81_FR_11600 81 FR 11557 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

81 FR 11557 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)

Page Range11557-11558
FR Document2016-04833

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11557-11558]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04833]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9025-8]


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information (202) 564-7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
Filed 02/22/2016 Through 02/26/2016,
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public 
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment 
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20160047, Final Supplement, NNSA, TN, Production of Tritium in 
a Commercial Light Water Reactor, Review Period Ends: 04/04/2016, 
Contact: Curtis Chambellan 505-845-5073.
EIS No. 20160048, Final, USAF, AK, United States Air Force F-35A 
Operational Beddown-Pacific, Review Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: 
Toni Ristau 907-377-2116.
EIS No. 20160049, Final, DOE, NM, Disposal of Greater-than-Class-C 
(GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and GTCC-Like Waste, Review Period 
Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: Theresa J. Kliczewski 202-586-3301.
EIS No. 20160050, Final, USFS, CA, Jess Project, Review Period Ends: 
04/04/2016, Contact: Danika Carlson 530-468-1225.
EIS No. 20160051, Draft, DOC, PRO, Programmatic--Nationwide Public 
Safety Broadband Network for the Non-Contiguous United States, Comment 
Period Ends: 05/03/2016, Contact: Amanda Pereira 571-665-6141.
EIS No. 20160052, Final, USACE, CA, Cordova Hills, Review Period Ends: 
04/04/2016, Contact: Lisa M. Gibson 916-557-5288.
EIS No. 20160053, Final Supplement, TVA, TN, Adoption--Production of 
Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor, Contact: Charles P. 
Nicholson 865-632-3582. The Tennessee Valley Authority is adopting the 
U.S.

[[Page 11558]]

Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's FSEIS 
#20160047, filed with EPA on 02/24/2016. TVA is a cooperating agency 
for the project. Therefore, recirculation of the document is not 
necessary under Section 1306.3(c) of the CEQ Regulations.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20150343, Draft, NPS, AZ, Backcountry Management Plan Grand 
Canyon National Park, Comment Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: Rachel 
Bennett 928-638-7326. Revision to FR Notice Published 12/11/2015; 
Extending Comment Period from 03/04/2016 to 04/04/2016.
EIS No. 20160028, Final, FHWA, WI, I-94 East-West Corridor (70th St-
16th St), Review Period Ends: 04/15/2016, Contact: Michael Davies 608-
829-7500. Revision to FR Notice Published 02/12/2016; Extending Comment 
Period from 03/14/2016 to 04/15/2016.

    Dated: March 1, 2016.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 2016-04833 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  September 30, 2019. Rate Order No.                      156,1 Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2,                   Dated: February 26, 2016.
                                                  WAPA–173 will be submitted to FERC                      CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI–                        Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall,
                                                  for confirmation and approval on a final                T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4,                        Deputy Secretary of Energy.
                                                  basis.                                                  CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and                        [FR Doc. 2016–04876 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Dated: February 26, 2016.                             CV–GID1. FERC approved the rates for                  BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                                                                          five years through September 30, 2016.
                                                  Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall,
                                                                                                          On August 25, 2015, Western published
                                                  Deputy Secretary of Energy.                             a notice in the Federal Register                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    proposing to extend the existing formula              AGENCY
                                                                                                          Rate Schedules for three years, without
                                                  Deputy Secretary                                        adjustment.2 In accordance with 10 CFR                [ER–FRL–9025–8]
                                                    In the Matter of: Western Area Power                  903.23(a), Western provided for a
                                                                                                                                                                Environmental Impact Statements;
                                                  Administration Extension of Formula Rates               consultation and comment period that
                                                                                                                                                                Notice of Availability
                                                  for the Central Valley Project, California-             ended on September 24, 2015. Western
                                                  Oregon Transmission Project, Pacific                    received three comments, each in                        Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
                                                  Alternating Current Intertie, and Third-Party           support of the three-year rate extension.             Activities, General Information (202)
                                                  Transmission Service; and Information on                Discussion                                            564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.
                                                  the Path 15 Transmission Upgrade, Rate                                                                        Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
                                                  Order No. WAPA–173.                                        The power, transmission, and                         Statements (EISs)
                                                                                                          ancillary service formula rates, Rate                 Filed 02/22/2016 Through 02/26/2016,
                                                  Order Confirming, Approving, And                        Schedules CV–F13, CPP–2, CV–T3, CV–
                                                  Placing The Central Valley Project,                                                                           Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
                                                                                                          NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI–T3, CV–TPT7,
                                                  California-Oregon Transmission                          CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4, CV–SUR4, CV–                        Notice
                                                  Project, Pacific Alternating Current                    RFS4, CV–EID4, and CV–GID1,                             Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
                                                  Intertie, And Third-Party Transmission                  approved under Rate Order No. WAPA–                   requires that EPA make public its
                                                  Service Formula Rates Into Effect On                    156, expire on September 30, 2016. The                comments on EISs issued by other
                                                  An Interim Basis                                        existing formula rate methodologies are               Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
                                                                                                          recalculated at least annually and                    on EISs are available at: https://
                                                     These rates were established in
                                                                                                          provide adequate revenue to recover                   cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/
                                                  accordance with section 302 of the
                                                                                                          annual expenses, including interest                   action/eis/search.
                                                  Department of Energy (DOE)
                                                                                                          expense, and repay capital investments                EIS No. 20160047, Final Supplement,
                                                  Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This
                                                                                                          within allowable time periods, thus                     NNSA, TN, Production of Tritium in
                                                  Act transferred to and vested in the
                                                                                                          ensuring repayment within the cost                      a Commercial Light Water Reactor,
                                                  Secretary of Energy the power marketing
                                                                                                          recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order                Review Period Ends: 04/04/2016,
                                                  functions of the Secretary of the
                                                                                                          RA 6120.2.                                              Contact: Curtis Chambellan 505–845–
                                                  Department of the Interior and the
                                                                                                             Rate Order No. WAPA–173 extends,                     5073.
                                                  Bureau of Reclamation under the
                                                                                                          without adjustment, the existing                      EIS No. 20160048, Final, USAF, AK,
                                                  Reclamation Act of 1902 (Ch. 1093, 32
                                                                                                          formula Rate Schedules CV–F13, CPP–                     United States Air Force F–35A
                                                  Stat. 388), as amended and
                                                                                                          2, CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–T3, PACI–                       Operational Beddown-Pacific, Review
                                                  supplemented by subsequent laws,
                                                                                                          T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–SPR4,                          Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact:
                                                  particularly section 9(c) of the
                                                                                                          CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4, and                          Toni Ristau 907–377–2116.
                                                  Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43
                                                                                                          CV–GID1 through September 30, 2019,                   EIS No. 20160049, Final, DOE, NM,
                                                  U.S.C. 485h(c)), section 5 of the Flood
                                                                                                          thereby continuing to ensure project                    Disposal of Greater-than-Class-C
                                                  Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s),
                                                                                                          repayment within the cost recovery                      (GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste
                                                  and other acts that specifically apply to
                                                                                                          criteria.                                               and GTCC-Like Waste, Review Period
                                                  the project involved.
                                                     By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00A,                                                                          Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact: Theresa J.
                                                  effective October 25, 2013, the Secretary               Order                                                   Kliczewski 202–586–3301.
                                                                                                                                                                EIS No. 20160050, Final, USFS, CA, Jess
                                                  of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to                 In view of the above and under the
                                                                                                                                                                  Project, Review Period Ends: 04/04/
                                                  develop power and transmission rates to                 authority delegated to me, I hereby
                                                                                                                                                                  2016, Contact: Danika Carlson 530–
                                                  the Administrator of the Western Area                   extend, on an interim basis, the existing
                                                                                                                                                                  468–1225.
                                                  Power Administration (Western); (2) the                 power, transmission, and ancillary                    EIS No. 20160051, Draft, DOC, PRO,
                                                  authority to confirm, approve, and place                services formula Rate Schedules CV–                     Programmatic—Nationwide Public
                                                  such rates into effect on an interim basis              F13, CPP–2, CV–T3, CV–NWT5, COTP–                       Safety Broadband Network for the
                                                  to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and                  T3, PACI–T3, CV–TPT7, CV–UUP1, CV–                      Non-Contiguous United States,
                                                  (3) the authority to confirm, approve,                  SPR4, CV–SUR4, CV–RFS4, CV–EID4,                        Comment Period Ends: 05/03/2016,
                                                  and place into effect on a final basis, to              and CV–GID1. Rate Order No. WAPA–                       Contact: Amanda Pereira 571–665–
                                                  remand, or to disapprove such rates to                  173 extends, without adjustment, the                    6141.
                                                  the Federal Energy Regulatory                           existing formula rates through                        EIS No. 20160052, Final, USACE, CA,
                                                  Commission (FERC). This extension is                    September 30, 2019. The formula rates                   Cordova Hills, Review Period Ends:
                                                  issued pursuant to the Delegation Order                 shall be in effect on an interim basis,                 04/04/2016, Contact: Lisa M. Gibson
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                                                  and DOE rate extension procedures at                    pending FERC’s confirmation and                         916–557–5288.
                                                  10 CFR 903.23(a).                                       approval of this extension or substitute              EIS No. 20160053, Final Supplement,
                                                                                                          rate on a final basis.                                  TVA, TN, Adoption—Production of
                                                  Background
                                                                                                            1 See U.S. Dept. of Energy, Western Area Power
                                                                                                                                                                  Tritium in a Commercial Light Water
                                                    On December 2, 2011, FERC                                                                                     Reactor, Contact: Charles P. Nicholson
                                                                                                          Admin., Docket No. EF11–9–000, 137 FERC
                                                  confirmed and approved the existing                     ¶ 62,201 (2011).                                        865–632–3582. The Tennessee Valley
                                                  formula rates, Rate Order No. WAPA–                       2 See 80 FR 51556 (August 25, 2015).                  Authority is adopting the U.S.


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                                                     Department of Energy’s National                      ADDRESSES:  All persons who request a                 that explain how eligible persons may
                                                     Nuclear Security Administration’s                    hearing must comply with the Agency’s                 request a hearing and the consequences
                                                     FSEIS #20160047, filed with EPA on                   Rules of Practice Governing Hearings,                 of requesting or failing to request such
                                                     02/24/2016. TVA is a cooperating                     40 CFR part 164. Requests for hearing                 a hearing (see Unit VII.).
                                                     agency for the project. Therefore,                   must be filed with the Hearing Clerk in               B. What is the Agency’s authority for
                                                     recirculation of the document is not                 EPA’s Office of Administrative Law                    taking these actions?
                                                     necessary under Section 1306.3(c) of                 Judges (‘‘OALJ’’), in conformance with
                                                     the CEQ Regulations.                                 the requirements of 40 CFR part 164.                    The Agency’s authority is contained
                                                                                                          The OALJ uses different addresses                     in section 6(e) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C.
                                                  Amended Notices                                                                                               136d(e).
                                                                                                          depending on the delivery method.
                                                  EIS No. 20150343, Draft, NPS, AZ,                       Please see Unit VII. for specific                     C. Who is affected by this action?
                                                    Backcountry Management Plan Grand                     instructions.
                                                    Canyon National Park, Comment                                                                                  This announcement will directly
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      affect the pesticide registrants listed in
                                                    Period Ends: 04/04/2016, Contact:                     Susan Lewis, Registration Division
                                                    Rachel Bennett 928–638–7326.                                                                                Unit I.A. and others who may distribute,
                                                                                                          (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,                sell or use the products listed in Unit
                                                    Revision to FR Notice Published 12/                   Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                    11/2015; Extending Comment Period                                                                           I.A. This announcement may also be of
                                                                                                          Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    particular interest to a wide range of
                                                    from 03/04/2016 to 04/04/2016.                        DC 20460–0001; main telephone                         stakeholders including environmental,
                                                  EIS No. 20160028, Final, FHWA, WI, I–                   number: (703) 305–7090; email address:                human health, farm worker, and
                                                    94 East-West Corridor (70th St–16th                   RDFRNotices@epa.gov.                                  agricultural advocates; the chemical
                                                    St), Review Period Ends: 04/15/2016,
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            industry; pesticide users; and members
                                                    Contact: Michael Davies 608–829–
                                                                                                                                                                of the public interested in the sale,
                                                    7500. Revision to FR Notice Published                 I. Executive Summary
                                                                                                                                                                distribution, or use of pesticides. EPA
                                                    02/12/2016; Extending Comment
                                                                                                          A. What action is the Agency taking?                  believes the stakeholders described
                                                    Period from 03/14/2016 to 04/15/
                                                                                                             EPA is announcing its intent to cancel             above encompass those likely to be
                                                    2016.
                                                                                                          the registration of four (4) pesticide                affected; however, more remote effects
                                                    Dated: March 1, 2016.                                                                                       are possible, and the Agency has not
                                                                                                          products containing the insecticide
                                                  Dawn Roberts,                                                                                                 attempted to describe all the other
                                                                                                          flubendiamide owing to the registrants’
                                                  Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance                     failure to comply with a required                     specific entities that may be affected by
                                                  Division, Office of Federal Activities.                                                                       this action.
                                                                                                          condition of their registrations.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–04833 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]              Specifically, EPA intends to cancel each              II. Legal Authority
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  of the following pesticide products,
                                                                                                                                                                   FIFRA generally governs pesticide
                                                                                                          listed in sequence by EPA registration
                                                                                                                                                                sale, distribution, and use in the United
                                                                                                          number.
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                   • EPA Reg. No. 264–1025—BELT SC                    States and establishes a federal
                                                  AGENCY                                                  Insecticide.                                          registration scheme that generally
                                                                                                             • EPA Reg. No. 71711–26—                           precludes distributing or selling any
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0099; FRL–9943–25]                     FLUBENDIAMIDE Technical.                              pesticide that has not been ‘‘registered’’
                                                                                                             • EPA Reg. No. 71711–32—VETICA                     by EPA. 7 U.S.C. 136a(a). A FIFRA
                                                  Flubendiamide; Notice of Intent To                      Insecticide.                                          registration is a license that establishes
                                                  Cancel Pesticide Registrations                             • EPA Reg. No. 71711–33—                           the terms and conditions under which
                                                                                                          TOURISMO Insecticide.                                 a pesticide may be lawfully sold,
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                           The following is a list of the names               distributed, and used. See id. 7 U.S.C.
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           and addresses of record for all                       136a(c)(1)(A)–(F) and 136a(d)(1).
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         registrants of the products listed in this               The flubendiamide products at issue
                                                                                                          unit, in sequence by EPA company                      in this proceeding were conditionally
                                                  SUMMARY:    Pursuant to section 6(e) of the             number (this number corresponds to the                registered pursuant to FIFRA section
                                                  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and                      first part of the EPA registration                    3(c)(7)(C) and EPA’s regulations at 40
                                                  Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA hereby                     numbers of the products).                             CFR 152.114 and 152.115. Those
                                                  announces its intent to cancel the                         • EPA Co. No. 264—Bayer                            provisions allow that a conditional
                                                  registration of four (4) pesticide                      CropScience LP, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.                registration of an active ingredient not
                                                  products containing the insecticide                     Alexander Drive, Research Triangle                    contained in any currently registered
                                                  flubendiamide owing to the registrants’                 Park, NC 27709–2014.                                  products be registered for a reasonably
                                                  failure to comply with a required                          • EPA Co. No. 71711—Nichino                        sufficient time for the registrant to
                                                  condition of their registrations. This                  America, Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill                   generate and submit newly-required
                                                  document identifies the products at                     Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE                       data on the condition that by the end of
                                                  issue, summarizes EPA’s basis for these                 19808–2951.                                           such time the Administrator determines
                                                  actions, and explains how adversely                        In addition, this document                         the data do not meet or exceed risk
                                                  affected persons may request a hearing                  summarizes EPA’s legal authority for                  criteria and subject to such other
                                                  and the consequences of requesting or                   the proposed cancellation (see Unit II.),             conditions as the Administrator may
                                                  failing to request such a hearing.                      the registrants’ failure to comply with a             prescribe. The conditional registration
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                                                  DATES: Under FIFRA section 6(e),                        required condition of registration (see               provision was added to FIFRA to
                                                  affected registrants and other adversely                Unit III.), EPA’s existing stocks                     address the inequity created by the
                                                  affected persons must request a hearing                 determination (see Unit IV.), scope of                then-existing statutory scheme between
                                                  within 30 days from the date that the                   the ensuing cancellation proceeding if a              existing registrants and new applicants,
                                                  affected registrant received EPA’s Notice               hearing is requested (see Unit V.),                   and to provide a ‘‘middle ground’’ in the
                                                  of Intent to Cancel. Please see Unit                    timing of cancellation of registration                registration process between totally
                                                  VII.A.2. for specific instructions.                     (see Unit VI.), and procedural matters                denying registration and granting it. See


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