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Classification System (NAICS) codes, 

the Agency has determined that 

potential respondents to this ICR may 

include, but is not limited to: 

• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 

code 325), e.g., persons who 

manufacture, import or process 

chemical substances. 

• Agricultural chemical 

manufacturing (NAICS code 3253), e.g., 

persons who manufacture, import or 

process pesticide, fertilizer and 

agricultural chemicals. 

• Scientific research and 

development services (NAICS code 

5417), e.g., persons who conduct testing 

of chemical substances for endocrine 

effects. 

Estimated Total Number of Potential 

Respondents: 390. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Average Number of 

Responses for Each Respondent: Two or 

three responses per chemical: An initial 

response, an interim study report, if 

applicable, and the final data 

submission. All respondents will 

provide an initial response. Some 

respondents may form a consortium to 

provide the data, in which case the 

consortium will also provide an initial 

response. Only those respondents that 

generate the data, either individually or 

through the consortium, will complete 

an interim study report and the final 

data submission. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 108,364 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$7,478,116. This includes an estimated 

annualized cost of $236 for non-burden 

hour or delivery costs. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: This is 

a new collection. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: April 8, 2009. 

Robert Gunter, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–8676 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8791–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities OMB Responses 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance 

requests, in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Westlund (202) 566–1682, or e-mail at 

westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer 

to the appropriate EPA Information 

Collection Request (ICR) Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Responses to Agency Clearance 

Requests 

OMB Approvals 

EPA ICR Number 2263.02; NSPS for 

Petroleum Refineries for which 

Construction, Reconstruction, or 

Modification Commenced after May 14, 

2007 (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart Ja; was approved 03/11/2009; 

OMB Number 2060–0602; expires 12/ 

31/2011. 

EPA ICR Number 2303.02; NESHAP 

for Ferroalloys Production Area Source 

Facilities (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 

63, subpart YYYYYY; was approved 03/ 

23/2009; OMB Number 2060–0625; 

expires 03/31/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 1983.05; NESHAP 

for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, 

and Spandex (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 

63, subpart YY; was approved 03/23/ 

2009; OMB Number 2060–0489; expires 

03/31/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 0229.19; National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) Program (Renewal); in 40 CFR 

122.21, 122.26, 122.41, 122.42, 122.44, 

122.45, 122.47, 122.48, 122.62, 122.63, 

123.21–123.29, 123.35, 123.43–123.45, 

123.62–123.64, 124.5, 124.53, 123.54, 

131.1, 131.5, 131.21, part 132, 403.17, 

403.18, part 423, part 430, part 434, part 

435, part 439, 465.03, 466.03, 467.03 

and part 501; was approved 03/30/2009; 

OMB Number 2040–0004; expires 03/ 

31/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 0270.43; Public 

Water System Supervision Program 

(Renewal); in 40 CFR parts 141 and 142; 

was approved 03/30/2009; OMB 

Number 2040–0090; expires 03/31/2012. 

Short Term Extension of Expiration 

Date 

EPA ICR Number 1911.02; Data 

Acquisition for Anticipated Residue and 

Percent of Crop Treated; a short term 

extension of the expiration date was 

granted by OMB on 03/23/2009; OMB 

Number 2070–0164; expires 06/30/2009. 

EPA ICR Number 1504.05; Data 

Generation for Pesticide Reregistration; 

a short term extension of the expiration 

date was granted by OMB on 03/23/ 

2009; OMB Number 2070–0107; expires 

06/30/2009. 

EPA ICR Number 0922.07; Data Callins for the Special Review and 

Registration Review Programs; a short 

term extension of the expiration date 

was granted by OMB on 03/23/2009; 

OMB Number 2070–0057; expires 06/ 

30/2009. 

EPA ICR Number 2097.05; The 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations; Long Term 2 Enhanced 

Surface Water Treatment Rule; a short 

term extension of the expiration date 

was granted by OMB on 03/31/2009; 

OMB Number 2040–0266; expires 06/ 

30/2009. 

EPA ICR Number 1426.09; EPA 

Worker Protection Standards for 

Hazardous Waste Operations and 

Emergency Response; a short term 

extension of the expiration date was 

granted by OMB on 03/30/2009; OMB 

Number 2050–0105; expires 06/30/2009. 

OMB Comments Filed 

EPA ICR Number 2336.01; Turbidity 

Monitoring Requirements for 

Construction Sites Regulated by the 

Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 

Standards for the Construction and 

Development Point Source Category 

(Proposed Rule); on 03/27/2009, OMB 

filed comment. 

Dated: April 9, 2009. 

Robert Gunter, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–8669 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0639; FRL–8352–8] 

Final Test Guidelines; Notice of 

Availability of Several Revised Test 

Guidelines 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is 

announcing the availability of several 

revised or updated test guidelines for 

the unified library of harmonized test 

guidelines issued by the Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 

Substances (OPPTS). The OPPTS 

Harmonized Test Guidelines are for use 

in the testing of chemical substances or 

pesticides where appropriate to develop 


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data for submission to EPA under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA). Specifically, EPA is 

announcing the availability of revised 

test guidelines under Series 830– 

Product Performance Test Guidelines, 

Series 835–Fate, Transport and 

Transformation Test Guidelines, and 

Series 860–Residue Chemistry Test 

Guidelines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Melissa 

Chun, Regulatory Coordination Staff 

(7101M), Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–1605; e-mail address: 

chun.melissa@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Dana Spatz, Environmental Fate and 

Effects Division (7507P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 

6063; e-mail address: 

spatz.dana@epa.gov or Robert S. 

Boethling, Economics, Exposure, and 

Technology Division (7406M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–8533; e-mail address: 

boethling.bob@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who are or may be required to conduct 

testing of chemical substances or 

pesticides where appropriate under 

TSCA, FIFRA, or FFDCA, the Agency 

has not attempted to describe all the 

specific entities that may be affected by 

this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

appropriate person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this document under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2007–0639. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. For additional 

information about OPPTS Harmonized 

Guidelines and to access the test 

guidelines, please go to http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppts and select ‘‘Test 

Methods & Guidelines’’ on the left side 

menu. You may access this Federal 

Register document electronically 

through the EPA Internet under the 

‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at http:// 

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. Background 

The Office of Prevention, Pesticides 

and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) has a 

unified library of harmonized test 

guidelines that are made available for 

use in the testing of pesticides and toxic 

substances, and the development of test 

data to meet the data requirements of 

the Agency or for voluntary testing 

purposes. Test guidelines are 

documents that specify methods that 

EPA recommends be used to generate 

data to support the registration of a 

pesticide, setting of a tolerance or 

tolerance exemption for pesticide 

residues, or the decisionmaking process 

for an industrial chemical. These data 

are used by the Agency to perform risk 

assessments and make regulatory 

decisions. 

Studies conducted according to these 

test guidelines may be required under 

FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136) for pesticide 

registration. The test guidelines may 

also be useful for satisfying FIFRA data 

requirements in 40 CFR part 158, datacall-ins issued pursuant to FIFRA 

section 3(c)(2)(B), as needed to satisfy 

data requirements appropriate for 

specific pesticide registration 

applications, or for satisfying data 

requirements to demonstrate the safety 

of a tolerance or tolerance exemption 

under FFDCA section 408 (21 U.S.C. 

346a). 

Test guidelines used in regulatory 

actions as bases for test standards under 

TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2601) are typically 

promulgated in 40 CFR part 799, or may 

be written into specific TSCA rules 

(such as test rules under TSCA section 

4). The test guidelines may also be used 

as part of voluntary testing. Note that 

where data will be required under a 

TSCA rule (such as a test rule under 

TSCA section 4), a TSCA-specific 

version of the applicable test guideline 

may be promulgated as a rule. Examples 

may be found at 40 CFR part 799, 

subparts E and H. 

III. What Action is EPA Taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

several revised or updated test 

guidelines for the OPPTS unified library 

of harmonized test guidelines. 

Specifically, EPA is announcing the 

availability of revised test guidelines 

under Series 830–Product Performance 

Test Guidelines, Series 835–Fate, 

Transport and Transformation Test 

Guidelines, and Series 860–Residue 

Chemistry Test Guidelines. 

A. Updated Delivery Address in OPPTS 

Test Guidelines 830.1900 and 860.1650 

The Agency is correcting the mailing 

addresses that appear in OPPTS Test 

Guideline 830.1900–Submittal of 

Samples and OPPTS Test Guideline 

860.1650–Submittal of Analytical 

Reference Standards because the test 

guidelines, which were issued in 

August 1996, reference addresses that 

have since changed due to facility 

moves. 

B. Supplemental Guidance for OPPTS 

Test Guideline 860.1000 

In June 2008, the Agency announced 

the release of revisions of Table 1 

feedstuffs of OPPTS Test Guideline 

860.1000–Background and the 

availability of guidance to aid reviewers 

in the construction of livestock diets 

adjusted for today’s commercial 

practices. The changes in Table 1 

include revised definitions of reference 

animals, updated percentages of 

feedstuffs in livestock diets, reduction 

of the ‘‘Nu (not used)’’ level to <5% of 

the diet, a list of alternative feedstuffs, 

and classification of feedstuffs into three 

categories (roughage [R], carbohydrate 

concentrate [CC], protein concentrate 

[PC]). The guidance on ‘‘maximum 

reasonably balanced diets’’ (MRBD) 

represents a shift from the past practice 

of using ‘‘maximum theoretical dietary 

burdens’’ (MTDB) to assess maximum 

potential residues in livestock 

commodities. The revised data for Table 

1 feedstuffs and use of MRBD are to be 

implemented immediately. If this 

revised table is referenced in any 

memorandum, it should be cited as: 

‘‘Table 1 Feedstuffs (June 2008).’’ There 

have been no changes made with regard 

to the human foods in Table 1 as of this 

time. Therefore, the raw agricultural 

commodities (RACs) and processed 

commodities which are not livestock 

feeds remain as specified in Table 1 of 

OPPTS Test Guideline 860.1000 

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C. Updated OPPTS Test Guidelines for 

Series 835 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

updated test guidelines for the OPPTS 

Test Guideline Series 835–Fate, 

Transport and Transformation Test 

Guidelines. Many of these guidelines 

are based upon, and bring up to date, 

the 1982 Pesticide Assessment 

Guidelines–Subdivision N protocols 

that were presented to the Scientific 

Advisory Panel (SAP) in the late 1970s 

and are currently being used to perform 

environmental fate testing to support 

the registration of pesticides under 

FIFRA. These test guidelines are a [nonregulatory] companion to 40 CFR Part 

158–Pesticides; Data Requirement for 

Conventional Chemicals. Eight such 

Subdivision N guidelines have been 

reformatted, including insertion of 

clarifying guidance, and assigned an 

OPPTS 835 designation. The test 

guidelines in this group are: 

• 835.2240–Photodegradation in 

Water. 

• 835.2410–Photodegradation in Soil. 

• 835.2370–Photodegradation in Air. 

• 835.1410–Laboratory Volatility. 

• 835.8100–Field Volatility. 

• 835.6200–Aquatic (Sediment) Field 

Dissipation. 

• 835.6300–Forestry Dissipation. 

• 835.6400–Combination and Tank 

Mixes Field Dissipation. 

One Subdivision N guideline, 

835.1240–Leaching Studies, has been 

updated based on the test guideline 

harmonization efforts of the 

Organization for Economic Cooperation 

and Development (OECD). The Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) played a 

major role in the OECD harmonization 

effort. 

Six test guidelines were harmonized 

at OECD for use with pesticides or 

industrial chemicals: Both OPP and the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics (OPPT) played major roles in the 

OECD harmonization effort. The test 

guidelines in this group are: 

• 835.2120–Hydrolysis. 

• 835.4100–Aerobic Soil Metabolism. 

• 835.4200–Anaerobic Soil 

Metabolism. 

• 835.4300–Aerobic Aquatic 

Metabolism. 

• 835.4400–Anaerobic Aquatic 

Metabolism. 

• 835.1230–Adsorption/Desorption 

(Batch Equilibrium). 

OPPTS 835.2120 supersedes OPPTS 

835.2110–Hydrolysis as a Function of 

pH. 

The test guideline for Terrestrial Field 

Dissipation (OPPTS 835.6100) is the 

result of a harmonization effort with 

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory 

Agency (PMRA) and was completed 

under the auspices of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA) Technical Working Group on 

Pesticides, established under NAFTA. 

This guideline was peer-reviewed by 

FIFRA SAP. 

OPPT has played a key role in the 

OECD harmonization effort responsible 

for eight other OPPTS 835 Series 

guidelines, for testing of industrial 

chemicals. The eight test guidelines are: 

• 835.0001–Principles and Strategies 

Related to Biodegradation Testing of 

Organic Chemicals under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

• 835.3140–Ready Biodegradability— 

CO2 in Sealed Vessels (Headspace Test). 

• 835.3190–Aerobic Mineralization in 

Surface Water—Simulation 

Biodegradation Test. 

• 835.3215–Inherent 

Biodegradability—Concawe Test. 

• 835.3240–Simulation Test—Aerobic 

Sewage Treatment: A. Activated Sludge 

Units. 

• 835.3260–Simulation Test—Aerobic 

Sewage Treatment: B. Biofilms. 

• 835.3280–Simulation Tests to Assess 

the Primary and Ultimate 

Biodegradability of Chemicals 

Discharged to Wastewater. 

• 835.3420–Anaerobic 

Biodegradability of Organic Compounds 

in Digested Sludge: By Measurement of 

Gas Production. 

Of these eight test guidelines, three 

are updated versions that supersede 

existing OPPTS guidelines. The three 

are OPPTS 835.3140 (supersedes OPPTS 

835.3120–Sealed-Vessel CO2 Production 

Test); OPPTS 835.3240 (supersedes 

OPPTS 835.3220–Porous Pot Test); and 

OPPTS 835.3420 (supersedes OPPTS 

835.3400–Anaerobic Biodegradability of 

Organic Chemicals). The other five test 

guidelines are also based on the test 

guideline harmonization efforts of 

OECD, but reflect the development of 

new test methods that has occurred 

since the OPPTS 835 Series guidelines 

for industrial chemicals were last 

updated in the 1990s. In addition to 

these five, OPPTS 835.4100, 835.4200, 

835.4300, and 835.4400 are similarly 

based on OECD test methods developed 

and adopted since the mid 1990s. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemical 

testing, Test guideline. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

James Jones, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

[FR Doc. E9–8484 Filed 4–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0260; FRL–8892–4] 

Board of Scientific Counselors 

Executive Committee Meeting—May 

2009 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, the Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Research and 

Development (ORD), gives notice of one 

meeting (via conference call) of the 

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) 

Executive Committee. 

DATES: The conference call will be held 

on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 3 p.m. to 

5 p.m. eastern time, and may adjourn 

early if all business is finished. Requests 

for the draft agenda or for making oral 

presentations at the meeting will be 

accepted up to 1 business day before the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Participation in the 

conference call will be by 

teleconference only—meeting rooms 

will not be used. Members of the public 

may obtain the call-in number and 

access code for the calls from Lorelei 

Kowalski, whose contact information is 

listed under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2009–0260 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the On-Line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: Send comments by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0260. 

• Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 

0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2009–0260. 

• Mail: Send comments by mail to: 

Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) 

Executive Committee Meeting—May 

2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0260. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 


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