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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: yellin.patrick@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. 

Abstract: Respondents are owners or 

operators of sulfuric acid plants. A 

sulfuric acid plant is any facility 

producing sulfuric acid (H2SO4) by the 

contact process by burning elemental 

sulfur, alkylation acid, hydrogen 

sulfide, organic sulfides and 

mercaptans, or acid sludge. A sulfuric 

acid plant does not include facilities 

where conversion to sulfuric acid is 

used primarily as a means of preventing 

emissions to the atmosphere of sulfur 

dioxide (SO2) or other sulfur 

compounds. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners or operators of sulfuric acid 

plants. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart H). 

Estimated number of respondents: 53 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Total estimated burden: 13,409 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,551,276 (per 

year), which includes $238,500 in either 

annualized capital and/or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 4,815 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden in this ICR 

as compared to the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This is not due to 

any program changes; rather, it is due to 

the correction of a mathematical error. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0805; FRL–9920–16] 

EPA Proposal To Improve Corn 

Rootworm Resistance Management; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is making available for 

public comment a proposal to improve 

the corn rootworm insect resistance 

management program currently in place 

for registrations of plant-incorporated 

protectants (PIP) derived from Bacillus 

thuringiensis (Bt) in corn. 

EPA is also soliciting input from all 

affected stakeholders including corn 

growers, industry, academia, and the 

general public. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0805, 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: 

Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are a registrant or 

manufacturer of PIPs for control of corn 

rootworm, grow corn rootwormprotected corn PIPs for crop or animal 

production, serve as a corn agronomist, 

crop consultant or extension specialist, 

or conduct insect resistance 

management-related research. The 

following list of North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

to help readers determine whether this 

document applies to them. Potentially 

affected entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is making available for public 

comment a proposal to improve the corn 

rootworm insect resistance management 

program currently in place for 

registrations of plant-incorporated 

protectants (PIP) derived from Bacillus 

thuringiensis (Bt) in corn. EPA’s 

proposal contains measures designed to 

delay corn rootworms’ development of 

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resistance to Bt microbial pesticides 

genetically engineered into corn. This 

proposal responds to reports of 

widespread corn rootworm resistance to 

two Bt corn traits and reflects advice 

received by the Agency from the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel 

(SAP). EPA believes that the proposed 

enhancements would prolong the 

effectiveness of Bt PIPs for corn 

rootworm control significantly—which 

is important because of the long safety 

record of these PIPs. If used properly, 

PIPs greatly reduce the need for 

conventional pesticides and the risks 

they may present to human health and 

the environment. EPA is soliciting input 

from all affected stakeholders including 

corn growers, industry, academia, and 

the general public. 

A copy of the proposal, entitled ‘‘EPA 

Framework for PIP Registrants: Proposal 

to Address Key SAP Recommendations 

for Corn Rootworm (CRW) IRM,’’ is 

available in the docket. 

As part of its regulation of insect 

resistance management for Bt PIPs, EPA 

requires a resistance monitoring 

program for the major target pests of 

corn and cotton. The primary objective 

of resistance monitoring is to detect 

shifts in susceptibility before the onset 

of resistance leads to widespread field 

failure. Specific resistance monitoring 

strategies have consisted of two main 

components: 

1. Investigation of unexpected field 

damage reports from growers, extension 

agents, consultants, or company 

agronomists, and 

2. Monitoring for changes in 

susceptibility through targeted 

population sampling and testing. 

For both objectives, bioassays are 

used to determine the susceptibility of 

each sampled population. If resistance 

is detected in the assays, a remedial 

action plan is triggered with the goal of 

containing the resistant population to 

maintain trait durability. 

CRW presents a number of challenges 

for resistance monitoring. The insect has 

one generation per year, undergoes 

obligate diapause, and feeds 

subterraneanly—factors that limit the 

ability to conduct susceptibility 

bioassays. CRW are generally less 

sensitive to Bt toxins than other target 

pests of Bt PIPs (e.g., lepidoptera). To 

illustrate, all of the Bt toxins registered 

for CRW control (Cry3Bb1, Cry34/35, 

mCry3A, and eCry3.1Ab) are not 

considered ‘‘high dose’’ (as defined by 

EPA’s 1998 FIFRA SAP), meaning that 

some susceptible CRW individuals will 

likely survive exposure to Bt. These 

factors can complicate both field 

scouting and interpretation of bioassays. 

Timing is also a concern; because of 

obligate diapause, a sampled population 

may not be tested (and determined to be 

resistant) until the following season. 

EPA is concerned about the ability of 

CRW to develop resistance to Bt corn 

PIPs. Recent reports have documented 

CRW resistance to two Bt traits, 

Cry3Bb1 and mCry3A, in parts of Iowa 

and Illinois. Seeking guidance in 

regards to these concerns, the Agency 

convened a FIFRA SAP meeting in 

December 2013. The panel was tasked 

with evaluating EPA’s current resistance 

monitoring strategy for CRW and 

providing recommendations for 

improvement. Meeting materials, 

including a white paper detailing EPA’s 

concerns with CRW resistance 

monitoring, the charge to the SAP, and 

the SAP’s final report, are available in 

docket number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0490. 

Following the SAP meeting, EPA 

developed the mitigation proposal to 

enhance CRW resistance management. 

EPA’s proposed enhancements address 

the following five aspects of CRW 

resistance management: 

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 

as a component of corn rootworm 

resistance management. 

• Responses to unexpected damage in 

Bt corn fields. 

• Elimination of the requirement for 

annual random sampling of corn 

rootworm from the Corn Belt. 

• Use of on-plant assays for resistance 

determinations. 

• Enhancements to current remedial 

action plans. 

EPA believes that these proposed 

enhancements are consistent with the 

SAP’s guidance and will prolong the 

effectiveness of Bt corn PIPs for CRW 

control by reducing selection pressure 

for resistance, improving resistance 

detection capability, and better mitigate 

populations that do develop resistance. 

The Agency’s goals are to prolong the 

durability of Bt corn while maintaining 

the environmental benefits of these 

important CRW management tools. 

The Agency is seeking input on the 

proposal from potentially affected 

entities and other stakeholders, 

including (but not limited to) registrants 

of pesticides and PIPs for corn, corn 

growers, crop consultants/agronomists, 

commodity groups, extension 

entomologists, independent researchers, 

and the general public. Commenters are 

also encouraged to provide input on the 

specific recommendations provided by 

the SAP, including alternate approaches 

or counter proposals towards addressing 

the CRW resistance management issues 

raised by the panel. 

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

Dated: December 31, 2014. 

Robert McNally, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0139] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communication 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before February 27, 

2015. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

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