PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT
SUBMISSION
Please
read
the
instructions
before
completing
this
form.
For
additional
forms
or
assistance
in
completing
this
form,
contact
your
agency's
Paperwork
Clearance
Officer.
Send
two
copies
of
this
form,
the
collection
instrument
to
be
reviewed,
the
Supporting
Statement
and
any
additional
documentation
to:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Docket
Library,
Room
10102,
725
17th
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20503.

1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
None
a.
2060­
0482
3.
Type
of
information
collection
(
check
one)
a.
G
New
collection
b.
G
Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
X
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
d.
G
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
e.
G
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
G
Existing
collection
in
use
without
an
OMB
control
number
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)
a.
X
Regular
b.
G
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/
c.
G
Delegated
5.
Small
entities
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities?
G
Yes
X
No
For
b­
f,
note
item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
6.
Requested
expiration
date
a.
X
Three
years
from
approval
date
b.
G
Other
Specify:
/
/___

7.
Title:
Protection
of
Stratospheric
Ozone:
Request
for
Applications
for
Critical
Use
Exemption
from
the
Phaseout
of
Methyl
Bromide
(
Renewal)

8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
2031.02
9.
Keywords
agriculture,
pesticides
and
pests,
methyl
bromide,
critical
use
exemption,
Montreal
Protocol,
Clean
Air
Act
10.
Abstract
EPA
is
seeking
to
renew
the
existing
ICR
in
place
for
requesting
applications
from
critical
use
exemptions
for
methyl
bromide
beyond
the
phaseout
date
of
January
1,
2005,
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA).
Specifically,
this
ICR
allows
EPA
to
collect
critical
use
exemption
applications
from
regulated
entities
on
an
annual
basis
to
develop
a
technically
defensible
U.
S.
Nomination
submitted
to
the
Ozone
Secretariat
of
the
United
Nations
Environment
Programme,
which
is
also
required
to
be
submitted
on
an
annual
basis.
Notices
published
in
the
Federal
Register
invite
users
of
methyl
bromide
to
submit
applications.

11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
P
Farms
b.
X
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
Federal
Government
c.
X
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
G
Voluntary
b.
X
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
P
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents
100
b.
Total
annual
responses
100
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
____
25
%______
c.
Total
hours
requested
________
5,000______
ICR
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
97,605
e.
Difference
(
92,605)
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
0
2.
Adjustment
(
92,605)
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)

a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
0
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
0
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
0
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
$
99
e.
Difference
($
99)
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
change
0
2.
Adjustment
($
99)

15.
Purpose
of
information
collection
(
Mark
Primary
With
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
P
Application
for
benefits
e.
__
Program
planning
or
management
b.
__
Program
evaluation
f.
__
Research
c.
__
General
purpose
statistics
g.
X
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)
a.
X
Recordkeeping
b.
Q
Third
party
disclosure
c.
X
Reporting
1.
Q
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.
Q
Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
X
Annually
7.
Q
Biannually
8.
Q
Other
(
describe)

17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?

Q
Yes
X
No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Marta
Montoro
Phone:
202­
343­
9321
OMB
83­
I
10/
95
19.
Certification
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
On
behalf
of
this
Federal
agency,
1
certify
that
the
collection
of
information
encompassed
by
this
request
complies
with'
5
CFR
1320.9.

NOTE:
The
text
of
5
CFR
1320.9,
and
the
related
provisions
of
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3),
appear
at
the
end
of
the
instructions.
The
certification
is
to
be
made
with
reference
to
those
regulatory
provisions
as
set
forth
in
the
instructions.

The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
topics,
regarding
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
that
the
certification
covers:

(
a)
It
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
agency
functions;

(
b)
It
avoids
unnecessary
duplication;

(
c)
It
reduces
burden
on
small
entities;

(
d)
It
uses
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
that
is
understandable
to
respondents;

(
e)
Its
implementation
will
be
consistent
and
compatible
with
current
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices;

(
f)
It
indicates
the
retention
periods
for
recordkeeping
requirements;

(
g)
It
informs
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3):
(
I)
Why
the
information
is
being
collected'
(
ii)
Use
of
information;
(
iii)
Burden
estimate;
(
iv)
Nature
of
response
(
voluntary,
required
for
a
benefit,
or
mandatory);
(
v)
Nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality;
and
(
vi)
Need
to
display
currently
valid
OMB
control
number;

(
h)
It
was
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected
(
see
note
in
Item
19
of
the
instructions);

(
I)
It
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology;
and
(
j)
It
makes
appropriate
use
of
information
technology.

If
you
are
unable
to
certify
compliance
with
any
of
these
provisions,
identify
the
item
below
and
explain
the
reason
in
Item
18
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

Signature
of
Program
Official
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Doreen
Sterling,
Acting
Director
Collection
Strategies
Division
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Date
OMB
83­
I
10/
95
