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Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 

(PRIA), and the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA). Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; animal rights groups; pest 

consultants; State, local, and tribal 

governments; academia; public health 

organizations; and the public. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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–2016–0198 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. 

II. Background 

The PPDC is a federal advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC 

in September 1995 to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. The following sectors 

are represented on the current PPDC: 

Environmental/public interest and 

animal rights groups; farm worker 

organizations; pesticide industry and 

trade associations; pesticide user, 

grower, and commodity groups; Federal 

and State/local/tribal governments; the 

general public; academia; and public 

health organizations. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

PPDC meetings are free, open to the 

public, and no advance registration is 

required. Public comments may be 

made during the public comment 

session of each meeting or in writing to 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: April 7, 2016. 

Jack Housenger, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08788 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0122; FRL–9944–62] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 

0152.11); 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 ‘‘Notice of Arrival of 

Pesticides and Devices under section 

17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA)’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 

0152.11 and OMB Control No. 2070– 

0020, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on November 30, 2016. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

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 June 14, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0122, 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: 

Ryne Yarger, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 605–1193; email address: 

yarger.ryne@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: Notice of Arrival of Pesticides 

and Devices under section 17(c) of 

FIFRA. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0152.11. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0020. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on November 30, 

2016. An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 


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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: The U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (Customs) regulations 

at 19 CFR 12.112 require that an 

importer desiring to import a pesticide 

or device into the United States shall, 

prior to the shipment’s arrival in the 

United States, submit a Notice of Arrival 

(NOA) of Pesticides and Devices (EPA 

Form 3540–1) to EPA. Once EPA 

receives the NOA, EPA will determine 

the disposition of the shipment upon its 

arrival in the United States. Upon 

completing its review, the EPA response 

is sent to the importer of record or 

licensed customs broker, who must 

present the NOA to Customs upon 

arrival of the shipment at the port of 

entry. This is necessary to ensure that 

EPA is notified of the arrival of 

pesticides and pesticidal devices as 

required under FIFRA section 17(c), and 

that EPA has the ability to examine such 

shipments to determine compliance 

with FIFRA. Customs compares entry 

documents for the shipment with the 

NOA and notifies the EPA regional 

office of any discrepancies. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.43 hours per 

response. 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 

pesticide importers, which includes 

many types of business entities ranging 

from Commercial and Institutional 

Building Construction (NAICS 236220) 

to Pesticide and Other Agricultural 

Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 

325300) and even Public 

Administration: Executive Offices 

(NAICS 921110). Other business and 

institutions that import pesticides 

include Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 

and Hunting (Sector 11), Wholesale 

Trade, (Sector 42). The majority of 

responses come from businesses that fall 

under NAICS code 325300. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 38,000. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

16,340 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,006,034. This is the estimated burden 

cost; there is no cost for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 3,870 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects EPA’s updating of 

burden estimates for this collection 

based upon historical information on 

the number of NOAs received by EPA. 

Based upon revised estimates, the 

number of NOAs received has increased 

from 35,000 to 38,000. The average 

burden hours per response will remain 

unchanged from the previous ICR 

renewal of 0.43 hours per response. This 

change is 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: April 8, 2016. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08830 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9945–02–OA] 

Performance Partnership Grants 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action adds the new 

multi-purpose categorical grant program 

for states and tribes, which was 

established by and funded through the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, 

to the list of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) 

environmental grant programs eligible 

for inclusion in Performance 

Partnership Grants (PPGs). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reynold Meni, Office of Congressional 

and Intergovernmental Relations, Office 

of the Administrator (Mail Code 1301), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–3669; fax number: (202) 501–1540; 

email address: meni.reynold@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 

Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 

104–134) and the Department of 

Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 

Development, and Independent 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–65) authorize EPA to 

combine categorical grant funds 

appropriated in EPA’s State and Tribal 

Assistance Grant (STAG) account and 

award the funds as PPGs. Public Law 

104–134 states, in relevant part, that: 

‘‘the Administrator is authorized to 

make grants annually from funds 

appropriated under this heading, subject 

to such terms and conditions as the 

Administrator shall establish, to any 

State or federally recognized Indian 

tribe for multimedia or single media 

pollution prevention, control and 

abatement and related environmental 

activities at the request of the Governor 

or other appropriate State official or the 

tribe.’’ 

Public Law 105–65 amended the PPG 

authority by authorizing ‘‘interstate 

agencies, tribal consortia, and air 

pollution control agencies’’ to receive 

PPGs. Pursuant to the authority granted 

in Public Law 104–134 and Public Law 

105–65, EPA promulgated PPG 

regulations in January of 2001 as part of 

the Agency’s revision of 40 CFR part 35, 

the rules governing categorical 

environmental program grants. The 

regulation at 40 CFR 35.133(b) states 

that: ‘‘The Administrator may, in 

guidance or regulation, describe 

subsequent additions, deletions, or 

changes to the list of environmental 

programs eligible for inclusion in 

Performance Partnership Grants.’’ 

EPA is authorized under the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

(Pub. L. 114–113), Title II of Division G 

to award $21 million in multi-purpose 

grants to states and tribes for 

implementation of environmental 


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