81 FR 21343 - 2016 Spring Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 69 (April 11, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 69 (April 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-08277 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 21343-21344] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08277] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9944-85-Region 1] 2016 Spring Joint Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the joint 2016 Spring Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union (MANE- VU). The meeting agenda will include topics regarding reducing ground- level ozone precursors and matters relative to Regional Haze and visibility improvement in Federal Class I areas in a multi-pollutant context. DATES: The meeting will be held on June 3, 2016 starting at 9:15 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Palomar Philadelphia, 117 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-563-5006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For documents and press inquiries contact: Ozone Transport Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322, Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508-3840; email: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.otcair.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at section 184 provisions for the Control of Interstate Ozone Air Pollution. Section 184(a) establishes an Ozone Transport Region (OTR) comprised of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, parts of Virginia and the District of Columbia. The purpose of the OTC is to deal with ground-level ozone formation, transport, and control within the OTR. The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU) was formed in 2001, in response to EPA's issuance of the Regional Haze rule. MANE- VU's members include: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the Penobscot Indian Nation, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe along with EPA and Federal Land Managers. Type of Meeting: Open. Agenda: Copies of the final agenda will be available from the OTC office (202) 508-3840; by email: ozone@ [[Page 21344]] otcair.org or via the OTC Web site at http://www.otcair.org. Dated: March 28, 2016. H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator, Region I. [FR Doc. 2016-08277 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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registration review docket (EPA–HQ– evaluations before developing proposed ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OPP–2008–0351) at http:// registration review decisions for AGENCY
www.regulations.gov. chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion.
Malathion is a non-systemic, wide 1. Other related information. [FRL–9944–85–Region 1]
spectrum OP. It is used in the Additional information on endangered
agricultural production of a wide variety species risk assessment and the NAS 2016 Spring Joint Meeting of the
of food/feed crops to control insects report recommendations are available at Ozone Transport Commission and the
such as aphids, leafhoppers, and Mid-Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union
https://www.epa.gov/endangered-
Japanese beetles. Malathion is also used
species/implementing-nas-report- AGENCY: Environmental Protection
in USDA’s Cotton Boll Weevil
recommendations-ecological-risk- Agency (EPA).
Eradication Program, Fruit Fly (Medfly)
assessment-endangered-and. ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Control Program, and for mosquito-
Information on the Agency’s registration
borne disease control. It is also
review program and its implementing SUMMARY: The United States
registered for outdoor residential uses
regulation is available at https:// Environmental Protection Agency is
which include vegetable gardens, home
www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. announcing the joint 2016 Spring
orchards, and ornamentals. EPA has
completed a draft biological evaluation 2. Information submission Meeting of the Ozone Transport
to assess whether all registered uses of requirements. Anyone may submit data Commission (OTC) and the Mid-
malathion may affect listed species and or information in response to this Atlantic Northeast Visibility Union
designated critical habitat. The draft document. To be considered during a (MANE–VU). The meeting agenda will
malathion biological evaluation is pesticide’s registration review, the include topics regarding reducing
viewable at: https://www.epa.gov/ submitted data or information must ground-level ozone precursors and
endangered-species/biological- meet the following requirements: matters relative to Regional Haze and
evaluation-chapters-malathion. visibility improvement in Federal Class
• To ensure that EPA will consider I areas in a multi-pollutant context.
Comments on the draft biological data or information submitted,
evaluation for malathion should be interested persons must submit the data DATES: The meeting will be held on June
submitted to the malathion registration or information during the comment 3, 2016 starting at 9:15 a.m. and ending
review docket (EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– period. The Agency may, at its at 4:00 p.m.
0317) at http://www.regulations.gov. discretion, consider data or information ADDRESSES: Palomar Philadelphia, 117
IV. Public Review and Comment submitted at a later date. South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103, 215–563–5006.
Opportunity • The data or information submitted
must be presented in a legible and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is
providing an opportunity, through this useable form. For example, an English For documents and press inquiries
notice of availability, for interested translation must accompany any contact: Ozone Transport Commission,
parties to provide comments and input material that is not in English, and a 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322,
concerning the Agency’s draft biological written transcript must accompany any Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508–3840;
evaluations for chlorpyrifos, diazinon, information submitted as an email: ozone@otcair.org; Web site:
and malathion. Such comments and audiographic or videographic record. http://www.otcair.org.
input could address, among other Written material may be submitted in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean
things, the Agency’s risk assessment paper or electronic form. Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at
methodologies and assumptions, as • Submitters must clearly identify the section 184 provisions for the Control of
applied to these draft biological source of any submitted data or Interstate Ozone Air Pollution. Section
evaluations. The Agency will consider information. 184(a) establishes an Ozone Transport
all comments received during the public Region (OTR) comprised of the States of
comment period and make changes, as • Submitters may request the Agency Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
appropriate, to the draft biological to reconsider data or information that Maryland, Massachusetts, New
evaluations. EPA will then issue final the Agency rejected in a previous Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
biological evaluations, explain any review. However, submitters must Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
changes to the draft biological explain why they believe the Agency parts of Virginia and the District of
evaluations, and respond to comments. should reconsider the data or Columbia. The purpose of the OTC is to
For those species and designated critical information in the pesticide’s deal with ground-level ozone formation,
habitats where registered uses of the registration review. transport, and control within the OTR.
pesticides are ‘‘likely to adversely As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility
affect’’ species and/or habitat, USFWS registration review docket for each Union (MANE–VU) was formed in 2001,
and NMFS will utilize the analyses and pesticide case will remain publicly in response to EPA’s issuance of the
data from the biological evaluations in accessible through the duration of the Regional Haze rule. MANE–VU’s
their final Biological Opinions for each registration review process; that is, until members include: Connecticut,
of the three chemicals. The final all actions required in the final decision Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Biological Opinions for the three on the registration review case have Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
chemicals are currently scheduled for been completed. Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
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December 2017. In the Federal Register Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
notice announcing the availability of the the Penobscot Indian Nation, the St.
final biological evaluations, if the final Dated: March 28, 2016. Regis Mohawk Tribe along with EPA
biological evaluations indicate risks of Michael Goodis, and Federal Land Managers.
concern, the Agency may provide a Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Type of Meeting: Open.
comment period for the public to submit Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Agenda: Copies of the final agenda
suggestions for mitigating the risk [FR Doc. 2016–08279 Filed 4–8–16; 8:45 am] will be available from the OTC office
identified in the final biological BILLING CODE 6560–50–P (202) 508–3840; by email: ozone@
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otcair.org or via the OTC Web site at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 264–1107) on March 21, 2016. Bayer
http://www.otcair.org. Susan Lewis, Registration Division confirmed that neither formulation is
Dated: March 28, 2016. (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, commercially active.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
III. What action is the agency taking?
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Regional Administrator, Region I. This notice announces receipt by EPA
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
[FR Doc. 2016–08277 Filed 4–8–16; 8:45 am] of a request from Bayer CropScience LP
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P RDFRNotices@epa.gov. to cancel their registrations for two
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: specific flubendiamide product
registrations. The affected products and
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION I. General Information the registrant making the request are
AGENCY identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
A. Does this action apply to me?
Unless the request is withdrawn by the
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0099; FRL–9944–33] This action is directed to the public registrant, EPA intends to issue an order
in general and may be of interest to a cancelling the affected registration.
Flubendiamide; Notice of Receipt of wide range of stakeholders including
Request To Voluntarily Cancel a environmental, human health, and
Pesticide Product Registration
TABLE 1—FLUBENDIAMIDE PRODUCT
agricultural advocates; the chemical REGISTRATION WITH PENDING RE-
AGENCY: Environmental Protection industry; pesticide users; and members
QUEST FOR CANCELLATION
Agency (EPA). of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since Registra-
ACTION: Notice. Product name Company
others also may be interested, the tion No.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Agency has not attempted to describe all
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and the specific entities that may be affected 264–1026 SYNAPSE WG Bayer
by this action. Insecticide. CropScience
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing LP.
a notice of receipt of a request by the B. What should I consider as I prepare 264–1107 SYNAPSE 480 Bayer
registrant to voluntarily cancel two my comments for EPA? Insecticide. CropScience
flubendiamide end-use products. The LP.
request would delete the registrations of 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
the flubendiamide products SYNAPSE information to EPA through Table 2 of this unit includes the name
WG Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 264– regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark and address of record for the registrant
1026) and SYNAPSE 480 Insecticide the part or all of the information that of the products listed in Table 1 of this
(EPA Reg. No. 264–1107). EPA intends you claim to be CBI. For CBI unit. This number corresponds to the
to grant this request, unless the information in a disk or CD–ROM that first part of the EPA registration
registrant withdraws its request. If this you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the numbers of the products listed in Table
request is granted, any sale or disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 1 of this unit.
distribution of the products listed in identify electronically within the disk or
this notice will not be permitted after CD–ROM the specific information that TABLE 2—REGISTRANT REQUESTING
the registration has been cancelled as is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION
described in the final order.
includes information claimed as CBI, a EPA
DATES: Comments must be received on
copy of the comment that does not company Company name and address
or before May 11, 2016. contain the information claimed as CBI No.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, must be submitted for inclusion in the
identified by docket identification (ID) public docket. Information so marked 264 ....... Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. Box
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0099, by will not be disclosed except in 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive,
one of the following methods: Research Triangle Park, NC
accordance with procedures set forth in 27709–2014.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 40 CFR part 2.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
instructions for submitting comments. IV. What is the agency’s authority for
When preparing and submitting your
Do not submit electronically any taking this action?
comments, see the commenting tips at
information you consider to be http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
Confidential Business Information (CBI) comments.html. 136d(f)(1)) provides that a registrant of
or other information whose disclosure is a pesticide product may, at any time,
restricted by statute. II. Background on the Receipt of request that any of its pesticide
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Request To Cancel Registration registrations be cancelled or amended to
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ This notice announces receipt by EPA terminate one or more uses. FIFRA
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. of a request from Bayer CropScience LP, further provides that, before acting on
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander the request, EPA must publish a notice
• Hand Delivery: To make special Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC of receipt of any such request in the
arrangements for hand delivery or 27709–2014 to cancel two specific Federal Register.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
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delivery of boxed information, please flubendiamide end-use product
follow the instructions at http:// registrations as identified in Tables 1 136d(f)(1)(B)) requires that before acting
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. and 2 of Unit III. Specifically, Bayer on a request for voluntary cancellation,
Additional instructions on commenting CropScience LP submitted written EPA must provide a 30-day public
or visiting the docket, along with more requests to voluntarily cancel SYNAPSE comment period on the request for
information about dockets generally, is WG Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 264– voluntary cancellation or use
available at http://www.epa.gov/ 1026) on December 12, 2014, and termination. In addition, FIFRA section
dockets. SYNAPSE 480 Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C))
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| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on June 3, 2016 starting at 9:15 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | For documents and press inquiries contact: Ozone Transport Commission, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322, Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508-3840; email: [email protected]; Web site: http:// www.otcair.org. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 21343 |
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