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respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

concentrated animal feeding operations 

(CAFOs) and a subset of facilities 

engaged in aquatic animal production 

defined in 40 CFR part 451. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22,844. 

Frequency of Response: Varies (On 

occasion, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, 

Annually). 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

3,273,678. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$73,624,822, includes $8,780,398 

annualized capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: The current 

burden approved by OMB for the two 

ICRs being consolidated plus the 

activities from the NPDES Program ICR 

being migrated to this ICR is 3,044,140 

hours. This consolidated ICR estimates 

a total burden that is 229,538 hours 

more than the currently approved 

burden for the same ICRs (a 7.5 percent 

increase). The main cause of increase is 

that the animal agricultural industry has 

continued to grow and consolidate, 

which has resulted in a greater number 

of animal feeding operations (AFOs) 

that meet the size threshold for being 

defined as a Large CAFO. The 

projections also reflect more robust 

estimates from States and EPA regions 

on numbers of CAFOs in each. EPA 

estimates that the industry will grow at 

an average annual rate of 5.6% over the 

life of this ICR; with permitted CAFOs 

growing at an average annual rate of 

6.0%. 

Dated: September 9, 2010. 

John Moses, Director, 

Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22975 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0533; FRL–8844–3 

Amitraz; Receipt of Application for 

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the South 

Dakota Department of Agriculture to use 

the pesticide amitraz (CAS No. 330089– 

61–1) to treat up to 250,000 colonies of 

beehives to control varroa mites. The 

applicant proposes a use of a pesticide 

which was voluntarily canceled under 

section 6(f) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), and which poses a risk similar 

to the risk which was voluntarily 

canceled under section 6(f) of FIFRA. 

EPA is soliciting public comment before 

making the decision whether or not to 

grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0533, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0533. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stacey Groce, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–2505; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; e-mail address: 

groce.stacey@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 an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 


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certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the Administrator determines that 

emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. The South 

Dakota Department of Agriculture has 

requested the Administrator to issue a 

specific exemption for the use of 

amitraz in beehives to control varroa 

mites. Information in accordance with 

40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part 

of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that the beekeeping industry in 

South Dakota is threatened by varroa 

mite, a devastating pest found in bees. 

According to the applicant, varroa mites 

are developing resistance to pesticides 

currently available to control this pest. 

South Dakota is a top ranking honey 

producing state and the beekeeping 

industry is important to South Dakota’s 

economy. Varroa mite outbreaks are also 

associated with colony virus problems. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two treatments (plastic strips 

impregnated with amitraz) per year in 

beehives in all counties throughout 

South Dakota. Approximately 250,000 

honeybee colonies could be treated in 

South Dakota, requiring 500,000 strips 

for a single varroa mite treatment. The 

total amount of pesticide that could be 

used is 250,000 grams active ingredient. 

The proposed treatment schedule would 

allow for the plastic strips to be hung in 

the beehives during the spring or fall if 

varroa mite infestations have reached 

treatment threshold. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing section 

18 of FIFRA require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing: 

A use of a pesticide which was 

voluntarily canceled under section 6(f) 

of FIFRA, and which poses a risk 

similar to the risk which was 

voluntarily canceled under section 6(f) 

of FIFRA. The notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

application. 

The Agency will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 7, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22998 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9201–7] 

Announcement of the Board of 

Trustees for the National 

Environmental Education Foundation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency; Office of External Affairs and 

Environmental Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Environmental 

Education Foundation (NEEF) was 

created by Section 10 of Public Law 

#101–619, the National Environmental 

Education Act of 1990. It is a private 

501(c)(3) non-profit organization 

established to promote and support 

education and training as necessary 

tools to further environmental 

protection and sustainable, 

environmentally sound development. It 

provides the common ground upon 

which leaders from business and 

industry, all levels of government, 

public interest groups, and others can 

work cooperatively to expand the reach 

of environmental education and training 

programs beyond the traditional 

classroom. The Foundation supports a 

grant program that promotes innovative 

environmental education and training 

programs; it also develops partnerships 

with government and other 

organizations to administer projects that 

promote the development of an 

environmentally literal public. The 

Administrator of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, as 

required by the terms of the Act, 

announces the following appointment to 

the National Environmental Education 

Foundation Board of Trustees. The 

appointee is Decker Anstrom, President 

(retired), Landmark Communications 

and former Chairman of The Weather 

Channel Companies. 


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