Rules for 

Reservations Online Reporting System 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is notifying the public 

that electronic emissions reporting is 

now available for sources covered by the 

Federal Air Rules for Reservations 

(FARR). The FARR requires certain 

sources of air pollution on Indian 

Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and 

Washington to register and report 

emissions to the EPA. Any person who 

owns or operates a source of air 

pollution with the potential to emit two 

or more tons per year of an air pollutant, 

with certain exceptions, must register 

annually and report those emissions. 

Registration and emissions reports are 

due within 90 days of commencing 

operations, and annually thereafter. The 

EPA created the FARR Online Reporting 

System (FORS) to help make registration 

and emissions reporting easier. The 

FORS, operated through the agency’s 

Central Data Exchange (CDX), is 

CROMERR compliant, which means the 

electronic signature meets the EPA’s 

regulatory electronic signature 

requirements. 

ADDRESSES: Nancy Helm: Office of Air, 

Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 

AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101. 206–553–6908; or 

helm.nancy@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Helm: Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics; 206–553–6908; or helm.nancy@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As of 

January 15, 2016, air pollution sources 

covered by the FARR as provided in 40 

CFR 49.138 may register and report 

emissions electronically. 

How to Access the System: The FORS 

can be accessed at https://cdx.epa.gov. 

New users will need to register and 

select FORS as their program service. 

The EPA intends to provide training to 

affected entities on how to access, 

register and use the system. 

How to Get Help Using the System: 

The EPA has provided the CDX user 

guide to each source currently registered 

under the FARR, and to tribal 

governments in Idaho, Oregon, and 

Washington. That guide is available at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/tribal.nsf/

programs/farr. The CDX Help Desk is 

available for technical support-related 

questions between the hours of 8:00 

a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (ET) at 1–888–890– 

1995 or helpdesk@epacdx.net. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Regulated entities may assert a business 

confidentiality claim covering any 

portion of the submitted information as 

provided in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 

Information claimed as confidential 

should be submitted on compact disk or 

flash drive and mailed to the FARR 

Registration Coordinator, EPA Region 

10, AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 

900, Seattle, WA 98101. Confidential 

treatment is automatically forfeited for 

information submitted through the 

FORS. Note that emissions data and 

information necessary to determine 

emissions is not entitled to confidential 

treatment. Failure to assert a claim in 

the manner described in 40 CFR part 2, 

subpart B, allows the submitted 

information to be released to the public 

without further notice. Information 

subject to a business confidentiality 

claim may be disclosed by the EPA only 

to the extent set forth in the above-cited 

regulations. 

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80360 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 247 / Thursday, December 24, 2015 / Notices 

1To access the revised regulation go to: http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-14/html/2013- 

03456.htm 

Dated: December 18, 2015. 

Janis Hastings, 

Acting Director, Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32510 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0713; FRL–9937–15] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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: ‘‘Submission of Protocols 

and Study Reports for Environmental 

Research Involving Human Subjects’’; 

identified by EPA ICR No. 2195.05 and 

OMB Control No. 2070–0169, represents 

the renewal of an existing ICR that is 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 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 February 22, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0713, 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. 

• 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: 

Rame ́ Cromwell, Field and External 

Affairs Division (7605P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 

9068; email address: cromwell.rame@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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: Submission of Protocols and 

Study Reports for Environmental 

Research Involving Human Subjects. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2195.05. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0169. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016. 

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 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: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible 

for the regulation of pesticides under 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA). As revised in 2006 and 2013, 

EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 26 

protect subjects of ‘‘third-party’’ human 

research (i.e., research that is not 

conducted or supported by EPA).1 In 

addition to other protections, the 

regulations require affected entities to 

submit information to EPA and an 

institutional review board (IRB) prior to 

initiating, and to EPA upon the 

completion of, certain studies that 

involve human research participants. 

The information collection activity 

consists of activity-driven reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements for those 

who intend to conduct research for 

submission to EPA under the pesticide 

laws. If such research involves 

intentional dosing of human subjects, 

these individuals (respondents) are 

required to submit study protocols to 

EPA and a cognizant local Human 

Subjects IRB before such research is 

initiated so that the scientific design 

and ethical standards that will be 

employed during the proposed study 

may be reviewed and approved. Also, 

respondents are required to submit 

information about the ethical conduct of 

completed research that involved 

human subjects when such research is 

submitted to EPA. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2,131 hours per 

response. 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 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Any 

entity that submits protocols and study 

reports for environmental research 

involving human subjects under FIFRA 

and/or FFDCA. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 5 annually for research 

involving intentional exposure of 

human subjects and 10 annually for all 

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