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Owners and operators must also submit 

notification date of the initial 

performance test, and the results of the 

initial performance test. After the initial 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements, semiannual reports are 

required if there has been an exceedance 

of control device operating parameters. 

Respondents are also required to 

maintain records of occurrence and 

duration of any startup, shutdown, or 

malfunction, or any period during 

which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. 

Notifications are to inform the Agency 

or delegated authority when a source 

becomes subject to the standard. The 

reviewing authority may then inspect 

the source to ensure that the pollution 

control devices are properly installed 

and operating and that the standards are 

being met. Performance test reports are 

required as these are the Agency’s 

records of a sources’ initial capability to 

comply with the emission standards and 

to serve as a record of the operating 

conditions under which compliance are 

to be achieved. The information 

generated by monitoring, recordkeeping 

and reporting requirements described in 

this ICR are used by the Agency to 

ensure that facilities that are affected by 

the standard continue to operate the 

control equipment and achieve 

continuous compliance with the 

regulation. 

All reports are sent to the delegated 

state or local authority. In the event that 

there is no such delegated authority, the 

reports are sent directly to the EPA 

regional office. This information is 

being collected to assure compliance 

with 40 CFR part 60, subpart H, as 

authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of 

the Clean Air Act. The required 

information consists of emissions data 

and other information that have been 

determined to be private. 

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 

Number for EPA’s regulations listed in 

40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15 

is identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information estimated 

to average 127 hours per response. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

and provide information to or for a 

Federal agency. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology 

and systems for the purposes of 

collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information. All existing 

ways will have to adjust to comply with 

any previously applicable instructions 

and requirements that have 

subsequently changed; train personnel 

to be able to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Sulfuric acid plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

103. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

26,177. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$2,576,771, which includes $463,500 

O&M costs and $2,113,271 labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the labor hours or cost in this 

ICR compared to the previous ICR. This 

is due to two considerations: (1) The 

regulations have not changed over the 

past three years and are not anticipated 

to change over the next three years; and 

(2) the growth rate for the industry is 

very low, negative or non-existent, so 

there is no significant change in the 

overall burden. It should be noted that 

the previous ICR rounded the burden 

cost up to the nearest one thousand. In 

this ICR, the exact cost figure is reported 

which results in an apparent decrease in 

the cost when, in fact, no decrease has 

occurred. 

Since there are no changes in the 

regulatory requirements and there is no 

significant industry growth, the labor 

hours and cost figures in the previous 

ICR was used in this ICR, and there is 

no change in burden to industry. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Sara Hisel-McCoy, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–20396 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–1004; FRL–8378– 

9] 

Final Guidance for Pesticide 

Registrants on Antimicrobial Pesticide 

Products With Anthrax-Related Claims 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing 

the availability of a Pesticide 

Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled 

‘‘Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With 

Anthrax-Related Claims.’’ This PR 

Notice was issued by the Agency on 

[insert date PR Notice is signed by the 

OD] and is identified as PR Notice 

2008–2. PR Notices are issued by the 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(EPA/OPP) to inform pesticide 

registrants and other interested persons 

about important policies, procedures, 

and registration related decisions, and 

serve to provide guidance to pesticide 

registrants and OPP personnel. This 

particular PR Notice provides guidance 

pertaining to applications of registration 

for antimicrobial products that would 

make labeling claims to inactivate 

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘anthrax-related 

products’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Kempter, Antimicrobials Division 

(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

703–305–5448; fax number: 703–308– 

6467; e-mail address: 

kempter.carlton@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 required to register pesticides 

and federal, state, and local government 

agencies and private institutions or 

organizations who are interested in biodecontamination chemicals. Since other 

entities may also be interested, 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 information in this notice, 

consult the 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 action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2008–1004. 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 


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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. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. What Guidance Does this PR Notice 

Provide? 

This final PR Notice provides 

guidance pertaining to applications for 

registration of antimicrobial products 

that would make labeling claims to 

‘‘inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) 

spores’’ (hereafter referred to as 

‘‘anthrax-related products’’). This 

guidance should help the United States 

be prepared to respond to incidents 

involving anthrax spores by assuring 

that anthrax-related products are 

registered, that they bear appropriate 

labeling, and that they are effective 

when used as directed. In addition, this 

guidance will help protect public health 

from the potential risks of anthrax 

spores by limiting the use of anthraxrelated products to those who are 

properly trained and determined to be 

competent in their use. 

In summary, this PR notice specifies 

that in order for a product to qualify for 

a claim of inactivating anthrax spores, 

an anthrax-related product should be: 

(a) supported by specific sporicidal 

efficacy studies that are acceptable to 

EPA and (b) subject to specific terms 

and conditions of registration that limit 

the use of these products to certain 

persons. Prospective applicants are 

encouraged to follow the guidance in 

this notice and consult with EPA prior 

to applying for registration or 

amendment of a product when seeking 

such a claim. 

In October 2001, when several letters 

containing Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) 

spores were introduced into the U.S. 

Postal Service mail system, no 

antimicrobial products were specifically 

registered for inactivating the spores of 

this particular pathogen. Since that 

time, EPA/OPP has developed guidance 

on the terms and conditions of 

registration for the labeling of these 

products that will limit their use to 

certain persons, as described below. In 

addition, the EPA/OPP has developed 

guidance on laboratory efficacy test 

methods for demonstrating the 

effectiveness of antimicrobial products 

for inactivating anthrax spores on 

inanimate surfaces. Such efficacy testing 

guidance will be issued separately from 

this PR Notice. It is EPA’s intent that 

registrants will follow the efficacy 

testing guidance and this PR Notice 

when applying for registration of 

anthrax-related products, and that such 

products, when registered, will be made 

available to trained and competent 

civilian and military personnel who 

respond to incidents involving anthrax 

spores. 

The information collection activities 

associated with the activities described 

in this PR Notice are already approved 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq. The corresponding Information 

Collection Request (ICR) document for 

the training of pesticide applicators has 

been assigned EPA ICR number 0155.09 

and is approved under OMB control 

number 2070–0029. The ICR document 

for the pesticide application process has 

been assigned EPA ICR number 0277.13, 

and is approved under OMB control 

number 2070–0060. The total estimated 

respondent paperwork burden 

associated with the training and 

certification of a pesticide applicator is 

an annual average of 3.1 burden hours. 

The annual average reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for a registration 

applicant respondent is estimated to 

range from 14 hours to 646 hours, 

depending upon the type of activity. For 

‘‘Type A’’ activities, which include new 

active ingredients and new uses, the 

estimated annual applicant burden 

average is 194 hours per application. 

For ‘‘Type B’’ activities, which include 

amendments and notifications, the 

estimated annual applicant burden 

average is 14 hours per application. The 

respondent burden estimate for ‘‘Type 

C’’ reduced risk products is an average 

of 646 hours per product. A copy of the 

most recent version of EPA ICR 

#0155.09 is available under Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–0357, and a 

copy of the most recent version of EPA 

ICR #0277.13 is available under Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0419. Both 

dockets may be accessed at 

www.regulations.gov. 

III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding 

Requirements? 

The PR Notice discussed in this 

notice is intended to provide general 

guidance to pesticide applicants and 

registrants. While the requirements in 

the statutes and Agency regulations are 

binding on EPA, registrants, and 

applicants, this PR Notice is not binding 

on either EPA or any outside parties, 

and EPA may depart from the guidance 

where circumstances warrant and 

without prior notice. Likewise, pesticide 

applicants and registrants may assert 

that the guidance is not appropriate 

generally or not applicable to a specific 

pesticide or situation. Pesticide 

applicants and registrants may propose 

alternatives to the recommendations 

described in the PR Notice, and the 

Agency will assess them for 

appropriateness on a case-by-case basis 

and will respond in writing. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Anthrax, 

Decontamination, Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–20384 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0200; FRL–8710–3] 

Board of Scientific Counselors, Water 

Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee 

Meeting—2008 

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 a 

meeting of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BOSC) Water Quality MidCycle Subcommittee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 from 9 

a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

The meeting may adjourn early if all 

business is finished. Requests for the 

draft agenda or for making oral 

presentations at the conference call will 

be accepted up to one business day 

before the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee 

Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22209. 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2008– 

0200, 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–2008–0200. 

• Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 

0224, Attention: Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2008–0200. 

• Mail: Send comments by mail to: 

Board of Scientific Counselors, Water 

Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee—2008 


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