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the ‘‘National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995’’ (15 U.S.C. 

3701), which requires Federal agencies 

to ‘‘use technical standards that are 

developed or adopted by voluntary 

consensus standards bodies, using such 

technical standards as a means to carry 

out policy objectives or activities.’’ In 

addition, OMB Circular A–119 (titled 

‘‘Federal Participation in the 

Development and Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and in Conformity 

Assessment Activities’’) reaffirms 

Federal agency use of private sector 

standards in procurement and the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Part 23.703(b)(1) directs Federal 

agencies to ‘‘Maximize the utilization of 

environmentally preferable products 

and services (based on EPA-issued 

guidance)’’. On December 8, 2021, 

Executive Order 14057, titled 

‘‘Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and 

Jobs through Federal Sustainability’’ 

was issued (86 FR 70935, December 8, 

2021). Pursuant to section 510(a) of the 

Executive Order, a memorandum was 

issued by the Director of the OMB, in 

coordination with the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) and the National Climate Advisor 

that provides direction on immediate 

actions and further requirements to 

meet the policies and goals of the 

Executive Order available here at: 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2021/12/M-22-06.pdf. 

The memorandum establishes EPA 

Recommendations of Specifications, 

Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal 

Purchasing as a program that identifies 

sustainable products and services for 

purposes of meeting the Executive 

Order goals and requirements available 

here at: https://www.epa.gov/greener

products/recommendationsspecifications-standards-and-ecolabelsfederal-purchasing. 

The fundamental aim of this 

Framework is to establish a cross-sector 

approach to be used in recognizing 

private sector environmental standards 

(and consequently, environmentally 

preferable products and services 

meeting these standards) for use in 

federal purchasing. The Framework 

includes scoping questions and four 

sections: 

• Criteria for the Process for 

Developing Standards refers to the 

procedures used to develop, maintain, 

and update an environmental 

performance standard. 

• Criteria for the Environmental 

Effectiveness of the Standards refers to 

the criteria in the environmental 

performance standard or ecolabel that 

support the claim of environmental 

preferability. 

• Criteria for Conformity Assessment 

refers to the procedures and practices by 

which products are assessed for 

conformity to the requirements 

specified by standards and ecolabeling 

programs. 

• Criteria for Management of 

Ecolabeling Programs refers to the 

organizational and management 

practices of an ecolabeling program. 

In 2016, EPA conducted a pilot to test 

the original set of criteria within the 

Framework against standards and 

ecolabels in the flooring, furniture, and 

paints/coatings categories. EPA has 

made several edits to the Framework 

based on lessons learned from the pilot 

and the desire to address a broader 

range of sectors with a more streamlined 

set of criteria. In this next phase of 

work, EPA intends to expand its 

recommendations by assessing 

standards and ecolabels in purchase 

categories that support Executive Order 

14057 and Executive Order 14008, 

entitled: ‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at 

Home and Abroad’’ (86 FR 7619, 

February 1, 2021). 

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. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to be 8.5 hours per response 

on average. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: You 

may be potentially affected by this 

action if you develop, manage, or certify 

products/services to environmental 

performance standards and ecolabels. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. See 15 U.S.C. 3701 and 42 

U.S.C. 13103(b)(11). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 100. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 2. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

707 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $45,322, 

which includes an estimated cost of $0 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

This is a request to reinstate an ICR 

approval that is currently not active. 

That means that there is currently no 

approved burden hours or costs, and 

this ICR will therefore be treated as 

resulting in increased burden of 707 

hours. 

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: February 23, 2022. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04237 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0749; FRL–9181–01– 

OCSP] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection and Request for 

Comment; Foreign Purchaser 

Acknowledgement Statement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces the availability of 

and solicits public comment on an 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

that EPA is planning to submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The ICR, entitled: ‘‘Foreign 

Purchaser Acknowledgement 

Statement’’ and identified by EPA ICR 

No. 0161.16 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0027, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on December 31, 2022. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval under the PRA, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the 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 May 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 


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number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0749, 

though the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://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. Additional 

instructions on commenting or visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

opened to visitors by appointment only. 

For the latest status information on 

EPA/DC and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Carolyn 

Siu, Regulatory Support Branch 

(7101M), Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 566–1205; 

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. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0161.16, 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0027. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2022. 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 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 ICR addresses the 

information collection activities 

associated with the requirement that the 

EPA receive notice from pesticide 

registrants that foreign purchasers of 

unregistered pesticides exported from 

the United States. This statement is to 

ascertain understanding 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, 

or FPAS, must be transmitted, by EPA, 

to the Designated National Authority or 

appropriate official of the government in 

the importing country. This information 

is submitted via mail or electronically 

through the Central Data Exchange 

(CDX) in the form of annual or pershipment statements to EPA, which 

maintains original records and transmits 

copies, along with an explanatory letter, 

via email to appropriate government 

officials of the countries that 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. For registered 

products, export labeling requirements 

alone meet the definition of third-party 

notification. In the interests of 

consolidating various related 

information collection requests, this ICR 

includes 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 ICR since the 

implementation of the 1993 pesticide 

export policy governing the export of 

pesticides, devices, and active 

ingredients used in producing 

pesticides. 

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. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1.06 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

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. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under FIFRA section 

17(a)(2). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 2,240. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 5,014. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

16,660 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,265,501, which includes 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 no change in burden from 

that currently approved by OMB. There 

were adjustments to the Agency burden 

estimate related to the ongoing COVID 

19 public health emergency, during 

which EPA has had limited access to 

regular mail since March 2020, which 

prompted EPA to announce a temporary 

COVID 19 flexibility to allow for secure 

electronic submissions (86 FR 46246, 

August 18, 2021) (FRL–8721–01– 

OCSPP). Given this circumstance, EPA 

cannot yet estimate the annual changes 

in the number of submissions based on 

historical data about submission over 

the last 3 years, and/or changes in 


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burden since the existing ICR was 

approved by OMB. Instead, this ICR 

relies on previous estimates and 

assumes the numbers have largely 

remained steady over the past 3 years. 

In addition, OMB has requested that 

EPA move towards using the 18- 

question format for ICR Supporting 

Statements used by other federal 

agencies and departments and is based 

on the submission instructions 

established by OMB in 1995, replacing 

the alternate format developed by EPA 

and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency 

does not expect this change in format to 

result in substantive changes to the 

information collection activities or 

related estimated burden and costs. 

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: February 23, 2022. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04230 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513; FRL–9573–01– 

OCSPP] 

Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide Registrations and 

Amendments To Terminate Uses 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

order for the cancellations and 

amendments to terminate uses, 

voluntarily requested by the registrants 

and accepted by the Agency, of the 

products listed in Table 1, Table 1A and 

Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This 

cancellation order follows an October 

25, 2021, Federal Register Notice of 

Receipt of Requests from the registrants 

listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to 

voluntarily cancel and amend to 

terminate uses of these product 

registrations. In the October 25, 2021, 

notice, EPA indicated that it would 

issue an order implementing the 

cancellations and amendments to 

terminate uses, unless the Agency 

received substantive comments within 

the 30-day comment period that would 

merit its further review of these 

requests, or unless the registrants 

withdrew their requests. The Agency 

received two comments on the notice; 

one general comment concerning 

pesticides in general that did not 

directly apply to this notice, so no 

action or response was needed and the 

second merited its further review of the 

requests. Further, the registrants did not 

withdraw their requests. Accordingly, 

EPA hereby issues in this notice a 

cancellation order granting the 

requested cancellations and 

amendments to terminate uses. Any 

distribution, sale, or use of the products 

subject to this cancellation order is 

permitted only in accordance with the 

terms of this order, including any 

existing stocks provisions. 

DATES: The cancellations and 

amendments are effective March 1, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Green, Registration Division 

(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

566–2707; email address: 

green.christopher@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. Since 

others also may be interested, 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? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513, 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. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

This notice announces the 

cancellations and amendments to 

terminate uses, as requested by 

registrants, of products registered under 

FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These 

registrations are listed in sequence by 

registration number in Table 1, Table 

1A, and Table 2 of this unit. 

TABLE 1—PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS

Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients 

279–3125 ................ 279 Fury 1.5 EC Insecticide ........................................... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 

279–3248 ................ 279 Z-Cype 0.8 EW Insecticide ...................................... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 

279–3249 ................ 279 Z-Cype 0.8 EC Insecticide ....................................... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 

279–3297 ................ 279 0.344% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 

279–3298 ................ 279 0.258% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 

279–3299 ................ 279 0.129% F0570 OTC Granular Insecticide ............... Zeta-Cypermethrin. 


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