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What Feedback Is EPA Particularly 

Interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) 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; 

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond 

What Should I Consider When I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What Information Collection Activity or 

ICR Does This Apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are municipal 

water utility managers and members of 

the public participating in focus groups. 

Title: Critical Public Information 

Needs during Drinking Water 

Emergencies (New) 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2322.01, 

OMB Control No. 2080–NEW. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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 in title 40 of the 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 in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: EPA is collecting this 

information as part of a formative 

research study to identify critical 

information the public will need from 

water utilities and other decisionmakers during a crisis event impacting 

drinking water. The research will probe 

consumers’ and water sector 

professionals’ beliefs, opinions, and 

knowledge about water security risks to 

assist public officials in planning 

effective crisis communication strategies 

for such emergencies. Good 

communication can rally support, calm 

fears, provide needed instructions, and 

encourage cooperative behaviors. 

Study participants will also provide 

feedback on the effectiveness of draft 

sample messages previously developed 

by EPA in consultation with subject 

matter experts from water utilities, 

public health, emergency response, law 

enforcement, and water trade/ 

professional organizations. Voluntary 

participants for this one-time study will 

include water utility managers, public 

information officers, and members of 

the public who consume drinking water 

supplied by water utilities. 

Confidentiality of responses from 

respondents will be assured by using an 

independent contractor to collect the 

information, enacting procedures to 

prevent unauthorized access to 

respondent data, and preventing public 

disclosure of the responses of individual 

participants. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1.7 hours per 

response. Burden is defined as the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or 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; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 52 water utility 

professional staff and 128 members of 

the public participating in focus group 

discussions. 

Frequency of response: Once. 

Estimated total average number of 

burden hours for each respondent: 1 

hour for water utility professional staff 

and 2 hours for members of the public 

participating in focus group discussions. 

Estimated total annual respondent 

burden hours: 308 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,380.46. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $1,380.46 for 

participating water utility professional 

staff and $0 for members of the public 

participating in focus group discussions 

and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

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. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

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 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: May 29, 2009. 

Cynthia Sonich-Mullin, 

Acting Director, National Homeland Security 

Research Center, Office of Research and 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–14239 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8914–7] 

Office of Research and Development; 

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and 

Equivalent Methods: Designation of 

Four New Equivalent Methods 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 


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ACTION: Notice of the designation of four 

new equivalent methods for monitoring 

ambient air quality. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) has designated, in accordance 

with 40 CFR Part 53, four new 

equivalent methods for measuring 

concentrations of PM2.5 in the ambient 

air. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surender Kaushik, Human Exposure 

and Atmospheric Sciences Division 

(MD–D205–03), National Exposure 

Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711. Phone: (919) 541–5691, e-mail: 

Kaushik.Surender@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with regulations at 40 CFR 

Part 53, the EPA evaluates various 

methods for monitoring the 

concentrations of those ambient air 

pollutants for which EPA has 

established National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set 

forth in 40 CFR Part 50. Monitoring 

methods that are determined to meet 

specific requirements for adequacy are 

designated by the EPA as either 

reference methods or equivalent 

methods (as applicable), thereby 

permitting their use under 40 CFR Part 

58 by States and other agencies for 

determining compliance with the 

NAAQSs. 

The EPA hereby announces the 

designation of four new equivalent 

methods for measuring concentrations 

of PM2.5 in the ambient air. These 

designations are made under the 

provisions of 40 CFR Part 53, as 

amended on October 17, 2006 (71 FR 

61271). 

Two of the new equivalent methods 

for PM2.5 are automated methods 

(analyzers) utilizing the measurement 

principle based on filter sample 

collection and analysis by an inertial 

micro-balance that provides direct mass 

measurements in near real time. 

Separation of the PM2.5 particle size 

range is by a cyclone in the first method 

and by a virtual impactor in the second 

method. These two newly designated 

equivalent methods are identified as 

follows: 

EQPM–0609–181, ‘‘Thermo Scientific 

TEOM® 1400a Ambient Particular 

Monitor with Series 8500C FDMSTM,’’ 

configured for PM2.5 with the US EPA 

PM10 inlet specified in 40 CFR Part 

50, Appendix L, Figs. L–2 thru L–19, 

followed by a BGI Inc. Very Sharp Cut 

Cyclone (VSCCTM) particle size 

separator, operated with a total actual 

flow of 16.67/min., loaded with Series 

FDMS (Filter Dynamics Measurement 

System) 8500 module operating 

software and an FDMS kit, and 

operated with firmware version 3.20 

and later, according to the Thermo 

Scientific TEOM® 1400a Ambient 

Particular Monitor with Series 8500C 

FDMSTM operating manual. 

EQPM–0609–182, ‘‘Thermo Scientific 

TEOM® 1405–DF Dichotomous 

Ambient Particular Monitor with 

FDMS®,’’ configured for dual filter 

sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse 

particles using the US EPA PM10 inlet 

specified in 40 CFR Part 50, Appendix 

L, Figs. L–2 thru L–19 and a virtual 

impactor, with a total flow rate of 

16.67 L/min, fine sample flow of 3 L/ 

min, and coarse sample flow rate of 

1.67 L/min, and operating with 

firmware version 1.50 and later, 

operated with or without external 

enclosures, and operated in 

accordance with the Thermo 

Scientific TEOM® 1405–DF 

Dichotomous Ambient Particulate 

Monitor Instruction Manual 

(designated for PM2.5 measurements 

only). 

The other two new equivalent 

methods for PM2.5 are automated 

methods (analyzers) utilizing the 

measurement principle based on 

cyclonic separation of the PM2.5 particle 

size range with filter sample collection 

and analysis by beta attenuation. The 

newly designated equivalent methods 

are identified as follows: 

EQPM–0609–183, ‘‘Thermo Scientific 

FH62C14–DHS Continuous Ambient 

Particle Monitor’’ operated at a flow 

rate of 16.67 liters per minute for 24- 

hour average measurements 

configured for PM2.5 with a louvered 

PM10 size selective inlet as specified 

in 40 CFR Part 50, Appendix L, Figs. 

L–2 through L–19, a PM2.5 BGI Inc. 

Very Sharp Cut Cyclone (VSCCTM) 

particle size separator, inlet 

connector, sample tube, DHS heater 

with 35% RH threshold, mass foil kit, 

GF10 filter tape, 8-hour filter change, 

and operational calibration and 

servicing as outlined in the FH62C14– 

DHS Continuous Ambient Particulate 

Monitor operating manual. 

EQPM–0609–184, ‘‘Thermo Scientific 

Model 5030 SHARP Monitor’’ 

operated at a flow rate of 16.67 liters 

per minute for 24-hour average 

measurements configured for PM2.5

with a louvered PM10 size selective 

inlet as specified in 40 CFR Part 50, 

Appendix L, Figs. L–2 through L–19, 

a PM2.5 BGI Inc. Very Sharp Cut 

Cyclone (VSCCTM) particle size 

separator, inlet connector, sample 

tube, DHS heater with 35% RH 

threshold, mass foil kit, GF10 filter 

tape, nephelometer zeroing kit, 8-hour 

filter change, and operational 

calibration and servicing as outlined 

in the Model 5030 SHARP 

instructional manual. 

Applications for equivalent method 

determinations for these candidate 

methods were received by the EPA on 

June 30, 2008 and July 14, 2008. The 

monitors are commercially available 

from the applicant, Thermo Fisher 

Scientific, Air Quality Instruments, 

Environmental Instruments Division, 27 

Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038. 

Test analyzers representative of these 

methods have been tested in accordance 

with the applicable test procedures 

specified in 40 CFR Part 53 (as amended 

on October 17, 2006). After reviewing 

the results of those tests and other 

information submitted by the applicant 

in the respective applications, EPA has 

determined, in accordance with Part 53, 

that these methods should be designated 

as equivalent methods. The information 

submitted by the applicant in the 

respective applications will be kept on 

file, either at EPA’s National Exposure 

Research Laboratory, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711 or in an 

approved archive storage facility, and 

will be available for inspection (with 

advance notice) to the extent consistent 

with 40 CFR Part 2 (EPA’s regulations 

implementing the Freedom of 

Information Act). 

As designated equivalent methods, 

these methods are acceptable for use by 

states and other air monitoring agencies 

under the requirements of 40 CFR Part 

58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. 

For such purposes, each method must 

be used in strict accordance with the 

operation or instruction manual 

associated with the method and subject 

to any specifications and limitations 

(e.g., configuration or operational 

settings) specified in the applicable 

designated method description (see the 

identifications of the methods above). 

Use of the method should also be in 

general accordance with the guidance 

and recommendations of applicable 

sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ 

600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume II, 

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

Program’’ EPA–454/B–08–003, 

December, 2008 (available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qabook.html). 

Vendor modifications of a designated 

equivalent method used for purposes of 

Part 58 are permitted only with prior 

approval of the EPA, as provided in Part 


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53. Provisions concerning modification 

of such methods by users are specified 

under Section 2.8 (Modifications of 

Methods by Users) of Appendix C to 40 

CFR Part 58. 

In general, a method designation 

applies to any sampler or analyzer 

which is identical to the sampler or 

analyzer described in the application for 

designation. In some cases, similar 

samplers or analyzers manufactured 

prior to the designation may be 

upgraded or converted (e.g., by minor 

modification or by substitution of the 

approved operation or instruction 

manual) so as to be identical to the 

designated method and thus achieve 

designated status. The manufacturer 

should be consulted to determine the 

feasibility of such upgrading or 

conversion. 

Part 53 requires that sellers of 

designated reference or equivalent 

method analyzers or samplers comply 

with certain conditions. These 

conditions are specified in 40 CFR 53.9. 

Aside from occasional breakdowns or 

malfunctions, consistent or repeated 

noncompliance with any of these 

conditions should be reported to: 

Director, Human Exposure and 

Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD– 

E205–01), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. 

Designation of these new equivalent 

methods is intended to assist the States 

in establishing and operating their air 

quality surveillance systems under 40 

CFR Part 58. Questions concerning the 

commercial availability or technical 

aspects of the method should be 

directed to the applicant. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Jewel F. Morris, 

Acting Director, National Exposure Research 

Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. E9–14231 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0186; FRL–8410–7] 

Clomazone and Fomesafen 

Registration Review Draft Ecological 

Risk Assessments; Notice of 

Availability; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of April 22, 2009, 

concerning the availability of EPA’s 

draft ecological risk assessments for the 

registration review of both clomazone 

and fomesafen and opened a public 

comment period on these documents. 

This document extends the comment 

period for 60 days, from June 22, 2009 

to August 21, 2009. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2009–0186 (74 FR 18374), must be 

received on or before August 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 

document of April 22, 2009 (74 FR 

18374). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

The chemical review manager identified 

in the Federal Register document of 

April 22, 2009 for the pesticide of 

interest. 

For general questions on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kevin Costello, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 

5026; e-mail address: 

costello.kevin@epa.gov. 

For general questions on OPP’s 

Endangered Species Protection Program 

contact: Arty Williams, Environmental 

Fate and Effects Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number (703) 305– 

7695; fax number (703) 308–4776; email address: williams.arty@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document extends the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register of April 22, 2009, 74 FR 18374 

(FRL–8410–7). In that document, EPA 

announced the availability of the draft 

ecological risk assessments for the 

registration review of both clomazone 

and fomesafen and opened a public 

comment period on these documents. 

EPA is hereby extending the comment 

period, which was set to end on June 22, 

2009, to August 21, 2009. 

To submit comments, or access the 

public docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the April 22, 2009 Federal 

Register document. If you have 

questions, consult the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Registration Review, Pesticide pests. 

Dated: June 10, 2009. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–14227 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145; FRL–8916–4] 

Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment 

Report for Review of the Secondary 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and 

Oxides of Sulfur 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of draft report for public 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: On or about June 5, 2009, the 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making 

available for public review and 

comment a draft document titled ‘‘Risk 

and Exposure Assessment to Support 

the Review of the Secondary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of 

Sulfur: Second Draft.’’ The purpose of 

this draft document is to convey the 

approach taken to assess environmental 

exposures to ambient oxides of nitrogen 

and sulfur and to characterize 

associated public welfare risks, as well 

as to present the results of those 

assessments. 

DATES: Comments on the above report 

must be received on or before July 17, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–1145, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: Comments may be sent by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. 

• Fax: Fax your comments to 202– 

566–9744, Attention Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. 

• Mail: Send your comments to: Air 

and Radiation Docket and Information 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

your comments to: EPA Docket Center, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 

3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries 


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