[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22049-22051]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10190]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-8579]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule identifies communities where the sale of flood
insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates
listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain
management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has
adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the
effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not
occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the
Federal Register on a subsequent date. Also, information identifying
the current participation status of a community can be obtained from
FEMA's Community Status Book (CSB). The CSB is available at https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.

DATES: The effective date of each community's scheduled suspension is
the third date (``Susp.'') listed in the third column of the following
tables.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you want to determine whether a
particular community was suspended on the suspension date or for
further information, contact Adrienne L. Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP enables property owners to purchase
Federal flood insurance that is not otherwise generally available from
private insurers. In return, communities agree to adopt and administer
local floodplain management measures aimed at protecting lives and new
construction from future flooding. Section 1315 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits the sale
of NFIP flood insurance unless an appropriate public body adopts
adequate floodplain management measures with effective enforcement
measures. The communities listed in this document no longer meet that
statutory requirement for compliance with program regulations, 44 CFR
part 59. Accordingly, the communities will be suspended on the
effective date in the third column. As of that date, flood insurance
will no longer be available in the community. We recognize that some of
these communities may adopt and submit the required documentation of
legally enforceable floodplain

management measures after this rule is published but prior to the
actual suspension date. These communities will not be suspended and
will continue to be eligible for the sale of NFIP flood insurance. A
notice withdrawing the suspension of such communities will be published
in the Federal Register.
    In addition, FEMA publishes a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that
identifies the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in these communities.
The date of the FIRM, if one has been published, is indicated in the
fourth column of the table. No direct Federal financial assistance
(except assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act not in connection with a flood) may be
provided for construction or acquisition of buildings in identified
SFHAs for communities not participating in the NFIP and identified for
more than a year on FEMA's initial FIRM for the community as having
flood-prone areas (section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4106(a), as amended). This prohibition against
certain types of Federal assistance becomes effective for the
communities listed on the date shown in the last column. The
Administrator finds that notice and public comment procedures under 5
U.S.C. 553(b), are impracticable and unnecessary because communities
listed in this final rule have been adequately notified.
    Each community receives 6-month, 90-day, and 30-day notification
letters addressed to the Chief Executive Officer stating that the
community will be suspended unless the required floodplain management
measures are met prior to the effective suspension date. Since these
notifications were made, this final rule may take effect within less
than 30 days.
    National Environmental Policy Act. FEMA has determined that the
community suspension(s) included in this rule is a non-discretionary
action and therefore the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not apply.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Administrator has determined that
this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance coverage unless
an appropriate public body adopts adequate floodplain management
measures with effective enforcement measures. The communities listed no
longer comply with the statutory requirements, and after the effective
date, flood insurance will no longer be available in the communities
unless remedial action takes place.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This rule involves no policies
that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule meets the
applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule does not involve any collection
of information for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

    Flood insurance, Floodplains.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is amended as follows:

PART 64--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 64 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp.; p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR,
1979 Comp.; p. 376.

Sec.  64.6  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  64.6 are amended
as follows:

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                                                 Effective date
                                                 authorization/
                                   Community    cancellation of    Current effective map   Date certain federal
       State and location             No.        sale of flood             date           assist- ance no longer
                                                  insurance in                              available in SFHAs
                                                   community
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            Region V

Illinois:
    Beardstown, City of, Cass          170022  May 9, 1975,       May 16, 2019..........  May 16, 2019.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 2,
                                                1980, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Cass County, Unincorporated        170810  June 10, 1974,     ......do..............   Do.
     Areas.                                     Emerg; November
                                                15, 1985, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
Michigan:
    Bay, Township of,                  260796  April 8, 1987,     ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; September
                                                18, 1987, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Charlevoix, City of,               260057  December 13,       ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1974, Emerg;
                                                February 11,
                                                1983, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Charlevoix, Township of,           260790  January 9, 1987,   ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; September
                                                18, 1987, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Eveline, Township of,              260773  September 8,       ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1986, Emerg;
                                                September 18,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Marion, Township of,               260808  September 15,      ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         1987, Emerg;
                                                April 15, 1988,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    South Arm, Township of,            260761  May 14, 1986,      ......do..............   Do.
     Charlevoix County.                         Emerg; March 18,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.

           Region VI

Arkansas:
    Clarksville, City of,              050112  June 26, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Johnson County.                            Emerg; September
                                                30, 1982, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Coal Hill, City of, Johnson        050315  August 6, 1975,    ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; May 4,
                                                1982, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Hartman, City of, Johnson          050251  November 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    2009, Emerg;
                                                November 26,
                                                2010, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.

    Johnson County,                    050441  June 28, 2005,     ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; August 1,
                                                2008, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
Oklahoma:
    Bethel Acres, Town of,             400346  June 16, 1989,     ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Calvin, Town of, Hughes            400269  September 7,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1976, Emerg;
                                                March 1, 1987,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Checotah, City of, McIntosh        400238  August 12, 1977,   ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 19,
                                                1985, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Citizen Potawatomi Nation,         400553  December 1, 2000,  ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; September
                                                3, 2010, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Dustin, Town of, Hughes            400371  July 9, 1976,      ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; June 28,
                                                1977, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Eufaula, City of, McIntosh         400376  February 14,       ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    1977, Emerg;
                                                September 1,
                                                1981, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Holdenville, City of,              400244  November 29,       ......do..............   Do.
     Hughes County.                             1976, Emerg;
                                                August 15, 1978,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Hughes County,                     400467  August 6, 1988,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; December
                                                1, 1989, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma,        400563  February 26,       ......do..............   Do.
     Lincoln, Oklahoma and                      2002, Emerg;
     Pottawatomie Counties.                     August 19, 2010,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Lincoln County,                    400457  September 28,      ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      1990, Emerg;
                                                February 3,
                                                1993, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    McIntosh County,                   400166  January 24, 2011,  ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; N/A, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
    McLoud, City of,                   400398  December 27,       ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       1977, Emerg;
                                                October 16,
                                                1987, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Oklahoma City, City of,            405378  March 19, 1971,    ......do..............   Do.
     Canadian, Cleveland,                       Emerg; July 14,
     McClain, Oklahoma and                      1972, Reg; May
     Pottawatomie Counties.                     16, 2019, Susp.
    Pottawatomie County,               400496  March 26, 1984,    ......do..............   Do.
     Unincorporated Areas.                      Emerg; June 1,
                                                1988, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Shawnee, City of,                  400178  April 2, 1975,     ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       Emerg; July 2,
                                                1980, Reg; May
                                                16, 2019, Susp.
    Tecumseh, City of,                 400179  February 10,       ......do..............   Do.
     Pottawatomie County.                       1975, Emerg;
                                                July 16, 1980,
                                                Reg; May 16,
                                                2019, Susp.
    Wetumka, City of, Hughes           400453  December 5, 1977,  ......do..............   Do.
     County.                                    Emerg; January
                                                3, 1986, Reg;
                                                May 16, 2019,
                                                Susp.
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*-do- = Ditto.
Code for reading third column: Emerg.--Emergency; Reg.--Regular; Susp.--Suspension.

    Dated: May 2, 2019.
Katherine B. Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration--FEMA Resilience, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58375-58376]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23223]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at the Entergy Regional State
Committee Meeting

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of its staff may attend the meeting noted below.
Their attendance is part of the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts.

Entergy Regional State Committee Working Group and Stakeholder Meeting

September 25, 2012 (9:00am-3:00pm)

    This meeting will be held at the Pan American Life Center, 601
Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket No. OA07-32, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL00-66, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL01-88, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.

Docket No. EL07-52, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL08-60, Ameren Services Co. v. Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL09-43, Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL09-50, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL09-61, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL10-55, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL10-65, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL11-34, Midwest Independent System Transmission Operator,
Inc.
Docket No. EL11-63, Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1065, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-682, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-956, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER08-1056, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER09-833, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER09-1224, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER10-794, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER10-1350, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER10-1676, Entergy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER10-2001, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Docket No. ER10-3357, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-2131, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-2132, Entergy Gulf States, Louisiana, LLC
Docket No. ER11-2133, Entergy Gulf States, Louisiana, LLC
Docket No. ER11-2134, Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-2135, Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-2136, Entergy Texas, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-3156, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Docket No. ER11-3657, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Docket No. ER12-480, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator,
Inc.
Docket No. ER12-2390, Entergy Services, Inc.

    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact Patrick Clarey, Office of Energy
Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (317) 249-
5937 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: September 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23223 Filed 9-19-12; 8:45 am]
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EPA REGISTRATION DIVISION COMPANY NOTICE OF FILING FOR PESTICIDE
PETITIONS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER

EPA Registration Division contact: PV Shah, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-001; telephone number:
<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
BASF Corporation

IN-10700

     EPA has received a pesticide petition, IN-10700, from BASF
Corporation, 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ  07932, proposing,
pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 2-Propenoic acid,
butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1, under 40 CFR 180.960 when used as an inert  ingredient as
a binder polymer in a pesticide formulation without limitation.  EPA has
determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the
elements set forth in section 408 (d)(2) of FDDCA; however, EPA has not
fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data supports granting of the petition.  Additional data may
be needed before EPA rules on the petition.

A. Residue Chemistry

	1.  Plant metabolism:  N/A

	2.  Analytical method:  N/A

	3.  Magnitude of residues:  N/A

B. Toxicological Profile

The definition of a polymer is given in 40 CFR 723.250(b). The following
exclusion criteria for identifying these low risk polymers are described
in 40 CFR 723.250(d).

2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 is a polymer as defined by 40 CFR 723.250(b).   In
addition, 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1 contains at least 3 monomer units
which are covalently bound to at least one other monomer unit or other
reactant and consists of a simple weight majority of the polymer
molecules.   The monomer sequences form uninterrupted strings in the
polymer and distribution of the molecular weight of the polymer is due
largely to the number of monomer units in the individual molecules.

2.       2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1 consists of a number average
molecular weight greater than 10,000 daltons, 0.6 % of its oligomeric
material weighing below 500 daltons and 1.3 % of its oligomeric material
weighing less than 1,000 daltons.

3.  2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1, is not a cationic polymer nor is it reasonably anticipated
to become a cationic polymer in a natural aquatic environment.  The
polymer does not contain any functional groups which would dissociate
into a cationic moiety in water.  The polymer does not contain a net
positively charged atom(s) or associated groups of atoms covalently
linked to its polymer molecule.

4.  The polymer contains as an integral part of its composition the
atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen.

5.  The polymer does not contain as an integral part of its composition,
except as impurities, any element other than those listed in 40 CFR
723.250(d)(2)(ii).

6.  The polymer is neither designed nor can it be reasonably anticipated
to substantially degrade, decompose, or depolymerize.  For the purposes
of this section, degradation, decomposition, or depolymerization mean
those types of chemical change that convert a polymeric substance into
simpler, smaller substances, through processes including but not limited
to oxidation, hydrolysis, attack by solvents, heat, light, or microbial
action.

7.  The polymer is manufactured or imported from monomers and/or
reactants that are already included on the TSCA Chemical Substance
Inventory or manufactured under an applicable TSCA section 5 exemption.

8.  The polymer is not a water absorbing polymer with a number average
molecular weight (MW) greater than or equal to 1,000 daltons.
Additionally, the polymer, 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1, also meets as required the
following exemption criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e).  The
polymer is not designed to be a water-absorbing polymer that is capable
of absorbing its weight of water.

    Thus, 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1 meets all the criteria for a
polymer to be considered low risk under 40 CFR 723.250. Based on its
conformance to the above criteria, no mammalian toxicity is anticipated
from dietary, inhalation, or dermal exposure to 2-Propenoic acid, butyl
ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1.

C. Aggregate Exposures

 For the purposes of assessing potential exposure under this exemption,
2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 could be present in all raw and processed agricultural
commodities and drinking water, and that non-occupational non-dietary
exposure was possible. The number average MW of 2-Propenoic acid, butyl
ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 is greater than 10,000 daltons. Generally, a polymer of
this size would be poorly absorbed through the intact gastrointestinal
tract or through intact human skin. Since 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester,
polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 conforms to the criteria that identify a low risk polymer,
there are no concerns for risks associated with any potential exposure
scenarios that are reasonably foreseeable. Therefore a tolerance is not
necessary to protect the public health.

D. Cumulative Effects

    Section 408 (b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when considering
whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance or tolerance
exemption, ``available information'' concerning the cumulative effects
of a particular chemical's residues and ``other substances that have a
common mechanism of toxicity'', must be considered. At this time,
available data to determine whether 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester,
polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 has a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances is
not available.

Since 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1 meets the definition of a low
concern polymer, 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1 is not expected to show any
cumulative effects.

E. Determination of Safety

1.  U.S. Population:   Based on the conformance to the criteria used to
identify a low risk polymer, there is a reasonable certainty of no harm
to the U.S. population, including infants and children, from aggregate
exposure to residues of 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
1,6-diisocyanatohexane, N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and
2-propenenitrile CASRN:  1469998-09-1.

2.  Infants and children:  Section 408 of the FFDCA provides that EPA
shall apply an additional tenfold margin of safety for infants and
children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal and
postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the data base unless EPA
concludes that a different margin of safety will be safe for infants and
children. Due to the expected low toxicity of 2-Propenoic acid, butyl
ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1, based on the polymer meeting the definition of a low risk
polymer under 40 CFR 723.250 a safety factor analysis to assess the risk
is not necessary. For the same reasons the additional tenfold safety
factor is unnecessary.

F.  International Tolerances

 There are no CODEX maximum residue limits established for 2-Propenoic
acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 in or on crops or commodities at this time.

G. Other Considerations

1. Endocrine Disruptors:  There is no available evidence that
2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
N-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-2-propenamide and 2-propenenitrile CASRN:
1469998-09-1 is an endocrine disruptor.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-441-000; Docket No. CP07-444-000]

Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP, Jordan Cove Energy Project,
LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Jordan Cove LNG and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
Project

August 29, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG)
import terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Jordan
Cove Energy Project, LP (Jordan Cove) and Pacific Connector Gas
Pipeline LP (Pacific Connector) in the above-referenced dockets. We \1\
call this the Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Pipeline (JCE &
PCGP) Project, or simply the Project. The JCE & PCGP Project facilities
would be located in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and Klamath Counties,
Oregon.
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    \1\ The pronouns ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' refer to the
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    The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The United States (U.S.) Department
of Agriculture Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Coast Guard, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of
the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation, and Douglas
County, Oregon, are cooperating agencies for the development of this
EIS. A cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to potential environmental impacts associated with the
proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
    Based on the analysis included in the draft EIS, the FERC staff
concludes that the proposed action would have limited adverse
environmental impacts. However, if the Project is constructed and
operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and with
implementation of Jordan Cove's and Pacific Connector's proposed
mitigation measures, and the additional mitigation measures recommended
by staff, environmental impacts would be substantially reduced.
    The purpose of the Project is to provide a new import access point
for overseas LNG and provide a new source of natural gas to markets in
the Pacific Northwest, northern Nevada, and northern California. LNG is
natural gas that has been turned into a liquid state by cooling it to
about -260 degrees Fahrenheit to reduce its volume for transport in
specially designed carriers some distance across oceans from its point
of origin to the proposed Jordan Cove LNG import terminal in Coos Bay.
Jordan Cove would off-load and would store the LNG in specially
designed tanks at its terminal, vaporize the LNG back into natural gas,
and provide up to 1.0 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to the
region through the Pacific Connector sendout pipeline and
interconnections with an intrastate pipeline, and four interstate
pipeline systems.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects
associated with the construction and operation of the facilities listed
below. Jordan Cove's import terminal, located on the bay side of the
North Spit of Coos Bay, at about Channel Mile 7.5 up the existing Coos
Bay navigation channel, in Coos County, Oregon, would include:
     Access channel from the existing Coos Bay navigation
channel and slip;
     LNG unloading berth and transfer pipeline;
     Two full-containment LNG storage tanks, each with a
capacity 160,000 m\3\ (or 1,006,000 barrels);
     Vapor handling system, and vaporization equipment capable
of regasifying the LNG for delivery into the natural gas sendout
pipeline;
     Piping, ancillary buildings, safety systems, and other
support facilities;
     A natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction facility, with the
NGL to be sold to an entity other than Jordan Cove and likely
transported from the terminal using existing railroad lines;
     37-megawatt, natural gas-fired, simple-cycle combustion
turbine powerplant to provide electric power for the LNG terminal; and
     Three disposal areas for the storage of excavated and
dredged materials resulting from the construction of the access channel
and slip.
    Pacific Connector's natural gas facilities, extending from the
Jordan Cove terminal southeast across Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and
Klamath Counties Oregon, to its terminus near Malin, with
interconnections with Avista Corporation, Williams Northwest Pipeline
Corporation (Williams Northwest), Gas Transmission Northwest
Corporation, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company, and Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, would include:
     229.5-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter welded steel underground
interstate natural gas pipeline;
     Natural gas compressor station at Butte Falls, in Jackson
County, consisting of two new 10,310-horsepower (hp) compressor units;
     Four natural gas meter stations, including the Jordan Cove
Receipt Meter Station in Coos County, Clarks Branch Delivery Meter
Station in Douglas County, Shady Cove Delivery Meter Station in Jackson
County, and the adjoining Tule Lake, Russell Canyon, and Buck Butte
Meter Stations in Klamath County;
     Gas control communication system, consisting of new radio
towers at each meter station and the compressor station, use of an
existing communication site owned by Williams Northwest and leased
space on seven other existing communication towers;
     Mainline block valves (MLV) at approximately 16 locations
along the Pacific Connector pipeline; and
     Five pig \2\ launchers and receivers, four co-located with
meter stations and the compressor station, and the fifth co-located
with a MLV.
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    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool for cleaning and inspecting the inside
of a pipeline.
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Comment Procedures

    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to the Commission making a decision on the
proposals, it is important that the Commission receives your comments
before December 4, 2008. Please carefully follow the instructions below
so that your comments are properly recorded.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the
Project Docket Numbers CP07-441-000 and CP07-444-000 with your
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and
has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-
8258 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling

feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling
involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if
filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard
drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users
must first create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or
``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on
a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3,
PJ-11.3. Mail your comments promptly, so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 4, 2008.
    In addition to receiving written comments, by mail or
electronically, we will hold a series of public meetings at several
locations near the Project area in southwestern Oregon to take oral
comments on the draft EIS. The FERC will issue a notice in the near
future providing the dates, time, and locations of these public comment
meetings.
    After comments on the draft EIS are reviewed, any significant new
issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the EIS text, a
final EIS will be published and distributed. The final EIS will contain
the staff's responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission and the cooperating
agencies but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the
proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must
file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. Further
instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the User's
Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site (http://
www.ferc.gov). You do not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
    The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Volumes 1 and 2 of the draft EIS, containing text of the analysis,
was printed in hard copy. Volume 3, containing the appendices, was
produced as .pdf files on a compact disk (CD) that can be read by a
personal computer with a CD-ROM drive. A limited number of hard copies
and CDs of the draft EIS are available from the FERC's Public Reference
Room, identified above. This draft EIS is also available for public
viewing on the FERC's Internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, via the
eLibrary link.
    Copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and
local agencies; elected officials; Indian tribes and Native American
organizations with an interest in the project area; interveners;
regional environmental organizations and public interest groups;
affected landowners; local libraries and newspapers; and other
interested parties. Hard copies of volumes 1 and 2 were mailed to
cooperating agencies; other appropriate federal, state, and local
government agencies who participated in interagency meetings;
intervenors; and parties that specifically requested hard copies. All
others on the mailing list were sent a single CD containing all volumes
of the draft EIS.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). Go to Documents &
Filings and choose the eLibrary link. Under eLibrary, click on
``General Search,'' and enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the field (e.g., CP07-441). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY call<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet
Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued
by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription
link on the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/
esubscripenow.htm).

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20717 Filed 9-5-08; 8:45 am]

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