Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 53 / Wednesday, March 19, 1997 / Notices 13005

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping.

Dated: March 10, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–6909 Filed 3–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181037; FRL 5593–8]

Dimethomorph; 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 Florida

Department of Agriculture and

Consumer Services (hereafter referred to

as the ‘‘Applicant’’) to use the pesticide

dimethomorph (CAS 110488–70–5) to

treat up to 7,250 acres of tobacco to

control metalaxyl-resistant blue

mold.The Applicant proposes the use of

a new (unregistered) chemical;

therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR

166.24, EPA is soliciting public

comment before making the decision

whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181037,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket number

[OPP–181037]. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail. Electronic

comments on this proposed rule may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries. Additional information on

electronic submissions can be found

below in this document.

Information submitted in any

comment concerning this notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be provided by the

submitter for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments filed pursuant to this notice

will be available for public inspection in

Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Libby Pemberton, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number and e-mail: Floor 6, Crystal

Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8326; e-mail:

pemberton.libby@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 18 of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

(7 U.S.C. 136p), the Administrator may,

at her discretion, exempt a state agency

from any registration provision of

FIFRA if she determines that emergency

conditions exist which require such

exemption. The Applicant has requested

the Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of dimethomorph

on tobacco to control blue mold.

Information in accordance with 40 CFR

part 166 was submitted as part of this

request.

In 1995 and 1996 a national epidemic

of tobacco blue mold, caused by

metalaxyl-resistant strains of the

pathogen, occurred. Resistant strains are

becoming more widely disseminated, a

situation which is exacerbated with a

protracted wet weather pattern.

Previously, blue mold was controlled

primarily by treatment with metalaxyl,

with significant assistance from ferbam

and mancozeb. A very high level of

control was possible with these

materials until metalaxyl-resistant

strains appeared. Labeled pesticides

made under ideal spray conditions but

high disease pressure do not provide

acceptable economic levels of control.

The Applicant states that presently,

there are no fungicides registered in the

U.S. that will provide adequate control

of the metalaxyl-resistant strains of blue

mold. The Applicant states that

dimethomorph has been shown to be

effective against these strains of blue

mold. Dimethomorph holds current

registrations throughout many European

countries. The Applicant estimates that

losses in 1997 could be greater than $7

million without use of dimethomorph.

Under appropriate conditions, it is

possible that this disease could develop

to epidemic proportions, causing major

changes and losses to the U.S. tobacco

industry.

The Applicant proposes to apply

dimethomorph at a maximum rate of

0.225 lbs. a.i. (2.5 lbs. of product) per

acre, by ground with a maximum of 5

applications per crop, to a maximum of

7,250 acres of tobacco.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application. The

regulations governing section 18 require

publication of a notice of receipt of an

application for a specific exemption

proposing use of a new chemical (i.e.,

an active ingredient not contained in

any currently registered pesticide). Such

notice provides for opportunity for

public comment on the application.

Accordingly, interested persons may

submit written views on this subject to

the Field Operations Division at the

address above.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181037] (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

The public record is located in Room

1132 of the Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-Docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the
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official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official rulemaking record

is the paper record maintained at the

address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

The Agency, accordingly, will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Florida Department of Agriculture and

Consumer Services.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–6655 Filed 3–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of a Correction to a Public

Information Collections Submitted to

OMB for Review and Approval

March 13, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commissions

burden estimates; (c)ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before April 11, 1997.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to

dconway@fcc.gov and Timothy Fain,

OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503

or fain_t@a1.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission adopted rules and policies

to streamline application and licensing

requirements for satellite space and

earth stations under the Commission’s

rules regarding satellite

communications. A summary of the

Commission’s Report and Order in IB

Docket No. 95-117, FCC 96-425, was

published in the Federal Register at 62

FR 5924 (February 10, 1997). The

information collection contained in that

summary is being corrected here to

reflect an increase in the number of

respondents (from 1275 to 1300) and a

corresponding increase in the total

annual burden (from 2550 to 2600). The

estimated costs per application type

remain the same. However, the

estimated fee costs have been increased

to reflect the additional submissions.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0678.

Title: Streamlining the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations for Satellite

Application and Licensing Procedures.

Form No.: FCC Form 312.

Type of Review: Revision of existing

collections.

Respondents: Businesses or other for

profit, including small businesses.

Number of Respondents: 1,300.

Estimated Time Per Response: The

Commission estimates all respondents

will hire an attorney or legal assistant to

complete the form. The time to retain

these services is 2 hours per respondent.

Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.

Estimated Costs Per Respondent: This

includes the charges for hiring an

attorney, legal assistant, or engineer at

$150 an hour to complete the

submissions. The estimated average

time to complete the Form 312 is 10

hours per response. The estimated

average time to complete space station

submissions is 20 hours per response.

The estimated average time to complete

the ASIA submission is 24 hours per

response. Earth station submissions:

$1935. ($1500 for Form 312; $375

remainder of application; $60 for

outside hire.) Space station

submissions: $4560 ($1500 for Form

312; $3000 for remainder of submission;

$60 for outside hire). ASIA submissions:

$3,660 ($3,600 for submission; $60 for

outside hire). Fee amounts vary by type

of service and application. Total fee

estimates for industry: $5,803,770.00.

Needs and Uses: In accordance with

the Communications Act, the

information collected will be used by

the Commission in evaluating

applications requesting authority to

operate pursuant to Part 25 of the

Commission’s rules. The information

will be used to determine the legal,

technical, and financial ability of the

applicants and will assist the

Commission in determining whether

grant of such authorizations are in the

public interest.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6898 Filed 3–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

Notice of Public Information

Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

March 11, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commissions

burden estimates; (c)ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before April 18, 1997.