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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 Spray Drift Reduction 

Technologies. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2472.02. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0191. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2017. 

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 Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) 

is seeking approval for an ICR. EPA has 

initiated a voluntary information 

collection for studies to verify the 

effectiveness of application technologies 

for agricultural pesticide sprays that 

have the potential to significantly 

reduce pesticide spray drift. The focus 

of these studies is on technologies, such 

as spray nozzles, shrouds and shields, 

and nozzle/drift reducing adjuvant/ 

pesticide formulation specific 

combinations, which are used for aerial 

or groundboom applications to row and 

field crops. Collectively these 

technologies are referred to as drift 

reduction technologies (DRTs). This 

voluntary program encourages the 

identification and use of DRTs that can 

substantially reduce drift of pesticide 

spray droplets from the target 

application site (e.g., a corn field) 

downwind to non-target areas. 

Exposures and adverse effects to 

humans, wildlife, and crops and other 

vegetation from pesticide spray drift are 

well recognized. Published research 

suggests 1–10% or more of applied 

agricultural pesticide sprays drift from 

the target field. EPA has seen data 

supporting application technologies that 

will have the potential to significantly 

reduce the amount of spray drift. 

Studies conducted to measure spray 

drift reduction would verify the percent 

reduction achieved, and thus identify 

these technologies. EPA, with input 

from a variety of stakeholders, has 

developed a testing protocol appropriate 

to the needs of this voluntary program. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 124 hours per 

response for a wind tunnel study and 

495 hours per response for a field study. 

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: 

Entities potentially affected by the 

voluntary collections activities under 

this ICR include pesticide application 

equipment manufacturers, chemical 

manufacturers, pesticide registrants 

(NAICS code 32532), research and 

development in the physical, 

engineering, life sciences (NAICS 

541710), and college, universities, and 

professional schools (NAICS 611310). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 12 companies. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,361 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $96,250. 

There is no cost for capital investment 

or maintenance and operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

This represents an increase of 822 

hours and $23,250 from the previous 

Pesticide Spray Drift Reduction 

Technologies ICR. The change in the 

burden and costs from the previous ICR 

are due to an additional field study 

expected to be submitted; updating cost 

information for wind tunnel studies; 

and changing the methodology to 

calculate the respondent’s burden and 

costs, by using 35% of the total test cost 

as an estimate of total paperwork costs, 

then using the cost estimate to backcalculate the burden hour distribution 

for each labor category using fully 

loaded wage rates which were updated 

from the previous ICR. These changes 

are 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: December 22, 2016. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9957–59–OW] 

Notice of Open Meeting of the 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (EFAB) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The EPA’s Environmental 

Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will 

hold a public meeting on February 21– 

22, 2017. EFAB is an EPA advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act to provide 

advice and recommendations to EPA on 

creative approaches to funding 

environmental programs, projects, and 

activities. 

The purpose of this meeting is to hear 

from informed speakers on 

environmental finance issues, proposed 

legislation, and EPA priorities. 

Additional discussion will focus on 

activities, progress, and preliminary 

recommendations with regard to current 

EFAB work projects and to consider 

request for assistance from EPA offices. 

Environmental finance discussions and 

presentations are expected on, but not 

limited to, the following topics: Publicprivate partnerships for water 

infrastructure projects, decentralized 

wastewater systems, materials 

conservation and recycling, and lead 

risk reduction. The meeting is open to 


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the public; however, seating is limited. 

All members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must register in 

advance, no later than Monday, 

February 6, 2017. Registration is 

required for all members of the public 

to ensure an expeditious security 

process. 

DATES: The full board meeting will be 

held Tuesday, February 21, 2017 from 

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, 

February 22, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: District Architecture Center, 

421 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request accommodations for a disability, 

please contact Sandra Williams at (202) 

564–4999 or williams.sandra@epa.gov, 

at least 10 days prior to the meeting to 

allow as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Andrew D. Sawyers, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management, 

Office of Water. 

[FR Doc. 2016–31448 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0154; FRL–9955–08] 

Final Test Guidelines; OCSPP Series 

850 Group A—Ecological Effects Test 

Guidelines; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

availability of final test guidelines, 

OCSPP Series 850 Group A—Ecological 

Effects, OCSPP Test Guidelines 

850.1000, 850.1010, 850.1020, 850.1025, 

850.1035, 850.1045, 850.1055, 850.1075, 

850.1300, 850.1400, 850.1710, 850.1730, 

850.1735, and 850.1740. These test 

guidelines are part of a series of test 

guidelines established by the Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention (OCSPP) for use in testing 

pesticides and chemical substances. The 

test guidelines serve as a compendium 

of accepted scientific methodologies 

and protocols that are intended to 

provide data to inform regulatory 

decisions. The test guidelines provide 

guidance for conducting the test, and 

are also used by EPA, the public, and 

companies that submit data to EPA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Chun, Regulatory Coordination 

Staff Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention, (7101M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–1605; email address: 

chun.melissa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

final test guidelines, OCSPP Series 850 

Group A—Ecological Effects, OCSPP 

Test Guideline 850.1000, 850.1010, 

850.1020, 850.1025, 850.1035, 850.1045, 

850.1055, 850.1075, 850.1300, 850.1400, 

850.1710, 850.1730, 850.1735, and 

850.1740. 

These test guidelines are part of a 

series of test guidelines established by 

OCSPP for use in testing pesticides and 

chemical substances to develop data for 

submission to the Agency under the 

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA) section 408 (21 U.S.C. 346a), 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136 

et seq.), and the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 

seq.). The test guidelines serve as a 

compendium of accepted scientific 

methodologies and protocols that are 

intended to provide data to inform 

regulatory decisions under TSCA, 

FIFRA, and/or FFDCA. 

The test guidelines provide guidance 

for conducting the test, and are also 

used by EPA, the public, and companies 

that are subject to data submission 

requirements under TSCA, FIFRA, and/ 

or FFDCA. As guidance documents, the 

test guidelines are not binding on either 

EPA or any outside parties, and EPA 

may depart from the test guidelines 

where circumstances warrant and 

without prior notice. At places in this 

guidance, the Agency uses the word 

‘‘should.’’ In this guidance, use of 

‘‘should’’ with regard to an action 

means that the action is recommended 

rather than mandatory. The procedures 

contained in the test guidelines are 

recommended for generating the data 

that are the subject of the test guideline, 

but EPA recognizes that departures may 

be appropriate in specific situations. 

You may propose alternatives to the 

recommendations described in the test 

guidelines, and the Agency will assess 

them for appropriateness on a case-bycase basis. 

II. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who are or may be required to conduct 

testing of pesticides and chemical 

substances for submission to EPA under 

TSCA, FIFRA, and/or FFDCA, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

1. Docket for this document. The 

docket for this action, identified by 

docket identification (ID) number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2009–0154, 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. 

2. Electronic access to the OCSPP test 

guidelines. To access OCSPP test 

guidelines electronically, please go to 

http://www.epa.gov/test-guidelinespesticides-and-toxics-substances. You 

may also access the test guidelines in 

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

series under docket ID numbers: EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2009–0150 through EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2009–0159 and EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2009–0576. 

III. Overview 

A. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

final test guidelines under Series 850, 

Group A—Ecological Effects, entitled 

‘‘Group A (850.1000 Series)—Aquatic 

and Sediment-Dwelling Fauna, Aquatic 

Microcosm and Field Testing’’ and 

identified as OCSPP Test Guidelines 

850.1000, 850.1010, 850.1020, 850.1025, 

850.1035, 850.1045, 850.1055, 850.1075, 

850.1300, 850.1400, 850.1710, 850.1730, 

850.1735, and 850.1740. EPA’s OCSPP 

has established a unified library of test 

guidelines for use in developing data for 

submission to EPA under the TSCA, 

FFDCA, and FIFRA. Beginning in 1991, 

EPA initiated an effort to harmonize the 

test guidelines within OCSPP, as well as 

to harmonize the OCSPP test guidelines 

with those of the Organization for 

Economic Cooperation and 

Development (OECD). The process for 

developing and amending these test 

guidelines has included public 

participation and the extensive 


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