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including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

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: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA 

Section 8(a). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1198.11. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0067. 

ICR status: This ICR expired on June 

30, 2018. 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: Section 8(a) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

authorizes the Administrator of EPA to 

promulgate rules that require persons 

who manufacture, import or process 

chemical substances and mixtures, or 

who propose to manufacture, import, or 

process chemical substances and 

mixtures, to maintain such records and 

submit such reports to EPA as may be 

reasonably required. Any chemical 

covered by TSCA for which EPA or 

another Federal agency has a reasonable 

need for information and which cannot 

be satisfied via other sources is a proper 

potential subject for a chemical-specific 

TSCA section 8(a) rulemaking. 

Information that may be collected under 

TSCA section 8(a) includes, but is not 

limited to, chemical names; categories 

of use; production or processing 

volume, byproducts of chemical 

production, processing, use or disposal; 

existing data concerning environmental 

and health effects; exposure data; and 

disposal information. Generally, EPA 

uses chemical-specific information 

under TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the 

potential for adverse human health and 

environmental effects caused by the 

manufacture (including import), 

processing, use or disposal of identified 

chemical substances and mixtures. 

Additionally, EPA may use TSCA 

section 8(a) information to assess the 

need or set priorities for testing and/or 

further regulatory action. To the extent 

that reported information is not 

considered confidential, environmental 

groups, environmental justice 

advocates, state and local government 

entities and other members of the public 

will also have access to this information 

for their use. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 704). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a response confidential. EPA will 

disclose information that is covered by 

a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 60.75 and 

70.75 hours per response, depending 

upon whether the response is by 

electronic means or paper-based, 

respectively. 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 this ICR are 

primarily those businesses that enter the 

marketplace to manufacture (import) or 

process a chemical substance listed in 

40 CFR part 704. These entities fall 

under NAICS codes 325, Chemical 

Manufacturers and Processors, and 

324110, Petroleum Refineries. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 4. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

281 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $20,480. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $20,480 and an estimated cost of $0 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 6 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects new reporting 

requirements in the Frank R. Lautenberg 

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 

Act to substantiate CBI claims. This 

change is the result of a program 

change. 

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 technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0266; FRL–9979–93] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0161.14); Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Foreign Purchaser 

Acknowledgement Statement of 

Unregistered Pesticides’’ and identified 

by EPA ICR No. 0161.14 and OMB 

Control No. 2070–0027, represents the 

renewal of an existing ICR that is 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2019. 

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 

review and approval, EPA is soliciting 


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comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection that is 

summarized in this document. The ICR 

and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0266, 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: 

Carolyn Siu, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 347–0159; email address: 

siu.carolyn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

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: ‘‘Foreign Purchaser 

Acknowledgement Statement of 

Unregistered Pesticides’’. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0161.14. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0027. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2019. 

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: This information collection 

enables the EPA to provide notice to 

foreign purchasers of unregistered 

pesticides exported from the United 

States that the pesticide product cannot 

be sold in the United States. Section 

17(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

requires an exporter of any pesticide not 

registered under FIFRA section 3 or sold 

under FIFRA section 6(a)(1) to obtain a 

signed statement from the foreign 

purchaser acknowledging that the 

purchaser is aware that the pesticide is 

not registered for use in, and cannot be 

sold in, the United States. A copy of this 

statement; which is known as the 

Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement 

Statement (FPAS), must be transmitted 

to the Designated National Authority or 

appropriate official of the government in 

the importing country. This information 

is submitted in the form of annual or 

per-shipment statements to the EPA, 

which maintains original records and 

transmits copies, along with an 

explanatory letter to appropriate 

government officials of the countries 

which are importing the pesticide. 

In addition to the export notification 

for unregistered pesticides, FIFRA 

requires that all exported pesticides 

include appropriate labeling. There are 

different requirements for registered and 

unregistered products. Export labeling 

requirements meet the definition of 

third-party notification. In the interests 

of consolidating various related 

information collection requests, this ICR 

includes the burden estimates for the 

FPAS requirement for unregistered 

pesticides, as well as the labeling 

requirement for all exported pesticides, 

both registered and unregistered. These 

burdens have been consolidated in this 

information collection since the 

implementation of the 1993 pesticide 

export policy governing the export of 

pesticides, devices, and active 

ingredients used in producing 

pesticides. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to be 1 to 8 hours per 

response, depending on the activity. 

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 this ICR 

are individuals or entities engaged that 

either manufacture and export 

pesticides or that reformulate or 

repackage and export pesticides. The 

North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) code 

assigned to the parties responding to 

this information is 3250A1. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 2,240 annually. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 2. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

16,660 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,087,102. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $1,087,102 and an 

estimated cost of $0 or capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 1,333 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects EPA’s decrease in the 

annual number of foreign purchaser 

acknowledgment statements submitted 

(from 3,024 to 2,774) which resulted in 

a change to the annual burden hours for 

respondents from 3,205 in the previous 

renewal to 2,940 in the current renewal. 


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The respondent burden associated with 

labeling requirements for unregistered 

exported pesticides decreased from 

4,888 in the previous renewal to 4,480 

in the current renewal. The respondent 

burden associated with labeling 

requirements for registered exported 

pesticides decreased from 9,900 in the 

previous renewal to 9,240 in the current 

renewal. The decrease in burden is due 

to a decrease in the estimated number 

of respondents per calendar year of 

2015–2017. Total labor costs for 

respondents decreased due to a decrease 

in the estimated number of respondents 

per calendar year from 2015–2017 and 

changes in the wage rates made to 

reflect current wage rates. The new 

wage estimates incorporated higher 

estimates for benefits than was used in 

the previous renewal. 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: July 16, 2018. 

Charlotte Bertrand, 

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15923 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0009, OMB 3060–0594, OMB 

3060–0601 and OMB 3060–0609] 

Information Collections Being 

Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission Under 

Delegated Authority 

Correction 

In notice document 2018–14858, 

appearing on pages 32288 through 

32289, in the issue of Thursday, July 12, 

2018, make the following correction: 

On page 32288, in the second column, 

in the DATES paragraph, on the second 

line, ‘‘August 13, 2018’’ should read 

‘‘September 10, 2018’’. 

[FR Doc. C1–2018–14858 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1301–00–D 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Performance Review Board 

Memberships 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

names of the members of the 

Performance Review Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William ‘‘Todd’’ Cole, Director Office of 

Human Resources, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20573. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sec. 

4314(c) (1) through (5) of title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 

by the Office of Personnel Management, 

one or more performance review boards. 

The board shall review and evaluate the 

initial appraisal of a senior executive’s 

performance by the supervisor, along 

with any recommendations to the 

appointing authority relative to the 

performance of the senior executive. 

Rachel Dickon, 

Secretary. 

The Members of the Performance 

Review Board Are 

1. Rebecca F. Dye, Commissioner 

2. Florence A. Carr, Director, Bureau of 

Trade Analysis 

3. Rebecca A. Fenneman, Director, 

Office of Consumer Affairs & 

Dispute Resolution Services 

4. Karen V. Gregory, Managing Director 

5. Clay G. Guthridge, Chief 

Administrative Law Judge 

6. Mary T. Hoang, Chief of Staff 

7. Peter J. King, Deputy Managing 

Director 

8. Sandra L. Kusumoto, Director, Bureau 

of Certification and Licensing 

9. Erin M. Wirth, Administrative Law 

Judge 

10. Tyler J. Wood, General Counsel 

[FR Doc. 2018–15875 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Childhood & Family 

Experiences Study. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is proposing data 

collection activities as part of a project 

to understand how public programs can 

better serve low-income families. The 

Childhood & Family Experiences study, 

will examine the perspectives and lived 

experiences of children and families 

living in poverty. This qualitative study 

intends to use this information to 

increase understanding of the lives of 

children in poverty and their families in 

order to improve how human services 

programs can help families achieve selfsufficiency. 

This Federal Register Notice provides 

the opportunity to comment on 

proposed new information collection 

activities for this study: (1) Adult 

interviews will collect information 

about household income and finances, 

conversations parents have with their 

children about finances, and their 

experiences, if applicable, receiving 

public benefits. (2) Adolescent 

interviews will collect information 

about adolescents’ understanding of 

their family’s economic circumstances, 

how they communicate with their 

parents about them, and how they feel 

about these circumstances, including 

public benefits, if applicable. (3) Child 

interviews will collect information 

about children’s understanding of their 

family’s economic circumstances, how 

they communicate with their parents 

about them, and how they feel about 

these circumstances, including public 

benefits, if applicable. (4) A phone 

screener will be used with prospective 

families to assess their eligibility for the 

study and, for those who are eligible, 

provide them with additional materials 

about the study, including any risks, to 

assess their interest in participating. 

Respondents: Children and their 

parents who are living in poverty. 


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