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the few remaining biological pesticide

cases.

The data required under this

information collection will be generated

through the use of three forms: the

Reregistration Fee Apportionment Form,

the Small Business Waiver Certification

Form, and the Biological Active

Ingredient Sales Reporting Form.

Burden Statement: The annual

respondent burden for the FIFRA

Reregistration Fees information

collection activity is estimated to

average 3.7 hours per response. This

estimate includes the time needed for:

planning activities, creating

information, gathering information,

processing, compiling, and reviewing

information for accuracy, recording,

disclosing or displaying the

information, and storing, filing, and

maintaining the data. A Small Business

Waiver Certification Form was

developed out of a concern for the

burden on small entities. Thus, eligible

small entities will qualify for fee

waivers. There is no third party

notification included in this ICR.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties

affected by this information collection

activity are manufacturers of pesticide

chemicals who have not previously paid

these reregistration fees.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 50.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 185 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Once per

event.

3. Title: Pesticide Product Registration

Maintenance Fees.

ICR No.: OMB Control No. 2070–0100;

EPA ICR No. 1214.04.

Expiration Date: September 30, 1997.

Abstract: The Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

as amended in 1988 makes provisions

for registration maintenance fees under

section 4(I)(5). These fees apply to all

products registered under section 3 and

section 24(c) of FIFRA. The fees are to

be paid annually for each product

registered and are payable on January 15

of each year.

The information collected is used by

the Agency to ensure that the fees

prescribed by FIFRA have been paid by

each registrant. The information is also

used to adjust OPP’s computer files to

reflect changes in the status of

registrations resulting from registrant

responses. In order to provide an

efficient system to bill, collect, and

account for registration maintenance

fees, the Agency has used a filing form

which is sent to all registrants of

currently active products.

Burden Statement: The annual

respondent burden for Pesticide Product

Registration Maintenance Fees is

estimated to average 0.94 hours per

response. This estimate includes the

time needed for: planning activities,

creating information, gathering

information, processing, compiling, and

reviewing information for accuracy,

recording, disclosing or displaying the

information, and storing, filing, and

maintaining the data. There is no third

party notification included in this ICR.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties

affected by this information collection

activity are registrants of pesticide

products holding currently active

registrations under FIFRA section 3 and

section 24(c).

Estimated No. of Respondents: 2,117

respondents.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1,990 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Once per

year.

No person is required to respond to a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The OMB control numbers for

any regulations related to these ICRs are

displayed in 40 CFR part 9.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of the

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the following addresses: Ms. Sandy

Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Regulatory Information

Division (2137), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460; and Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725

17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20503. Please be sure to refer to the

appropriate EPA and OMB numbers

referenced for the ICRs in any

correspondence.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request;

Performance Evaluation Studies on

Water and Wastewater Laboratories

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval:

Performance Evaluation Studies on

Water and Wastewater Laboratories,

OMB #2080–0021, to expire on October

31, 1997. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 234.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Performance Evaluation Studies

on Water and Wastewater Laboratories

(OMB Control No. 2080–0021; EPA ICR

No. 234.06 ) expiring 10/31/97. This is

a request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: The U.S.EPA receives

analytical results on drinking waters

and wastewaters from a variety of

laboratories and must rely on these data

as a primary basis for many of its

regulatory decisions. As a consequence,

it has become very important to have an

objective demonstration that the

contributing laboratories are capable of

producing valid data. The Laboratory

Performance Evaluation Studies are

designed to fulfill this need to

document and improve the quality of

analytical data for certain critical

analyses within drinking water, major

point-source discharge and ambient

water quality samples. Participation in

Water Pollution (WP) studies that relate

to wastewater analyses, and Water

Supply (WS) studies that relate to

drinking water analyses, is only

mandated by the U.S.EPA for those

laboratories that are receiving federal

funds to do such analyses, however

successful participation in these studies

is often required by states that certify

laboratories for water and wastewater

analyses. Participation in the Discharge

Monitoring Report—Quality Assurance

(DMR–QA) studies is mandatory for

those designated wastewater dischargers

who are doing self-monitoring analyses

required under a National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

permit. 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 are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register notice required
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under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting

comments on this collection of

information was published in 4/28/97

(62 FR 22940); One comment was

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to total 124,243 hours/year, as

follows:

Type of study Studies/

year Resp./study Avg. burdenhours/resp.

Total annual

respondent

burden

(hours)

Water Pollution Studies .................................................................................................. 2 3,262.5 6.10 39,802

DMR–QA Studies (chemistry data) ................................................................................ 1 6,112 4.37 26,710

DMR–QA Studies (toxicity data) .................................................................................... 1 300 66.2 19,860

Water Supply Studies (chemistry data) .......................................................................... 2 2,202.5 7.87 34,667

Water Supply Studies (micro. data) ............................................................................... 2 300 5.34 3,204

Total ..................................................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 124,243

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install, and utilize technology

and systems for the purposes of

collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to 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:

wastewater labs, NPDES permittees and

toxicity labs, and water chemistry and

microbiological labs. Estimated Number of Respondents

(per year): 6,525 wastewater labs, 6,112

permittees, 300 tox labs and 5,005 water

labs (chem + micro).

Frequency of Response: two studies

per year, except for the annual DMR–

QA (NPDES) study. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

124,243 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $5,321,063.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR number 234.06

and OMB control number 2080–0021 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Meeting of the Local Government

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The theme of the next

meeting of the Local Government

Advisory Committee is organization,

structure and future activities of the

LGAC. The committee will also

continue work on outstanding business

and vote on the final report of the Tools

for Local Decision-Makers

Subcommittee. The committee will hear

presentations on the new EPA Region 3

Small Communities Tool Kit available

on the WEB, and on the new EPA Clean

Air Standards. The Roles and

Responsibilities and the Tools for Local

Decision-Makers Subcommittees will

meet in subcommittee sessions, to

continue their ongoing projects, but

most of the time will be spent in full

committee meetings. From 3:00–3:15 p.m. on the 14th, the

Committee will hear comments from the

public. Each individual or organization

wishing to address the Committee will

be allowed three minutes. Please contact

the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at

the number listed below to schedule

agenda time. Time will be allotted on a

first come, first serve basis.

This is an open meeting and all

interested persons are invited to attend.

Meeting minutes will be available after

the meeting and can be obtained by

written request from the DFO. Members

of the public are requested to call the

DFO at the number listed below if

planning to attend so that arrangements

can be made to comfortably

accommodate attendees as much as

possible. However, seating will be on a

first come, first serve basis.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. on Thursday, August 14th and

conclude at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August

15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Wyndham Bristol Hotel located at

2430 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington, DC.

Requests for Minutes and other

information can be obtained by writing

to 401 M Street, S.W. (1502),

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

DFO for this Committee is Denise

Zabinski Ney. She is the point of contact

for information concerning any

Committee matters and can be reached

by calling (202) 260–0419.

Dated: July 21, 1997.

Denise Zabinski Ney,

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government

Advisory Committee.

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

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