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Part III

Environmental Protection Agency

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Fifty-Ninth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report
and Request for Comments; Notice

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0961; FRL-8110-2]

Fifty-Ninth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of
Report and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing
Committee (ITC) transmitted its 59\th\ ITC Report to the Administrator
of EPA on December 13, 2006. In the 59\th\ ITC Report, which is
included with this notice, the ITC is revising the TSCA section 4(e)
Priority Testing List by removing 22 chemicals. Phenol, 4-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)- is being removed because a recently submitted
reproductive effects study meets ITC's data needs. Five tungsten
compounds and 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate
data are being removed because their production volumes or worker
numbers indicate low potential for occupational exposures.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 21, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0961, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0961. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2006-0961. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket's
index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the

index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in

hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
    For submission of studies, see Unit IV.A.1. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 554-1404; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however,
be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined by statute
to include import) and/or process TSCA-covered chemicals and you may be
identified by the North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 and 32411. Because this notice is directed to the
general public and other entities may also be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
interested in this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. 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
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 submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions

or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background

    The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 260l et seq.)
authorizes the Administrator of EPA to promulgate regulations under
section 4(a) of TSCA requiring testing of chemicals and chemical groups
in order to develop data relevant to determining the risks that such
chemicals and chemical groups may present to health or the environment.
Section 4(e) of TSCA established the ITC to recommend chemicals and
chemical groups to the Administrator of EPA for priority testing
consideration. Section 4(e) of TSCA directs the ITC to revise the TSCA
section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least every 6 months.
    You may access additional information about the ITC at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc
.

A. The ITC's 59\th\ Report

    The ITC is revising the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List by
removing 22 chemicals. Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- is being removed
because a recently submitted reproductive effects study meets ITC's
data needs. Five tungsten compounds and sixteen chemicals with
insufficient dermal absorption rate data are being removed because
their production volumes or worker numbers indicate low potential for
occupational exposures.

B. Status of the Priority Testing List

    The Priority Testing List includes 2 alkylphenols, 5 tungsten
compounds, 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data
and 243 High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program orphan
chemicals.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances.

    Dated: January 12, 2007.
Charles M. Auer,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

Fifty-Ninth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Table of Contents

Summary

I. Background
II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting
A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules
B. ITC's Use of TSCA Section 8 and Other Information
C. Previous Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8(a) PAIR
Rule and TSCA Section 8(d) HaSDR Rule
III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (June to November
2006)
IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List:
Chemicals Removed from the Priority Testing List
1. Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data.
2. Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-.
3. Tungsten compounds.
V. References
VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee

Summary

    The ITC is revising the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
section 4(e) Priority Testing List by removing 22 chemicals. Phenol,
4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- is being removed because a recently submitted
reproductive effects study meets ITC's data needs. Five tungsten
compounds and sixteen chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption
rate data are being removed because their production volumes or
worker numbers indicate low potential for occupational exposures.
    The TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List is Table 1 of this
unit.

                        Table 1.--TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List (November 2006)
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              ITC Report                         Date             Chemical name/group             Action
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31                                     January 1993             2 Chemicals with         Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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32                                     May 1993                 10 Chemicals with        Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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35                                     November 1994            4 Chemicals with         Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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37                                     November 1995            Branched 4-nonylphenol   Recommended
                                                                 (mixed isomers)
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41                                     November 1997            Phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-      Recommended
                                                                 tetramethylbutyl)-
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53                                     November 2003            5 Tungsten compounds     Recommended
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55                                     December 2004            238 High Production      Recommended
                                                                 Volume (HPV) Challenge
                                                                 Program orphan
                                                                 chemicals
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56                                     August 2005              5 HPV Challenge Program  Recommended
                                                                 orphan chemicals
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I. Background

    The ITC was established by section 4(e) of TSCA ``to make
recommendations to the Administrator respecting the chemical
substances and mixtures to which the Administrator should give
priority consideration for the promulgation of rules for testing
under section 4(a).... At least every six months ..., the Committee
shall make such revisions to the Priority Testing List as it
determines to be necessary and transmit them to the Administrator
together with the Committee's reasons for the revisions'' (Public
Law 94-469, 90 Stat. 2003 et seq., 15

U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). ITC Reports are available from the ITC's
website (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc) within a few days of

submission to the EPA Administrator and from the EPA's website
(http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr) after publication in the Federal

Register. The ITC produces its revisions to the Priority Testing
List with administrative and technical support from the ITC staff,
ITC members, and their U.S. Government organizations, and contract
support provided by EPA. ITC members and staff are listed at the end
of this report.

II. TSCA Section 8 Reporting

A. TSCA Section 8 Reporting Rules

    Following receipt of the ITC's report (and the revised Priority
Testing List) by the EPA Administrator, the EPA's Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) may add the chemicals from
the revised Priority Testing List to the TSCA section 8(a)
Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting (PAIR) or TSCA section
8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting (HaSDR) rules. The PAIR rule
requires manufacturers (including importers) of chemicals added to
the Priority Testing List to submit production and exposure reports
(http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/pubs/pairform.pdf). The HaSDR

rule requires manufacturers (including importers) and can require
processors of chemicals added to the Priority Testing List to submit
unpublished health and safety studies under TSCA section 8(d) that
must be in compliance with the revised HaSDR rule (Ref. 1).

B. ITC's Use of TSCA Section 8 and Other Information

    The ITC's use of TSCA section 8 and other information is
described in the 52\nd\ ITC Report (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc
).

C. Previous Requests to Add Chemicals to the TSCA Section 8(a) PAIR
Rule and TSCA Section 8(d) HaSDR Rule

    In its 56\th\ ITC Report the ITC requested that EPA add 243 of
the 251 HPV Challenge Program orphan chemicals on the Priority
Testing List to TSCA section 8(a) PAIR and 8(d) HaSDR rules (Ref.
2). In its 58\th\ ITC Report the ITC removed the 8 HPV Challenge
Program orphan chemicals listed in Tables 2 and 3 of the 56\th\ ITC
Report from the Priority Testing List and requested that EPA not add
them to the TSCA section 8(a) PAIR and 8(d) HaSDR rules (Ref. 3).
Additional information on the HPV Challenge Program orphan chemicals
and EPA's September 2006 amended Policy Regarding Acceptance of New
Commitments to Sponsor Chemicals under the HPV Challenge Program is
available at http://www.epa.gov/hpv/pubs/general/hpvpolcy2.htm.

III. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (June to November
2006)

    In its 56\th\ and 58\th\ ITC Reports, the ITC appended lists of
new HPV chemicals with 1998 or 2002 Inventory Update Rule (IUR)
production or importation volume data greater than or equal to 1
million pounds (Refs. 2 and 3). In response to public comments, the
ITC made available on its website (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc)

the sources of publicly available health effects and environmental
data for new HPV chemicals. The ITC provided these data sources to
facilitate the efforts of Federal and State agencies, interested
stakeholders, and members of the public to obtain basic health
effects and environmental data for new HPV chemicals.
    Despite efforts to provide these data sources for new HPV
chemicals, appending these lists to the 56\th\ and 58\th\ ITC
Reports (Refs. 2 and 3) caused confusion. The ITC regrets the
confusion caused by these efforts and therefore provides the
following clarifications:

     The ITC intentionally listed these new HPV chemicals in
appendices and did not add them to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority
Testing List.
     The EPA promulgates TSCA section 8(a) and TSCA 8(d)
rules for ITC chemicals only after they have been added to the TSCA
section 4(e) Priority Testing List.
     The ITC requests comments from readers who found the
sources of basic health effects and environmental data for new HPV
chemicals either useful or not useful, and if useful, how the
sources were used.

    During this reporting period, the ITC discussed:

     Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate
data.
     Alkylphenols.
     Tungsten compounds.
     Brominated flame retardants.
     Health-based screening levels.
     Tetrahydrofuran.
     Methyl iodide.
     Chlorine dioxide.

IV. Revisions to the TSCA Section 4(e) Priority Testing List: Chemicals
Removed from the Priority Testing List

    1. Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data. In
its 31\st\, 32\nd\, and 35\th\ ITC Reports, the ITC added 24, 34,
and 25 chemicals, respectively, to the Priority Testing List and
designated them for testing to develop dermal absorption rate data
(Refs. 4, 5, and 6). The ITC removed methyl methacrylate and diethyl
phthalate from the Priority Testing List in its 34\th\ ITC Report
(Ref. 7) and cyclohexanone from the Priority Testing List in its
36\th\ ITC Report (Ref. 8). Methyl methacrylate, diethyl phthalate,
and cyclohexanone were removed from the Priority Testing List
because dermal absorption rate data were identified after these
chemicals were added to the Priority Testing List. In its 45\th\ ITC
Report (Ref. 9), the ITC removed an additional 47 chemicals
(designated for dermal absorption rate testing) from the Priority
Testing List, because the EPA published a rule proposing dermal
absorption rate testing for these chemicals (Ref. 10). In 2004, the
EPA reviewed more recent production volume, exposure, and dermal
absorption rate data and promulgated a rule requiring dermal
absorption rate testing for 34 of these chemicals (Ref. 11). The
rationales for EPA's decision not to finalize testing requirements
for the other 13 chemicals in the proposed rule are described in
reference 11. At this time, dermal absorption rate data have been
developed for 32 of the 34 chemicals. Dimethyl sulfate (CAS No. 77-
78-1) was dropped from consideration because it was considered too
corrosive to test. Nonane (CAS No. 111-84-2) has been referred to
EPA's compliance staff because a letter of intent to commence
testing has not been received. In this 59\th\ ITC Report, the ITC is
removing 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data
from the Priority Testing List (See Table 2 of this unit.).

 Table 2.--Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data being
                 removed from the Priority Testing List
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                                    TSCA Inventory
             CAS No.                     Name             ITC Report
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61-82-5                           1H-1,2,4-Triazol-3- 32
                                   amine
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75-25-2                           Methane, tribromo-  32
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75-34-3                           Ethane, 1,1-        32
                                   dichloro-
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76-22-2                           Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept  31
                                   an-2-one, 1,7,7-
                                   trimethyl-
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99-65-0                           Benzene, 1,3-       32
                                   dinitro-
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100-25-4                          Benzene, 1,4-       31
                                   dinitro-
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105-46-4                          Acetic acid, 1-     31
                                   methylpropyl
                                   ester
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107-66-4                          Phosphoric acid,    31
                                   dibutyl ester
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110-83-8                          Cyclohexene         31
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123-92-2                          1-Butanol, 3-       31
                                   methyl-, acetate
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532-27-4                          Ethanone, 2-chloro- 31
                                   1-phenyl-
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540-88-5                          Acetic acid, 1,1-   31
                                   dimethylethyl
                                   ester
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1300-73-8                         Benzenamine, ar,ar- 32
                                   dimethyl-
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6423-43-4                         1,2-Propanediol,    32
                                   dinitrate
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7631-90-5                         Sulfurous acid,     31
                                   monosodium salt
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7681-57-4                         Disulfurous acid,   31
                                   disodium salt
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    Five of these chemicals had reported production volumes of <
500,000 pounds and 11 had no production volumes reported to EPA in
response to the 2002 IUR (Ref. 12). Further, 8 of the 11 chemicals
with no 2002 IUR data had no production volumes reported to EPA in
response to the 1994 or 1998 IURs (Refs. 13 and 14). The ITC is
removing these 16 chemicals because their

production volumes indicate low potential for occupational
exposures.
    There are 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate
data remaining on the Priority Testing List (See Table 3 of this
unit.).

    Table 3.--Chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data remaining on the Priority Testing List
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               CAS No.                   TSCA Inventory Name           ITC Report                 Status
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75-12-7                                Formamide                35                       Screening Information
                                                                                Data Set (SIDS) &
                                                                                International Council
                                                                                of Chemical
                                                                                Associations (ICCA)
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88-72-2                                Benzene, 1-methyl-2-     32                       SIDS
                                        nitro-
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89-72-5                                Phenol, 2-(1-            32                       SIDS & HPV Challenge
                                        methylpropyl)-                                    Program
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90-04-0                                Benzenamine, 2-methoxy-  32                       SIDS
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95-13-6                                1H-Indene                32                       American Chemistry
                                                                                Council (ACC), Soap
                                                                                and Detergent
                                                                                Association (SDA) &
                                                                                Synthetic Organic
                                                                                Chemical Manufacturers
                                                                                Association (SOCMA)
                                                                                Extended (E) HPV
                                                                                Challenge Program
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96-18-4                                Propane, 1,2,3-          35                       SIDS & ICCA
                                        trichloro-
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99-08-1                                Benzene, 1-methyl-3-     35                       Sponsored HPV chemical
                                        nitro-
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100-63-0                               Hydrazine, phenyl-       32                       Appendix A, 58\th\ ITC
                                                                                Report
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106-49-0                               Benzenamine, 4-methyl-   32                       SIDS & ICCA
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108-44-1                               Benzenamine, 3-methyl-   32                       SIDS
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108-87-2                               Cyclohexane, methyl-     31                       Moderate production
                                                                                volume (MPV) 2002
                                                                                chemical
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121-14-2                               Benzene, 1-methyl-2,4-   32                       SIDS
                                        dinitro-
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287-92-3                               Cyclopentane             31                       SIDS, ICCA, & HPV
                                                                                Challenge Program
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540-59-0                               Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-    32                       MPV 1998 & 2002
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542-92-7                               1,3-Cyclopentadiene      35                       HPV orphan chemical
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626-17-5                               1,3-                     32                       Sponsored HPV chemical
                                        Benzenedicarbonitrile
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    Twelve of the sixteen chemicals with insufficient dermal
absorption rate data remaining on the Priority Testing List are
included in EPA's HPV Challenge Program, the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) SIDS Program, ICCA HPV
Initiative, or the ACC, SDA, and SOCMA EHPV Program.
    Two of the sixteen chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption
rate data remaining on the Priority Testing List are MPV chemicals
(production or importation volumes ranging from 500,000 to 999,999
pounds). One of the 16 chemicals, phenylhydrazine, was listed in
Appendix A of the 58\th\ ITC Report (Ref. 3) because it was a new
HPV chemical in 2002. The last chemical, 1,3-cyclopentadiene is a
HPV Challenge Program orphan chemical that remains on the Priority
Testing List to provide potential sponsors the opportunity to
voluntarily submit or develop data, including dermal absorption rate
data.
    The ITC encourages the manufacturers or sponsors of the 16
chemicals in Table 3 of this unit to voluntarily develop dermal
absorption rate data using the methods discussed in reference 11 and
submit studies using one of the following methods:

     Hand Delivery: John D. Walker, OPPT/ITC (7401M), EPA,
EPA East Bldg., Rm. 5353, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. Attention: FYI-ITC.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Attention: FYI-ITC.

    2. Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-. Eighty-eight alkylphenols,
polyalkylphenols, alkylphenol ethoxylates, and alkylphenol
polyethoxylates were added to the Priority Testing List in the
37\th\, 39\th\, 41\st\, and 46\th\ ITC Reports (Refs. 18-21). Fifty
of these chemicals were removed from the Priority Testing List in
the 43\rd\, 46\th\, and 48\th\ ITC Reports (Refs. 21-23) because:

    a. No domestic production or importation volumes were reported
to the EPA in response to 1986, 1990, 1994, or 1998 IURs (Refs. 13,
14, 24, and 25),
    b. No domestic production or importation volumes were reported
to the EPA in response to the February 28, 1996 PAIR rule (Ref. 26),
    c. No TSCA section 8(d) studies were submitted to the EPA in
response to the February 28, 1996 HaSDR rule (Ref. 26),
    d. No domestic production or importation volumes were reported
to the EPA in response to the January 11, 2000 PAIR rule (Ref. 27),
    e. No domestic production or importation volumes were reported
to the EPA in response to the July 5, 2000 PAIR rule (Ref. 28),
    f. No TSCA section 8(e) or FYI studies were available for these
chemicals as of September 1998, or
    g. Use and health and safety data were voluntarily submitted to
the ITC by the Chemical Manufacturers Association Alkylphenols and
Ethoxylates Panel.

    Thirty-five of these chemicals were removed from the Priority
Testing List in the 50\th\ and 51\st\ ITC Reports (Refs. 29 and 30)
because:

     No domestic production or importation volumes were
reported to the EPA in response to 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998 IURs
(Refs. 13, 14, 24, and 25) or reported to the EPA in response to the
July 5, 2000 PAIR rule (Ref. 28).
     Data developed in response to the EPA's HPV Challenge
Program could be used to predict toxicity, or
     The Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates Research Consortium
(http://www.aperc.org) provided information to meet the ITC's data

needs.

    The three remaining alkyphenols on the Priority Testing List
are: Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- (CAS No. 98-54-4); phenol, 4-
(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- (CAS No. 140-66-9); and phenol, 4-nonyl-
, branched (CAS No. 84852-15-3) (Ref. 30). For phenol, 4-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-, the ITC anticipated receiving the ongoing
reproductive effects study. For phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-

tetramethylbutyl)- and phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched, the ITC
anticipated receiving amphibian toxicity data, avian reproductive
effects data, and fish reproductive effects data.
    The ITC received the recently completed 2-generation
reproductive effects study in rats for phenol, 4-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-, more commonly referred to as 4-tert-butylphenol
(Ref. 31). The ITC is removing 4-tert-butylphenol from the Priority
Testing List because the reproductive effects study meets the ITC's
data needs.
    There are amphibian toxicity data for phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-
tetramethylbutyl)- and phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched. In an amphibian
toxicity study of phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched, the 96 hour
LC50 for toad (Bufo boreas) tadpoles was 120 microgram/
Liter ([mu]g/L) (Ref. 32). Two amphibian toxicity studies of phenol,
4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- were discussed in a recent review
(Ref. 33). One was categorized as ``not valid'' (Ref. 34) and the
other as ``use with care'' (Ref. 35). These studies may be
sufficient to meet the ITC's amphibian toxicity data needs for
phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- and phenol, 4-nonyl-,
branched. However, the ITC is leaving phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-
tetramethylbutyl)- and phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched on the Priority
Testing List because it needs time to:

     Determine if the existing fish reproductive effects
data are sufficient to meet the ITC's data needs.
     Review the EPA's Safer Detergents Stewardship
Initiative (http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/formulat/sdsi.htm).

     Determine if phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)- or
phenol, 4-nonyl-, branched should be tested for avian reproductive
effects.

    3. Tungsten compounds. Of the 22 tungsten compounds added to the
Priority Testing List in the 53\rd\ ITC Report (Ref. 36) and 56\th\
ITC Report (Ref. 2), 12 were removed in the 58\th\ ITC Report (Ref.
3). At this time the ITC is removing 5 additional tungsten compounds
from the Priority Testing List (See Table 4 of this unit.).

  Table 4.--Tungsten compounds being removed from the Priority Testing
                                  List
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                  CAS No.                           Chemical name
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7783-03-1                                   Tungstate (WO4\2\-),
                                             dihydrogen, (T-4)-
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7783-82-6                                   Tungsten fluoride (WF6), (OC-
                                             6-11)-
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12028-48-7                                  Tungstate (W12(OH)2O38\6\-),
                                             hexaammonium
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12036-22-5                                  Tungsten oxide (WO2)
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12138-09-9                                  Tungsten sulfide (WS2)
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    The ITC is removing these five tungsten compounds from the
Priority Testing List because production volume and worker numbers
data submitted in response to the December 7, 2004 PAIR rule (Ref.
37) indicate low potential for occupational exposure.
    Table 5 of this unit lists the tungsten compounds remaining on
the Priority Testing List.

   Table 5.--Tungsten Compounds Remaining on the Priority Testing List
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                  CAS No.                           Chemical name
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1314-35-8                                   Tungsten oxide (WO3)
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7440-33-7                                   Tungsten
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10213-10-2                                  Tungstate (WO4\2\-),
                                             disodium, dihydrate, (T-4)-
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11120-25-5                                  Tungstate (W12(OH)2O40\10\-
                                             ), decaammonium
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13472-45-2                                  Tungstate (WO4\2\-),
                                             disodium, (T-4)-
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V. References

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Section 8(d). Federal Register (63 FR 15765, April 1, 1998) (FRL-
5750-4). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    2. ITC. 2005. Fifty-Sixth Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(70 FR 61520, October 24, 2005) (FRL-7739-9). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    3. ITC. 2006. Fifty-Eighth Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(70 FR 39187, July 11, 2006) (FRL-8073-7). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    4. ITC. 1993. Thirty-First Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(58 FR 26898, May 5, 1993) (FRL-4583-4). Available on-line at:
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    5. ITC. 1993. Thirty-Second Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(58 FR 38490, July 16, 1993) (FRL-4630-2). Available on-line at:
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(59 FR 67596, December 29, 1994) (FRL-4923-2). Available on-line at:
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    7. ITC. 1994. Thirty-Fourth Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(59 FR 35720, July 13, 1994) (FRL-4870-4). Available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0961.

    8. ITC. 1995. Thirty-Sixth Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(60 FR 42982, August 17, 1995) (FRL-4965-6). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

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(65 FR 75544, December 1, 2000) (FRL-6399-5). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    10. EPA. 1999. Proposed Test Rule for In Vitro Dermal Absorption
Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals of Interest to Occupational Safety
and Health Administration. Federal Register (64 FR 31074, June 9,
1999) (FRL-5760-3). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
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    11. EPA. 2004. Final Test Rule for In Vitro Dermal Absorption
Rate Testing of Certain Chemicals of Interest to Occupational Safety
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2004) (FRL-7312-2). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
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    12. EPA. 2002 Reporting Notice; 2002. Partial Updating of TSCA
Inventory Data Base; Production and Site Reports; Federal Register
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http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    13. EPA. 1994. Partial Updating of TSCA Inventory Data Base;
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http://www.regulations.gov, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0961.

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Production and Site Reports; Technical Amendment. Federal Register
(63 FR 459503, August 28, 1998) (FRL-6028-3). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    15. EPA. 2006. Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting;
Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal Register (71 FR 47122, August
16, 2006) (FRL-7764-9). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
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    16. EPA. 2006. Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of
Certain Chemicals. Federal Register (71 FR 47130, August 16, 2006)
(FRL-7764-7). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    17. EPA. 2006. Withdrawal of Certain Chemicals from Preliminary
Assessment Information Reporting and Health and Safety Data
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(FRL-8096-5). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    18. ITC. 1995. Thirty-Seventh Report of the ITC. Federal
Register (61 FR. 4188, February 2, 1996) (FRL-4991-6). Available on-
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(62 FR 8578, February 25, 1997) (FRL-5580-9). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    20. ITC. 1997. Forty-First Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(63 FR 17658, April 9, 1998) (FRL-5773-5). Available on-line at:
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(65 FR 75552, December 1, 2000) (FRL-6594-7). Available on-line at:
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    22. ITC. 2000. Forty-Third Report of the ITC. Federal Register
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    26. EPA. 1996. Preliminary Assessment Information and Health and
Safety Data Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal
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line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    27. EPA. 2000. Preliminary Assessment Information and Health and
Safety Data Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal
Register (65 FR 1548, January 11, 2000) (FRL-5777-2). Available on-
line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    28. EPA. 2000. Preliminary Assessment Information and Health and
Safety Data Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal
Register (65 FR 41371, July 5, 2000) (FRL-6589-1). Available on-line
at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    29. ITC. 2002. Fiftieth Report of the ITC. Federal Register (67
FR 49530, July 30, 2002) (FRL-7183-7). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
.

    30. ITC. 2003. Fifty-First Report of the ITC. Federal Register
(68 FR 8976, February 26, 2003) (FRL-7285-7). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    31. Charles Rivers Laboratories, Edinburgh, Scotland. Final
Report: p-tert-butylphenol Two Generation Reproduction Study in Rats
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Schenectady Pratteln GmbH, Switzerland). February 2006.
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Hattala, K.; and Neuderfer, G. 2005. Assessing contaminant
sensitivity of endangered and threatened aquatic species: Part I.
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(69 FR 2467, January 15, 2004) (FRL-7335-2). Available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    37. EPA. 2004. Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting;
Addition of Certain Chemicals. Federal Register (69 FR 70552,
December 7, 2004) (FRL-7366-8). Available on-line at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
.

VI. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee

    Statutory Organizations and Their Representatives

    Council on Environmental Quality
     Vacant

    Department of Commerce

     National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Dianne Poster, Member, Vice Chair

     National Oceanographic and AtmosphericAdministration
     Tony Pait, Member

    Environmental Protection Agency
     John Schaeffer, Member
     Gerry Brown, Alternate

    National Cancer Institute
     Alan Poland, Alternate

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
     John Bucher, Member
     Scott Masten, Alternate

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
     Dennis W. Lynch, Member
     Mark Toraason, Alternate

    National Science Foundation
     Cindy Lee, Member
     Marge Cavanaugh, Alternate

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
     Maureen Ruskin, Member, Chair
     Thomas Nerad, Alternate

    Liaison Organizations and Their Representatives

    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
     Daphne Moffett, Member
     Glenn D. Todd, Alternate

    Consumer Product Safety Commission
     Jacqueline Ferrante, Member

    Department of Agriculture
     Clifford P. Rice, Member
     Laura L. McConnell, Alternate

    Department of Defense
     Laurie Roszell, Member

    Department of the Interior
     Barnett A. Rattner, Member

    Food and Drug Administration
     Kirk Arvidson, Alternate
     Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate

    National Library of Medicine
     Vera W. Hudson, Member

    National Toxicology Program
     NIEHS, FDA, and NIOSH, Members

    Technical Support Contractor
     Syracuse Research Corporation

    ITC Staff
     John D. Walker, Director
     Carol Savage, Administrative Assistant

TSCA Interagency Testing Committee (7401), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>url: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc.

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46606]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property
Release at Greenville SCTAC Airport, Greenville, South Carolina

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) is considering a request from the City and County of Greenville
to waive the requirement that one parcel (350.285 acres) of surplus
property, located at the Greenville SCTAC Airport be used for
aeronautical purposes. Currently, ownership of the property provides
for protection of FAR Part 77 surfaces and compatible land use.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for review by prior appointment at
the following location: Atlanta Airports District Office, Attn: Anna
Lynch, Program Manager, 1701 Columbia Ave., Room 220, College Park,
Georgia 30337-2747, Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to
the FAA at the following address: Atlanta Airports District Office,
Attn: Anna Lynch, Program Manager, 1701 Columbia Ave., Room 220,
College Park, Georgia 30337-2747.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Danny Moyd, Director of Properties, SCTAC at the
following address: South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center SCTAC, 2
Exchange Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29605.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Lynch, Program Manager, Atlanta
Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Room 220, College Park,
Georgia 30337-2747,<PHONE_NUMBER>. The application may be reviewed in
person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by the City
and County of Greenville to release one parcel of surplus property
(350.285 acres) at the Greenville SCTAC Airport. The parcel was
originally conveyed to the City and County of Greenville on January
1964 under the powers and authority contained in the provisions of the
Surplus Property Act of 1944. The City and County of Greenville will
retain ownership of this parcel while establishing a land lease for any
non aeronautical development.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request,
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the
Greenville SCTAC Airport.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 20, 2017.
Larry F. Clark,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B
(Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending July 5, 2014

    The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart
B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation's Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth below
for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the
application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the
adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate
cases a final order without further proceedings.
    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2014-0115.
    Date Filed: July 1, 2014.
    Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: July 22, 2014.
    Description: Application of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.
requesting renewal of its certificate of public convenience and
necessity for Route 820 authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air
transportation of property

and mail between any point or points in the United States, via any
intermediate points, to a point or points in China open to scheduled
international operations, and beyond to any points outside of China,
with full traffic rights.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2014-0116.
    Date Filed: July 2, 2014.
    Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: July 23, 2014.
    Description: Application of Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC
d/b/a Hummingbird Air requesting authorization to transition from
unscheduled to scheduled commuter service offing daily scheduled
flights between St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Eastern
Caribbean States.

Barbara J. Hairston,
Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket Operations, Federal Register
Liaison.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 2

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:
    Docket Numbers: ER13-1402-003.
    Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company.
    Description: Request to Change Effective Date of Cancellation for
Rate Schedule No. 38 of Arizona Public Service Company.
    Filed Date: 12/18/13.
    Accession Number: 20131218-5241.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-2481-001.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, Inc., Duke Energy Florida, Inc.,
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
    Description: Duke Energy Progress, Inc. submits OATT Name Change
Amendment (Deficiency Letter) to be effective 11/29/2013.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13
    Accession Number: 20131219-5062
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-371-001.
    Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
    Agenda: El Paso Electric Company submits OATT Order No. 764
Compliance Filing to be effective 1/11/2014.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5113.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-707-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool
Participants Committee.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits MR1 Rev. to Rel. Dual-
Fuel Switch Prov. from App.K to III.1 to be effective 3/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5042.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-708-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Bangor Hydro Electric Company.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits Bangor Hydro Name Change
to be effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5079.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-709-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submits Queue Position V4-
023; Original Service Agreement No. 3674 to be effective 11/21/2013.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5080.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-710-000.
    Applicants: PacifiCorp.
    Description: PacifiCorp submits OATT Revised Schedules 3 and 3A
Order 784 Compliance Filing to be effective 2/26/2014.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5097.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-711-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Public Service Company of Colorado submits 2013-12-
19--PSCo-WAPA-NITS-NOA-LTFP2P-0.0.0--Filing to be effective 12/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5102.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-712-000.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: Public Service Company of Colorado submits 2013-12-
19--PSCo WAPA-TSA-376-0.0.0-filing to be effective 12/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5103.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-713-000.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc.
    Description: ISO New England Inc. submits Conforming Filing of
Effective Language to be effective 12/17/2013.
    Filed Date: 12/19/13.
    Accession Number: 20131219-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/9/14.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 19, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2019-0300]
RIN 1625-AA08

Special Local Regulations; Festival of Sail Duluth 2019, Lake
Superior, Duluth, MN

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary special
local regulation for a designated area of the Duluth Harbor entrance to
Superior Bay on Lake Superior during the Festival of Sail 2019 event in
Duluth, MN. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life
on these navigable waters around the port of Duluth, MN during a sail
festival with tall ships beginning on August 11, 2019 and ending the
afternoon of August 13, 2019. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit
persons and vessels from being in the designated region unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or a designated
representative. We invite the public to comment on this supplemental
notice of proposed rulemaking, specifically on the extended time of the
special local regulation.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before July 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2019-0300 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant Abbie Lyons, Waterways
Management, MSU Duluth, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    On December 11, 2018, Draw Events LLC notified the Coast Guard that
it will be conducting a Festival of Sail event in Duluth, MN from
August 11 through August 13, 2019. The Coast Guard published a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on May 8, 2019. A
public comment period was held from May 8, 2019 to July 7, 2019 with no
comments received; however, concerns were raised by local law
enforcement and public safety of the initial proposed temporary special
local regulation only covering the parade of sail on August 11, 2019
from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Due to the influx of spectator vessel
traffic during this event, we are proposing to extend the special local
regulation to include the entire Festival of Sail, from August 11, 2019
at 7:00 a.m. to August 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. This special local
regulation will be enforced from 7:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. on August
11, 2019 during the Parade of Sail event. It will be enforced at other
times during the effective period as deemed necessary by the Captain of
the Port Duluth (COTP) or her on-scene representatives. Notice of
enforcement of the special local regulation will be provided by
Broadcast Notice to Mariners and by the COTP's on-scene
representatives. The purpose of this supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking is to solicit comments on the extended effective time period
of the regulation.
    The legal basis for this proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority under 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The COTP is proposing to establish a special local regulation from
7 a.m. on August 11, 2019 to 1 p.m. on August 13, 2019. The special
local regulation would cover designated navigable waters in the
vicinity of Duluth Harbor.
    The duration of the zone is intended to protect the safety of
vessels and these navigable waters before, during, and immediately
after the scheduled Festival of Sail. Only the designated sailing
vessels associated with the event are permitted within the zone while
it is being enforced. No other vessels or persons will be permitted to
enter the zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or a
designated representative. The COTP or a designated representative may
be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>. The
regulatory text proposed appears at the end of this document.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders and
we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This SNPRM has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the SNPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the availability
of the Superior Harbor entrance as an alternate entry into Superior
Bay, the short time frame of the special local regulation, and the
estimated number of spectator vessels around the Duluth Harbor entrance
for the event. We anticipate that it will have minimal impact on the
economy, will not interfere with other agencies, will not adversely
alter the budget of any grant or loan recipients, and will not raise
any novel legal or policy issues. The Coast Guard will issue a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine Channel 16 about the
zone, and the rule would allow vessels to seek permission to enter the
zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small

businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned
and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental
jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. The Coast Guard
certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule would not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
restricted area may be small entities, for the reasons stated in
section IV.A above, this proposed rule would not have a significant
economic impact on any vessel owner or operator.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that
question or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action
of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, which
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a preliminary
determination that this action is one of a category of actions that do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This proposed rule involves a special local regulation
lasting 3 days that would prohibit entry within a designated area
around the Duluth Harbor entrance. Normally such actions are
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph L[61] of
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 01.
We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket,
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is
proposing to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

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1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.

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2. Add Sec.  100.T09-0300 to read as follows:

Sec.  100.T09-0300   Special Local Regulations; Festival of Sail Duluth
2019, Lake Superior, Duluth, MN.

    (a) Regulated Areas: This Area includes all waters of Lake Superior
and Duluth Harbor bounded by Rice's Point to the west and Duluth to the
north, within the following boundaries: Beginning at position
46[deg]46'48.36'' N, 092[deg]05'16.44'' W, across Duluth Harbor to
46[deg]47'02.76'' N, 092[deg]05'17.88'' W, turning north toward the
Duluth Lift

Bridge to 46[deg]47'19.32'' N, 092[deg]04'04.80'' W, to
46[deg]46'50.88'' N, 092[deg]05'17.88'' W, out the Duluth Harbor
Entrance at 46[deg]46'45.12'' N, 092[deg]05'35.16'' W, then northwest
to 46[deg]46'45.12'' N, 092[deg]05'39.84'' W, back to the north Duluth
Entrance Light at 46[deg]47'01.32'' N, 092[deg]05'51.00'' W, through
the canal at 46[deg]47'00.60'' N, 092[deg]05'52.08'' W, then along
Minnesota Point at 46[deg]46'51.60'' N, 092[deg]05'46.32'' W, entering
Minnesota Slip at 46[deg]46'39.00'' N, 092[deg]06'03.96'' W,
encompassing the slip from 46[deg]46'32.16'' N, 092[deg]05'38.76'' W to
46[deg]46'41.52'' N, 092[deg]05'36.24'' W and back out the slip at
46[deg]46'42.60'' N, 092[deg]05'34.44'' W and back to the starting
position of 46[deg]46'48.36'' N, 092[deg]05'16.44'' W.
    (b) Special Local Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general
regulations in Sec.  100.35 of this part, entry into, transiting, or
anchoring within the regulated areas is prohibited unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port (COTP) Duluth or on-scene representatives.
    (2) Vessels and persons receiving COTP Duluth or on-scene
representative authorization to enter the area of this special local
regulation must do so in accordance with the following restrictions:
    (i) Vessels and persons must transit at a speed not exceed six (6)
knots or at no wake speed, whichever is less. Vessels proceeding under
sail will not be allowed in this Area unless also propelled by
machinery, due to limited maneuvering ability around numerous other
spectator craft viewing the Festival of Sail; and
    (ii) Vessels and persons will not be permitted to impede the parade
of sail from 7:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 11, 2019 once it has
commenced, as the tall ships are extremely limited in their ability to
maneuver.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area prior
to the event through Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to
Mariners. Notice of actual enforcement will be provided by on-scene
representatives.
    (4) The ``on-scene representative'' of the COTP Duluth is any Coast
Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer and any Federal, State,
or local officer designated by the COTP to act on her behalf.
    (5) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the
regulated area shall contact the COTP Duluth by telephone at (218) 428-
9357, or on-scene representative via VHF radio on Channel 16, to obtain
permission to do so. Vessel operators given permission to enter,
operate, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated
areas must comply with all instructions given by COTP Duluth or on-
scene representatives.
    (c) Effective date. These regulations are effective Sunday, August
11, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. through August 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. These
regulations will be enforced from 7:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. on August
11, 2019 during the Parade of Sail, and actual notice of enforcement
during various periods of time will be conducted by the on-scene
representative throughout the event.

    Dated: July 3, 2019.
F.M. Smith,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Duluth.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed the Week Ending December
3, 2011

    The following Agreements were filed with the Department of
Transportation under the sections 412 and 414 of the Federal Aviation
Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures governing
proceedings to enforce these provisions. Answers may be filed within 21
days after the filing of the application.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0218.
    Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
    Subject:

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Singapore, 14
October 2011.
Composite Resolution 017i.
(Memo PTC COMP 1652,).
Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2012.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0219.
    Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
    Subject

:Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Singapore, 14
October 2011,
Composite Resolution 011b.
(Memo PTC COMP 1653.)
Intended Effective Date: 1 June 2012.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0220.

    Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
    Subject:

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Singapore, 14
October 2011.
Composite Resolutions 012, 017c.
(Memo PTC COMP 1654.)
Intended Effective Date: 1 April 2012.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0221.
    Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
    Subject:

Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Singapore, 14
October 2011.
Composite Resolutions 010o.
(Memo PTC COMP 1655.)
Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Singapore, 14
October 2011 Minutes,
(Memo PTC COMP 1656.)
Intended Effective Date: 30 January 2012.

    Docket Number: DOT-OST-2011-0222.
    Date Filed: November 30, 2011.
    Parties: Members of the International Air Transport Association.
    Subject

.Mail Vote 695.
TC3 Special Passenger Amending Resolution 010n.
Special Passenger Amending Resolution between China (excluding Hong
Kong SAR and Macao SAR) and Japan.
(Memo 1440.)
Intended Effective Date: December 15, 2011.

Renee V. Wright,
 Program Manager, Docket Operations Federal Register Liaison.
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