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Estimated number of respondents: 

1,346 (total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

quarterly, semiannually, annually. 

Total estimated burden: 1,220,000 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $219,000,000 

(per year), includes $65,200,000 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: The 

increase in burden from the most 

recently approved ICR is due to 

adjustments. This increase is due in part 

to an adjustment to the number of 

sources assumed to comply with the 

CAR instead of the referencing Subparts. 

Recent Title V permit reviews for a HON 

rulemaking identified very few facilities 

were complying with the CAR. Based on 

the information reviewed for this 

rulemaking, we have assumed only 10% 

of sources will choose to comply with 

the CAR. This change, in addition to 

increased respondent counts, resulted in 

an increase in burden hours for 

referencing Subparts associated with 

HON. Additionally, respondent counts 

increased for several referencing 

Subparts based on industry growth 

rates. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30641 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0521; FRL–12356–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticides; Spanish Translation Guide 

for Pesticide Labeling; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing 

the availability of an updated guide for 

pesticide registrants to translate parts of 

their pesticide product labels into 

Spanish. The Spanish Translation Guide 

for Pesticide Labeling (STGPL) is 

written based on a universal form of 

Spanish to reach as many Spanish 

speakers as possible and provide 

example translations for language 

typically used in the health and safety 

sections of pesticide product labels. 

DATES: This guide is effective December 

26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0521, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

information about dockets generally, 

along with instructions for visiting the 

docket in-person, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Bartow Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 566–2280 

email address: OPPBilingualLabels@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the general 

public and may be of specific interest to 

persons or entities that register or use 

pesticide products. Since a potentially 

broad range of entities may be interested 

in this action, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested. If you 

have any questions regarding the 

applicability of this guidance to a 

particular entity or registration action, 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Pesticide registration activities are 

governed by the Federal Insecticide 

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 

7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., which was 

amended by the Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) on 

December 29, 2022. PRIA 5 amended 

FIFRA section 4(k) to require the safety 

and health portions of pesticide product 

labels to be translated into Spanish. 

PRIA 5 provides deadlines for bilingual 

labeling to appear on pesticide products 

on a rolling schedule from December 29, 

2025, to December 29, 2030, with 

translations for the most hazardous and 

toxic pesticide products required first. 

PRIA 5 also requires the Agency to 

notify registrants within 10 days of 

updating the Spanish Translation 

Guide. 

C. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing that an updated 

Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide 

Labeling (STGPL) is available on the 

Agency web page to help guide 

pesticide registrants translate parts of 

their pesticide product labels into 

Spanish. EPA generally allows pesticide 

registrants to translate their product 

labels into any language so long as there 

is an EPA-approved English version of 

the label, and the translation is true and 

accurate. 

For additional information about 

bilingual labeling for pesticide products, 

go to https://www.epa.gov/pesticidelabels/bilingual-labeling. 

II. Background 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) originally released the STGPL to 

the public in 2019 in response to 

concerns voiced by farmworker 

advocates, who argued that having 

bilingual pesticide labeling is critical to 

the well-being and protection of 

pesticide applicators and farmworkers 

who may be exposed to pesticides, 

many of whom in the U.S. may not be 

English literate. This more recent 

version of the STGPL includes changes 

or updates following stakeholder 

feedback, a sampling of current labeling, 

and statements from the 2021 Label 

Review Manual (LRM) that had not 

previously been included. These 

updates are comprised of additional 

language examples for different 

sections, updates made based on the 

LRM, and entirely new sections inserted 

with examples. 

The STGPL is a resource for pesticide 

registrants to use for the translation of 

the required human health and safety 

sections on pesticide labeling from 

English to Spanish. Only these sections 

are necessary for translation to ensure 

that workers have access to important 

information to protect themselves from 

pesticide exposure, and to get 

appropriate help if exposed to a 

pesticide product. While use of the 

specific language from the STGPL is not 

required, EPA encourages use of the 

language in the STGPL to ensure 

translations are ‘‘true and accurate’’ per 

the responsibility of the registrant. 

III. Do guidance documents contain 

binding requirements? 

The STGPL is intended to provide 

guidance to pesticide registrants and 

EPA personnel and decision makers. 

While the requirements in the statutes 

and Agency regulations are binding on 

EPA and the pesticide registrants, the 

STGPL does not impose binding 

requirements on the Agency or any 

outside parties. As guidance, EPA may 

depart from the guidance where 

circumstances warrant and without 

prior notice. Likewise, pesticide 

registrants may assert that the guidance 

is not appropriate generally or not 

applicable to a specific pesticide or 

situation. 

EPA encourages the use of the 

language in the STGPL to ensure that 

translations of the English text are ‘‘true 


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and accurate.’’. Although use of the 

specific language from the STGPL is not 

required, the registrant is still 

responsible for ensuring that ‘‘true and 

accurate’’ Spanish translations are 

included for each section of the label 

that is included in the Agency’s STGPL. 

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

Dated: December 18, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30742 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OGC–2024–0601; FRL–12515–01– 

OGC] 

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air 

Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent 

decree; request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Clean 

Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), 

notice is given of a proposed consent 

decree in Center for Community Action 

and Environmental Justice v. U.S. EPA, 

et al., No. 3:24–cv–05042–EMC. On 

August 12, 2024, Plaintiff Center for 

Community Action and Environmental 

Justice filed a complaint in the United 

States District Court for the Northern 

District of California San Francisco 

Division, alleging that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

failed to perform certain nondiscretionary duties in accordance with 

the Act to take final action on a state 

implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of California. 

EPA is providing notice of this proposed 

consent decree, which would resolve all 

claims in the case by establishing a 

deadline for EPA to take final action as 

specified in the decree. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed consent decree must be 

received by January 27, 2025 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OGC–2024–0601, online at https://

www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred 

method). Follow the online instructions 

for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID number for 

this action. Comments received may be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Additional Information about 

Commenting on the Proposed Consent 

Decree’’ heading under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abi 

Vijayan, Air and Radiation Law Office, 

Office of General Counsel, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; 

telephone (202) 564–3178; email 

address Vijayan.Abi@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed 

Consent Decree 

The official public docket for this 

action (identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OGC–2024–0601) contains a 

copy of the proposed consent decree. 

The official public docket is available 

for public viewing at the Office of 

Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

The electronic version of the public 

docket for this action contains a copy of 

the proposed consent decree and is 

available through https://

www.regulations.gov. You may use 

https://www.regulations.gov to submit 

or view public comments, access the 

index listing of the contents of the 

official public docket, and access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, key in the appropriate docket 

identification number then select 

‘‘search.’’ 

II. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Consent Decree 

The proposed consent decree would 

establish a deadline for EPA to take 

action pursuant to CAA section 110(k) 

on a SIP revision, the ‘‘Heavy-Duty 

Inspection and Maintenance 

Regulation,’’ submitted by the State of 

California on December 14, 2022. The 

Heavy-Duty Inspection and 

Maintenance Regulation reduces 

emissions from on-road heavy-duty 

vehicles through periodic testing 

requirements, emissions monitoring 

techniques, and expanded enforcement 

strategies. 

The proposed consent decree would 

require EPA to sign a notice of final 

rulemaking by July 31, 2025, and, 

within 15 business days of signature, to 

send the required signed notice of final 

rulemaking to the Office of Federal 

Register for review and publication. 

In accordance with section 113(g) of 

the CAA, for a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

document, the Agency will accept 

written comments relating to the 

proposed consent decree. EPA or the 

Department of Justice may withdraw or 

withhold consent to the proposed 

consent decree if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of the Act. 

III. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed Consent 

Decree 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2024– 

0601, via https://www.regulations.gov. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from this docket. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit to 

EPA’s docket at https://

www.regulations.gov any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, the full EPA public comment 

policy, information about CBI or 

multimedia submissions, and general 

guidance on making effective 

comments, please visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. For additional information 

about submitting information identified 

as CBI, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. Note 

that written comments containing CBI 

and submitted by mail may be delayed 

and deliveries or couriers will be 

received by scheduled appointment 

only. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and an email 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment. This ensures 

that you can be identified as the 

submitter of the comment and allows 

EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 


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