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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1047; FRL-8343-4]

Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application 524-EUP-97
from Monsanto Company requesting an amendment to the experimental use
permit (EUP) for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein and the
genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-ZMIR245) in
event MON 89034 corn, Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein and the
genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-ZMIR245) in
event MON 89034 corn, and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and
the genetic material (vector PV-ZMIR39) necessary for its production in
event MON 88017 corn. The Agency has determined that the application
may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance
with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this
application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1047, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-1047. 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.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket

Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or access available documents.
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, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested,
the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that
may be affected by 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 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

    On June 29, 2006, EPA approved Monsanto's application for an EUP
for the testing of MON 89034 x MON 88017 combined insecticidal trait
corn as well as MON 89034 and MON 88017 individually (524-EUP-97). This
permit allows planting through June 20, 2008. MON 89034 contains the
lepidopteran protecting Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein and
the genetic material necessary (vector PV-ZMIR245) for its production
in MON 89034 corn and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein and the
genetic material necessary (vector PV-ZMIR245) for its production in
MON 89034 corn. MON 88017 contains the corn rootworm protecting
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material
necessary (vector PV-ZMIR39) for its production in MON 88017 corn.
    Monsanto proposes amending the EUP to allow the treatment of 11,952
acres in total. This includes a maximum of 4,421 acres for MON 89034 x
MON 88017, 3,687 acres of MON 89034, 1,742 acres of MON 88017, 415
acres of corn containing registered plant-incorporated protectants
(PIPS) and 1,687 acres of non-PIP and border rows. The proposed period
of use of this amended EUP is February 15, 2008-June 15, 2009.
    Eight trial protocols are proposed to be conducted including:
     Breeding and observation nursery.
     Inbred seed increase and sample hybrid production.
     Line per se hybrid yield and herbicide tolerance trials.
     Insect efficacy trials.
     Product characterization and performance trials.
     Insect resistance management trials.
     Benefit trials.
     Seed treatment trials.
    States and Commonwealth involved include: Alabama, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Following the review of the Monsanto Company application and any
comments and data received in response to this notice, EPA will decide
whether to issue or deny the EUP request for this EUP program, and if
issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any issuance
of an EUP will be announced in the Federal Register.

IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    The Agency's authority for taking this action is under FIFRA
section 5.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: December 10, 2007.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E7-24601 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27676-27677]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-61, OMB Control No. 3235-0073]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736.

Extension:
    Form S-3

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget request for extension of the previously approved collection
of information discussed below.
    Form S-3 (17 CFR 239.13) is used by issuers to register securities
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). Form S-
3 provides investors with material information to make investment
decisions regarding securities offered to the public. Form S-3 takes
approximately 466.4566 hours per response and is filed by approximately
1,651 issuers annually. We estimate that 25% of the 466.4566 hours per
response (116.6141 hours) is prepared by the issuer for a total annual
reporting burden of 192,530 hours (116.6141 hours per response x 1,651
responses).
    An agency may conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular

information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Written
comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice by June 8,
2022 to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom,
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o John Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by sending
an email to: [email protected].

    Dated: May 3, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65968-65970]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified
BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that
each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being
already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each

community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the
maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified
BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have
elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for
Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the
address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected
locations in each community are shown.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    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 final rule involves no
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 67 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.  67.11  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.11 are amended
as follows:

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                                                                      *Elevation in
                                                                      feet (NGVD) +
                                                                    Elevation in feet
                                           Location of referenced   (NAVD) # Depth in
           Flooding source(s)                    elevation          feet above ground     Communities affected
                                                                    [caret] Elevation
                                                                     in  meters (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
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                               Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, and Incorporated Areas
                                             Docket No.: FEMA-B-1089
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Black Bayou............................  Just upstream of Glenwood                +75  City of West Monroe,
                                          Drive.                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Ouachita Parish.
                                         Just downstream of                       +79
                                          Blanchard Street.
Black Bayou Tributary..................  Approximately 500 feet                   +79  City of West Monroe,
                                          downstream of McMillan                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Road.                                         Ouachita Parish.
                                         Approximately 1,320 feet                +115
                                          upstream of Norris Road.
Gravel Pit Branch......................  At the confluence with                   +79  City of West Monroe.
                                          Black Bayou.
                                         Just upstream of I-20....                +89
Ouachita River.........................  Just upstream of                         +87  Town of Sterlington,
                                          Horseshoe Lake Road.                          Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                Ouachita Parish.
                                         Approximately 1.0 mile                   +88
                                          upstream of Ouachita
                                          City Road.
Tupawek Bayou..........................  Approximately 1,000 feet                 +97  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          downstream of Dean                            Ouachita Parish.
                                          Chapel Road.
                                         Approximately 680 feet                  +139
                                          downstream of Laird Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                                                    ADDRESSES
                                               City of West Monroe
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2305 North 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291.

                                               Town of Sterlington
Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 503 Highway 2, Sterlington, LA 71280.

                                     Unincorporated Areas of Ouachita Parish
Maps are available for inspection at the Ray Oliver Wright Health Unit, 1650 Desiard Street, Suite 202, Monroe,
 LA 71201.
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    Dated: October 8, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7090-7091]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2018-1042]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0070

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-Day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0070,
Vessel Identification System; without change. Our ICR describes the
information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by
OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our
performance of duties.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before April
1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2018-1042] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you
may submit comments to OIRA using one of the following means:
    (1) Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Mail: OIRA, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, attention
Desk Officer for the Coast Guard.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: Commandant (CG-612), ATTN: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Stop 7710, Washington,
DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Anthony Smith, Office of
Information Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for questions on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collection. There is one
ICR for each Collection. The Coast Guard invites comments on whether
this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for
the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the
Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical
utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of
the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also
requesting comments on the extent to which this request for information
could be modified to reduce the burden on respondents. These comments
will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this
notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the
OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number
of this request, [USCG-2018-1042], and must be received by April 1,
2019.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are 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.
    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, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
    OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice
of Action on each ICR will become available via a hyperlink in the OMB
Control Number: 1625-0070.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (83 FR 58271, November 19,
2018) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).

That notice elicited no comments. Accordingly, no changes have been
made to the Collections.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Vessel Identification System.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0070.
    Summary: The Coast Guard established a nationwide vessel
identification system (VIS) and centralized certain vessel
documentation functions. VIS provides participating States and
Territories with access to data on vessels numbered by States and
Territories.
    Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 12501 mandates the establishment of a VIS.
Title 33 CFR part 187 prescribe the requirements of VIS.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Governments of States and Territories.
    Frequency: Occasionally.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 5,168
hours to 5,792 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 21, 2019.
James D. Roppel,
U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Information Management.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37841-37842]
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40 CFR Part 302

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-202-0922; FRL-9064-02-OLEM]

Addressing PFAS in the Environment; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the ANPRM, ``Addressing PFAS in the Environment.''
The EPA published the ANPRM in the Federal Register on April 13, 2023,
and the public comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023.
However, the EPA has received several requests for additional time to
develop and submit comments on the ANPRM. In response to the request
for additional time, the EPA is extending the comment period for an
additional 60 days, through August 11, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published April 13,
2023, at 88 FR 22399, is extended. Comments must be received on or
before August 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No., Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0922, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.

     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only):
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of
operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal
Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation''
heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. For
further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current
status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Strauss, Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation (5201T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Summary

    On April 13, 2023, the EPA published in the Federal Register an
ANPRM seeking public input and data to assist in the consideration of
potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). The
agency is seeking input and data regarding potential future CERCLA
hazardous substance designation for seven PFAS, besides
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS),
and their salts and structural isomers, or some subset thereof;
precursors (a precursor is a chemical that is transformed into another
compound through the course of a degradation process) to PFOA, PFOS,
and seven other PFAS; and/or categories of PFAS.
    The ANPRM's comment period was scheduled to end on June 12, 2023.
Since publication, EPA has received several requests to extend that
comment period to allow for additional time to develop comments on the
ANPRM. After considering the requests for additional time, EPA has
decided to extend the comment period for an additional 60 days, through
August 11, 2023.

II. Public Participation

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-
0922, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to the
EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions
(audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The
written comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0217; FRL-7771-8]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to
review an analysis of a refuge of non-cotton hosts for Monsanto
Bollgard II[reg] cotton. Specifically, the Agency is seeking input from
the Scientific Advisory Panel on whether a natural refuge of non cotton
hosts is an effective refuge to delay the potential for tobacco budworm
resistance to the proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2) expressed in Bollgard
II[reg] cotton.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13-15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to
approximately 5 p.m, eastern time.
    Comments. For the deadlines for the submission of requests to
present oral comments and submission of written comments, see Unit I.C.
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Nominations. Nominations of scientific experts to serve as ad hoc
members of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or
before April 12, 2006.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 business days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn - National
Airport, 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The
telephone number for the Holiday Inn - National Airport is (703) 684-
7200.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket ID number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0217, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line

instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail. Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
    Hand Delivery. Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0217. The
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the docket
facility is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket'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-OPP-
2006-0217. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public 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 captured automatically and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public 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/docket.htm/.

    Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the
regulation.gov index. Although, listed in the index, some information
is not publicly available, i.e., 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 either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov/ or in hard copy at the Public

Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility is (703) 305-
5805.
    Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and special
accomodations. See Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrta R. Christian, DFO, Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail addresses:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), FIFRA, and the Food Quality Protection Act of
1996 (FQPA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    When preparing and submitting comments, remember to use these tips:
    1. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    2. 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.
    3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
    7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.

C. How May I Participate in this Meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0217 in the subject line
on the first page of your request.
    1. Oral comments. Oral comments presented at the meetings should
not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written comments.
Although requests to present oral comments are accepted until the date
of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), to the extent that time
permits, interested persons may be permitted by the Chair of FIFRA SAP
to present oral comments at the meeting. Each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to FIFRA SAP is strongly advised to
submit their request to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT no later than noon, eastern time, June 6, 2006, in order to be
included on the meeting agenda. The request should identify the name of
the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) the
individual will represent, and any requirements for audiovisual
equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard). Oral
comments before FIFRA SAP are limited to approximately 5 minutes unless
prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker should
bring 30 copies of his or her comments and presentation slides for
distribution at the meeting to the FIFRA SAP.
    2. Written comments. Although, written comments are accepted until
the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), the Agency
encourages that written comments be submitted, using the instructions
in ADDRESSES, no later than noon, eastern time, May 30, 2006, to
provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review the written
comments. It is requested that persons submitting comments directly to
the docket also notify the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Persons wishing to submit written comments at the meeting
should bring 30 copies. There is no limit on the extent of written
comments for consideration by the FIFRA SAP.
    3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be on a
first-come basis. Individuals requiring special accommodations at this
meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact the DFO at least 5
business days prior to the meeting using the information under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so that appropriate arrangements can be
made.
    4. Request for nominations of prospective candidates for service as
ad hoc members of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting. As part of a broader
process for developing a pool of candidates for each meeting, the FIFRA
SAP staff routinely solicits the stakeholder community for nominations
of prospective candidates for service as ad hoc members of the FIFRA
SAP. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified
individuals to be considered as prospective candidates for a specific
meeting. Individuals nominated for this meeting should have expertise
in one or more of the following areas: Insect resistance management for
Bt crops, specifically, Bt cotton; IRM modelers. Nominees should be
scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including
training and experience, to be capable of providing expert comments on
the issues for this meeting. Nominees should be identified by name,
occupation, position, address, and telephone number. Nominations should
be provided to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on
or before April 12, 2006. The Agency will consider all nominations of
prospective candidates for this meeting that are received on or before
this date. However, final selection of ad hoc members for this meeting
is a discretionary function of the Agency.
    The selection of scientists to serve on FIFRA SAP is based on the
function of the panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency's
charge to the panel. No interested scientists shall be ineligible to
serve by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to
a Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal
department or agency (except the EPA). Other factors considered during
the selection process include availability of the potential panel
member to fully participate in the panel's reviews, absence of any
conflicts of interest or appearance of lack of impartiality,
independence with respect to the matters under review, and lack of
bias. Though financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack of
impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in
disqualification, the absence of such concerns does not assure that a
candidate will be selected to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous qualified
candidates are identified for each panel. Therefore, selection
decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including the
candidates' areas of expertise and professional qualifications and
achieving an overall balance of different scientific perspectives on
the panel. In

order to have the collective breadth of experience needed to address
the Agency's charge for this meeting, the Agency anticipates selecting
approximately 12 ad hoc scientists.
    If a prospective candidate for service on FIFRA SAP is considered
for participation in a particular session, the candidate is subject to
the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, Executive Branch Financial
Disclosure, as supplemented by EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. As such, the
FIFRA SAP candidate is required to submit a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal
Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA
Form 3110-485-02) which shall fully disclose, among other financial
interests, the candidate's employment, stocks and bonds, and where
applicable, sources of research support. The EPA will evaluate the
candidate's financial disclosure form to assess that there are no
financial conflicts of interest, no appearance of lack of impartiality,
and no prior involvement with the development of the documents under
consideration (including previous scientific peer review) before the
candidate is considered further for service on FIFRA SAP.
    Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates will
be asked to attend the public meetings and to participate in the
discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In
addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting
minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP members participating at this meeting
will be posted on the FIFRA SAP website or may be obtained by
contacting PIRIB at the address or telephone number listed under
ADDRESSES.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the FIFRA SAP

    Amendments to FIFRA enacted November 28, 1975 (7 U.S.C. 136w(d)),
include a requirement under section 25(d) of FIFRA that notices of
intent to cancel or reclassify pesticide regulations pursuant to
section 6(b)(2) of FIFRA, as well as proposed and final forms of
rulemaking pursuant to section 25(a) of FIFRA, be submitted to a SAP
prior to being made public or issued to a registrant. In accordance
with section 25(d) of FIFRA, the FIFRA SAP is to have an opportunity to
comment on the health and environmental impact of such actions. The
FIFRA SAP also shall make comments, evaluations, and recommendations
for operating guidelines to improve the effectiveness and quality of
analyses made by Agency scientists. Members are scientists who have
sufficient professional qualifications, including training and
experience, to be capable of providing expert comments as to the impact
on health and the environment of regulatory actions under sections 6(b)
and 25(a) of FIFRA. The Deputy Administrator appoints seven individuals
to serve on the FIFRA SAP for staggered terms of 4 years, based on
recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation.
    Section 104 of FQPA (Public Law 104-170) established the FQPA
Science Review Board (SRB). These scientists shall be available to the
FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the
FIFRA SAP.

B. Public Meeting

    The FIFRA SAP will meet to consider and review an analysis of a
natural refuge of non-cotton hosts for Monsanto Bollgard II[reg]
cotton. Specifically, the Agency is seeking input from the Scientific
Advisory Panel on whether a natural refuge of non-cotton hosts is an
effective refuge to delay the potential for tobacco budworm resistance
to the proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2) expressed in Bollgard II[reg]
cotton. Monsanto Company has submitted an application for the extension
of the FIFRA section 3 registration of the plant-incorporated
protectants (PIP) Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein and the
genetic material necessary for its production PV-GHBK11 in event MON
15985 cotton and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production PV-GHBK04 in event MON 15985
cotton. This product is intended to provide protection against tobacco
budworm, cotton bollworm, pink bollworm, loopers, armyworms, and other
lepidopteran pests. The data submitted include the productivity of
tobacco budworm on each alternative host, timing and synchrony of
production on each alternative host, the spatial and temporal scale of
alternative hosts, and modeling efforts to simulate the likelihood of
resistance under different regional scenarios.

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's position paper, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP
composition (i.e., members and consultants for this meeting), and the
meeting agenda will be available by mid May 2006. In addition, the
Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials
become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents,
and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the regulations.gov website and the FIFRA SAP
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap.

    The FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency in approximately (90) days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP website or
may be obtained by contacting the PIRIB at the address or telephone
number listed under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated:March 24, 2006.
Clifford Gabriel,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-4731 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]

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