Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 228 / Monday, November 28, 2016 / Notices 85561 

Field & External Affairs Division, 7605P, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 703–347– 

8515; email address: negash.lily@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that 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 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: EPA is requesting renewed 

approval to offer voluntary participation 

in the Pesticide Environmental 

Stewardship Program (PESP). The 

program uses the information collected 

to establish partner membership, 

develop stewardship strategies, measure 

progress towards stewardship goals, and 

award incentives. PESP is an EPA 

partnership program that encourages the 

use of integrated pest management 

(IPM) strategies to reduce pests and 

pesticide risks. IPM is an approach that 

involves making the best choices from 

among a series of pest management 

practices that are both economical and 

pose the least possible hazard to people, 

property, and the environment. 

While most PESP members are 

entities that are pesticide end-users, 

several others are organizations which 

focus on training, educating, or 

influencing pesticide users. To become 

a PESP member, a pesticide user entity 

or an organization submits an 

application and a five-year strategy. The 

strategy outlines how environmental 

and human health risk reduction goals 

will be achieved through IPM 

implementation or education. The 

program encourages PESP members to 

track progress towards IPM goals such 

as: Reductions in unnecessary use of 

pesticides, cost reductions, and 

knowledge shared about IPM 

methodologies. Entities participating in 

PESP also benefit from technical 

assistance, and through incentives for 

achievements at different levels. 

PESP is EPA’s non-regulatory 

approach to meeting the goals of the 

Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) to reduce 

pesticide risks in agricultural and nonagricultural settings. Section 2(b) of the 

PPA of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 13101(b), sets 

forth ‘‘the national policy of the United 

States that pollution should be 

prevented or reduced at the source 

whenever feasible.’’ Section 3 defines 

source reduction as any practice that 

‘‘reduces the amount of any hazardous 

substance . . . released into the 

environment’’ and ‘‘reduces the hazards 

to public health and the environment 

associated with the release of such 

substances.’’ 

Section 3 of FIFRA requires EPA to 

regulate pesticides to prevent 

‘‘unreasonable adverse effects’’ on 

human health and the environment. 

Further, FQPA of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 136r– 

1) requires the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture and EPA to implement 

programs in research, demonstration, 

and education to support the adoption 

of IPM, make information on IPM 

widely available to pesticide users, use 

IPM techniques in carrying out pest 

management activities, as well as 

promote IPM through procurement, 

regulatory policies and other activities. 

Form Numbers: Strategy/Progress 

Reporting Form for PESP Members that 

are Not Commercial/Residential Pest 

Control Services (EPA Form No. 9600– 

01); PESP Membership Application 

Form (EPA Form 9600–02); and PESP 

Strategy/Progress Reporting Form for 

Residential/Commercial Pest Control 

Service Providers (EPA Form No. 9600– 

03). 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this ICR are 

pesticide user companies and 

organizations, or entities that practice 

IPM or promote the use of IPM through 

education and training. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a 

benefit. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

419 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annually and 

on occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 47,665 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $3,126,949 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase of 4,642 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is an adjustment of 

EPA’s projection based on historical 

information about PESP membership. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9955–68–ORD] 

Office of Research and Development; 

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and 

Equivalent Methods: Designation of 

One New Equivalent Method 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency(EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of the designation of a 

new equivalent method for monitoring 

ambient air quality. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) has designated, in accordance 

with 40 CFR part 53, one new 

equivalent method for measuring 

concentrations of nitrogen dioxide 

(NO2) in ambient air. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods 

and Measurement Division (MD–D205– 

03), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. Email: 

Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with regulations at 40 CFR 

part 53, the EPA evaluates various 

methods for monitoring the 

concentrations of those ambient air 

pollutants for which EPA has 

established National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set 

forth in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring 

methods that are determined to meet 

specific requirements for adequacy are 

designated by the EPA as either 

reference or equivalent methods (as 

applicable), thereby permitting their use 

under 40 CFR part 58 by States and 

other agencies for determining 

compliance with the NAAQSs. A list of 

all reference or equivalent methods that 

have been previously designated by EPA 

may be found at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ttn/amtic/criteria.html. 

The EPA hereby announces the 

designation of one new equivalent 

method for measuring concentrations of 

NO2 in ambient air. This designation is 

made under the provisions of 40 CFR 

part 53, as amended on October 26, 

2015 (80 FR 65291–65468). 

The new equivalent method for NO2

is an automated method (analyzer) 

utilizing the measurement principle 

based on gas phase chemiluminescence 

reaction of nitric oxide (NO) with ozone, 

using a photolytic NO2 to NO converter 

and the calibration procedure specified 

in the operation manual. This newly 

designated equivalent method is 

identified as follows: 

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EQNA–1016–241, ‘‘Teledyne Advanced 

Pollution Instrumentation Model T200P 

chemiluminescence Nitrogen Oxides 

Analyzer,’’ operated on any full scale range 

between 0–50 ppb and 0–1000 ppb, with a 

PTFE filter element or a Kynar® DFU 

installed in the filter assembly, with any 

range mode (Single or Dual), at any operating 

temperature in the range of 15°C to 35°C, 

with the high efficiency photolytic converter, 

with software Temperature and Pressure 

compensation ON, in accordance with the 

associated instrument manual; and with or 

without any of the following options: Zero/ 

Span valves, internal Zero/Span permeation 

oven (IZS), Nafion-type sample gas 

conditioner, external communication and 

data monitoring interfaces; and the 

NumaViewTM software. 

This application for an equivalent 

method determination for this candidate 

method was received by the Office of 

Research and Development on 

September 19, 2016. This analyzer is 

commercially available from the 

applicant, Teledyne Advanced Pollution 

Instrumentation, Inc., 9480 Carroll Park 

Drive, San Diego, CA 92121–2251. 

A representative test analyzer has 

been tested in accordance with the 

applicable test procedures specified in 

40 CFR part 53, as amended on October 

26, 2015. After reviewing the results of 

those tests and other information 

submitted by the applicant, EPA has 

determined, in accordance with Part 53, 

that this method should be designated 

as an equivalent method. 

As a designated equivalent method, 

this method is acceptable for use by 

states and other air monitoring agencies 

under the requirements of 40 CFR part 

58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. 

For such purposes, this method must be 

used in strict accordance with the 

operation or instruction manual 

associated with the method and subject 

to any specifications and limitations 

(e.g., configuration or operational 

settings) specified in the designated 

method description (see the 

identification of the method above). 

Use of the method also should be in 

general accordance with the guidance 

and recommendations of applicable 

sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ 

600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume II, 

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

Program,’’ EPA–454/B–13–003, (both 

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

amtic/qalist.html). Provisions 

concerning modification of such 

methods by users are specified under 

Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods 

by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR part 

58. 

Consistent or repeated noncompliance 

with any of these conditions should be 

reported to: Director, Exposure Methods 

and Measurement Division (MD–E205– 

01), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. 

Designation of this equivalent method 

is intended to assist the States in 

establishing and operating their air 

quality surveillance systems under 40 

CFR part 58. Questions concerning the 

commercial availability or technical 

aspects of the method should be 

directed to the applicant. 

Dated: November 18, 2016. 

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, 

Director, National Exposure Research 

Laboratory. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection 

Renewals; Comment Request (3064– 

0112, –0125, –0127 & –0175) 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation (FDIC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the renewal of existing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the 

FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal 

of the information collections described 

below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the FDIC by any of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ 

laws/federal/notices.html. 

• Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include 

the name and number of the collection 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Jennifer Jones (202–898– 

6768), Counsel, MB–3105, Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20429. 

• Hand Delivery: Comments may be 

hand-delivered to the guard station at 

the rear of the 17th Street Building 

(located on F Street), on business days 

between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

All comments should refer to the 

relevant OMB control number. A copy 

of the comments may also be submitted 

to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Jones, at the FDIC address 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposal to renew the following 

currently approved collections of 

information: 

1. Title: Real Estate Lending 

Standards. 

OMB Number: 3064–0112. 

Form Number: None. 

Affected Public: Insured State 

Nonmember Banks and State Savings 

Associations. 

Burden Estimate: 

Type of burden 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses 

Estimated 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Frequency 

of 

response 

Total annual 

estimated 

burden 

(hours) 

Real Estate Lending Standards ... Recordkeeping ....... 3,878 1 20 On Occasion ..... 77,560 

General Description of Collection: 

Institutions use real estate lending 

policies to guide their lending 

operations in a manner that is consistent 

with safe and sound banking practices 

and appropriate to their size and nature 

and scope of their operations. These 

policies should address certain lending 

considerations, including loan-to-value 

limits, loan administration policies, 

portfolio diversification standards, and 

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