81 FR 84577 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)

Page Range		84577-84577
FR Document		2016-28270

The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non- agricultural settings.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0385; FRL-9955-44]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Rescheduled Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day 
meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of 
scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic potential 
of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide 
registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non-
agricultural settings.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13-16, 2016, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (202) 564-0103; email address: knott.steven@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Agency is issuing this notice to reschedule the 4-day meeting 
of the FIFRA SAP to consider and review a set of scientific issues 
being evaluated by EPA regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic 
potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino acid 
herbicide registered to control weeds in various agricultural and non-
agricultural settings. The meeting was originally scheduled for October 
18-21, 2016 as announced in the Federal Register on July 26, 2016 (81 
FR 48794) (FRL 9949-22). The new meeting dates are December 13-16, 
2016. For additional information, please visit the public docket for 
this meeting at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2016-0385), the FIFRA SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap or contact 
the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: November 17, 2016.
Laura Bailey,
Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act Honua, identified as Amendment of DATES: The meeting will be held on
(CAA or Act), the EPA Administrator Covered Source Permit Number 0724– December 13–16, 2016, from
signed an Order, dated September 14, 01–C, pursuant to Hawaii’s approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
2016, denying a petition to object to a Administrative Rules at Title 11, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
CAA title V operating permit proposed Chapter 60.1, Air Pollution Control. the Environmental Protection Agency,
by the Clean Air Branch, Environmental The Petitioner requested that EPA Conference Center, Lobby Level, One
Management Division, Hawaii object to the above referenced permit Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Department of Health (HDOH) for the based on the following ten claims: (1) Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility, LLC (Hu HDOH has failed to satisfy the public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Honua) in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. The Order participation requirements of the Act, Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of Science
constitutes a final action on the petition title V regulations, and state law; (2) Coordination and Policy (7201M),
submitted by the Law Office of Marc permit limitations for criteria pollutants Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Chytilo, on behalf of Preserve Pepeekeo are not practically enforceable; (3) Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Health & Environment (Petitioner), on emissions limitations for hazardous air DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
September 15, 2014 (Petition). A pollutants (HAPs) are not federally or (202) 564–0103; email address:
petitioner may seek judicial review in practically enforceable; (4) emissions knott.steven@epa.gov.
the United States Court of Appeals for factors for HAPs are unacceptable; (5)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the appropriate circuit of those portions the permit does not explicitly preclude
of the petition which EPA denied. Any affirmative defenses; (6) the monitoring Background
petition for review shall be filed within report requirements are not practically The Agency is issuing this notice to
60 days from the date this notice enforceable; (7) there is no requirement reschedule the 4-day meeting of the
appears in the Federal Register. for monitoring, recording, and reporting FIFRA SAP to consider and review a set
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the flow meter data; (8) special condition E6 of scientific issues being evaluated by
Petition, and all pertinent information concerning semi-annual reporting is EPA regarding EPA’s evaluation of the
relating thereto are on file at the ambiguous; (9) the permit fails to carcinogenic potential of glyphosate, a
following location: EPA Region 9; Air address greenhouse gas emissions; and non-selective, phosphonomethyl amino
Division; 75 Hawthorne Street; San (10) HDOH failed to estimate emissions acid herbicide registered to control
Francisco, California 94105. from malfunction or upset conditions. weeds in various agricultural and non-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On September 14, 2016, the agricultural settings. The meeting was
Gerardo Rios, Section Chief, Air Permits Administrator issued an Order denying originally scheduled for October 18–21,
Office, EPA Region 9, at (415) 972–3974 each of the claims raised in the Petition. 2016 as announced in the Federal
or rios.gerardo@epa.gov. The Order explains the EPA’s rationale Register on July 26, 2016 (81 FR 48794)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA for denying the petition. No (FRL 9949–22). The new meeting dates
affords the EPA a 45-day period to modification or replacement of the are December 13–16, 2016. For
review and, as appropriate, the above referenced permit is required as a additional information, please visit the
authority to object to operating permits result of this Order. public docket for this meeting at http://
proposed by state permitting authorities Dated: November 3, 2016. www.regulations.gov (Docket number
under title V of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. Elizabeth Adams, EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0385), the FIFRA
7661–7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the Acting Director, Air Division, Region IX. SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sap
CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any [FR Doc. 2016–28268 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am] or contact the Designated Federal
person to petition the EPA BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER
Administrator to object to a title V INFORMATION CONTACT.
operating permit within 60 days after Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C.
the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 301 et seq.
review period if the EPA has not AGENCY Dated: November 17, 2016.
objected on its own initiative. Petitions
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0385; FRL–9955–44] Laura Bailey,
must be based only on objections to the
permit that were raised with reasonable Acting Director, Office of Science
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Coordination and Policy.
specificity during the public comment
Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting [FR Doc. 2016–28270 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
period provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was AGENCY: Environmental Protection BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

impracticable to raise these issues Agency (EPA).
during the comment period or the ACTION: Notice.
grounds for the issues arose after this ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
period. SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this AGENCY
On September 15, 2014, the EPA notice to reschedule the 4-day meeting [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0745; FRL–9955–55–
received a Petition dated September 13, of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, OAR]
2014, pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory
the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661d(b)(2), and 40 Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and Proposed Information Collection
CFR 70.8(d). The Petition requested that review a set of scientific issues being Request; Comment Request;
the EPA object to the title V operating evaluated by the Environmental Reformulated Gasoline Commingling
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permit proposed on March 14, 2014 by Protection Agency (EPA) regarding Provisions (Renewal)
HDOH, for the Hu Honua Bioenergy EPA’s evaluation of the carcinogenic AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Facility, which is an electricity potential of glyphosate, a non-selective, Agency (EPA).
generating facility that consists phosphonomethyl amino acid herbicide ACTION: Notice.
primarily of a single biomass-fired registered to control weeds in various
steam boiler. On February 18, 2016, agricultural and non-agricultural SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
HDOH issued a final permit for Hu settings. Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting will be held on December 13-16, 2016, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact		Steven M. Knott, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
FR Citation		81 FR 84577