81 FR 40695 - Pyridate; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-14813

EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Montana and the North Dakota Departments of Agriculture to use the herbicide pyridate (CAS No. 55512-33-9) on chickpea to control kochia, including glyphosate-resistant kochia. The applicants propose a use of a pesticide that was voluntarily canceled in 2004, and which is now considered to be unregistered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0324; FRL-9947-51]


Pyridate; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemption, 
Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Montana 
and the North Dakota Departments of Agriculture to use the herbicide 
pyridate (CAS No. 55512-33-9) on chickpea to control kochia, including 
glyphosate-resistant kochia. The applicants propose a use of a 
pesticide that was voluntarily canceled in 2004, and which is now 
considered to be unregistered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is soliciting public comment before 
making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0324, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division

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(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 18 of the FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of 
the EPA Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from 
any provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that 
emergency conditions exist which require the exemption. The Montana and 
North Dakota Departments of Agriculture have requested the EPA 
Administrator to issue specific exemptions for the use of pyridate on 
chickpea to control kochia, including glyphosate-resistant kochia in 
chickpea. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted 
as part of this request. The Applicants' submissions which provide an 
explanation of the need for the exemption as well as the proposed use 
pattern can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in the following 
documents ``Montana Section 18 Exemption Request For Tough[supreg] 
Herbicide (pyridate) in Chickpea'' and ``North Dakota Section 18 
Exemption Request For Tough[supreg] Herbicide (pyridate) in Chickpea''.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the 
applications themselves. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for 
specific exemptions proposing use of a pesticide that was voluntarily 
canceled in 2004, and which is now considered to be unregistered under 
the FIFRA.
    The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the 
applications. The Agency, will review and consider all comments 
received during the comment period in determining whether to issue 
specific exemptions requested by the Montana and North Dakota 
Departments of Agriculture.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: June 13, 2016.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. [Docket No. ER16–1882–000] Kimberly D. Bose,
The filings are accessible in the Secretary.
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This is a supplemental notice in the AGENCY
and 214 of the Commission’s above-referenced proceeding of Boulder
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Solar Power, LLC’s application for [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0324; FRL–9947–51]
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern market-based rate authority, with an
time on the specified comment date. Pyridate; Receipt of Applications for
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
Protests may be considered, but Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of
such application includes a request for
intervention is necessary to become a Public Comment
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
party to the proceeding. part 34, of future issuances of securities AGENCY: Environmental Protection
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed and assumptions of liability. Agency (EPA).
information relating to filing Any person desiring to intervene or to
requirements, interventions, protests, ACTION: Notice.
protest should file with the Federal
service, and qualifying facilities filings Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 SUMMARY: EPA has received specific
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, exemption requests from the Montana
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 and the North Dakota Departments of
other information, call (866) 208–3676 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Agriculture to use the herbicide
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and pyridate (CAS No. 55512–33–9) on
Dated: June 16, 2016. 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to chickpea to control kochia, including
Kimberly D. Bose, intervene or protest must serve a copy glyphosate-resistant kochia. The
Secretary. of that document on the Applicant. applicants propose a use of a pesticide
[FR Doc. 2016–14763 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am]
Notice is hereby given that the that was voluntarily canceled in 2004,
deadline for filing protests with regard and which is now considered to be
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to the applicant’s request for blanket unregistered under the Federal
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY future issuances of securities and Act (FIFRA). EPA is soliciting public
assumptions of liability, is July 6, 2016. comment before making the decision
Federal Energy Regulatory The Commission encourages whether or not to grant the exemptions.
Commission electronic submission of protests and DATES: Comments must be received on
interventions in lieu of paper, using the or before July 7, 2016.
[Docket No. EL16–61–000] FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Midcontinent Independent System identified by docket identification (ID)
service, persons with Internet access
Operator, Inc.; Notice of Institution of number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0324, by
who will eFile a document and/or be
Section 206 Proceeding and Refund one of the following methods:
listed as a contact for an intervenor
Effective Date
must create and validate an • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
eRegistration account using the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
On June 16, 2016, the Commission
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling instructions for submitting comments.
issued an order in Docket No. EL16–61–
link to log on and submit the Do not submit electronically any
000, pursuant to section 206 of the
intervention or protests. information you consider to be
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
Persons unable to file electronically Confidential Business Information (CBI)
824e (2012), instituting an investigation
should submit an original and 5 copies or other information whose disclosure is
into the justness and reasonableness of
of the intervention or protest to the restricted by statute.
Midcontinent Independent System
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Operator, Inc.’s Open Access
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
Transmission, Energy and Operating
20426. DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
Reserve Markets Tariff . Midcontinent
The filings in the above-referenced NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
Independent System Operator, Inc., 155
proceeding are accessible in the • Hand Delivery: To make special
FERC ¶ 61,254 (2016).
Commission’s eLibrary system by arrangements for hand delivery or
The refund effective date in Docket
clicking on the appropriate link in the delivery of boxed information, please
No. EL16–61–000, established pursuant
above list. They are also available for follow the instructions at http://
to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
electronic review in the Commission’s www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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DC. There is an eSubscription link on commenting or visiting the docket,
Dated: June 16, 2016. the Web site that enables subscribers to along with more information about
Kimberly D. Bose, receive email notification when a dockets generally, is available at http://
Secretary. document is added to a subscribed www.epa.gov/dockets.
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(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, location, cultural practices, or other FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 factors, may have atypical or COMMISSION
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, disproportionately high and adverse
DC 20460–0001; main telephone human health impacts or environmental [OMB 3060–1192]
number: (703) 305–7090; email address: effects from exposure to the pesticide
RDFRNotices@epa.gov. discussed in this document, compared Information Collection Being Reviewed
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to the general population. by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
I. General Information II. What action is the Agency taking? Authority
A. Does this action apply to me? Under section 18 of the FIFRA (7 AGENCY: Federal Communications
You may be potentially affected by U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the Commission.
this action if you are an agricultural EPA Administrator, a Federal or State ACTION: Notice and request for
producer, food manufacturer, or agency may be exempted from any comments.
pesticide manufacturer. The following provision of FIFRA if the EPA
list of North American Industrial Administrator determines that SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Classification System (NAICS) codes is emergency conditions exist which to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather require the exemption. The Montana required by the Paperwork Reduction
provides a guide to help readers Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
and North Dakota Departments of
determine whether this document 3520), the Federal Communications
Agriculture have requested the EPA
applies to them. Potentially affected Commission (FCC or Commission)
Administrator to issue specific
entities may include: invites the general public and other
exemptions for the use of pyridate on
• Crop production (NAICS code 111). Federal agencies to take this
• Animal production (NAICS code chickpea to control kochia, including opportunity to comment on the
112). glyphosate-resistant kochia in chickpea. following information collections.
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code Information in accordance with 40 CFR Comments are requested concerning:
311). part 166 was submitted as part of this Whether the proposed collection of
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS request. The Applicants’ submissions information is necessary for the proper
code 32532). which provide an explanation of the performance of the functions of the
need for the exemption as well as the Commission, including whether the
B. What should I consider as I prepare proposed use pattern can be found at information shall have practical utility;
my comments for EPA?
http://www.regulations.gov in the the accuracy of the Commission’s
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this following documents ‘‘Montana Section burden estimate; ways to enhance the
information to EPA through 18 Exemption Request For Tough® quality, utility, and clarity of the
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly Herbicide (pyridate) in Chickpea’’ and information collected; ways to minimize
mark the part or all of the information ‘‘North Dakota Section 18 Exemption the burden of the collection of
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI Request For Tough® Herbicide information on the respondents,
information in a disk or CD–ROM that (pyridate) in Chickpea’’. including the use of automated
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the collection techniques or other forms of
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then This notice does not constitute a
information technology; and ways to
identify electronically within the disk or decision by EPA on the applications
further reduce the information
CD–ROM the specific information that themselves. The regulations governing collection burden on small business
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one FIFRA section 18 require publication of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
complete version of the comment that a notice of receipt of an application for The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
includes information claimed as CBI, a specific exemptions proposing use of a collection of information unless it
copy of the comment that does not pesticide that was voluntarily canceled displays a currently valid OMB control
contain the information claimed as CBI in 2004, and which is now considered number. No person shall be subject to
must be submitted for inclusion in the to be unregistered under the FIFRA. any penalty for failing to comply with
public docket. Information so marked The notice provides an opportunity a collection of information subject to the
will not be disclosed except in for public comment on the applications. PRA that does not display a valid OMB
accordance with procedures set forth in The Agency, will review and consider control number.
40 CFR part 2. all comments received during the DATES: Written PRA comments should
2. Tips for preparing your comments. be submitted on or before August 22,
comment period in determining
When preparing and submitting your 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
whether to issue specific exemptions
comments, see the commenting tips at submitting comments, but find it
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ requested by the Montana and North
Dakota Departments of Agriculture. difficult to do so within the period of
comments.html. time allowed by this notice, you should
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. advise the contact listed below as soon
achieve environmental justice, the fair Dated: June 13, 2016. as possible.
treatment and meaningful involvement
Daniel J. Rosenblatt, ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the Director, Registration Division, Office of Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@
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development, implementation, and Pesticide Programs. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
enforcement of environmental laws, [FR Doc. 2016–14813 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
regulations, and policies. To help BILLING CODE 6560–50–P additional information about the
address potential environmental justice information collection, contact Nicole
issues, the Agency seeks information on Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
any groups or segments of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
population who, as a result of their OMB Control Number: 3060–1192.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before July 7, 2016.
Contact		Susan Lewis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
FR Citation		81 FR 40695